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While you were sleeping: Canny lawmaker to hold office hours on beach

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Here’s what happened in Montreal while you were enjoying some well-deserved shut eye.

One motorcyclist died and another was injured in a collision with a car in Rigaud. A woman reportedly turned her vehicle off Route 201 toward a campground entrance around 2:30 p.m. when she hit the two motorcyclists travelling in the opposite direction, Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Christine Coulombe said. A man in his 60s succumbed to his injuries while another man in his 20s was seriously injured but is reported in stable condition in the hospital. The driver of the vehicle and her two young passengers were also brought to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. An expert in accident scene reconstruction was on site.

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Emergency services unsuccessfully searched for a man reported to have gone under while attempting to swim in the St. Lawrence River in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Michel Plamondon, spokesperson for the Canadian Coast Guard, said a call was made around 4 p.m. reporting that a man was heard yelling for help from the river after jumping in. The agency was one of four groups, along with the Montreal police, Longueuil police and Montreal fire department, who participated in the initial search. Caroline Chèvrefils from the SPVM said that witnesses reported seeing a person jump in the water, as if to go for a swim, but not resurface. As of Sunday evening, it was unclear whether the search was going to continue.

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Rhode Island’s governor says she’s holding summer office hours at the beach. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondowill hold the first event Monday at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett. She’ll be joined by members of her Office of Constituent Services to help connect residents with various services. While there, she plans to sign an executive order to reduce reliance on single-use plastics that can end up in the state’s waters. Raimondo says she looks forward to hosting office hours and hearing directly from residents at some of the state’s most popular destinations.

With files from the Associated Press

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