By Murray Sherriffs
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Flood waters have receded, but the clean up of debris left behind will take weeks, as residents of the West Island communities of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Dollard des Ormeaux trudge to the curb with water-soaked belongings and call their insurance companies, seeking compensation. A number of homes are without power but it’s a far cry from the thousands impacted as the storm’s fury was unleashed on Montreal, Lanaudière and the Montérégie. The storms that clobbered the area, passed communities west of Montreal island, spit on them, then stalled over the West Island and the South Shore, dumping up to 150 millimetres of rain in a few hours.
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Quebec Security Minister Ian Lafrenière has appointed Anne-Marie Boisvert as the independent observer to oversee the investigation into allegations of racism at Montreal Police Station 39 in Montreal North, with the goal of verifying the investigation by Montreal police. She submit recommendations and “…if she identifies any irregularity or lack of cooperation from the SPVM, she will have to inform me without delay.”
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Montreal police are working to locate the man who has stolen thousands of dollars of medical equipment from Sacré Cœur Hospital.
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Laval police have charged 48-year-old Mélanie Payette with fraud, for allegedly using the credit card of the non-profit she worked for to steal $53,000+. Police suspect that there are likely other victims.
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The SAAQ has put in place several measures to reduce the number of motorcycle deaths and injuries: zero tolerance for alcohol for new riders during the first two years and a three-year prohibition for new riders to ride sport bikes.
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A survey conducted by SOM for Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité Quebec has revealed that parents do not share the same perception regarding the workload of raising a child and that the competence of dads is more likely to be questioned than a mom.
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Hundreds of people gathered yesterday in the Old Port to mark National Indigenous Peoples’ Day and commemorat the 325th anniversary of the Great Peace of Montreal, which helped shape relations between Indigenous nations and French settlers in North America.
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Sun + showers / 25º today + tomorrow
