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• Quebec election: Legault shows shaky knowledge of Canadian citizenship laws

  15-09-2018 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — With his hard line on reducing the number of immigrants and refugees by 20 per cent, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault positioned his party as the only one capable of protecting Quebec’s interests Saturday.
  At the same time, he revealed his knowledge of Canadian citizenship laws and Quebec’s jurisdiction to be shaky under questioning from the media.
  “There are many issues. There’s education. There’s economy. There’s h
  
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• Quebec election: PQ pitches $240-million internet access plan

  15-09-2018 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Faced with the task of spreading internet access across Quebec’s sprawling landmass, Jean-François Lisée sees a multi-billion dollar opportunity.
  The PQ leader said Saturday his government would not offer telecommunications firms a cent of public money to build a province-wide, high-speed Internet network.
  Instead, Lisée says, the PQ would invest $240 million in a partnership with the province’s largest internet service providers and Hydro-Québec. Taxpayer
  
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• Watch: Visiting author Kim Thúy's favourite spot in Montreal

  15-09-2018 20:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Vietnamese-born writer Kim Thúy calls Montreal home.
  “The beauty of Montreal is that it’s on a human scale,” says the author of Ru,“I’m so happy that we have this kind of venue,” she said. won the Governor General’s Award for French-language fiction in 2010
  “Unlike New York or Paris — beautiful cities that you can never really completely grasp — you feel like you can embrace Montreal totally, even though it’s actually
  
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• Quebec election: QS would extend labour protections to young athletes

  15-09-2018 20:16 via montrealgazette.com
  On the 24th day of the election campaign, Québec solidaire is pushing for labour standards to be applied to young athletes.
  At a news conference in front of Videotron Centre in Quebec City, QS co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois promised to repeal Article 1 of Bill 176, which deprives young athletes at school of the protection of labour standards.
  Should it form the next government, the leftist party says it will establish a committee under the labour ministry to study the rea
  
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• Quebec Election: Legault promises more cash to preserve aging churches

  15-09-2018 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  CAP-SANTÉ – Outside the historic church in Cap-Santé, south of Quebec City, François Legault pledged Saturday afternoon to increase funding to preserve and restore the province’s aging and often under-utilized churches to $20 million a year. Another $5 million would go towards aiding in their conversion for other purposes.
  “We must give back life to our churches, find new vocations for them, but we have to preserve them,” Legault said. “Our reli
  
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• Quebec elections: Lisée backs Michelle Blanc over blog on Hasidim

  15-09-2018 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Jean-François Lisée and Parti Québécois candidate Michelle Blanc were given opportunity after opportunity Saturday to clarify her controversial statements about Hasidim.
  They took a pass.
  Blanc came under fire last week for a 2007 blog post in which she suggested Montreal’s Hasidic Jewish community “disappear” from her sight. Blanc said Wednesday she didn’t owe the community an apology.
  But on Saturday, while appearing alongside PQ leader Lis&e
  
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• Quebec election: Legault seeks 'clear mandate' to reduce immigration

  15-09-2018 18:40 via montrealgazette.com
  STE-FOY – Campaigning at a seniors residence outside Quebec City, Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault reiterated his immigration stance when told Liberal leader Philippe Couillard accused him of playing up the issue to gain votes.
  “Mr. Couillard is a failure. 26% of immigrants don’t stay in Quebec because they can’t find work. 58% don’t speak French. 15 years of Liberal rule has been a failure. We will have a clear mandate: I say 40,000 imm
  
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• Quebec election: Rally to call for greater focus on the environment

  15-09-2018 18:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Almost 1,000 people are expected to take to the streets Saturday afternoon in Montreal to press political leaders to put the environment at the centre of their electoral platforms, and develop carbon reduction strategies — now.
  Under the heading “The Planet Joins the Campaign,” demonstrators will meet at the Montreal Science Centre at the Old Port at 2 p.m. and make their way to Mont Royal Park at the corner of Duluth and Parc Avenues.
  Citing ever more alarming statistics about
  
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• Singapore GP: Lewis Hamilton takes pole, Montreal's Lance Stroll last

  15-09-2018 17:11 via montrealgazette.com
  SINGAPORE — Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took a brilliant pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen under floodlights on Saturday.
  Hamilton produced something special to set a blistering time and secure a record-extending 79th pole position in Formula One and a 200th for a British driver.
  Verstappen drove impressively but the 20-year-old Dutchman missed out on being the youngest ever driver to secure pole. He also started from second last year.
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• Quebec's last weekend of summer will be 10 degrees hotter than normal

