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• Municipal election: More housing units needed for homeless, community groups say

  25-09-2017 23:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Pierre-Olivier Hardy is one of the success stories of Montreal’s social housing program.
  Homeless for about a month, Hardy got into a social housing apartment for a year until he could find a job and afford his own place.
  “It’s like a good springboard before getting into real life,” Hardy said.
  While he said it was easy for him to get into a social housing unit, Hardy feels many homeless are not aware of the resources available to them to get off the streets.
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• Quebec floods: Pierrefonds community rallies to save neighbour’s home

  25-09-2017 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Six months after Quebec’s spring floods, Dorota Wasel’s home on des Maçons Street in Pierrefonds remains uninhabitable. But as Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, Wasel’s neighbours are rallying to help the family save their home.
  
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• More road closures coming to Turcot Interchange

  25-09-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  The next phase of the Turcot Interchange construction project gets underway on Monday night, which means more long-term road closures. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, 22,000 motorists will be affected.
  
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• McInnis cement plant to create jobs in Gaspé region, but Quebec's greenhouse gas emissions to rise by 6%

  25-09-2017 23:31 via cbc.ca
  The McInnis cement plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons, Que., built at a cost of $1.45 billion, is supposed to producer a greener form of cement, using biomass instead of coal, but it will be the worst industrial polluter in the province.
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: We’ll be talking about Montreal hotspots with lifestyle blogger @karolinajez https://t.co/Q82d23pjQg

  25-09-2017 23:00
  
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: We’ll be talking about Montreal hotspots with lifestyle blogger @karolinajez https://t.co/Q82d23pjQg
  
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• Record-breaking heat continues in Montreal, but the end is in sight ... - CBC.ca

  25-09-2017 22:51 via cbc.ca
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  Record-breaking heat continues in Montreal, but the end is in sight ...
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  If you're wondering where the sweater weather is, it's on the way. But not before another few days of July-like heat and record-breaking temperatures.
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• Francois Girard’s ‘Hochelaga’ is Canada’s pick for best foreign-language film

  25-09-2017 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Historical drama "Hochelaga" has been selected as Canada's pick for the best foreign-language film category at next year's Oscars.
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: George Guzmas from The Laval News breaks down the Laval Municipal Election. https://t.co/o1vAKJHOQX

  25-09-2017 22:00
  
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: George Guzmas from The Laval News breaks down the Laval Municipal Election. https://t.co/o1vAKJHOQX
  
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• Is the Grand Ballets’ new ad too violent and graphic?

  25-09-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Sep 25: The Société de transport de Montreal has refused to display the poster for Les Grands Ballets’ latest production Stabat Mater saying the ad is unacceptable, but as Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports, the company thinks the STM is overreacting.
  
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• Mayoral candidate Jean Fortier explains why he's returning to municipal politics

  25-09-2017 21:52 via cbc.ca
  Jean Fortier is going up against the sitting mayor, Denis Coderre, and Projet Montréal Leader Valérie Plante in the Nov. 5 mayoralty contest.
  
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• Quebec floods: Community comes together to help Pierrefonds family

  25-09-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  Pierrefonds residents are helping out their neighbour, who has been reeling from the effects of the spring floods.
  
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• Montreal inspector-general slams city for botched battery contract

  25-09-2017 21:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s inspector-general department released a report Monday blasting the city’s purchasing department for botching a $1.1-million contract to buy electric batteries.
  In his report, Denis Gallant recommends the contract be cancelled outright because the circumstances surrounding the call for tenders for the contract “go completely against the integrity of the contract-awarding process and is in contrast to the behaviour that one would expect from a municipality.”
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• Hochelaga, terre des âmes is Canada's foreign-language Oscar contender

  25-09-2017 21:07 via montrealgazette.com
  François Girard’s Hochelaga, terre des âmes will represent Canada in the Oscar race for the category of best foreign language film.The 750-year-spanning drama about the history and prehistory of Montreal, all the way back to the Iroquois village from which the film takes its name, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month.Approximately 85 countries choose one film each for consideration in the category. A short list of nine films will be deci
  
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• Heat warning issued for Montreal, with highs topping 30C

  25-09-2017 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Montreal region, as temperatures continue at above-seasonal levels.
  The heat warning says that “exceptionally warm and humid conditions” will persist over Southwestern and Central Quebec through Wednesday with highs around 30 degrees Celsius and humidex values reaching 40C. 
  At 2 p.m. Monday, the temperature at Trudeau airport was 31C with a humidex of 40C.
  The seasonal temperatures at this time of year are around 15C to 18C d
  
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• Suspect in fatal Pointe-Saint-Charles stabbing arrested in Toronto

  25-09-2017 20:36 via cbc.ca
  A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 26-year-old Sisi Thibert, a transgender woman, in Montreal's Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood.
  
