By Murray Sherriffs
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A Court of Quebec judge in Montreal has found 84-year-old fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault and forcible confinement, following his decision to offer no defence from the charges, from his jail cell in Ontario where he is doing 11 years for four counts of sexual assault.
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The 1,200+ Innu of Pessamit have voted in a referendum to reject an agreement reached between Hydro Québec and the Quebec government that could have settled all legal disputes stretching back several years, and allow for the development of energy projects.
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A $6 billion transmission line that delivers Hydro Québec power to New York City has shut down for a second time this month and will be offline all week, stopping a clean-energy project designed to reduce the city’s reliance on fossil fuel.
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Quebec’s Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy Bernard Drainville has unveiled initiatives aimed at training more aerospace workers to be centred in Mirabel and see École Nationale d’Aérotechnique in Longueuil increase its enrollment capacity by 70% and establish a second ENA campus on the North Shore.
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The search has resumed for a man who jumped into the St Lawrence, at Terrasse Bonsecours in Old Montreal, Sunday.
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The federal government has begun transfering just under $71 million dollars to Quebec to help create four new Aire ouverte sites to help young people aged 12-25 to deal with sexual health, mental health and addiction.
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Air Canada launched a bus shuttle service between downtown Montreal and the airport that is designed to cut 25 minutes travel time.
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The BIXI bike-sharing service has expanded to Dorval: 66 bicycles at six stations near sports facilities, green spaces, the waterfront and Dorval train station.
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Sun + showers / 33º today
Sun / 28º tomorrow
