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• 90-month sentence for man who blames porn for assault, home invasions

  09-11-2018 23:59 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who linked his early porn exposure to break-ins at three young women’s Montreal homes and the sexual assault of one was sentenced Friday to a prison term of more than seven years.
  On Dec, 23, 2015, Luis Dalberto Ventura Silverio, 38, broke into the home of the first victim and ordered her to undress while he threatened her with a knife. When it became clear that he was going to rape her, she handed him a condom and requested he wear it to protect her from sexually transmitted disease
  
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• Tenants will bear the brunt as C.D.N.-N.D.G. prepares city's biggest tax hike

  09-11-2018 22:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Tenants who can least afford it are expected to be among the hardest hit when property taxes rise in Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, the borough with the biggest average hike in the latest Montreal budget.
  “It will have a significant impact on tenants,” said Claire Abraham, an organizer at Project Genesis, a community group that helps people with low incomes in the Côte-des-Neiges part of the borough.
  The average property tax bill in C.D.N.-N.D.G. will ri
  
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• Not in 'panic mode,' Habs' Carey Price says, but won't face Knights

  09-11-2018 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  After Carey Price allowed six goals on 31 shots in Thursday night’s 6-5 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre, Canadiens head coach Claude Julien was asked what he could do to help the struggling goalie.
  “I think if anything he needs to feel that we’ve got his back — and we do,” Julien said. “We know how good he can be. At the same time, you do the things you have to do. You have a goalie coach that’s going to work with him and he needs
  
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• The Challenge of Peace exhibition at Victoria Hall resonates with students

  09-11-2018 21:24 via montrealgazette.com
  The New York Tribune front-page banner headline of Nov. 11, 1918 blared: “Germany Surrendered. World War Ended.”
  This is but one of scores of clips, battlefield artifacts and interpretative panels in War: Is It Over? The Challenge of Peace, a poignant exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War. It runs until Sunday at Victoria Hall.
  But while the armistice put an end to four years of battle that resulted in the deaths of millions&nb
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' $84M goalie Carey Price in dire need of help

  09-11-2018 21:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Habs management should think long and hard about trading Carey Price while there’s still a Carey Price debate.
  That’s the lede that popped into my head when I first woke this morning. A few hours later, I still agree that is the best course of action for Habs president Geoff Molson and his hockey lieutenant, Marc Bergevin.
  But now I’m focused on something else altogether, something far more important. Molson and Bergevin need to help this guy — now.
  Did you see the clip f
  
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• Remembrance Day: Parade, artillery and flyby to mark downtown ceremony

  09-11-2018 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Downtown Remembrance Day ceremonies on Sunday will disrupt traffic from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as a military parade, a 21-gun salute and a helicopter flyby also mark the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War.
  A perimeter formed by Robert-Bourassa Blvd. (formerly University St.), René-Lévesque Blvd., Metcalfe St. and Ste-Catherine St. will contain the ceremonies, which will take place at Place du Canada. A 21-gun salute will begin at 11 a.m. with a sing
  
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• Tomas Plekanec to retire from NHL after Canadiens place him on waivers

  09-11-2018 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Tomas Plekanec was a good soldier throughout his career with the Canadiens and he was a good soldier when his 17-year association with the organization ended.
  The Canadiens will place the 36-year-old centre on unconditional waivers Saturday for the purpose of terminating his contract.
  Plekanec had been practising with the Canadiens for the past three or four days and was preparing to return from a lower-back injury. But he sat down with Bergevin earlier this week and the result was what both par
  
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• Beyond the Plate with Montreal chef Emma Cardarelli

  09-11-2018 20:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The seventh instalment of Beyond the Plate looks at how local chef Emma Cardarelli rose through the kitchen scene amid a boys’ club and ended up blazing her own path.
  Check out Heidi Smalls’ full report, here.
  
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• Former Canadien Steve Bégin receives high school diploma at 40

  09-11-2018 20:16 via montrealgazette.com
  When it comes to NHL players, Steve Bégin was as tough as they come. But now the former Canadien was having a hard time holding back his tears. The reason: he finally received his high school graduation diploma — at age 40.
  Don’t miss Stu Cowan’s full report, here.
  
