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Breaking rules can be costly

Whether it's forgetting to fill up the parking meter, putting your trash out to the curb too soon, or throwing a few pieces of stale bread in the direction of a neighbourhood squirrel, there are lots of things that can earn you a fine in Montreal.

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Extortion attempt uses bomb threat

Laval police are dealing with a suspicious parcel

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Homeowner taking bridge too far, Entrelacs residents say

When you take the first exit off Highway 125 into the lakeside community of Entrelacs, one of the first things you'll see is a makeshift fence -scrap sheets of wood affixed to the side of an old trailer -that partially obscures piles of metal, logs and cinder blocks, and the row of five cars that crowd

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Montreal road closures this weekend

The ministry of transportations has announced a number of road closures and lane reductions overnight this weekend.

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'Death's a test of maturity'

Canada's only museum of comparative religion, situated in Quebec, has taken a big risk this summer with its new temporary exhibition showcasing portrait photos of 26 people before and after their deaths from terminal illness.

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Mom to appeal denied bail in attempted murder case

Johra Kaleki, a mother of four who is accused of trying to kill her eldest daughter, will stay behind bars until her trial.

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Former Liberal MNA wins defamation suit

William Cusano, a former Liberal member of the National Assembly, has been awarded $25,000 in a defamation lawsuit against the Italian weekly Il Cittadino Canadese and editor Basilio Giordano.

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Bellemare wants court to stop inquiry

Undaunted by a ruling ordering him to testify before Quebec's chief electoral officer, former Liberal justice minister Marc Bellemare is asking Quebec Superior Court to annul the Bastarache commission.

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School teaches too much English

A Quebec decision to drop a government guillotine on a private, 300-student elementary school in Laval -one that consistently turns out high-performing, fluently bilingual youngsters -triggered a promise of unyielding refusal yesterday.

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Jean-Marie Mousenga (above), president of the Communaute Congolaise de Montreal Metropolitain, says both sides must be heard before passing judgment on Rev. Mwinda Lezoka, accused by members of his Bethel Christian Community congregation in Ahuntsic of fleecing them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Congolese community rocked by accusations against pastor

Contradictory portraits emerged this week of an evangelical pastor whose former followers allege he fleeced them of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Accidents take bigger toll than checks in hockey

Accidents are more commonly to blame for on-ice amateur-hockey injuries than bodychecking, suggests a study recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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Pole-dancing studio offers classes to underage girls

The class is being offered by B.C.'s Tantra Fitness, one of a small but growing number of pole-dancing studios quietly extending their services to underage girls. The Canadian company, which operates in Vancouver and Langley, has taught students age 9 and up in regular classes and has gone as young as 5

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