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• Quebec announces investment in early childhood education

  12-06-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec’s Liberal government is investing in the province’s youngest learner. The plan is to give money to daycares and add 100 new pre-kindergarten classes for four year olds. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, low-income families will benefit most.
  
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• Jacques Cartier Bridge to light up in repeat ceremony

  12-06-2017 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Denis Coderre is living up to his promise of holding a repeat of Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge-lighting ceremony. But as Global’s Sarah Volstad reports, not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.
  
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• Activists want clarification on new calèche rules

  12-06-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Denis Coderre was expected to table new guidelines Monday night for Montreal’s controversial calèche industry. But as Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports, critics are calling it a smokescreen and want to know why a report commissioned by the city on horse-drawn carriages has not been made public.
  
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• Quebec Inuit village searches for answers after 4 violent deaths

  12-06-2017 23:12 via cbc.ca
  
  A weekend drinking session that ended with a series of deadly stabbings and a fatal police shooting has ​renewed the resolve of a remote Inuit community to deal with substance abuse.
  
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• Quebec re-invests in daycare and kindergarten

  12-06-2017 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Couillard government is investing in some of Quebec's youngest learners, giving money to day cares and kindergartens. The move targets low-income families.
  
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• P.K. Subban haters come out in full force after Predators loss

  12-06-2017 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As soon as the Penguins won the Stanley Cup Sunday night on the back of a garbage fluke of a goal from Patric Hornqvist, I knew it was only a matter of time before the made-in-Quebec P.K. hating roared back into action.
  Sadly, I was right.
  Social media was an ugly place to be Monday for people like me who are P.K. Subban fans and think that Marc Bergevin made a huge mistake shipping the Norris Trophy-winning defenceman to Nashville last year in return for Shea Weber.
  On Sunday night, I tweeted t
  
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• Climate change researchers cancel expedition because of climate change

  12-06-2017 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A team of scientists had to abandon an expedition from Quebec City to Churchill, Man., on Sunday because of hazardous ice conditions caused by climate change.
  
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• Plan for Montreal's 'Old Port of Tomorrow' unveiled

  12-06-2017 21:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The “Old Port of Tomorrow” will include two hotels, a six-kilometre circuit, open green spaces, steps down to the water in several places and a lookout on top of Silo No. 5, all to give Montrealers — and tourists — better access to the river.
  This master plan, at a cost of $175 million for the public infrastructure alone, is open to public consultations this week.
  But who will pay for the project, to begin in late 2019 and carry on for 10 to 15 years, remains to be determ
  
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• Judge acquits 3 of 4 Trois-Rivières police officers charged with beating robbery suspect

  12-06-2017 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Barbara Provencher, Dominic Pronovost and Marc-André St-Amand were found not guilty of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and obstructing justice in the arrest of Alexis Vadeboncoeur on Feb. 2, 2013.
  
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• SQ doesn't take Indigenous drug problems seriously, Innu chief says

  12-06-2017 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The drug problem in Innu communities is not a priority for Quebec provincial police and that is leaving residents there feeling vulnerable, said the chief of one such community on the North Shore.
  
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• 'He caused the death of a human being': Jean-Philippe Tremblay's lawyer says he is not looking for acquittal

  12-06-2017 20:55 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As many Montrealers might already know it is tough to get a hotel room during Grand Prix weekend.
  The Formula One race draws many tourists from around the world and, a jury in a murder trial was informed on Monday, its popularity caused a delay in a murder trial.
  Superior Court Justice Sophie Bourque mentioned this to the jury hearing the trial of Jean-Philippe Tremblay (accused of murdering Montrealer Pina Rizzi) while explaining why they were not required to sit for the past two weeks.
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• Fist bump with police officer during Grand Prix weekend goes viral

  12-06-2017 20:55 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A friendly moment between a modified car enthusiast and a Montreal police officer over Grand Prix weekend is being shared widely on social media for illustrating how law enforcement and custom car fans can get along.
  South Shore resident Andrew Vespoli captured the fist bump between a police officer and his friend Guillaume Joly Saturday morning on Ste-Catherine St. at the corner of Drummond St. 
  Vespoli told the Montreal Gazette that every Grand Prix weekend he gathers 20-30 modified car f
  
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• New federal law in the works that would limit police spying on journalists

  12-06-2017 20:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal legislation, that could become law by the end of the summer, will make it more difficult for police to place journalists under surveillance.
  
