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• CPE workers vote to strike in Laval, Montreal

  09-09-2017 23:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Educators in 107 public daycares in Montreal and Laval gave their union a mandate for  six strike days to be held at an “opportune time.”
  The Centres de petite enfance educators met at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, and voted with a 95-per-cent majority for the strike mandate.
  They are hoping the pressure tactics will help relaunch negotiations to renew their collective bargaining agreement that expired more than two years ago.
  Among the sticking points are salary increas
  
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• World-class cycling race underway in Montreal

  09-09-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal gets ready to host some of the world's best cyclists for the 8th annual Grand Prix Cycliste.
  
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• World-class cycling race draws crowd in Montreal

  09-09-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  The best cyclists in the world competed in Montreal for the 8th annual Grand Prix Cycliste.
  
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• Preparations underway as world-class cyclists get set to race in Montreal

  09-09-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal gets ready to host some of the world's best cyclists for the 8th annual Grand Prix Cycliste.
  
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• Former McGill chancellor and prominent Montreal journalist Gretta Chambers dies at 90

  09-09-2017 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Gretta Chambers, the first female chancellor of McGill University and a noted journalist in Montreal for several decades, has died at the age of 90. She passed away Saturday morning at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal. 
  A graduate of McGill University in political science, Chambers went on to host the Province in Print on CBC radio, a weekly program about Quebec events from 1966 to 1980. She wrote a weekly column for the Montreal Gazette from the late 1970s until 2002. The two jobs kep
  
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• Les Canadiennes play ball hockey, sign autographs ahead of upcoming season

  09-09-2017 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Les Canadiennes played ball hockey and signed autographs on Saturday, ahead of their upcoming season.
  
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• Soccer players hit the pitch for 6th edition of Centraide Cup

  09-09-2017 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  The 6th edition of the Centraide Cup is taking place this weekend at the Saputo Stadium.
  
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• NDG Park fully reopens after violent storm

  09-09-2017 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  NDG Park has reopened, almost three weeks after a storm devastated parts of it.
  
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• 'Wit and wisdom': Gretta Chambers, former CBC host and chancellor of McGill, dead at 90

  09-09-2017 21:09 via cbc.ca
  Gretta Chambers, a prominent Montrealer and influential figure in Quebec politics, public affairs and higher education, has died.
  
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• Gretta Chambers, former CBC host and chancellor of McGill, dead at 90

  09-09-2017 21:09 via cbc.ca
  Former chancellor of McGill University and Member of the Order of Canada Gretta Chambers has died at the age of 90.
  
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• Montreal, Laval daycare educators vote in favour of strike mandate

  09-09-2017 21:04 via cbc.ca
  Quebec daycare educators have voted to give their union a six-day strike mandate as negotiations with the provincial government continue to stall.
  
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• Limits to English CEGEP financing passes hurdle at PQ convention

  09-09-2017 20:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A plan to gradually reduce funding to the English CEGEP system to discourage francophones and allophones from attending them has passed another hurdle on its way to becoming Parti Québécois policy.
  At a morning workshop at the party’s policy convention, delegates endorsed a resolution stating the English CEGEP system should essentially serve the English-speaking community which means its financing should be based on its real population.
  Sponsored by Eastern Township’s p
  
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• Florida nurse ready for duty when Hurricane Irma hits

  09-09-2017 20:53 via montrealgazette.com
  A Canadian nurse now living in Florida is determined to stand her ground when Hurricane Irma hits the Sunshine State on Sunday.
  Nancy Teske Wissler, who works at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, said she will be on duty to treat people affected by the hurricane.
  Wissler, originally from Buckingham, Quebec, but now a Florida resident, said she has no plans to leave despite repeated calls by Florida governor Rick Scott for residents to evacuate the state. Scott predicted the impact of th
  
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• Quebec approves pilot project for treating food allergies in kids

  09-09-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's health minister announced a $782,145 investment that will allow the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital to run a three-year pilot project for an oral immunotherapy clinic to treat children with food allergies.
  
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• Sign pounded into splinters by political rival ahead of Laval mayoral race

  09-09-2017 20:41 via cbc.ca
  Laval mayoral hopeful Lecompte, a member of the alliance of independent councillors, was caught on video tearing down the sign of a political opponent with a sledgehammer.
  
