By Murray Sherriffs
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Efforts to bring a man back have failed and the 60-ish man has drowned in a public swimming pool in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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The 32-year-old man who drowned in the St. Lawrence off Verdun River had suffered a seizure while in the water, just before he disappeared, and the search for his body continues.
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Education Minister Bernard Drainville has found an additional $540 million to invest that will be allocated exclusively for student services, succumbing to weeks of public pressure that included a petition.
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Québec Solidaire is unimpressed with a proposal from Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau to alter the formula used to calculate rent hikes and has launched a petition to change it again because, while the new method would have led to a slightly lower average rent increase this year, it will result in higher rents down the road.
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Montreal’s parking agency is warning people to watch out for fake QR codes on parking signs, that could lead one to a scammer’s site that steals usernames and passwords, and then your money.
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Trudeau airport plans to renovate will cost $10 billion and Aéroports de Montréal has secured a $1 billion investment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
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Two tickets bought by Quebecers have won the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot of July 11.
Jacques Deschamps bought his in Valleyfield; Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen purchased hers in Montreal.
At first, Jacques thought he had won $3,500, checked again and learned it was $35,000, then his wife checked and the 2 had to sit down; $35 million!”
He took a picture of the ticket and sent it to his son.
But he was sleeping, so they called his wife, “…go wake him up.”
The Chanteclerc convenience store in Valleyfield will receive a one per cent commission of $350,000.
Deschamps says the first thing he will do is travel across all of Quebec.
…then Europe, Holland.
He doesn’t want to go crazy but says definitely life will change.
Leeuwen is still trying to get a grip on everything.
The owner of the store where she purchased the ticket told her she had won $35,000, then they said, “…no, no, you won $35 million! ”
”…so then we’re all laughing with other people in the store.”
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Showers / thunderstorms / 28 today
Sun / 25 tomorrow
