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Aboriginal leader feels betrayed by Justin Trudeau's Liberals
As the 2015 federal election campaign reached its climax, Christian Awashish was one of the few Quebec aboriginal chiefs to endorse a political party. The chief of Opitciwan’s Atikamekw nation backed...
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Construction workers cut major gas line downtown forcing evacuation
Construction workers digging outside a condominium project at the corner of Ste-Catherine St. W. and Chomedey St. cut into a major gas line at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby...
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Flag flap in Little Italy as symbolic Patriote banner flies over park
Some members of Montreal’s Italian community are upset the Patriote flag, an enduring symbol for Quebec separatists, is flying in place of the Italian flag over a park in the heart of Little Italy....
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Longueuil police arrest final suspect in auto theft investigation
Longueuil police have finally closed a long-running investigation into an auto theft ring after apprehending a final suspect, officials said Tuesday. Police launched the investigation, dubbed Project...
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Search continues for 40-year-old man who fell from sailboat on Lake St. Louis
A search will resume Wednesday morning in the waters of Lake St. Louis for a 40-year-old man who fell from a sailboat around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to initial findings, the man appeared...
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Photo flashback: Pierre Trudeau was a charismatic figure at 1976 Olympic...
Just before the Montreal Olympics, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau took part in a memorial service in Montreal for 11 Israeli athletes killed four years earlier at the 1972 Games in Munich. Trudeau spent...
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Montreal this morning: A good day to sit in the park
Few complications today: It will be sunny with a high of 27, a humidex making it feel like 30, and a UV index of 8 or very high. Tonight, it will be clear with a low of 18. Dollar watch: At 8 a.m., the...
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Police searching for suspects in Laval armed assault
Laval police are investigating an armed assault that occurred overnight in a residence on Lévesque Blvd. E. in the Duvernay district. Two men broke in a 29-year-old man’s residence and beat him with a...
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Passion for fashion: would-be models vie for a chance at the runway in Montreal
The room at the Loews Hôtel Vogue was packed with would-be models clutching pictures and registration sheets. Most were in their early 20s and about four out of five were women. Some paced nervously,...
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Public Health probes Lakeshore General Hospital over lack of infection controls
The Montreal Public Health Department is auditing the Lakeshore General Hospital amid concerns that too many patients are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria while being hospitalized. The audit...
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Police shooting of St-Constant teen deemed "reasonable"
A lengthy analysis of police reports from the night that Rousillon police shot and killed a St-Constant teen concluded that the responding officers acted with “reasonable motive,” officials said in a...
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Boshra: Beachclub should be ashamed of booking Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired from boxing last fall with an unblemished 49-0 record, is widely regarded as, pound for pound, the best fighter of his generation. He is also a serial abuser of women...
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Fifteen-year-old Ahuntsic girl missing: SPVM
The SPVM are currently investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Megan Gravel-Bourdon, who has been missing since July 4. She was last seen wearing running shoes, and a jogging t-shirt and tank...
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34-year-old woman missing in LaSalle has been found
Cherissa Evans, who was last seen around July 19 near her family home in LaSalle by her spouse, safely returned home late Wednesday, Montreal police announced on Thursday morning.
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Photo flashback: Roofless Olympic Stadium was a focal point of 1976 Games
A dramatic leaning tower and innovative retractable roof were supposed to be highlights of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium during the 1976 Games. But it would take another 12 years before they would be in...
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Montreal this morning: Yes, you will need sunscreen today
Buenos dias, Montreal! (That’s good morning in Spanish!) More sun in the forecast today, with the temperature expected to hit 30 C and the humidex making it feel like 38 — creeping close to...
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Comedian Mike Ward ordered to pay $35,000 in punitive damages to Jérémy Gabriel
Comedian Mike Ward has been ordered to pay $35,000 to singer Jérémy Gabriel and $7,000 to his mother, Sylvie Gabriel, in moral and punitive damages. Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal determined Wednesday...
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Quebec judge expected to rule Friday in Anticosti Island dispute
A judge says he will rule Friday in the dispute between Petrolia Inc. and the Quebec government over exploratory oil and gas drilling on Anticosti Island. Petrolia is seeking an injunction to force the...
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Global authority on vaccine research has advice for Olympians heading to Rio
Researchers in Quebec City are set to test a vaccine against the Zika virus on humans for the first time. Dr. Gary Kobinger, director of the Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDRC) at Université...
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Weekend traffic look-ahead: last stretch before construction holiday
Transport Quebec cautions Montreal commuters about congestion caused by highway and bridge closings on the weekend. The second phase of major deck replacement work on the Mercier Bridge begins Friday...
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