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• Opinion: A Quebec Sikh's friendly advice for Martine Ouellet

  25-09-2017 20:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Does wearing a turban mean Sikh politicians are not suited for public office? In reference to NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh’s campaign, Bloc Québécois Leader Martine Ouellet has said that the separation of religion and state means that wearing a turban is “promoting one’s religion and promoting religious values.” She added, “when you are promoting religious values, it is always the promotion of one religion, and that is always to the detriment
  
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• Suspect in death of Montreal trans woman arrested in Toronto

  25-09-2017 20:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal man wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred last week has been arrested in Toronto, police said Monday.
  Jean Edens Lindor, 24, was arrested on Monday afternoon in the city’s Scarborough district. Lindor is to appear in a Toronto court Tuesday morning and then be brought to Montreal, police said. He is expected to be charged with second-degree murder in connection with the city’s 17th homicide of the year.
  On Sept. 18, Gerry Sisi Thibert was stabbed in the lobby
  
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• Randy Tshilumba made up being incapacitated for fear of flunking out, Crown suggests

  25-09-2017 20:28 via cbc.ca
  The Crown prosecutor in Randy Tshilumba's murder trial has suggested that Tshilumba invented a story about fearing for his life and falsified medical documents in order to avoid flunking out of school.
  
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• Hochelaga, terre des âmes named Canada's foreign-language contender for the Oscars

  25-09-2017 20:09 via cbc.ca
  Hochelaga, terre des âmes has been chosen to represent Canada for the best foreign-language film Oscar.
  
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• Motorists beware: Missing sewer covers in Dorval

  25-09-2017 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Dorval is warning residents that “several” sewer covers have been stolen from local streets.
  “We ask all pedestrians and road users to exercise caution,” the city said in a statement
  “If you see any suspicious activity, please report it immediately by calling 911.”
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• Montreal looks at phasing out unsafe heavy trucks on city streets

  25-09-2017 19:50 via cbc.ca
  The City of Montreal is considering phasing out heavy trucks with the worst blind spots from city streets, as it looks for ways to make the roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
  
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• New phase of Turcot work leads to long-term road closures

  25-09-2017 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  A new phase of work on the Turcot Interchange means more daily traffic headaches for 22,000 motorists.
  
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• Anglo prof who advocates for Quebec independence wants to be PQ candidate

  25-09-2017 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Drouin wants to run under the sovereignist party's banner in next year's provincial election in the downtown Montreal riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques.
  
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• Heat warning issued for Montreal, with highs near 30 degrees Celsius forecast

  25-09-2017 19:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Montreal region, as temperatures continue at above-seasonal levels.
  The heat warning says that “exceptionally warm and humid conditions” will persist over Southwestern and Central Quebec through Wednesday with highs near 30 degrees Celsius and humidex values reaching 40.
  At noon Monday, the temperature at Trudeau airport was 28 degrees with a humidex of 37.
  Usually the seasonal temperatures at this time of year are around 15 to 18
  
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• Chelsea Manning says she was turned away from Lacolle border

  25-09-2017 19:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Chelsea Manning says she was denied entry into Canada at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing over the weekend.
  Manning took to Twitter Monday to say that she had been denied entry due to her conviction under the Espionage Act. According to a photo she posted with her message, she attempted to cross the border into Quebec on Friday. 
  Manning posted on Twitter that she plans on challenging her denial of entry.so, i guess canada has permanently banned me ? ✋🤠@CitImmCanada d
  
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• Police seek material witness in arson investigation

  25-09-2017 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal arson investigators have turned to the public for help in tracking down a material witness in connection with a pair of fires deliberately set in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district in early September.
  The first fire occurred on Sept. 1 at about 11:50 p.m. behind a rental property on Ste-Catherine St. E. The second fire — which caused an explosion — occurred Sept. 3 at about 12:03 a.m. in a recycling bin on Darling St. not far from the site of the first incident.
  
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• Heat warning issued for Montreal as schools scramble to keep students cool

  25-09-2017 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a heat warning Monday for the Montreal area.
  
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• Environment Canada issues heat warning for Montreal

  25-09-2017 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a heat warning Monday for the Montreal area.
  
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• Whistleblower Chelsea Manning says she was turned away at Lacolle border

  25-09-2017 18:38 via cbc.ca
  Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who was convicted in the largest breach of classified information in U.S. history, says she been denied entry into Canada.
  