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• New York artist's masterpiece depicts Quebec's shaping of Canada

  12-06-2017 19:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  On Saturday evening, some lucky New Yorkers attended a sneak preview of the latest work by figurative painter Adam Miller — a new masterpiece in the style of the Old Masters that is sure to become a lightning rod for debate in Quebec’s political, academic and artistic communities when it comes to Montreal this fall.
  The piece, titled simply “Quebec,” was privately commissioned by Salvatore Guerrera, a Montreal patron of the arts who wanted to mark Canada’s 150th and
  
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• Hydro-Quebec names HQ after former Quebec premier Jean Lesage

  12-06-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hydro-Quebec is naming their headquarters after former Quebec premier Jean Lesage.
  
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• Construction on St-Jean Boulevard causing commuter headaches and delays

  12-06-2017 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mon, Jun 12: West Island commuters have been slowed by roadwork taking place on St-Jean Boulevard. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• St-Jean Boulevard undergoing major roadwork in DDO

  12-06-2017 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Road work on St-Jean Boulevard is confusing some drivers and adding to commuter headaches.
  
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• Decoding Quebec by Adam Miller: Who's in the oil painting?

  12-06-2017 19:22 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Adam Miller’s Quebec, an oil-on-canvas painting in the style of the Old Masters, features characters from the province’s founding all the way to figures from present-day Quebec.
  For those who need a history lesson, here is an annotated version of the painting, which is inspired by the 1770 painting by Benjamin West titled The Death of General Wolfe. 1. The Battle Of Long Sault2. Lionel Groulx3. The death of General Wolfe4. The death of Montcalm5. Pox infected blankets6. Les Fill
  
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• Three cops acquitted after controversial Trois-Rivières arrest

  12-06-2017 19:05 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Three of the four police officers who faced criminal charges in the wake of a videotaped arrest four years ago of an armed robbery suspect that went viral on the internet have been acquitted of all charges against them. The fourth, Kaven Deslauriers, was convicted on one count of assault.
  The Crown filed charges against the four Trois-Rivières police officers based on the violence of their arrest of suspect Alexis Vadeboncoeur as well what the prosecution contended was the falsification o
  
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• Northern Quebec stabbings: victims, suspect identified by coroner's office

  12-06-2017 18:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  AKULIVIK, Que. — The provincial coroner’s office has formally identified the victims in a triple slaying in northern Quebec over the weekend.
  The deceased are Eli Qinuajuak, 32, Lucassie Anautak, 36, and Putulik Anautak, 12.
  The coroner also identified the suspect shot and killed by Kativik Regional Police in Akulivik as Illutak Anautak, 19.
  The province’s independent investigations bureau said today its investigators have returned from Akulivik, a town of just more than 600 re
  
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• Government supports Bombardier in trade dispute: Freeland

  12-06-2017 18:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s support for Bombardier in its trade dispute with Boeing during a visit to Montreal on Monday.
  Bombardier is currently under investigation by the United States International Trade Commission, after Boeing complained that the Montreal-based aircraft maker took advantage of government subsidies in Canada to price its planes below cost in an effort to gain market share in the U.S.
  Boeing, which has also complained U.S. Depa
  
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• Akulivik woman remembers 'nice little boy' slain in Saturday night stabbings

  12-06-2017 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Neighbour Niali Aliqu remembers the young boy who was stabbed to death Saturday in Akulivik, Que., as a sweet and polite child.
  
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• Montreal joins UNAIDS program to eradicate disease by 2030

  12-06-2017 18:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal will be the first Canadian city to join the UNAIDS Paris declaration committed to eradicating the AIDS epidemic worldwide by 2030, Mayor Denis Coderre announced Monday.
  It’s estimated that in Quebec roughly 20,000 individuals are HIV-positive or suffering from AIDS. Of that number, roughly 20 to 25 per cent do not know they are infected, said Réjean Thomas, president and founder of the Actuel medical clinic.
  In signing on to the Paris declaration, known as the “Politi
  
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• Montreal stabbing victim giving back to hospital staff who saved her life

  12-06-2017 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  After being attacked last winter, Smadar Brandes is giving back to the hospital staff that saved her life.
  
