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• Watch: Trudeau, world leaders pose for photo at Francophonie summit

  11-10-2018 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec premier-designate François Legault took part in a family photo at the Francophonie summit in Yerevan, Armenia on Thursday.
  
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• Soaring St-Jacques Bridge spire a beacon of hope for traffic relief

  11-10-2018 22:48 via montrealgazette.com
  If you’ve noticed the large white spire soaring above the almost finished St-Jacques Bridge in western N.D.G., you’ve made the designers happy, because that was the idea.
  One of three distinctive overpasses of the $3.67-billion Turcot reconstruction project meant to highlight entryways to Montreal, the look of the new St-Jacques Bridge, with steel cables splaying like wings from the central tower, is meant to evoke the form of an airplane.
  “It’s one of the signature bridg
  
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• Restaurant review: Go for the grilled options at Helena

  11-10-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Helena
  ★ out of ★★★★
  $$$$
  Address: 438 McGill St. (Corner St-Maurice St.)
  Phone: 514-878-1555
  Website: restauranthelena.com
  Open: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Mon.-Sat. 5:30 to 11 p.m.
  Wheelchair access: Yes
  Reservations: Essential
  Vegetarian-friendly: Not especially
  Cards: Major cards
  Parking: On surrounding streets with meters
  Price range: Starters and tapas dishes $8-$20; mains $36-$45; desserts $10-$15. Tasting menus $60-$90 ($100-$140 with wine). Thr
  
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• Quebecers lead the nation in not admitting cannabis use: StatsCan

  11-10-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebecers seem to be the least likely group of Canadians to admit to smoking cannabis, data from Statistics Canada suggests.
  While nearly 25 per cent of Nova Scotians and 20 per cent of British Columbia residents admitted to lighting up between July and September of this year, placing both provinces above the national average of 15.2 per cent, only 10.1 per cent of Quebecers admit to using cannabis during the period under study.
  That’s noticeably less than the 13.8 per cent recorded in New
  
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• Manoeuvring for Quebec Liberal leadership kicks off with gusto

  11-10-2018 21:13 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC – The jockeying over the leadership of Quebec’s Liberals kicked off in earnest Thursday with four former cabinet ministers saying they have not ruled out a run at the job and outsider Alexandre Taillefer granting an interview in which he talked about rebuilding the party.
  With Philippe Couillard chairing his last cabinet meeting down the hall before Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault is sworn in as premier next week, the hallway chatter rapidly turne
  
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• Francophonie: Legault and Trudeau talk climate, Rob Ford, immigration

  11-10-2018 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Yerevan, Armenia — Even as a growing number of provinces turn their backs on Ottawa’s climate policies, Quebec Premier-designate François Legault used his first formal meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to present himself as an environmental ally.
  And he did it by telling Trudeau he would try and convince Ontario Premier Doug Ford to re-think his decision to abandon the cap and trade carbon emissions market his province had shared with Quebec and the state of Cali
  
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• Francophonie: Legault and Trudeau talk climate, Doug Ford, immigration

  11-10-2018 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Yerevan, Armenia — Even as a growing number of provinces turn their backs on Ottawa’s climate policies, Quebec Premier-designate François Legault used his first formal meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to present himself as an environmental ally.
  And he did it by telling Trudeau he would try and convince Ontario Premier Doug Ford to re-think his decision to abandon the cap and trade carbon emissions market his province had shared with Quebec and the state of Cali
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Shea Weber gets back on skates

  11-10-2018 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens Game Day is a new feature this season in which we will follow the Habs during every home game from the morning skate in Brossard through the post-game interviews at the Bell Centre, updating throughout the day with all the news, quotes, notes and opinion you’re looking for:
  Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber skated for Thursday morning at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard for the first time since having arthroscopic surgery on June 19 to repair a meniscal tear in his right kn
  
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• Montreal police still unable to locate body of Mile End homicide victim

  11-10-2018 19:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A travelling musician charged with murdering and dismembering a bandmate in the Mile End apartment they were sharing during the summer saw his case carried over to the end of October.
  Raymond Henry Muller, 52, made a brief appearance Thursday before a Quebec Court judge where he was informed that the Crown has yet to turn over all of its evidence to defence attorney Lloyd Fischler.
  Muller, who has been detained since his arrest early in September, simply nodded when the lawyer informed him of th
  
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• Manoeuvering for Quebec Liberal leadership kicks off with gusto