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• Herb Zurkowsky: The Alouettes' season is becoming a comedy of errors

  09-09-2017 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  There’s no point suggesting the Alouettes have hit rock bottom — not when this team still has seven games remaining in what is quickly becoming one of the franchise’s worst seasons in Canadian Football League history.
  There’s still almost two months remaining in the schedule, plenty of time for this club to sink to further depths. Look, this is a crazy league. Montreal, only three seasons ago, started 1-7 only to finish 9-9 and get to within a game of advancing to the Gre
  
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• Quebec Liberals in St-Hyacinthe this weekend for Ideas for Quebec forum

  09-09-2017 18:51 via montrealgazette.com
  In a busy weekend for Quebec politics anchored by the Parti Québecois convention in Montreal, the Quebec Liberals are holding their fifth Ideas for Québec forum Saint-Hyacinthe.
  This year’s event is set to focus on the theme of “ambition for our regions.” 
  Dozens of speakers and panelists from Quebec, the rest of Canada, and further afield have been invited to give presentations related to the forum’s theme.
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will b
  
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• 'English is the key': Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs

  09-09-2017 18:40 via cbc.ca
  During a convention this weekend, Parti Québécois delegates will debate and possibly vote on a resolution to cut funding to English colleges, known as CEGEPs, because they are attracting too many non-anglophones.
  
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• Free admission to Quebec's provincial parks on Saturday

  09-09-2017 18:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Even if the weather across the province might not be ideal, Quebec’s 24 provincial parks are offering free admission on Saturday.
  A wide variety of outdoor activities are planned, as well as demonstrations by local artisans.
  Luc Blanchette, the minister responsible for Quebec’s provincial parks (which are called national parks in the province), noted that National Parks Day aims to foster a sense of belonging and pride in the protected green spaces, “which are an important part
  
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• Blue paint and lights on Highway 20 a birthday gift from private sector

  09-09-2017 18:06 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal and partners from the private sector unveiled an art installation that will be a permanent fixture along Highway 20 west of downtown for the next five years.
  Bleu de Bleu is an eight-kilometre art installation, with concrete walls painted blue, blue posts added in the middle of the highway and blue LED lights installed on the shoulders to beautify the heavily used corridor.
  The project cost $3.2 million and was funded entirely by the private sector for Montreal’s 375th
  
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• Lisée survives confidence vote with 92.8% support at PQ convention

  09-09-2017 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  Jean-François Lisée can breathe a sigh of relief.
  
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• Lisée faces confidence vote at PQ convention in Montreal

  09-09-2017 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  Jean-Francois Lisee's tenure as leader of the Parti Quebecois will be put to the test today.
  
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• TIFF: Zombies stalk rural Quebec in Robin Aubert's Les affamés

  09-09-2017 16:46 via montrealgazette.com
  TORONTO — Quebec’s thriving cinema scene is many things; but a bastion of zombie films, it is not. So Robin Aubert knew he was going out on a limb, so to speak, with his third feature, Les affamés.
  The filmmaker and actor was all smiles, Friday morning, following the movie’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where a full theatre and an enthusiastic crowd greeted his story of a living-dead invasion of the Quebec countryside.
  “It was a
  
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• Quebecers in Florida brace for arrival of Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 16:20 via cbc.ca
  With Hurricane Irma quickly approaching South Florida, some Quebecers have decided to pack up and leave while others have decided to stay.
  
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• Granby Zoo set an attendance record this summer

  09-09-2017 16:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The Granby Zoo experienced a record season this summer.
  Including the Labour Day weekend, 727,000 visitors went to Quebec’s biggest zoo during this summer season, which represents a 25 per cent increase relative to this period last year. 
  August 1, with 19,000 visitors, was the busiest day of the summer. 
  Zoo management attributes much of this success to the opening of Dinozoo Park, which features 21 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs.
  Granby Zoo director Paul Gosselin said that th
  
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• Montreal SPCA fundraising to fight breed-specific legislation

  09-09-2017 16:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal SPCA is holding fundraising activities to support its fight against the banning of certain dog breeds, such as pit bulls.
  A day-long support rally is being held at the organization’s Jean-Talon St. W headquarters on Saturday.
  The SPCA is challenging a by-law passed by the City of Montreal and is trying to raise opposition to a possible provincial bill banning certain dog breeds.
  Sophie Gaillard, a lawyer with the SPCA, said the authorities must end their “paranoia”
  
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• ICYMI: We had the chance to talk to Catherine Bainsbridge, the director of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-09-2017 16:00
  ICYMI: We had the chance to talk to Catherine Bainsbridge, the director of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Visitors can check out Quebec provincial parks for free today

  09-09-2017 15:53 via cbc.ca
  National Parks Day, Sept. 9, is an opportunity for locals to visit the 24 provincial parks and take part in special programming and outdoor activities.
  