  15-09-2018 16:49 via montrealgazette.com
  The summer of 2018 is going out with a bang.
  In this, its final weekend, temperatures in Quebec will be unusually high.
  According to Environment Canada, temperatures will approach 30 degrees this Saturday and Sunday in much of the province, which is roughly 10 degrees higher than the seasonal norm.
  After that, however, meteorologist Alexandre Parent say no big heat events are on the horizon.
  He even forecasts that temperatures will break in the middle of the week and return to normal levels or d
  
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• Watch: Montreal media join forces for the English leaders’ debate

  15-09-2018 15:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Three English Montreal television anchors, CBC anchor Debra Arbec, CTV anchor Mutsumi Takahashi and Global anchor Jamie Orchard will be working in tandem for the first-ever English provincial leaders debate on Sept. 17, 2018.
  It’s also a first that anchors from three networks work in tandem for this sort of event in Montreal.
  In this video, Bill Brownstein of the Montreal Gazette speaks with the trio ahead of the debate.
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  TV rivals ready to team up on historic English debateEditoria
  
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• Quebec election: Couillard promises to improve vocational training

  15-09-2018 15:12 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC – Quebec’s labour shortage has become one of Philippe Couillard’s favourite topics on the campaign trail and on Saturday — in Quebec City, where the local mayor has regularly spoken about the city’s need for workers — the Liberal leader once again promised to take steps to address the issue.
  But while much of the talk about the labour shortage has become intertwined with the debate over the number of immigrants Quebec should accept every year, today Cou
  
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• Karl Lohnes: First impressions are everything when it comes to your foyer

  15-09-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Walking into your foyer, you and your guests should feel welcomed by good design and a sense that all is in order. The foyer should reflect your style and introduce your decor scheme, hinting at what’s to come throughout your house. It should be tidy and organized, and not just be a place to drop and walk on … it’s not a mud room. A little special attention and these design tips will ensure the first impression of your home is a lasting one.
  Think vertically
  The first thing yo
  
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• While you were sleeping: Kangaroo on the run…or is it on the jump?

  15-09-2018 14:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were enjoying the rejuvenating power of sleep.
  Arguments were heard in the sentencing of a Lachine man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s son with a homemade spear. Although he was initially charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder, with his jury trial days from starting, Philippe Gloutney was able to plead guilty last month to the reduced charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault. On Nov. 6, 2015, Gloutney stabbed Christine Broo
  
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• Home delivery of Saturday's Montreal Gazette delayed

  15-09-2018 14:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Because of electrical problems at our printing presses, some home delivery of the Saturday edition may be delayed Sept. 15. Our carriers will continue making deliveries throughout the day.
  However, in the east end, in Laval, on the north shore and some out-of-town communities will only receive their print edition Sunday morning.
  In addition, copies of the Saturday edition will not be available in stores in the east end, Laval and the north shore.
  Readers can access an exact facsimile of the Satu
  
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• Police investigating stabbing, shooting in downtown Montreal bar

  15-09-2018 14:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are investigating after a man was stabbed and shots were fired in a Crescent St. bar in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  A man called 9-1-1 around 3:05 a.m. saying he’d been shot.
  The 20 year old was located by police officers on De la Montagne St., and they established that he’d actually been stabbed.
  He is in stable condition and his life is not believed to be in danger.
  According to police, the victim had been involved in an altercation with several people.
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• Week in Review: Undecided poll, pedestrian toll, field trip lull, bagel cull

  15-09-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Catch up on what stories you might have missed this week in Montreal.
  Quebec election: Leadership debates might influence undecided voters, poll finds
  A new poll shows with three weeks to go before the election, 38 per cent of Quebecers could still change their minds on who they will vote for. And more than four voters in 10 (44 per cent) say the coming televised leadership debates might influence their vote, a piece of data that will only increase the pressure on the leaders of the four main pa
  
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• Shelter: Couple found perfect family home in Vieux-Rosemont condo

  15-09-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Valérie Massoud grew up in Villeray and as a young adult, she spent a year in Europe. Now 40 years old and the mother of two young daughters, she is the marketing and communications director of Cirque Éloize, Montreal’s ‘other’ famous circus company, after Cirque du Soleil. Her spouse, Marc-André Gagnon, hails from Mascouche and works as a paramedic.
  A decade ago, the couple were living happily in “a nice apartment” in Little Italy, a neighbourh
  
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• Quebec election: Jean-François Lisée is in fighting form