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• Child luring: Longueuil man accepts long-term offender designation

  09-11-2018 19:46 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who has been convicted twice of having trolled Facebook looking for young teenage girls he could possibly extort for sex agrees that he should be declared a long-term offender.
  The designation would mean that Philippe Truchon, 38, of Longueuil, could have conditions imposed on him for years after he serves a prison term for having bullied and threatened five girls he approached through social media. Quebec Court Judge Flavia Longo will decide on Nov. 19 whether she agrees with a joint reco
  
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• Pinel Institute cuts 37 socio-therapist jobs, adds nurses, security

  09-11-2018 19:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s Philippe-Pinel Institute has abolished 37 posts held by socio-therapists, who are tasked with the re-education and rehabilitation of patients.
  The union representing the psychiatric hospital’s 700 employees — 200 of them socio-therapists — warned last week they had heard that the cuts were coming, and received confirmation late Thursday that the jobs would be eliminated.
  The reductions mean that on weekdays the number of socio-therapists will drop from three to
  
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• Montreal budget: The highlights you need to know

  09-11-2018 19:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal property taxes are going up next year, though not by as much as last time, while most businesses will see a drop in taxes thanks to a change in how non-residential building owners are charged.
  And, of course, more money is being poured into repairs to roads and water infrastructure.
  Ready our full report, by Andy Riga.
  
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• Montreal budget: Plante mends fences with merchants, reassures homeowners

  09-11-2018 19:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor Valérie Plante’s first budget 10 months ago was an easy act to follow.
  On Thursday, the Plante administration tabled a second budget that seeks to mend fences with merchants and reassure homeowners dismayed by its previous effort, which raised residential property taxes in 2018 by 3.3 per cent.
  Residential property tax bills will rise next year by an average of 1.7 per cent under the $5.7-billion budget — about the projected inflation rate — while taxes o
  
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• Buchignani: My picks for Top 3 drivers of the Formula One season

  09-11-2018 18:25 via montrealgazette.com
  So it’s done. Lewis Hamilton has pocketed his fifth Formula One drivers’ title with two races to spare.
  Good for him. Less good for the rest of us. I mean, will you even bother with the PVR?
  Sure, the constructors’ championship remains to be settled but, truth is, that prize has always meant more to the teams than to the fans.
  For the record, Mercedes leads Ferrari by 55 points, so the red cars must outscore their silver rivals by 13 this weekend in Brazil to take the fight to
  
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• Montreal Canadiens putting Tomas Plekanec on waivers

  09-11-2018 18:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced Friday that veteran centre Tomas Plekanec will be placed on unconditional waivers at noon Saturday for the purpose of terminating his contract.
  Bergevin signed the 36-year-old Plekanec to a one-year, US$3.5-million contract this summer after dealing him to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL trade deadline last season along with Kyle Baun in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Vinat Valiev and a second-round pick at this year’s NHL Draft.
  Plekanec ha
  
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• Île-des-Soeurs bridge to open to traffic on Nov. 12

  09-11-2018 18:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Thanking Île-des-Soeurs residents for their patience in the wake of three years of construction on the new Champlain Bridge, federal Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on Friday that the new Île-des-Soeurs Bridge linking to Montreal will officially open to traffic in both directions on Monday, November 12, 2 by 5 a.m.
  The span has four traffic lanes in each direction and a multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists that will
  
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• Wine: Costières de Nîmes is a bridge between two worlds

  09-11-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  European regions and appellations can be confusing, even for those with in-depth knowledge of wine. 
  In short, a region is a territory that groups together a number of vineyards. In theory, the wines within a region share a similar taste profile, though some regions are so large that this is not the case.Within a region are appellations. A European wine appellation groups together vineyards with similar soils and climates, and which grow the same grape varieties. In theory, this should give
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Nov. 9, 2018

  09-11-2018 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
  Ventoux 2017, La Vieille Ferme, France red, $13, SAQ # 263640. I was surprised how much I liked the most recent vintage. Fresh and juicy, with that typical Ventoux sweet fruit, although the wine is completely dry. Finessed tannin and florals. This is almost more Provence than Rhône. Good deal as well. Residual sugar: 2.3 g/L. Grape varieties: grenache, syrah, mou
  
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• Union leader reacts to Bombardier layoffs

  09-11-2018 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
  David Chartrand, Quebec co-ordinator for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, reacts to news that Bombardier plans to lay off 5,000 employees — 2,500 of them in Quebec.
  Read our story here.
  
