By Murray Sherriffs
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White supremacists gathered on the weekend in Shawinigan at Parc des Vétérans, where masked individuals carried a banner with the fleurs-de-lis and the words “Je me souviens d’un Québec blanc”. Premier Fréchette damned the rally: “…such remarks are unacceptable and have no place in our society. This is not the Quebec we are. This is not the Quebec we want. We must never trivialize or tolerate this kind of behavior. Whenever hatred and racism manifest themselves, we have a collective responsibility to denounce them clearly and unequivocally.” Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says clubs like Second Sons Canada, hide behind sports to recruit and normalize extremism. Quebec Liberal leader Charles Milliard: “…I condemn this horrific gathering in the strongest possible terms. Shame on those who spread a divisive message that in no way reflects the openness of the people of Quebec.”
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Claude Lemieux’s daughter Claudia says the hockey great’s brain will go to Boston University’s CTE Center, for research into the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries.
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The City of Montreal and the owners of the REM have agreed to build a regional bike path that will connect most of the stations north of the Mount Royal Tunnel, linking 16 stations in Montreal, Laval, the North Shore and the West Island.
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15,000+ cyclists took part in Montreal’s 50th Tour de l’Île yesterday, which saw them pedal from Parc Jarry through Rosemont.
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Quebec’s national library has been approved and will see the creation of a database of cultural and government content to be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve understanding of Quebec’s society, culture and Indigenous languages.
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If you heard a double boom at around 2 p.m., Saturday, you were among many all across New England states to Montreal experiencing the impact of a meteorite hitting the atmosphere near the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts.
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Showers / 21º today
Sun / 24º tomorrow