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• Quebec ready to discuss greater incentives to purchase electric vehicles

  25-09-2017 18:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has cautiously welcomed a recommendation that his government increase existing financial incentives for those who want to purchase a fully electric vehicle.
  Increased financial incentives was one of 12 recommendations in the report submitted Monday to Couillard by the province’s committee on the economy and innovation.
  The 32-member committee, which includes Caisse de dépôt head Michael Sabia, wants Quebec to have 500,000 such vehicles in
  
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• 'This isn't a race,' Crown says on whether Ugo Fredette will face more charges

  25-09-2017 17:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Ugo Fredette kept his head down and showed little emotion on Monday when he was formally charged with second-degree murder in the killing of his partner, Véronique Barbe. 
  Crown prosecutor Steve Baribeau said his office will examine all the evidence before deciding whether Fredette will face charges in the alleged kidnapping of his son and the killing of Yvon Lacasse. 
  “This isn’t a race. We are going to take the time to get a global portrait of all the evidence,&rdq
  
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• Longtime goalie Charline Labonte retires from Team Canada

  25-09-2017 17:40 via cbc.ca
  Four-time Olympic gold medallist Charline Labonte announced her retirement from the Canadian national hockey team Monday. The Boisbriand, Que., goalie debuted for Canada in 2001 on an international tour against Sweden, and went on to play 61 games for the red and white.
  
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• Four-time Olympic gold medallist Charline Labonté retires from hockey

  25-09-2017 16:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Four-time Olympic gold medallist Charline Labonté is retiring from the Canadian Women’s Hockey League.
  The veteran goaltender announced last year she would not try to make the national team for the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, but continued to play for the CWHL’s Les Canadiennes.
  She also began work on a post-hockey career, taking classes at the École des Métiers de la Restauration et du Tourisme de Montréal, a top school for aspiring chefs.
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• Montreal this morning: Nice and hot, for now

  25-09-2017 15:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada deserves an award for another beautiful forecast of plenty of sunshine with a high 30. 
  Tonight: Only a few clouds hanging around with a pleasant low of 19.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @gmann14.
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• Community Events: Free Open House

  25-09-2017 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Monday, September 25.
  
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• Angela Price’s go-to meals

  25-09-2017 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  Angela Price shares her go-to family meals with Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan and why she is an ambassador for the COOK IT #DINNERTIMEWITH campaign.
  
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• Intolerance vs allergy

  25-09-2017 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Tracy Satov joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the differences between food intolerance and food allergies.
  
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• New road closures are bad news for commuters on Turcot, Champlain, Mercier

  25-09-2017 15:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The ramp from Highway 15 North to Highway 20 West will be closed starting Monday night, for two months.
  That means drivers arriving in Montreal from the Champlain Bridge will be detoured if they are heading to Trudeau airport or the West Island. About 1,000 drivers per hour use the ramp during morning rush hour, with 800 cars per hour zooming by in the afternoon.
  Transport Quebec’s suggested detour is for motorists to take Exit 62 for De La Vérendrye Blvd. / de l’É
  
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• The only mustard sommelier in the world

  25-09-2017 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  Mustard sommelier Harry Lalousis joins Kim Sullivan on Global News Morning to talk mustard: Which mustards are the best on the market and how you can make your own customized mustard right at home.
  
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• Careers: doctor in sports psychology

  25-09-2017 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Sports psychologist Dr. Sylvain Guimond joins Globals Laura Casella to talk about his background and what sports psychologist do for athletes and teams.
  
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• Ugo Fredette expected to appear in court

  25-09-2017 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  A court appearance is scheduled Monday in St-Jérôme for Ugo Fredette as he has been charged with second-degree murder. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Montreal’s famous bagels in jeopardy? https://t.co/Q1g1SSqUKr

  25-09-2017 15:14
  
  Montreal’s famous bagels in jeopardy? https://t.co/Q1g1SSqUKr
  
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• Ugo Fredette set to make court appearance

  25-09-2017 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ugo Fredette, charged with second-degree murder, is expected to appear in court Monday.
  
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• Ugo Fredette formally charged with second-degree murder

  25-09-2017 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ugo Fredette appeared in Saint-Jérôme court on Monday where he was formally charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his partner Véronique Barbe.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, September 25

  25-09-2017 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, September 25th.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, September 25

  25-09-2017 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, September 25th.
  
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• A weekend of food, shopping and marathoning

  25-09-2017 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  Radio host Christine Beaudoin joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about a Montreal weekend filled with food, shopping as well as the Oasis Rock and Roll Marathon.
  
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• Montreal marathon cancelled due to extreme heat https://t.co/hfUOYRTxIj

  25-09-2017 15:02
  
  Montreal marathon cancelled due to extreme heat https://t.co/hfUOYRTxIj
  
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• Record-breaking heat continues in Montreal, but the end is in sight

  25-09-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  If you're wondering where the fall weather is, it's on the way. But not before another few days of July-like heat. We're even under a heat warning.
  
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