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• What the Puck: Les Boys of October make Canadiens GM look like genius

  19-10-2018 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Do you believe in magic?
  Your Montreal Canadiens are second in the Eastern Conference, behind only the absurdly talented Toronto Maple Leafs. Dream the dream.
  Are we all high? Yes, we are — high on the Habs. The team is 4-1-1 after six games. Who predicted that kind of start? Precisely no one.
  I know it’s only October, that it’s only six games, but you have to be impressed by what you’ve seen so far. It’s not just that they’re winning, it’s how they&rsqu
  
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• Dunlevy: Vegan Festival runs year-round chez nous

  19-10-2018 22:06 via montrealgazette.com
  I used to dream of white bread.
  And peanut butter with sugar. I don’t mean peanut butter with extra sugar sprinkled on top — that’s gross. I mean what most people consider normal peanut butter: Kraft, Skippy, Jiffy. We used to scoop our peanut butter — which consisted of plain, crushed peanuts — out of a bulk bin at the health food store.
  Speaking of Kraft, processed cheese slices seemed exotic to my impressionable child mind. Basically, anything normal seemed exoti
  
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• Charles Taylor on religious garb ban: 'Dangerous, appalling, divisive'

  19-10-2018 21:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Charles Taylor, co-author of a report cited by Premier François Legault to justify a partial ban on religious symbols, is speaking out against the plan.
  Legault says that as part of his vision for a secular state, he will bring in a law forbidding judges, Crown prosecutors, police officers, prison guards and teachers from wearing symbols such as the Muslim hijab, Jewish kippah and Sikh turban at work.
  In its 2008 findings, the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on religious accommodation said tea
  
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• 'Dangerous, appalling, divisive, destructive' – Charles Taylor on the CAQ's religious symbols plan

  19-10-2018 18:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Charles Taylor, one of the authors of a report often cited by Premier François Legault to justify a partial ban on religious symbols, is speaking out against the plan.
  Legault says that as part of his vision for a secular state, he will bring in a law forbidding judges, Crown prosecutors, police officers, prison guards and teachers from wearing symbols such as the Muslim hijab, Jewish kippah and Sikh turban while at work.
  In its 2008 findings, the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on c
  
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• Legault sticks to plan on religious symbols despite Taylor's view

  19-10-2018 18:48 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Despite the criticism of one of the Bouchard-Taylor report’s authors, Premier François Legault says the majority of Quebecers back his government’s plan to ban religious symbols for some authority figures.
  Legault said Charles Taylor has the right to change his mind about the report he signed in 2008 but things have evolved considerably since then. Taylor’s view is the opinion of one man.
  “We have to realize after the tabling of this report, support
  
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• Macpherson: Quebec Liberals need less Taillefer, more Ciccone

  19-10-2018 18:33 via montrealgazette.com
  You would think that the Quebec Liberal Party’s worst election defeat since 1976, in terms of its share of the seats in the National Assembly, would humble the chair of its campaign. You don’t know Alexandre Taillefer.
  Since the Oct. 1 election, Landslide Taillefer has not only floated his name as a possible candidate to lead the party, but also offered his advice on how it can recover from the disaster over which he presided.
  He even upstaged the Liberal MNAs who, unlike Taillefer,
  
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• Opinion: It's not too late to reduce the REM's impact on T.M.R.

  19-10-2018 18:27 via montrealgazette.com
  As The Montreal Gazette reported on Oct. 13, residents of the Town of Mount Royal are increasingly concerned about the impact on their community of the REM transit system as it is now proposed.
  We are hugely frustrated by the indifference to our concerns shown by CDPQ Infra, the subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec which is developing the REM. This is supposed to be a public agency, serving the public good, yet it is riding roughshod over the well-being of
  
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• Wine: Montrealers are about to get a taste of private import

  19-10-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s tasting season once again. La Grande Dégustation de Montréal, the city’s biggest consumer wine and alcohol tasting, will be held Nov. 2 and 3 at Place Bonaventure, but first up is Le Salon des vins d’importation privée, Oct. 27 and 28 at Marché Bonsecours.While La Grande Dégustation highlights mostly SAQ wines, and has a large selection of booze as well (Italy and gin are featured themes this year), Le Salon — organized by the
  
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• So what are the chances you'll win the $60M Lotto Max jackpot?

