By Murray Sherriffs
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A demonstration at the U.S. Consulate in Montreal has focused attention on ICE arrests in the U.S. and shone a light on a Montreal company—GardaWorld—and other Canadian companies that are “complicit”: Vancouver-based social media management platform Hootsuite and Ontario defence manufacturer Roshel.
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A man in his 60s has died in a head-on road-crash on Route 107 in Mont Laurier. Sûreté du Québec accident recreation officers have determined that one of the vehicles veered into oncoming traffic for a reason yet to be determined.
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Montreal police are looking into the stabbing of a man near Crescent and de Maisonneuve.
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A Montreal law firm, Lex Group Inc. has launched a class-action lawsuit against Hydro Quebec on behalf of residents who suffered damages in the most recent power outage in Côte-des-Neiges–NDG, alleging that the utility caused the outage by failing to maintain aging equipment despite knowing that the system was at risk and lacked backups, and failed to notify residents quickly and by “misleading and lying” after the outages.
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Bernard Drainville has officially launched his effort to lead the CAQ.
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Conservative leader Éric Duhaime has introduced 10 candidates who will run in the next election and has attacked Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, labeling him “out of touch” and “arrogant.”
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If you have ever lifted a weight, you know that you must challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it, repeat and, in time, it will grow stronger, and that one must increase the weight being lifted to ensure that the muscle continues to grow.
Researchers say that our brains work in the same manner—the more that the brain is challenged, the stronger it gets—clearer thinking, better focus, more creative and better judgment happen when the brain is challenged to go beyond routine, not run on autopilot. For example, when you walk the same route every day, you notice the homes, trees, birds, et cetera, but eventually the brain checks out, thinking about e-mails that you have to respond to, what’s for dinner and your to-do lists. Routine is comfortable, but comfort and familiarity do not build new brain connections. The takeaway: Repetition keeps the brain running, but novelty pushes it to adapt, forcing it to pay attention, learn and problem-solve in new ways. Neuroplasticity thrives when the brain is nudged beyond its comfort zone.
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Habs / Minnesota 7:30 p.m.
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Sun / -8º today
Sun / cloud / -5º tomorrow
