By Murray Sherriffs
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The extreme heat did not stop thousands of people from attending Fête celebrations on Rachel Street in Montreal for the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day parade.
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The storm that swept through the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches yesterday, forced cancellation of Fête celebrations on the Plains of Abraham, and has put thousands of residents off the Hydro Quebec grid.
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Residents are being urged to be cautious, after a second man drowned at Verdun Beach in Montreal.=Animal rights protesters made a commotion at the IGA outlet in Complex Desjardins, as activists failed to ‘move along’ after demanding the store stop selling live lobsters.
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A 21-year-old man is critical after being shot in Angrignon Park in Montreal.
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A 41-year-old man has died from the stab wounds he received in Montreal North earlier this week, at the intersection of Charleroi Street and Lacordaire.
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A suspect is dead in a shootout with police near Lac-Mégantic.
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Surete divers have found the body of one of 3 missing crew members who were aboard a medical transport helicopter that crashed last week, on Quebec’s North Shore.
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Psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, alleviates depression for at least five years with just one dose.
Research presented to the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver, Colorado, reports patients who had been diagnosed with clinical depression benefited greatly, reporting improvements in depression symptom intensity.
Doug Drysdale, CEO of the Canadian pharmaceutical company ‘Cybin’ (Toronto) says the results speaks to the “exciting” potential of psilocybin and other psychedelic-based treatments in treating MDD and other mental health conditions.
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Sun / 29 today
Sun/ cloud / 23 tomorrow
