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Suspected pimp arrested by Montreal police

A Canada-wide warrant had been issued for the arrest of Kevin Fort Theagene on Aug. 30. More
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Downtown Montreal shooting leaves man in critical condition
A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot overnight in downtown Montreal.
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Spruce budworm outbreak could increase forest fire risk in Quebec
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A spruce budworm outbreak in Quebec could kill off an area of trees the size of New Brunswick in the next few years and leave the trees fuel for forest fires, according to Natural Resources Canada.
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Tweaks planned for the NEB, but it may need an overhaul
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While the federal government is intent on tweaking the country's national energy regulator, a former pipeline review panel member suggests the NEB needs to overhaul how it reviews major pipeline projects.
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3 years after train disaster, Lac-Mégantic tries to heal with first yoga day
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Yoga Mégantic, the first major event in the downtown core since the July 6, 2013 disaster, brought together more than 450 yogis to Veteran's Park.
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Missing Chomedey man with Alzheimer's found safe and sound
Dimos Zervos, the 80-year-old man who went missing in the Chomedey area Tuesday, was located by police Friday night.
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Quebec beluga whales now officially listed as endangered
The federal government has followed through on its promise to strengthen protection for beluga whales in the St. Lawrence Estuary by bumping up its status on the endangered species list.
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Analysis The never-say-die campaign of Martine Ouellet
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Martine Ouellet has been an underdog since the Parti Québécois leadership race began in May. But polls show her campaign is surging. Does she stand a realistic chance of becoming the party's next leader?
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Montreal plane spotters have fun as well as boosting airport security
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Every week, rain or shine, plane spotter Jean-Charles Hubert can be found at Trudeau Airport with his fellow plane-spotters – a group of aviation enthusiasts with a passion for photographing aircrafts.
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Hunt continues for Mile End robbery suspect
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Police say the suspect, a white man in his 30s, remains at large and is armed.
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Méga Vrac, Montreal's largest no-waste grocery store, opens in Rosemont
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At Méga Vrac in Montreal’s Rosemont—La-Petite-Patrie borough, customers won’t see elaborate packaging, name brands, or even plastic bags. The new bulk food store has gone “no waste” in an effort to reduce food waste and plastic consumption.
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Video He wanted to fly: Montreal inventor's hoverboard is taking him to the next level
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The CBC News video of Alexandru Duru flying has now reached over 320 million people through social media, and its sky-aiming creator has attracted interest and investment from around the world.
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Concerns move Indigenous ceremony meant to contact 'spirit realm' outside Quebec community
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Some residents in Nemaska, Québec are concerned about bringing the shaking tent ceremony, a way of communicating with the spirit realm, into the community during a cultural gathering this week.
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NDP wants to make guard rails on trucks mandatory
The NDP is promising to table a private member's bill that would force large trucks to install side guards to protect cyclists. Alexandre Boulerice, MP for the riding of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, said the recent death of a young Montreal cyclist demonstrates the need for additional safety measures.
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Police seek help locating downtown hit-and-run SUV driver
Police are asking for the public’s help locating the driver of an SUV that hit a young woman at 2 a.m. Friday morning at Fort Street, just north of Tupper.
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Labour Day: What's open, what's closed in Montreal
Find out whether SAQ outlets, grocery stores, pharmacies and other services are open on the holiday Monday.
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Montreal Old Port workers reject latest offer, continue strike
Workers overwhelmingly voted against the Old Port's offer on Friday, the union said. They added that the offer failed to address their demands for higher wages and more sick days.
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Rivière-des-Prairies restaurant hit by Molotov cocktail
Montreal police are investigating a fire at a café in Rivière-des-Prairies early Saturday morning that was caused by a Molotov cocktail.
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From Syria to Concordia: 2 refugees who learned English over Skype accepted to university
Four years ago, Dunia Almehlm was fleeing the airstrikes over her hometown of Homs. Today, she's preparing for biology classes.
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SQ taking to highways, construction sites during Labour Day weekend
Quebec Transportation Minister Laurent Lessard is urging motorists to be prudent on the road during the long weekend.
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An ex-con facing deportation makes a last plea to stay
After losing an appeal at the Supreme Court, his family is making one last plea to let him stay - for the sake of his grandchildren.
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In northern Quebec, a river like no other
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CBC Manitoba reporter Bartley Kives recounts a week on northern Quebec's Nastapoka River, which he found both beautiful and frightening.
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Federal government to pay compensation to cadets injured in 1974 grenade accident
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The federal government will cover the medical expenses for dozens of former cadets injured in an accident where a grenade exploded during a training lesson in 1974, killing six teenaged boys.
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Mile End robbery suspect armed, still at large
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Montreal police have ended the search for a second suspect after a bank robbery and accident in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood late Friday morning.
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Amid dampened enthusiasm, annual Quebec AIDS fundraising walk is ending
The Farha Foundation's Ça Marche walk is finding a new life off the streets and on the web.
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'Who is he?': Sketch shows 'person of interest' at heart of probe into Canadian woman's brutal 1969 killing
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As part of an ongoing investigation, the fifth estate has commissioned a sketch of a man considered a "person of interest" in the 1969 slaying of Reet Jurvetson, a young Canadian woman found stabbed 157 times in Los Angeles. She was known as "Jane Doe 59" for more than four decades.