  15-09-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  One of Jean-François Lisée’s first political wins came against an unlikely opponent: his father.
  Seventeen-year-old Lisée was working at his dad’s hotel when he found out the old man wouldn’t be paying double time to employees stuck on the Easter Sunday shift.
  That’s when Lisée decided to strike back. He drafted a petition demanding the workers’ rights be respected.
  “I wrote it and I signed it. The boss’s son was the first to
  
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• Five traffic hotspots to avoid on Saturday

  15-09-2018 13:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Don’t let construction road closings get the best of your start to the weekend. Here are five areas to watch out for:
  1) Highway 15 northbound is completely closed starting at Exit 58 (to the Bonaventure Expressway heading downtown). According to Transport Québec, a detour will be set up redirecting motorists to Robert Bourassa Blvd., St-Antoine St. E. and eventually leading to Highway 13 northbound.
  2) Highway 15 northbound will also be closed between Exit 62 (de la Vérendry
  
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• Montreal weather: Another beautiful day with a slight chance of rain

  15-09-2018 13:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Sunny in the morning, then a mix of sun and cloud with a 30-per-cent chance of showers in the afternoon.
  Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the afternoon.
  Environment Canada is calling for a high of 29 and a humidex of 36. The UV index will be 7, or high.
  Tonight: Clear with an overnight low of 18.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. T
  
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• Students voice concerns as Concordia, McGill prep for sexual-violence law

  15-09-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  At the start of the first academic year since accusations of sexual improprieties rocked Concordia and McGill, all Quebec universities and CEGEPs are facing deadlines to start leading mandatory consent training for students.
  The act to prevent and fight sexual violence in higher-education institutions says they must adopt a school policy by Jan. 1, 2019 and implement it no later than Sept. 1, 2019.
  Bill 151 also sets standards on how each educational institution’s sexual violence poli
  
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• Paul McCartney in Montreal: a history of tears and cheers

  15-09-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  More than seven years after Paul McCartney last performed here, Montreal is getting ready for another round of lung-shredding singalongs, tearful embraces and life-affirming memories.
  Not to deny the fun of Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band shows, but Sir Paul provides the last true emotional connection to a cultural and social phenomenon few seem inclined to let go of — including music lovers who were born long after the Beatles officially broke up in 1970.
  McCartney, whose Freshen Up to
  
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• Editorial: A Quebec election debate in English

  15-09-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Monday’s debate is more than just a chance for anglophones to hear the leaders discuss the issues in English, as welcome as that is. No less important, it also offers an opportunity to focus the party leaders’ attention on issues of special concern to the English-speaking community.
  Of course, many English-speaking Quebecers will be watching all three of the televised debates being held in the run-up to the Oct. 1 provincial election. They will not want to miss what the leaders
  
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• Dad creates No Fly List Kids group after NHL hockey trip gone bad

  15-09-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  You might remember my son Adam. He and I were on the front page of the Montreal Gazette sports section wearing the famous red, white and blue jerseys of the Canadiens in January 2016.
  No, we weren’t skating for the Habs. Adam, who was six at the time, was falsely flagged on Canada’s no-fly list. Every time he travelled, we couldn’t check in online, we had to go to the airport much earlier and once while travelling internationally, our passports were confiscated.
  The situation c
  
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• Alouettes QB Pipkin struggles as modest two-game win streak snapped

  15-09-2018 06:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Clearly, Antonio Pipkin still has a long road to take in his development as a professional quarterback.
  Pipkin, making his fourth consecutive start for the Alouettes, struggled along with the rest of Montreal’s offence and was sacked seven times. He also was intercepted four times, including two in the fourth quarter, by T.J. Lee and Anthony Orange, that were returned for touchdowns.
  And now Montreal’s modest two-game winning streak is history.
  The British Columbia Lions won their fi
  
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• Zurkowsky: Pipkin's poor showing could open door for Manziel

  15-09-2018 05:59 via montrealgazette.com
  On Thursday, an exasperated and frustrated Johnny Manziel complained about his lack of playing time as the Alouettes’ starting quarterback, somehow believing the position was his divine right after two games, considering what the franchise relinquished in the July trade from Hamilton.
  Nothing the former Heisman Trophy winner said was wrong. Instead, it was the timing that caught everyone by surprise. And in retrospect, had he kept his mouth shut for 24 hours, it’s probable his wish w
  
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• Québec solidaire wants province's economy to run on batteries

  15-09-2018 04:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Québec solidaire hopes to launch an “ecological revolution” by making the province “a world leader in the production of batteries.”
  Manon Massé, the party’s leader and candidate for premier in the provincial election, unveiled its economic transition plan Friday in Montreal while accompanied by Ruba Ghazal, Québec solidaire’s candidate for the Mercier riding and its spokesperson on the environment.
  Massé said her party was proposing
  