  19-10-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  With odds of 28,633,528 to one, the chance of winning the Lotto Max jackpot on any Friday remains a long shot.
  However, the $60-million main prize — along with 53 individual prizes of $1 million — makes tonight’s draw a record breaker.
  As of Friday morning, more than 2 million tickets for tonight’s draw had been sold — about one out of every five of them in Quebec, Loto-Québec said.
  The $113 million of prize money in play is the largest in the the lotter
  
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• Plekanec a role model for CH young guns | HI/O Bonus

  19-10-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, Sportsnet’s Eric Engels and host Adam Susser — weigh in on Tomas Plekanec’s mentoring role. 
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Oct. 19, 2018

  19-10-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $15
  Corbières 2016, Château du Grand Caumont, France red, $12.65, SAQ # 316620. Hadn’t tasted this since it made my under-$15 red wine guide back in 2016. And it’s still a great bargain. Simple and straightforward, with floral and fruit aromatics. The fruit is ripe, but doesn’t fall into overripeness. Tannins are there, just enough to structu
  
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• Weekend traffic: Some closures to navigate, but the worst is yet to come

  19-10-2018 17:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Navigating the Turcot Interchange will be difficult this weekend, though Transport Quebec is warning that things will be much more difficult in November, when the Turcot will be closed for five days.
  Here’s what will be closed from the night of Oct. 19 through the morning of Monday, Oct. 22:
  Turcot Interchange
  The Highway 15 North ramp, coming from the Champlain Bridge, to Highway 20 West, toward Dorval, will be closed completely.
  The Highway 15 South ramp to Highway 20 West will also be c
  
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• Iron Chef Canada appearance 'a childhood dream' for Jonathan Cheung

  19-10-2018 17:53 via montrealgazette.com
  In cooking school and as a young cook in Vancouver, Jonathan Cheung used to watch the original Japanese version of Iron Chef on television “religiously.” The show featured guest chefs who challenged resident Iron Chefs in a timed cooking battle in which they cooked a multi-course meal around a secret ingredient that had to be incorporated into each dish: no notice, no time to plan.
  Dubbed or subtitled into English, the show was kind of over-the-top and a bit campy, with cooks battlin
  
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• Buchignani: Lewis Hamilton looks to lasso 5th F1 title in Texas

  19-10-2018 17:53 via montrealgazette.com
  So here we are, calculator in hand already.
  Formula One returns to the track this weekend at the U.S. Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton can secure his fifth drivers’ championship with three races to spare.
  There are various ways he can do it, but the magic number is eight.
  In other words, Hamilton will be crowned if he finishes eight points clear of title rival Sebastian Vettel when the checkered flag is waved in Austin, Tex., on Sunday.
  That means if Hamilton wins, for example, Vettel must
  
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• The Right Chemistry: My relationship with Alexa

  19-10-2018 17:48 via montrealgazette.com
  I opened my eyes this morning and asked Alexa to tell me the news, which she promptly did. She wasn’t in my bed, in fact, she wasn’t even in the bedroom. Despite having no ears, she heard me. Her response was loud and clear, even though she has no mouth. In fact, she doesn’t even really have a body. Alexa’s voice comes from a small cylinder, and she is described by her developers as an “intelligent personal assistant.”
  Who were her developers, and when did she
  
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• Sentencing in Quebec City mosque massacre has been delayed

  19-10-2018 17:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Superior Court Justice François Huot held a hearing Friday to advise the Crown and the defence he will need more time than expected to render sentence on Alexandre Bissonnette.
  Bissonnette pleaded guilty last March to six counts of first degree murder in the wake of an attack on a Quebec City mosque on Jan. 29, 2017.
  The judge told the lawyers he is unable to pass sentence at this point because of two “concerns.”
  Huot said he had questions on article 15 of the Canadian Charter
  
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• Krispy Kreme is coming to Montreal and it's time to evaluate our choices

  19-10-2018 16:59 via montrealgazette.com
  We’re not saying these things are related, but it’s Evaluate Your Life Day, and Krispy Kreme is poised to open a downtown Montreal location.
  Here’s the place to line up (we know Montrealers love to line up): 375 Ste-Catherine St. W. Don’t head out just yet, though — the store has not confirmed an opening date.
  If you need a sugary fix before then, there are two other locations in the province — one in Greenfield Park, the other in Quebec City. 
  If this is
  
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• While you were sleeping: Cops called on rando housecleaners, and a post-Pacioretty update

