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Montreal's Self-Driving Bus, #VoteForEveryChild, Europe's Inferno

July 3 2019 // News
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New self-driving buses are roaming the streets of Montreal for the first time. Transporting people from the Olympic Stadium to the Maisonneuve Market at no cost, the self-driving buses are part of a city pilot project aimed at testing autonomous vehicles on city streets.

The project builds on last year's experiment with the same bus, which drove people around the grounds of the Olympic Stadium.

EMSB schools transferred, New QC immigration system, G20 summit

June 28 2019 // Holly Cabrera // News

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Jim Carrey: The Cartoonist, Canada-China Tensions, WWII Bomb Explodes

June 26 2019 // News
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A new art exhibition featuring works from renowned actor Jim Carrey is on display in Montreal’s Phi Centre all summer.

The exhibition entitled “This Light Never Goes Out” combines a selection of Carrey’s political cartoons that he had been creating and sharing with the world through his Twitter account. 

Amherst St. Renamed, Controversial Convocation Speech, MH17 Suspects Identified

June 19 2019 // News
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The city of Montreal is set to rename the street which carries the name of Jeffery Amherst; a former English military commander whose desire was to exterminate the race of Indigenous People by giving them blankets infected with smallpox.

Amherst Street, the street that runs from the city’s Old Port to Lafontaine Park, will be renamed in honour of an Indeginous person.

Bill 21 passed. Plastics ban anxiety, More protests in Hong Kong

June 17 2019 // News
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Quebec has passed the controversial Bill 21, also known as the Secularism Bill.

The bill passed by a vote with two thirds in favour after the CAQ used parliamentary powers to rush the vote without a standard debate.

Montreal Encourages The Hiring Of Newcomers, Guilty Plea To Oil Leak In Saskatchewan, Canadian Women Rescued In Ghana

June 13 2019 // News
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Mayor Valerie Plante announced earlier this week that the city of Montreal will launch a public awareness campaign to encourage employers to hire newcomers.

The campaign will ensure the development of an inclusive organizational culture across the city; a step which would lead to inclusive non-discriminatory hiring practices.

Hydro refund, UNDRIP, Cyclone evacuation

June 11 2019 // News
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Hydro Quebec is giving 1.5 billion dollars back to Quebecers.

The government company had collected more revenue than authorized by the Régie de l'énergie in recent years.

Dawson's AI Investment, Provincial Drug Raids, Canadians Held In Syria

June 5 2019 // News
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Dawson College announced an investment of over a million dollars in a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence initiative.

Purple heroin, MMIWG Report, Diplomats lose visas to Venezuela

June 3 2019 // News
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A notoriously dangerous mix of pharmaceuticals and street drugs known as Purple Heroin may have found its way into Montreal.

The purple powder mixture is known to contain Fentanyl, as well as heroin and OxyContin.

Alberta wildfires, Canadian garbage, Concordia tuition hike

May 31 2019 // News
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Legal Fights Against Noise Pollution, Toll-Free Hotline For Victims Of Human Trafficking, Facebook Refuses To Remove False Content

May 29 2019 // News
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Residents of the West Island of Montreal joined the legal fight against Aéroport de Montréal, NAV Canada and Transport Canada demanding financial compensation due to damages caused by aircraft noise pollution.

Fringe For All : Top Picks

May 29 2019 // Erica Bridgeman // News
This year’s Fringe-For-All showcased so much incredible talent and so many hilarious, exciting, and intense shows that narrowing down my top picks was a challenge. Here are a few that stuck by the end of the night:

 

L’appel du vide by rats?!

Natasha Perry-Fagant has been putting on award-winning Fringe shows for years now, and somehow I’ve missed all of them. This is probably because horror isn't really my scene. However, this feels like the year to branch out and try new things, and there is something about a grieving witch trying to find inner peace by ending the world that is strangely relatable.

 

Zoo Owner Faces Criminal Charges, Investments In Pride Festivals, Venezuela's Crisis

May 22 2019 // News
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This was Sophie Gaillard, lawyer and spokeswoman for the SPCA referring to Norman Trahand owner of St-Édouard Zoo in Trois Rivières, who was arrested by SPCA officers and the SQ on charges of animal neglect and cruelty.

Measles in Montreal, NF election, Same-sex union in Taiwan

May 17 2019 // News
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Two new cases of measles have been reported in Montreal,

Health officials ask that anyone who may have contracted the highly contagious virus receive medical attention.

Attacked For Wearing Niqab, Smart Cities Challenge Winners, Instagram Poll Determines Fate Of Malaysian Teen

May 15 2019 // News
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Fatima Ahmad, a 22-year-old student and resident of Montreal said a man tried to rip off her niqab as she was entering Charlevoix Metro Station. She also revealed that he hit her in the chest before running across the street to take a bus.

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