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Stéfanie Trudeau, 'Officer 728,' to have appeal heard this fall
Trudeau first gained attention as "Officer 728" after she was filmed pepper-spraying protesters during the 2012 student protests.
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'It's a sign,' Quebec seniors' home residents say of cross found inside potato
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A potato with a cross at its centre has the residents at a seniors' residence in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula feeling as if they're being watched over by a higher power.
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SQ officer suspended from director job in wake of corruption investigation
Jean Cowan has been suspended from his job as a director and assigned to administrative tasks as a result of an investigation by the province's anti-corruption squad, UPAC.
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Ghost bike ceremony remembers cyclist Justine Charland St-Amour
Justine Charland St-Amour, a cyclist who was fatally struck by a truck on Aug. 22, was remembered Friday morning with a white ghost bike at the intersection where she died.
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Absolutely Quebec Exploring Quebec's new fertility frontier after Bill 20
A new documentary explores the impact of Quebec's new fertility laws, following journalist and lawyer Erin Ashley Singer as she freezes her own eggs.
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Bombardier gets final instalment of Quebec's $1B US investment in CSeries
As a result of the final $500-million payment, completed on Thursday as planned, the province's Investissement Quebec received warrants that are exchangeable for 50 million Bombardier class B shares.
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Cree health board installs traditional shaptuaan at Chisasibi hospital
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In an effort to help long-term and elderly patients connect with their culture, the Cree Board of Health and Social Services installed a traditional shaptuaan made of wood poles and canvas just outside the Chisasibi hospital.
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More than 100 Canadians have opted for assisted death since law passed
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Doctors and nurse practitioners have helped hasten the deaths of more than 100 Canadians since the federal law governing medical aid in dying was passed in June.
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A year after Alan Kurdi's death, memories fade — but not for his father
It has been one year since the image of a drowned toddler lying face down on a Turkish beach turned the eyes of the world to the Syrian refugee crisis, but observers say the powerful portrait of human suffering did little in the long term to alleviate the hardship in the conflict-torn region.
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Repeat drunk driving offender charged after school employee struck by car and killed
Gimi Pelletier of Sainte-Perpétue, located east of Quebec City near the Maine border, appeared in court Thursday where he was charged in the death of Nika Morin, a 43-year-old guidance counsellor at Le Recontre High School in Saint-Pamphile.
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Canada's restricted gun ownership increased 9.5 per cent in 2015
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The number of restricted guns in Canada shot up 9.5 per cent last year. Since 2004, the number of restricted firearms such as semi-automatic rifles and handguns that require a restricted gun permit in Canada has doubled.
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Value Village hunter sells $3 Habs bobblehead to US collector for $10K
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It was just an impulse buy off a Value Village shelf, a cute bobblehead hockey player for $2.99. Turns out it was the jackpot of bobbleheads, worth $10,000.
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City opposition steaming over giant plastic dog poop on bus shelter
If it strikes some people as going too far, that’s the point, a city politician said.
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Downtown Montreal hit and run sends teenager to hospital
The 18-year-old woman was taken to hospital in critical condition and her boyfriend was treated for shock.
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Recap Redblacks top Alouettes to end losing skid
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The Ottawa Redblacks powered through a low-scoring game, managing to end a two-game losing streak with a win over the Alouettes on Thursday night in Montreal.
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Jacques Corriveau, key figure in sponsorship scandal, finally gets his day in court
Jacques Corriveau, a major player in the sponsorship scandal, will begin on Sept. 13 with jury selection, 11 years after the Gomery report.
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PQ must show 'restraint' in absence of permanent leader, says Sylvain Gaudreault
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With the fall session at the National Assembly nearing, the Parti Québécois's interim leader admitted he can't be as vocal on certain subjects as he may want to be.
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Homeowners to sue city for not telling them about former dumps
Dozens of home and property owners whose lands sit on top of former dumps and quarries plan to take legal action against the City of Montreal.
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Bombardier to suspend Global jet production after missing light rail deadline
The aerospace and railway manufacturer says it plans to place workers at its Global jet completion centre in Montreal on furlough for an unspecified amount of time next year.
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Are Montrealers even allowed to own pythons?
Most of Montreal's boroughs ascribe to the same rules surrounding python ownership and they are listed here, along with the exceptions.
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Quebec man wants compensation after he says salmon meal put him in a coma
The Quebec man who was hospitalized for anaphylactic shock after eating salmon has sent a legal letter to the restaurant wanting compensation.
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Canadians love bilingualism, national survey suggests
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A national survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians support bilingualism and the objectives of the Official Languages Act.
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'I was not the only one working there without a visa,' says Montrealer who worked as model for Trump
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Allegations that a Trump agency hired undocumented models come as the U.S. presidential hopeful ratchets up his hardline rhetoric against immigrants living illegally in the United States.
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Missing Chomedey man with Alzheimer's found safe and sound
Dimos Zervos, the 80-year-old man who went missing in the Chomedey area Tuesday, was located by police Friday night.
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