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• Louis-Hébert election: Liberals consulted Quebec City Mayor Labeaume

  09-09-2017 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Premier Philippe Couillard’s office consulted Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume to get his opinion on which candidate he would favour in the Louis-Hébert by-election to replace Éric Tétrault, Quebec City’s Le Soleil newspaper reports.
  Labeaume’s press secretary, Paul-Christian Nolin, confirmed that the mayor was consulted but refused to say what his response was.
  Nolin said that the Liberal Party did not contact Labeaume before selecting Eric Té
  
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• While you were sleeping: Irma girds the Caribbean, nears Florida

  09-09-2017 13:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Also: A deadly motorcycle crash and a vigil in Cabot Square
  A motorcyclist died after a collision with a care in Pierrefonds
  According to witnesses who spoke to police, the motorcyclist went through a red light without stopping and then collided with a car. Police say the motorcyclist was thrown by the force of the impact onto a lamppost, which broke and then fell across two vehicles. The 25-year-old man was declared dead at the scene.
  A vigil was held in Cabot Square for two Inuit women wh
  
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• Josh Freed: Montrealers should have right to pee for free

  09-09-2017 13:44 via montrealgazette.com
  I walked into a fast-food restaurant recently and used familiar tactics, scanning the room as if looking for a friend. Then, I eyed the menu on the wall, pretending to see what burger I’d order. 
  Finally, I ambled off to my real destination: the bathroom, which, thankfully, didn’t need a key.
  It’s a common strategy used by millions of us during long days out, when nature calls — and you need to take guerrilla action. But major relief might soon be on the way.
  Montrea
  
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• Point St-Charles condo in old paint factory doubles as photo studio

  09-09-2017 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Celia Lavinskas grew up on the West Island and in Westmount, but she also spent a lot of time in Georgeville in the Eastern Townships. Her grandmother and parents each have second homes there and Lavinskas likes to hang out in the country.
  Lavinskas studied photography at Dawson College and during her last year, she moved into the McGill Ghetto. She is quick to admit that she’s more creative than she is academic, so she didn’t attend McGill University, but she enjoyed living within t
  
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• Week in Review: Patients waiting longer for surgeries at MUHC, Hospital ER yanked private guard, Arcade Fire rocks Bell Centre and more

  09-09-2017 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Review of the top stories from the past week:
  Cancer, heart patients waiting longer for surgery at MUHC
  More cancer patients are waiting considerably longer for surgery at the McGill University Health Centre than at other hospitals in Montreal, the latest provincial government statistics reveal.
  The situation is particularly striking at the Montreal Children’s Hospital — part of the MUHC — where three patients were waiting at least 57 days on May 27, the most recent date availa
  
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• New documentary explores 1970s battle for Quebec's North

  09-09-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Watch the dramatic story of how the Inuit and Cree of northern Quebec took on Quebec's plans to build massive hydroelectric dams in the early 1970s, in a race to protect their land and their children's future.
  
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• Hurricane Irma barrels toward Florida, millions told to evacuate

  09-09-2017 12:09 via cbc.ca
  After hitting Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and northern Cuba, Irma has its sights on Florida and officials have warned more than 5 million people that time is running out for them to evacuate ahead of the deadly hurricane.
  
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• With Quebec election just a year away, Jean-François Lisée faces crucial leadership test

  09-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée's confidence vote comes 13 months ahead of the next provincial election, with the PQ slumping in the polls.
  
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• 'United' after Lisée's leadership test, Parti Québécois sets sights on upcoming election

  09-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée has received a resounding vote of confidence from party delegates leading into the next provincial election, which is only 13 months away.
  
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• Jean-François Lisée gets 93% approval in crucial leadership test

  09-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée has received a resounding vote of confidence from party delegates leading into the next provincial election, which is only 13 months away.
  
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• From the archives: Raising the Union Jack

  09-09-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Sept. 4, 2010, in the Montreal Gazette.
  “A feu d’artifice and general illumination was therefore agreed upon and put in operation … to the satisfaction of a large number of spectators.”The Gazette, Saturday, Sept. 8, 1860
  Much attention focused in 2009 on the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place 250 years ago last September [note: this is a 2010 story]. Far less is being made of an event more directly involving Montreal, the
  
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• Small-town Quebec's Anglo youth still move away, but many come home again

  09-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Young people living outside Quebec's major urban centre often move hundreds of kilometres away to pursue post-secondary studies or sports. But eventually, many return home, a new study finds.
  
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• Als suffer another humiliating defeat in Vancouver

  09-09-2017 06:54 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER – Some things, it seems, never change with the Alouettes. The losses continue to mount, the offence continues to struggle and the team’s hardships in British Columbia seemingly never end.
  The Als lost their fourth consecutive game Friday night, 41-18, to the Lions before 18,029 BC Place spectators.
  Montreal now has a record of 2-15 in Vancouver since 2001, and they remain third in the East Division, with a 3-8 mark. The Als have lost four consecutive games, outscored 145-59
  
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• Montreal in 19 neighbourhoods: The Village

  09-09-2017 06:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This series of maps explores different neighbourhoods in Montreal’s 19 boroughs. We’ll be featuring one map per week until September 9.For information on La Grande Tournée, visit 375mtl.com.
  This map was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf of Alive 375.
  
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• Jennings, Lions rebound with offensive explosion against Als

  09-09-2017 05:13 via cbc.ca
  Jonathon Jennings came off the bench to throw for 295 yards and two touchdowns as the B.C. Lions snapped a three-game losing streak with a much-needed 41-18 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.
  
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