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• Macpherson: Justin Trudeau's 'ni-ni' position on the CAQ hijab ban

  09-11-2018 17:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The cover of the December edition of L’actualité magazine is as dramatic as its subject. Justin Trudeau poses in close-up in a dark suit and tie against a dark background. The caption describes the prime minister as “preparing for battle” in next year’s general election. In white letters boldly contrasting with the background, it quotes him saying defiantly, “I’ve chosen my side.”
  That quotation from the magazine’s interview with Trudeau ref
  
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• Theatre: Porte Parole reminds us polarization goes beyond Trump

  09-11-2018 17:31 via montrealgazette.com
  In the spring of 2016, during the Republican primaries in the U.S., Annabel Soutar found herself at once distressed and fascinated by the campaign of party candidate Donald Trump.
  Soutar, the artistic director of Montreal documentary theatre company Porte Parole — which gave us the 2016 smash hit J’aime Hydro — was intrigued by how Trump was tapping into white male anger, and by the fact that no one seemed to be taking him seriously.
  She called Brett Watson, an actor and f
  
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• The Right Chemistry: The apple as symbol of discovery

  09-11-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Science is all about coming to the right conclusion based on an observation, often a challenging process. One might observe that whenever roosters crow, the sun comes up. If someone were uneducated, it might be tempting to conclude that the crowing is responsible for the effect. But we know that roosters do not make the sun come up, and the conclusion that they do would be wrong, even though it is based on an accurate observation.
  Perhaps the most famous case of an observation leading to a corre
  
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• Will Montreal have 'most expensive composting plants in this universe'?

  09-11-2018 17:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s 2019-2021 capital spending program appears to confirm the city will have what a whistleblower warned this summer would be the “most expensive composting plants in this universe.”
  The latest municipal capital works program, unveiled by Mayor Valérie Plante on Thursday, shows the combined price of the decade-old project to design, build and maintain five organic waste treatment centres on the island has ballooned to $589 million.
  The latest figure is up by
  
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• How to get around Montreal while the Turcot is dismantled

  09-11-2018 15:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Train service will be free Friday, Nov. 9 and Monday, Nov. 12 on the Vaudreuil-Hudson and Candiac lines, with 14 additional off-peak departures added to the Vaudreuil line with stops at Dorval, Vendôme and Lucien L’Allier only.
  There will be 200 parking spaces reserved for people to take the train at the Jardins Dorval shopping centre.
  On the South Shore, free shuttle bus service will be provided between the Châteauguay terminus and the Ste-Catherine station of the Candiac lin
  
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• While you were sleeping: Free trains, Habs derailed, and an Uber oops

  09-11-2018 15:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s what happened while you were losing sleep over how to get to work:
  Transport Quebec is warning Montrealers to steer clear of “unprecedented” closures in the Turcot Interchange today through Monday.
  That means public transit may be the best way to get to work, and to that end transit authorities have taken a series of measures to help smoothen the ride.
  They include adding 14 trains during off-peak hours on the Vaudreuil-Hudson line, though these extra trains ar
  
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• Ringleader of Montreal 'grandparent scam' granted day parole

  09-11-2018 14:21 via montrealgazette.com
  The leader of a group of fraud artists who scammed elderly people collectively out of roughly half a million dollars through a so-called grandparent scam has been granted day parole.
  Patrick Dinucci, 34, was arrested in Italy in 2016 when the Montreal police arrested more than 20 people in the greater Montreal area as part of an investigation dubbed Project Foyer. The fraudsters would call elderly people and pretended to be related to them, posing as their grandchild, niece or nephew. Once they
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'I wasn't very good,' Price says

  09-11-2018 13:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Carey Price was a man of few words Thursday night, but he didn’t need many words to sum up the Canadiens’ 6-5 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
  “Let’s cut the chase, I wasn’t very good,” Price said to kick off a post-game scrum that lasted 56 seconds.
  Price, who is trying to bounce back from the worst season of his career, has given up at least four goals in each of his last four starts and his numbers aren’t very good. After Thursday’s debacle,
  
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• We’ll help laid off Bombardier workers find jobs, Legault says