  11-10-2018 19:37 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC – The jockeying over the leadership of Quebec’s Liberals kicked off in earnest Thursday with four former cabinet ministers saying they have not ruled out a run at the job and outsider Alexandre Taillefer granting an interview in which he talked about rebuilding the party.
  With Philippe Couillard chairing his last cabinet meeting down the hall before Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault is sworn in as premier next week, the hallway chatter rapidly turne
  
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• Doctors can soon prescribe visits to Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

  11-10-2018 19:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Doctors will soon be able to prescribe a visit to a museum.
  The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts announced Thursday that as of Nov. 1, physicians who are members of Médecins francophones du Canada will be able to send patients on visits to the MMFA, allowing patients, accompanied by caregivers or family members, to enjoy the health benefits of a free trip to see some art.
  The museum says the one-year pilot project is the first such initiative in the world.
  It will be used to deal with a wide
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Overnight, an increase in social media vitriol

  11-10-2018 18:29 via montrealgazette.com
  It has been an emotionally scathing week for religious minorities here in Quebec. Overnight, we went from flourishing professionals contributing to society to keyboard warriors, fending off online trolls, hateful messages and social media vitriol.
  Now that the newly elected government is proposing to ban the wearing of signs of religion for public employees deemed to be wielding state authority, trolls seem to think it’s open season on religious minorities, and that disgusts me. Premier-de
  
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• Bike path across Jacques Cartier Bridge to be closed for the winter

  11-10-2018 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Saying that “to date, no viable and safe solution has been identified that will keep cyclists safe at all times,” the federal agency that administers the Jacques Cartier Bridge announced Thursday that the span’s bicycle path will be closed for the winter.
  Officials cite weather conditions that could create black ice on the path, falling ice from the bridge’s superstructure as well as the path’s narrow width (2.5 metres, which decreases to less than 1.8 metres i
  
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• Analyze This: Canadiens blue-liner Mike Reilly a two-way standout

  11-10-2018 18:05 via montrealgazette.com
  In my weekly column on the Canadiens this season, we’ll be focusing on player trends, evaluating players who are struggling, players who are exceeding expectations and those who are trending upward but have yet to start producing points.
  It’s quite early, but heading into Thursday’s home opener against the Los Angeles Kings, a few players have stood out and one in particular has been underwhelming. Given that we’re only two games into the NHL season, we should keep in min
  
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• Missing witness delays trial into crash that injured ex-Hab Zack Kassian

  11-10-2018 18:04 via montrealgazette.com
  The woman charged with injuring former Montreal Canadien Zack Kassian while driving impaired saw her trial pushed back four months because the Crown is unable to locate a key witness in the case.
  Alison de Courcy-Ireland, a 23-year-old resident of the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, showed up Thursday for what was expected to be a two-day trial at the Montreal courthouse. Instead, Quebec Court Judge Julie Riendeau agreed to delay the trial for a few reasons, includ
  
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• Dick Pound: Julie Payette is a spectacular governor general

  11-10-2018 18:01 via montrealgazette.com
  It has been disappointing to see some of the recent media attention directed at Julie Payette in her role as governor general. Much of it was unfair, mis-directed and anonymous. It was also launched against someone for whom it would not be seemly to respond forcefully.
  Payette’s appointment to the role, just over a year ago, by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was an inspired nomination of a great Canadian, in recognition of her many — and extraordinary — accomplishments in field
  
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• McGill still top-ranked medical school, but tied with U of T

  11-10-2018 17:48 via montrealgazette.com
  McGill University has retained its No. 1 spot in Maclean’s magazine annual ranking of Canada’s medical schools — but this time it shares the honour with the University of Toronto.
  “McGill University has long maintained a global reputation for its diverse and accomplished student body,” Maclean’s reports.
  “The school boasts the largest number of Rhodes Scholars in Canada — 144 — and holds the title of the most internationally diverse univ
  
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• Recount gives Gaspé to PQ, sparking probe of Quebec election ballot count

  11-10-2018 17:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s director of elections announced Thursday that an investigation has been launched into how ballots were counted in the riding of Gaspé the night of the Oct. 1 provincial election.
  Pierre Reid issued the statement after a judicial recount found that while the election night count had given the riding to the Quebec Liberal Party’s Alexandre Boulay by a margin of 132 votes, the Parti Québécois had in fact won the riding by 41 votes. Late Wednesday, the
  
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• Five things to do in Montreal this weekend: Oct. 12-14

