By Murray Sherriffs
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Stanley Cup Game 2, Canadiens vs Florida tonight at 7 p.m.
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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says a deal is in place involving the Quebec government and medical specialists represented by the Fédération des Médecins Spécialistes du Québec.
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Premier Fréchette will reveal her cabinet today.
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Several homes, a playground, smaller roads and driveways are surrounded by water from the Outaouais River in Rigaud.
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Montreal’s crime rate is relatively low, but evidence is mounting that criminals are recruiting young people. Josiah Israel, an instructor of a Youth Violence Conflict Resolution Seminar which addresses youth violence has brought its message to the city to help focus on prevention and early intervention.
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A Quebec group, Age Standard, is pressing Ottawa to legislate to ban young people under the age of 16 from accessing social media by forcing social media companies to comply.
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The Corporation of Owners of Bars, Breweries and Taverns of Quebec is pressing the Quebec government to deal with a wave of extortions that is terrorizing a number of bars, demanding that the reduction of the commission on video lotteries be postponed and a consultation committee that sees police officers and bar owners offer perspectives and options be re-established.
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Laval police are seeking the public’s help to locate the Hyundai Kona involved in a road crash where two children died on Route 335, between Dagenais and St. Saëns.
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Bus schedules are being rearranged in the West Island and Centre-North to deal with the launch of the REM to Montreal’s West Island, May 18.
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The Quebec Transport department is looking to addi tolls on certain roads, to help cover the near $25 billion dollar maintenance deficit.
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A diet high in wholegrains, fruits, pulses, nuts and seeds, loaded with fibre are beneficial to our brains and bodies.
Emerging research shows fibre supercharges the microbiome and influences the gut-brain axis, which is the communication channel that runs between the gut and the brain; slowing down symptoms of cognitive decline.
Karen Scott, professor of gut microbiology at the Rowett Institute of University of Aberdeen says that increasing fibre intake is one of the most important dietary changes for cognitive health.
A fibre deficit has been found to be a leading dietary risk factor for ill health.
Many of us aren’t eating enough.
In the US, about 97% of men and 90% of women do not eat enough fibre.
The majority eat less-than-half the recommended daily amount.
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Sun + cloud 9º today
Cloud / 11º tomorrow