  09-11-2018 13:25 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — News that Bombardier is slashing 5,000 jobs — including 2,500 in Quebec — as part of a restructuring plan landed with a thud Thursday, sparking anger from workers and calls for action by opposition politicians.
  Arriving for a meeting with Saguenay Mayor Josée Néron, Quebec Premier François Legault said he has spoken to both the president of Bombardier and the head of the union.
  “It’s a sad day, but I assured both we will do everything p
  
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• CAE the jet trainer is now worth more than Bombardier, the jet maker

  09-11-2018 13:24 via montrealgazette.com
  CAE Inc. the Montreal-based company that’s been training pilots to fly jets made by Bombardier Inc. and other manufacturers for years, is now worth more than Bombardier itself.
  CAE agreed to buy Bombardier’s training program for an enterprise value of $645 million, bringing in-house a team that already shares space in CAE’s Montreal and Dallas offices.
  CAE shares jumped 1.1 per cent on the news, giving it a market value of $6.44 billion. Bombardier went the other way, plunging
  
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• Montreal weather: Cool and wet

  09-11-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The grey weather continues today and tomorrow.
  Environment Canada is calling for increasing cloudiness today with rain beginning in the afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h near noon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low.
  Tonight: Rain at times mixed with snow. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 before morning. Low plus 1 with temperature rising to plus 5 by morning.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with&n
  
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• Kelly: Baruchel memoir a love letter to the Habs and St-Hubert chicken

  09-11-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I loved almost everything about Jay Baruchel’s memoir Born Into It: A Fan’s Life, which was just published by HarperCollins Canada. How could I not dig a book about an N.D.G. guy obsessed not only with the Montreal Canadiens but with all of the mythic baggage around the team? What the puck is not to like?
  But I have one bone to pick with my old pal, pun intended. He sings the praises of ordering St-Hubert chicken while watching the Canadiens on TV and that’s just sacrilege comi
  
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• Remembrance Day ceremony at Pointe-Claire's National Field of Honour

  09-11-2018 11:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Beaconsfield will hold a Remembrance Day ceremony this Saturday at Heroes Park.
  The ceremony, which begins at 10:30 a.m., will commemorate and honour the contribution of Canadian veterans and all those who served their country.
  Heroes Park is located at 288 Beaconsfield Blvd., across from Centennial Park.
  “Residents are invited to wear a poppy, the symbol associated with the memory of those who died at war to defend the freedom that we enjoy today.”
  A Remembrance Day cere
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Sabres win Bell Centre shootout 6-5 in overtime

  09-11-2018 06:07 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:
  Remember when kids used to actually play road hockey and sometimes the No. 1 rule was: Last goal wins?
  Or, as longtime Montreal radio personality Ted Bird tweeted: “This is like one of those road hockey
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'Let's cut the chase, I wasn't very good,' Price says

  09-11-2018 05:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Carey Price was a man of few words Thursday night, but he didn’t need many words to sum up the Canadiens’ 6-5 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
  “Let’s cut the chase, I wasn’t very good,” Price said to kick off a post-game scrum that lasted 56 seconds.
  Price, who is trying to bounce back from the worst season of his career, has given up at least four goals in each of his last four starts and his numbers aren’t very good. After Thursday’s debacle,
  
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• About last night … Buffalo wins 6-5 in OT

  09-11-2018 05:12 via montrealgazette.com
  For the first time this season, the Canadiens have lost consecutive games.
  Not for the first time this season, their $10-million goaltender looked less than All-World.
  Yes, the overtime winner was a laser.
  But it was a stoppable laser.
  Carey Price was set. He had the angle correctly covered.
  And Bobby Orr … uh, I mean Rasmus Ristolainen beat Price glove-side to win the game.
  It was the first time Price has given up six goals this season. And they came on 31 shots.
  I’ll leave it to t
  
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• Habs show moxie by battling back all night, but fall 6-5 in OT to Sabres

  09-11-2018 04:43 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens gave new meaning to the term bounce-back game Thursday night at the Bell Centre.
  Montreal battled back from a one-goal deficit four times as they took the Buffalo Sabres to overtime, but the Sabres left town with a 6-5 win when Rasmus Ristolainen scored at 1:38 of the 3-on-3 overtime. The loss marked the first time this season the Canadiens have suffered two consecutive defeats.
  This was a forgettable night for the goaltenders. Carey Price, who has given up at least four goals in e
  
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• Through traffic: Mixed reactions at meeting on Mount Royal survey