  11-10-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Tribute to Frank Sinatra
  The legendary big band led by Terry Myers pays tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Place des arts Friday at 7:30 p.m. Special guest: Annie Villeneuve. Tickets $73.94 to $96.93. Check out their Facebook page for photos and more.Choir Boy
  Centaur Theatre’s golden-anniversary season opens with this Tarell Alvin McCraney story set in a Chicago prep school recounting the experiences of a yo
  
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• Man killed during brawl becomes Montreal's 21st homicide victim

  11-10-2018 16:20 via montrealgazette.com
  A 57-year-old man found bleeding and unconscious Thursday morning in a north-end apartment block hallway has become Montreal’s 21st homicide victim.
  Police were called to the apartment building on Henri-Bourassa Blvd. near Clark St. in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville around 7:20 a.m. after receiving 911 calls about a fight in progress.
  The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. No arrests have been made thus far and homicide detectives will be questioning wit
  
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• While you were sleeping: Ex-Hab's miracle return and Michael's march

  11-10-2018 15:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were sleeping.
  The Canadiens were putting the finishing touches on preparations for Thursday’s home opener against the Los Angeles Kings, which is sure to be a special night for one former Hab in particular.
  Before the puck drops at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens will honour members of their 1993 team to mark the franchise’s last Stanley Cup win, which came against the Kings.
  Among the former players taking part in the pre-game celebrations is Lyl
  
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• Pierrefonds-Roxboro mayor rejects CAQ's proposed secularism policy

  11-10-2018 15:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Pierrefonds-Roxboro Mayor Jim Beis has taken to social media to question the Coalition Avenir Québec’s proposed secularism policy, which would prohibit the wearing of religious symbols by people in positions of authority, including schoolteachers. The proposed policy has dominated the news cycle since the CAQ won the election, Oct. 1.
  “Is this really the priority when we, as a province, have so many other important issues to deal with, such as access to health care, poverty, h
  
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• Canadiens rookie Kotkaniemi showing rare poise at centre | HI/O Show

  11-10-2018 15:26 via montrealgazette.com
  On this week’s show, our panelists — Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — take a look at the Canadiens’ surprising start to the 2018-19 NHL season.
  They also weigh in on these topics:Kotkaniemi making quick transition to NHL
  Lighter, leaner Price back in top form
  Drouin needs to upgrade work ethic
  Sitting Alzner, Plekanec sends message
  No guarantees for de la Rose, DeslauriersRelated
  Jo
  
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• François Legault has long list of potential candidates for new cabinet

  11-10-2018 15:16 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Many were elected. Few will be chosen.
  When premier-designate François Legault announces next week who he has picked to be in his first cabinet, some are bound to be disappointed.
  That’s the problem when you have 73 freshly elected MNAs to pick from.
  Add into the mix the need to have regional representation and an even balance of men and women and the job gets even more complicated.
  Legault will also want to make use of the handful of veterans he has — people wh
  
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• Quarrel in Laval parking lot ends with a stabbing outside Poutine Bar

  11-10-2018 14:22 via montrealgazette.com
  What police believe started as a quarrel in the parking lot of a bar in Laval’s Fabreville district early Thursday has left one man in critical condition after the argument ended with his being stabbed.
  The incident occurred a little after midnight outside the Poutine Bar on Ste-Rose Blvd. Police say the victim, a man in his 30s, is in critical but stable condition in hospital.
  A crime scene has been set up at the site and detector dogs have been deployed in an effort to find clues that co
  
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• New church owner woos N.D.G. neighbours by asking for their advice

  11-10-2018 12:07 via montrealgazette.com
  More than two years after a group of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce homeowners blocked a residential development on the site of a former Anglican church, a new owner has taken a novel approach to try to win over skeptical residents.
  Before hiring an architect or submitting plans to the borough for a residential development, lawyer Alain Côté held a public meeting with local residents last month to ascertain what type of residential project they would support.
  “We are plan
  
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• Montreal weather: A blustery day

  11-10-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Mother Nature has a wet, breezy and warm day in store for us.
  Today’s forecast calls for periods of rain with the risk of a thunderstorm early in the morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 in the afternoon. High 20. Humidex 26. UV index 1 or low.
  Tonight: Mainly cloudy, with a 30-per-cent chance of showers overnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 11.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Fa
  
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• Raptors light up Bell Centre crowd with easy victory over Nets

  11-10-2018 04:30 via montrealgazette.com
  It took the Toronto Raptors a while to get going, but they went on a 21-4 run at the end of the third quarter and cruised to a 118-91 win over the Brooklyn Nets in the annual NBA cash grab exhibition game Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.
  “We tried a lot of different things in the first half and our execution wasn’t there,” Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said. “It’s still pre-season and we’re looking for the right combinations, but no matter who’s out t
  
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• Watch: Ottawa confident police can enforce pot-impaired driving laws

  11-10-2018 03:07 via montrealgazette.com
  Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he is very confident police have the necessary training and resources to enforce impaired driving laws after the legalization of recreational cannabis on Oct. 17.
  