  19-10-2018 13:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are a few things you might have missed while you were sleeping.
  Fair trade deal: It’s still very early in the season, but so far it looks like Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made a good trade when he dealt former captain Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights. In his first seven games with the Golden Knights, Pacioretty has only one goal, no assists and is minus-3. After advancing to the Stanley Cup final last season as an expansion team, the Golden Knights are off to a 3-4-0 start th
  
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• Former ski coach should be acquitted of 7 sex offence convictions: Crown

  19-10-2018 13:44 via montrealgazette.com
  The Crown’s reply to an appeal launched by former national ski coach Bertrand Charest of his conviction last year on 37 sex-related offences involving teenage girls he instructed contains a rare concession.
  The document filed by a prosecutor this week at the Montreal branch of the Quebec Court of Appeal calls into question several of the decisions made in June 2017 by Quebec Court Judge Sylvain Lépine. It bluntly states that Charest should be acquitted on seven of the charges.
  The i
  
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• Shadow of the Tomb Raider the latest hit for Eidos Montréal

  19-10-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Producing video games is big business, but the way David Anfossi sees it, it’s also art.
  Anfossi is head of Eidos Montréal, one of the city’s leading video-game producers. Each title his company works on usually takes three to five years to develop and costs between $75 million and $100 million. Marketing the game costs another $30 million to $50 million. But it’s not just about dollars and cents, Anfossi said in an interview at Eidos’s headquarters on de Maisonneu
  
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• Montreal weather: Warmer, but still windy

  19-10-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  There’s a promise of some sun in the forecast today with double-digit temperatures.
  The forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate.
  Tonight: Becoming cloudy in the evening with a 60-per-cent chance of showers in the evening and overnight. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 10.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll fe
  
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• Montreal real estate: Growing demand in China for local properties

  19-10-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Realtors and other real estate professionals have been noticing an increase in the number of buyers from China in the past year or so. A new analysis released this month indicates these observations are not just anecdotal.
  It used to be that most non-resident buyers were coming from France or the United States. Now, they are more likely to come from China.
  A report from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) looking at sales this year (from January to August) found the number of ho
  
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• Disruptive renovations intended to push us out, Outremont tenants say

  19-10-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Residents of an Outremont apartment building say they believe disruptive renovations are intended to force them to move out, as their landlord looks to charge higher rents for renovated apartments.
  For more than two weeks, residents of 590 Outremont Ave. have had no heat in their apartments as their landlord, Swedish multinational Akelius, conducts renovations to more than a quarter of the apartments in the building.
  On Thursday, city inspectors ordered the company to stop work in
  
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• Allison Hanes: The Canadian connection to the Khashoggi murder

  19-10-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The details emerging about the disappearance and likely killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi grow more sickening by the day — and with them, the certainty that this was an assassination orchestrated at the highest levels of the Saudi regime.
  Surveillance footage shows a close aide to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul before Khashoggi arrived and leaving the country hours later laden with a bulky suitcase. This confidante of MBS, as the de
  
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• Book features Canadian black history not found in school text books

  19-10-2018 11:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Co-authors Akilah Newton and Tami Gabay didn’t have to look far afield to find groundbreaking black Canadians to write about in Big Dreamers: The Canadian Black History Activity Book for Kids Volume 1 (Bright Confetti Media Inc.).
  The West Island gave them the late Noble Gloria Leon Baylis, mother of Pierrefonds-Dollard MP Frank Baylis. She won the first human rights case in Quebec. And West Islander Yolande James was the first black female MNA in Quebec and Quebec’s first black cabi
  
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• Analysis: Legault vows to govern with human touch, but trouble looms

  19-10-2018 03:47 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — It may go down in history as the pen grab that almost toppled a minister.
  After interrupting their father Mathieu Lacombe’s swearing-in as Quebec’s new minister for families with a shout of “papa,” and a sprint up the carpeted floor of the red room, one of Lacombe’s two sons, Thomas, just had to have that pen.
  Not content to sit, in the lieutenant-governor’s lap no less, and watch his dad sign himself legally into cabinet, little Thomas had the
  
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• Watch: Customer No. 1 at Ste-Catherine St. SQDC cannabis store

  19-10-2018 03:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Hugo Senecal, a 39-year-old Montrealer who was at the head of that line at the SQDC site in downtown Montreal, said he wanted to be part of history in the making on Day 1 of legal recreational cannabis in Canada.
  Related
  Who was buying cannabis on Day 1 of legalization in Montreal?
  
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• Watch: Should you switch to a fixed-rate mortgage?