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• In case you missed it: Here's what happened on September 14

  15-09-2018 03:33 via montrealgazette.com
  A look at the day’s events in and around Montreal:
  Quebec election notebook: Why you should watch the English debate Monday
  No doubt about it, Monday’s debate will be historic — it’s the first time Quebec political leaders will face off in English on TV during an election. But let’s be frank: it probably won’t change enough minds to make a dent in the final result. Here’s the percentage of non-francophones who said they would vote for each part
  
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• Lachine man who killed girlfriend's son with a spear to be sentenced

  15-09-2018 03:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Christine Brooks lost more than just her son when her boyfriend killed him in a drunken rage with a spear in Lachine three years ago.
  A short letter full of painful details written by Brooks was read into the record at the Montreal courthouse on Friday while Superior Court Justice Françcois Dadour heard sentencing arguments in the homicide case against Philippe Gloutney, 44, a man who stabbed Brooks and killed her 38-year-old son Lee-Christopher Larocque on Nov. 6, 2015.
  Although he was i
  
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• Canadiens' Paul Byron bounces back quickly from shoulder surgery

  15-09-2018 02:06 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens’ Paul Byron is one tough dude.
  You don’t make it to the NHL at 5-foot-9 and 162 pounds if you’re not tough. Byron isn’t big, but he’s built with lean muscle and looks like a bullet might bounce off of him. He doesn’t back down from anybody on the ice and was determined not to let off-season shoulder surgery make him miss the start of training camp.
  On April 18, Byron had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, something he had play
  
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• Jonathan Drouin starts on left wing at Canadiens training camp

  15-09-2018 01:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Maybe Jonathan Drouin won’t play centre this season for the Canadiens.
  After the Canadiens tried to hammer a square peg into a round hole all of last season by making Drouin their No. 1 centre, he found himself on left wing Friday when the Canadiens hit the ice at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard for the first time at training camp. Max Domi was at centre and Joel Armia was on the right wing — two players acquired by the Canadiens in trades this summer.
  “To be honest with yo
  
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• Quebec election notebook: Why you should watch the English debate Monday

  15-09-2018 00:59 via montrealgazette.com
  No doubt about it, Monday’s debate will be historic — it’s the first time Quebec political leaders will face off in English on TV during an election.
  But let’s be frank: it probably won’t change enough minds to make a dent in the final result.
  Here’s the percentage of non-francophones who said they would vote for each party in the latest Léger poll for the Montreal Gazette and Le Devoir.70 per cent: Liberal
  11 per cent: Coalition Avenir Québec
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• Stu Cowan: Looking at the Canadiens through a rose-coloured visor

  15-09-2018 00:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens were terrible last season, finishing 28th in the overall NHL standings and missing the playoffs for the second time in three years. The off-season wasn’t much better, with the Max Pacioretty soap opera finally coming to an end Monday when the former captain was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights.
  So, with the Canadiens hitting the ice for the first time at training camp Friday in Brossard and the team starting with a fresh slate, let’s put on a rose-coloured hockey viso
  
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• Montreal police struggle to identify latest homicide victim

  15-09-2018 00:49 via montrealgazette.com
  A man with a long record of drug-related offences made his first court appearance on Friday in a murder case where the police have yet to identify the victim.
  The charge sheet filed against Sébastien Carrara, 42, accusing him of second-degree murder, is unusual in that he is accused of killing someone who has yet to be identified.
  The victim, believed to be a man in his 40s, was stabbed near the intersection of Berri St. and Viger Ave. around 7 a.m. on Thursday. By the time police arrived
  
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• Quebec elections: Couillard criticizes CAQ's deportation stance

  15-09-2018 00:40 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard went on the offensive on Friday against the Coalition Avenir Québec’s plans to deny immigrants who don’t pass a test on Quebec values and the French language after three years the right to apply for permanent residency.
  At the first leaders’ debate on Thursday night, CAQ Leader François Legault said it would not be the Quebec government who would deport people who remained in the province after failing the test
  
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• Quebec election: Lisée ready to unleash "sick burns" at English debate

  15-09-2018 00:30 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC CITY — To prepare for Monday’s English language debate, Jean-François Lisée has tapped into the Marvel Comics universe.
  The Parti Québécois leader says he watched the action movie Deadpool 2 during a break from the campaign trail this week.
  “They had really good, how do you call it? Sick burns,” said Lisée, referring to the slang term for a witty retort. “There are a number of sick burns in Deadpool 2.”
  Kidding aside,
  
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