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• Watch: Maxime Bernier says his new party offers smart populism

  11-10-2018 02:29 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec MP Maxime Bernier submitted the paperwork to make his new political party official Wednesday. He had a spring in his step, a small smile on his face and a thick brown folder under his arm as he arrived at Elections Canada offices in Gatineau to seek official registration for the People’s Party of Canada.
  
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• #ICYMI: Eye surgery first, city's #cannabis rules, rats, more news

  11-10-2018 01:39 via montrealgazette.com
  In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  In what is being touted as a Canadian first, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital has acquired one of the most advanced microscopes on the market that will allow surgeons to operate on the eyes of patients suffering from corneal tears and other disorders while reducing the rate of complications.
  Read more here: $640K microscope advances eye surgery at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
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• Allison Hanes: Devastating climate change is on our doorstep

  11-10-2018 01:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Driving into downtown Montreal during the evening rush hour Tuesday was a sobering experience.
  The sun was setting on a gorgeous sunny day that shattered a 60-year temperature record as a gleaming river of steel inched along in the opposite direction.
  This typical scene of gridlock on Montreal’s busiest highways served as an ominous reminder, both of the catastrophe our planet is facing and the magnitude of the effort it will take to alter our grim fate.
  Just one day earlier, a United Nati
  
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• Montreal follows Quebec, but not Toronto police's lead on cannabis regulations

  11-10-2018 01:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Days before recreational cannabis becomes legal on Oct. 17, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has announced guidelines on where it will be permitted.
  Rules on pot will be similar to those on tobacco, the mayor said Wednesday at a press conference at city hall.
  Rather than passing its own bylaw, the city is relying on a provincial law passed in June that restricts where cannabis can be purchased and consumed.
  Weed will be banned in hospitals, schools, CEGEPs, universities, daycare centres
  
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• Turcot treasures: Kids' boots and tanning vats bring St-Henri's Tannery Village to life

  11-10-2018 01:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Artifacts buried in the mud beneath the towering Turcot Interchange are bringing to life the everyday existences of a village of tanners who lived there more than 300 years ago, the precursor to modern-day St-Henri.
  A new exhibition at the St-Henri Library, located only a few blocks from where the artifacts were unearthed, takes visitors through the archeological process and the evolution of that village, whose vocation would be transformed by the Industrial Revolution, rail lines and the coming
  
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• Stu Cowan: Habs' home opener will be extra special for Lyle Odelein

  11-10-2018 01:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Lyle Odelein will be at the Bell Centre Thursday night when the Canadiens honour their 1993 Stanley Cup championship team during a ceremony before their home opener against the Los Angeles Kings.
  Odelein’s presence will be even more of a miracle than the 10 overtime playoff wins the Canadiens had en route to winning their last Stanley Cup.
  On April 4, Odelein underwent a multi-organ transplant, replacing the aortic valve in his heart, his liver and kidneys, in a single surgery that took al
  
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• Quebecers support #MeToo movement, but have their doubts: poll

  11-10-2018 01:13 via montrealgazette.com
  A year after the start of the #MeToo movement, most Quebecers feel it is time for sexual misconduct to be denounced and punished, a survey conducted for radio station 98.5 FM and Actualité magazine suggests.
  But respondents also say they are not prepared to believe every accusation, many of them expressing concerns over those made on mainstream or social media or years after the fact.
  The #MeToo movement (#MoiAussi in Quebec) appeared on social media in 2017 when it was used by peopl
  
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• Home invasions trial: 'I was dragged downstairs,' former child hostage says

  11-10-2018 01:09 via montrealgazette.com
  A man the police believe was Septimus Neverson managed to slip away from them during a violent home invasion in Côte-des-Neiges nine years ago after a 10-year-old boy was used as a hostage during the robbery.
  The boy, who is 19 now, testified on Wednesday at the Montreal courthouse where Neverson, 56, faces 54 charges related to 13 home invasions carried out between 2006 and 2009 in Montreal and Laval. In the Côte-des-Neiges case, a home invasion carried out on De Nancy St. on July 1
  
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