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• Ottawa to sign deal to create 40,000 new child-care spaces as Quebec keeps negotiating

  12-06-2017 18:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will lay out its plan today to create 40,000 new child-care spaces over the next 11 years. The plan is expected to focus on helping families in need that face greater than normal barriers when trying to access child care.
  
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• 'By popular demand,' Montreal to hold 2nd Jacques Cartier Bridge light show - CBC.ca

  12-06-2017 18:03 via cbc.ca
  
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  'By popular demand,' Montreal to hold 2nd Jacques Cartier Bridge light show
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  If your viewing experience of the highly anticipated (or much maligned, depending on your perspective) lighting of the Jacques Cartier Bridge was ruined by a noisy protest, fear not, for you will have a chance to watch it again, presumably in peace ...
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• After years of uncertainty, Montreal's oldest stable to come down this week - CBC.ca

  12-06-2017 17:58 via cbc.ca
  
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  After years of uncertainty, Montreal's oldest stable to come down this week
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  A foundation that has been fighting for years to save Montreal's oldest horse stable now says the best way to preserve this piece of history in a booming, everchanging Griffintown is by building it anew. The Griffintown Horse Palace is set to be ...
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• After years of uncertainty, Montreal's oldest stable to come down this ... - CBC.ca

  12-06-2017 17:58 via cbc.ca
  
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  After years of uncertainty, Montreal's oldest stable to come down this ...
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  The Griffintown Horse Palace, one of Montreal's last horse stables, is getting torn down this week. But the foundation that's fought to save the 165-year-old ...
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• Jacques Cartier Bridge-lighting ceremony repeat planned for June 25

  12-06-2017 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you missed the inaugural ceremony of the lighting of the Jacques Cartier Bridge last May, you can catch a repeat performance on June 25.
  
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• 'By popular demand,' Montreal to hold 2nd Jacques Cartier Bridge light show next week

  12-06-2017 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  If your viewing experience of the highly anticipated (or much maligned, depending on your perspective) lighting of the Jacques Cartier Bridge was ruined by a noisy protest, fear not, for you will have a chance to watch it in peace.
  
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• 'By popular demand,' Montreal to hold 2nd Jacques Cartier Bridge light show

  12-06-2017 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  If your viewing experience of the highly anticipated (or much maligned, depending on your perspective) lighting of the Jacques Cartier Bridge was ruined by a noisy protest, fear not, for you will have a chance to watch it in peace.
  
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• Closing arguments begin in murder trial of Jean Philippe Tremblay

  12-06-2017 17:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As many Montrealers might already know it is tough to get a hotel room during Grand Prix weekend.
  The Formula One race draws many tourists from around the world and, a jury in a murder trial was informed on Monday, its popularity caused a delay in a murder trial.
  Superior Court Justice Sophie Bourque mentioned this to the jury hearing the trial of Jean-Philippe Tremblay (accused of murdering Montrealer Pina Rizzi) while explaining why they were not required to sit for the past two weeks.
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• With Stanley Cup playoffs over, is it time to stop talking about the Subban trade?

  12-06-2017 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The Pittsburgh Penguins woke up this morning as Stanley Cup champions, but somehow, in some people's minds, P.K. Subban was still the story.
  
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• Check out our interview with @andygrammer - he's in Montreal tonight for a great cause! btmontreal.ca/videos/andy-gr…

  12-06-2017 17:15
  Check out our interview with @andygrammer - he's in Montreal tonight for a great cause! btmontreal.ca/videos/andy-gr…
  
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• McGill engineering student in F1 fast lane with Renault internship

  12-06-2017 17:05 via montrealgazette.com
  
  McGill University student Félix Lamy wants to make it in Formula One, but not in a driver’s seat. Instead, the 22-year-old hopes to become an engineer on an F1 team.
  Last year, the 22-year-old from Gatineau became the first Canadian to earn a one-year internship with the Infiniti Engineering Academy, splitting time between the Infiniti Technical Centre in Europe and the Renault Sport F1 team. Seven engineering students earn a spot in the academy, which is in its fourth year, through
  
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• After years of uncertainty, Montreal's oldest stable to come down this week

  12-06-2017 16:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The Griffintown Horse Palace, one of Montreal's last horse stables, is getting torn down this week. But the foundation that's fought to save the 165-year-old structure is planning a makeover this fall.
  
