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No referendum for synagogue
There will be no referendum on whether a Hasidic sect in thePlateau should be given the red light for a $400,000 renovation ofits synagogue at 5363 Hutchison St., in a residential neighbourhood.Not enough residents signed a registry Monday to oppose the GateDavid of Bobov project to force a referend ... more »
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Wind helps spread massive Boisbriand fire
A major fire in a newly developed housing sector ofBoisbriand caused $14 million of damage and forced 25 people fromtheir homes last night.
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Runners brave high heels ahead of tomorrow's event
Runners strapped on high-heeled shoes yesterday in a100-metre sprint up McGill College Ave. to raise money for theCanadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
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Laval overpass closes
The Ste. Rose Blvd. overpass over Highway 15 has been closedto cars and trucks until it can be repaired. Heavy trucks havedisregarded prohibitions put in place on the structure since May,Transport Quebec said, so it has decided to close the overpassentirely. The overpass must be reinforced, and a sp ... more »
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Montrealer named in global hacking ring
A Montrealer granted bail last week on charges related to a$1.8-million theft from a Calgary financial institution is beingfingered as the brains behind a multimillion-dollar worldwidehacking ring. Allegations against Ehud Tenenbaum, 29, an Israelinational, involve potentially hundreds of financial ... more »
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Suit over armoury fire
Members of the country's oldest French-Canadian infantryregiment have launched a lawsuit against their employer, theDepartment of National Defence, seeking $250,000 in damagesfollowing the fire that destroyed the Quebec City armoury. The drillhall, built in 1887, burned to the ground April 5. L ... more »
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B.C. john challenges Canada's solicitation laws
A B.C. man arrested in a prostitution sting is challengingthe constitutionality of Canada's solicitation laws in what'sbelieved to be the first such case brought forward by a john.
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Boy riding bicycle shoots at teenager
Police say a 13-year-old boy got on his bike and used aNazi-era handgun to shoot an unsuspecting stranger. The shootingtook place in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Ajustice system source said the 15-year-old victim was leaving thehome with three relatives when he was spotted by ... more »
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Drunk driver guilty, reckless, dishonest
A drunk driver who injured two people after crashing intotheir car while travelling at more than 150 km/h on an Ottawahighway said yesterday she repeatedly lied to a probation officerpreparing the report that would help determine her punishment. Hersentence could include up to 15 months in jail. May ... more »
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Found guilty OF polluting river
The city of Ottawa could be fined tens of millions of dollarsafter pleading guilty to dumping close to one billion litres of rawsewage into the Ottawa River and failing to report it. At a courthearing yesterday, lawyers for the city and the Ontario EnvironmentMinistry agreed to a statement of facts ... more »
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