  09-11-2018 04:39 via montrealgazette.com
  It was only a few minutes into the presentation that the already impatient crowd boiled over with sarcastic laughs and light heckling.
  “I understand it’s a subject that brings up a lot of emotions,” the moderator interjected, speaking up to calm the room. “But please, let the presenter finish.”
  The crowd had gathered in downtown Montreal Thursday night to hear the Office de consultation publique de Montréal’s early findings on the controv
  
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• Liveblog: Buffalo wins 6-5 in OT

  09-11-2018 04:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Rasmus Ristolainen was the OT hero.
  Jeff Skinner tied this crazy game up at 5-5 early in the third period.
  Nicolas Deslauriers finally gave the Canadiens a lead with a spectacular shorty,  late in the second period.
  Skinner scored from the dot 5:34 into the second to make it 4-3. Five minutes later, Max Domi fed Tomas Tatar to complete a 2-on-1 and tie the game.
  In the first period, the Canadiens squandered an early two-man advantage, and then Vladimir Sobotka completed a 2-on-1 rush t
  
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• Ste-Catherine upgrade, bike paths, Blue Line among capital works projects

  09-11-2018 04:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Giving Ste-Catherine St. a new look, developing a network of express bike paths, extending the métro’s Blue Line: Those are just a few of the major projects the city is budgeting for in the next three years.
  In addition to tabling its operating budget for 2019 on Thursday, the Valérie Plante administration unveiled its $6.5-billion capital works program for 2019-21, outlining its spending plans for projects like roadwork, water mains, sewers, parks, bike paths and s
  
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• #ICYMI: Bombardier cuts, Montreal budget, more news

  09-11-2018 03:39 via montrealgazette.com
  In Case You Missed It (#ICYMI) is a daily feature highlighting news in and around Montreal.
  News that Bombardier is slashing 5,000 jobs — including 2,500 in Quebec — as part of a restructuring plan landed with a thud Thursday, sparking anger from workers and calls for action by opposition politicians.
  René Bruemmer files this report: Bombardier slashing 5,000 jobs, 2,500 in Quebec
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  Giving Ste-Catherine St. a new look, developing a network of express bike
  
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• Hate crimes continue in Montreal, but wheels of justice are advancing

  09-11-2018 01:56 via montrealgazette.com
  So far this year, the No. 1 target of hate crimes in Montreal has been the Jewish community, receiving death threats online and swastikas on school buildings.
  Last year it was Muslims.
  But while the target may fluctuate, the overall numbers have remained steady over the last two years, says the head of the Montreal Police Hate Crimes Unit, with disturbing peaks after high-profile incidents like the Quebec City Mosque shooting and the Oct. 27 massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
  The one bright
  
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• Weekend traffic: 'Unprecedented' Turcot Interchange closures

  09-11-2018 01:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Transport Quebec is warning this weekend will see “unprecedented” closures in the Turcot Interchange, including on Monday. Here’s what you need to know about the worse-than-usual road closings in Montreal, from Nov. 9-13:
  Turcot Interchange:
  The access for Highway 20 West from the Ville Marie will be closed starting Thursday at 11:59 p.m. until Tuesday at 5 a.m.
  The Ville-Marie access from Highway 20 will be closed Friday at 10:30 p.m. until Tuesday at 5 a.m.
  Highway
  
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• City's organic waste centres delayed as price balloons to $589 million

  09-11-2018 01:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s 2019-2021 capital spending program appears to confirm the city will have what a whistleblower warned this summer would be the “most expensive composting plants in this universe.”
  The latest municipal capital works program, unveiled by Mayor Valérie Plante on Thursday, shows the combined price of the decade-old project to design, build and maintain five organic waste treatment centres on the island has ballooned to $589 million.
  The latest figure is up by
  
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• Bombardier slashing 5,000 jobs, 2,500 in Quebec

  09-11-2018 00:56 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — News that Bombardier is slashing 5,000 jobs — including 2,500 in Quebec — as part of a restructuring plan landed with a thud Thursday, sparking anger from workers and calls for action by opposition politicians.
  Arriving for a meeting with Saguenay Mayor Josée Néron, Quebec Premier François Legault said he has spoken to both the president of Bombardier and the head of the union.
  “It’s a sad day, but I assured both we will do everything p
  
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