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• After years of uncertainty, Griffintown Horse Palace to come down this week

  12-06-2017 16:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Horse palace, one of Montreal's last horse stables, is getting torn down this week. But the foundation that's fought to save the 165-year-old structure is planning a makeover this fall.
  
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• Watch these triathlon tips! twitter.com/TriathlonMTL/s…

  12-06-2017 16:56
  Watch these triathlon tips! twitter.com/TriathlonMTL/s…
  
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• Hydro-Québec renames its headquarters for Jean Lesage

  12-06-2017 16:39 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Hydro-Québec has renamed its head office for one of the fathers of the Quiet Revolution. 
  On Monday, the state-owned organization announced it was renaming its building on René-Lévesque Blvd. for former Premier Jean Lesage. 
  Lesage was key to the establishment of Hydro-Québec and its focus on hydroelectricity as its principal source of electricity. Lesage inaugurated the building his name now appears on in 1962.
  Speaking at the ceremony to rename the buildin
  
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• Jacques Cartier Bridge illumination will be re-staged on June 25

  12-06-2017 16:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The illumination of the Jacques Cartier Bridge on May 17, an event Montreal mayor Denis Coderre felt was disrupted by protesting police officers, will be re-staged on June 25 at 10:30 p.m.
  The announcement that the interactive light show Connexions Vivantes (Living Connections) would provide an encore performance was confirmed Monday by the Société des célébrations du 375e anniversaire de Montréal and the federal crown corporation that administers the Jacques C
  
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• In a hurry? From the outdoors to tech, check out these great @amazonca Father's Day gift ideas #FathersDay https://t.co/GziHsjEgMC

  12-06-2017 16:21
  
  In a hurry? From the outdoors to tech, check out these great @amazonca Father's Day gift ideas #FathersDay https://t.co/GziHsjEgMC
  
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• Serena Ryder live in studio

  12-06-2017 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian musician and songwriter Serena Ryder joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about her career and play a song from her latest album: ”Utopia”.
  
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• How to make pastries and cakes part of a healthy lifestyle

  12-06-2017 15:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dietitian Claudine Larivière joins Laura Casella with recipes and tips on how to make cakes and pastries part of a healthy diet.
  
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• Birds of prey at Tremblant

  12-06-2017 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Geneviève Zaloum of Falcon Environmental Services drops by Global News Morning to talk to Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan about the birds of prey program running all summer at Mont Tremblant.
  
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• A career as a magazine writer/editor

  12-06-2017 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sylvain Blais of Dress To Kill Magazine and DTK Men joins Laura Casella to talk about careers as a writer/editor for magazines.
  
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• Quebec screens babies for cystic fibrosis

  12-06-2017 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yannick Brouillette of Cystic Fibrosis Canada joins Laura Casella to talk about the health advantages of Quebec deciding to screen babies for cystic fibrosis.
  
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• Check out these great local events happening this week! https://t.co/mOVPFiul4J

  12-06-2017 15:13
  
  Check out these great local events happening this week! https://t.co/mOVPFiul4J
  
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• Community Events:Urban Pardes

  12-06-2017 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Monday, June 12.
  
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• Thanks for stopping by @andygrammer and have a great show tonight @ICRFMTL https://t.co/KokCKAL97O

  12-06-2017 14:58
  
  Thanks for stopping by @andygrammer and have a great show tonight @ICRFMTL https://t.co/KokCKAL97O
  
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• Saint-Jean’s Boulevard construction causing delays

  12-06-2017 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  West Island commuters have been slowed by road work taking place on Saint-Jean Boulevard. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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