  19-10-2018 03:03 via montrealgazette.com
  With the Bank of Canada raising its key interest rate over the past year, homeowners with variable-rate mortgages may be thinking of switching to a fixed rate. BMO’s Omar Abouzaher outlines the pros and cons of both types of mortgages.
  
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• #ICYMI: Cannabis selfies, lineups and shortages, more news

  19-10-2018 02:39 via montrealgazette.com
  In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  The day after 10-17-18, there were still lineups outside of Société québécoise du cannabis outlets in Montreal. And there were predictions that there won’t be enough supply to meet demand for quite some time.
  People wait to get into the downtown Société québécoise du cannabis in Montreal on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, one day after the r
  
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• Woman gets 90 days for helping hide Côte-des-Neiges murderer

  19-10-2018 02:26 via montrealgazette.com
  A woman who helped her boyfriend deal drugs in Montreal while he hid in Ontario to avoid being arrested for a murder in Côte-des-Neiges was sentenced Thursday to a 90-day prison term.
  Akiva Shawanna James, 28, admitted earlier this year that she helped Oswald Wyke, 30, as he continued to sell drugs from Toronto while both knew he was under investigation for the murder of Afredo Olvin Paz, a man who had been shot from behind while Wyke was hosting a backyard party on Victoria St. in the C&o
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Max Pacioretty trade looking good so far for Habs

  19-10-2018 02:17 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s still very early in the season, but so far it looks like Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made a good trade when he dealt former captain Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights.
  In his first seven games with the Golden Knights, Pacioretty has only one goal, no assists and is minus-3. After advancing to the Stanley Cup final last season as an expansion team, the Golden Knights are off to a 3-4-0 start this season.
  The Canadiens are off to a 4-1-1 start thanks in large part to Tomas Tatar,
  
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• SQDC 'expects serious supply challenges' after cannabis sales boom

  19-10-2018 01:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebecers placed more than 42,500 orders for recreational cannabis on Wednesday, the first day of its legalization in Quebec.
  According to figures compiled by the Société québécoise du cannabis, more than 12,500 in-person transactions had been conducted within its stores Wednesday, while more than 30,000 had been made online.
  But in a statement issued on Thursday, the agency noted that “certain products are listed as unavailable on our website. Given the interes
  
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• Rosemont building housing art studios sold to real estate developers

  19-10-2018 01:07 via montrealgazette.com
  “We had 400 people working on this floor,” said Howard Shiff, 76, standing in the fourth floor hallway of the industrial loft building he just sold at 305 Bellechasse St. in Rosemont.
  He was talking about the good old days, when business was booming in the family garment business Shiff & Company, which closed in the late ’90s after nearly 70 years.
  The building, which has been in his family since 1948, was converted into lofts that for the past 20 years have been home to nu
  
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• Day 1 selfie factor probably boosted demand for cannabis, professor says

  19-10-2018 00:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Marketing professor Harold Simpkins was shocked to see the lineups outside the SQDC cannabis stores so early in the morning on Day 1 of legalization.
  No one could have predicted it, he said — not the Société québécoise du cannabis, not even him.
  “One of the most difficult things in business is predicting what initial sales would be,” said Simpkins, the Academic Director of the Marketing Co-op Program at Concordia University’s John Molson School
  
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• Watch: Teachers protest against Quebec government proposal to ban religious symbols

  19-10-2018 00:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Westmount High School teachers hold an early-morning protest against the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s plan to ban the wearing of religious symbols by public employees in the workplace, in Montreal Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
  
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• Analyze This: Habs' Tomas Tatar tearing it up in hot start to season

  19-10-2018 00:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Not only are the Canadiens winning, but they’re playing a sustainable brand of hockey that focuses on speed, work ethic and quick transitions through the neutral zone.
  Thanks to their relentless pressure, the Canadiens managed to control over 55 per cent of the shot attempts in their last four games and banked six of a possible eight points.
  There’s no debating this has been an ideal start to the season, especially considering the Canadiens were expected to finish in the basement of
  
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• Here are the 26 men and women in François Legault's first cabinet

  19-10-2018 00:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec Premier François Legault’s 26-member cabinet includes many political neophytes, several entrepreneurs, an Olympic medallist and a helicopter pilot. Here’s who will be around the table:François Legault
  PremierResponsible for youth issues and relations with anglophone QuebecersGeneviève Guilbault
  Deputy-premier, public security
  Since the Oct. 1 election, Guilbault has been a spokesperson for the CAQ’s transition to government. New to politics, Guil
  
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