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• Impact's playoff hopes ride on win over NYC

  26-09-2017 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  All those points frittered away at home early in the season cost the Montreal Impact control of their destiny.
  So the seventh-place Impact (11-13-6) must find a way to beat second-place New York City (15-8-7) when they meet Wednesday at Saputo Stadium (7:30 p.m., TSN1, TVA Sports, CJAD 800 radio) and then hope for some help from lowly D.C. United to get into a playoff position heading into the final stretch of the season.
  The Impact are three points out of the MLS playoffs. The team they ar
  
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• Hot times continue Wednesday, but there could be frost by weekend in parts of Quebec

  26-09-2017 23:53 via cbc.ca
  After another day of record-breaking heat in the city, Montrealers are looking at a hot and steamy Wednesday, but then a cold front is forecast to move in.
  
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• Uber leaving Quebec because Liberals block innovation: CAQ

  26-09-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Just after Uber threatened to cease operations in Quebec due to strict regulations, the Coalition Avenir Quebec has accused the Liberals of blocking innovation.
  
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• Montreal schools stay open, despite heat wave

  26-09-2017 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal students were not given a day off school, despite the fall heat wave. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, some parents say they’re concerned about their children’s safety.
  
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• Uber leaving because Liberals block innovation, claims CAQ

  26-09-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Just after Uber threatened to cease operations in Quebec due to strict regulations, the Coalition Avenir Quebec has accused the Liberals of blocking innovation. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• Uber threatens to leave Quebec again

  26-09-2017 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Uber is planning to cease operations in Quebec starting Oct. 14, saying it is not happy with the imposed regulations on drivers. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
  
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• Montreal imposes safety regulations for trucks

  26-09-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Trucks in Montreal will soon be subject to stricter regulations in the downtown core. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, these measures include rules to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.
  
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• Liveblog test 4

  26-09-2017 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
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• Birch tree trail re-dedicated on Canada's 150th birthday

  26-09-2017 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Morgan Arboretum inaugurated the Canada 150 Trail on Sunday in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
  The ceremony included an inauguration tour, which featured the restored paper birch collection from 1967.
  The birch collection is a result of the diligent work done more than a half century ago by Dr. W. H. Brittain, founder of the Morgan Arboretum, and his collaborator Professor A. R. C. Jones.
  Beginning in 1958, they collected paper birch seeds from 83 locations across Canada as part of their research on b
  
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• Quebec concerned about impact of federal tax proposals

  26-09-2017 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao says his province raised some concerns with the federal government over its proposed tax reforms right from the start.
  
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• Quebec won't back down despite Uber's threats to leave province: minister

  26-09-2017 22:36 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government says it isn’t budging after an ultimatum was delivered Tuesday by the ride-sharing application Uber.
  The multinational, which competes with the taxi industry, said it will pack it in if Quebec doesn’t cave in by Oct. 14, the date of the renewal of a pilot project allowing Uber to operate in the province. The government said all Uber drivers must undergo 35 hours of training, the same requirement for taxi drivers, who had previously needed 150 hours of training.
  
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• Don't look down: Local heroes scale Montreal building for charity

  26-09-2017 22:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers scaled the Industrielle Alliance Building in downtown Montreal Tuesday to raise funds for Société des enfants handicapés du Québec.
  Among those participating were gold medal-winning Olympians Bruny Surin and Alexandre Bilodeau and Spider-Man.
  Video by Pierre Obendrauf.
  
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• Arrest made in Pierrefonds break-in cases

  26-09-2017 22:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal Police investigation involving multiple police units including Station 3 and Station 4 in the West Island resulted in the arrest of a Montreal man who is alleged to have broken into homes in Pierrefonds.
  Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu from Station 3 said the 31-year-old man was arrested Sept. 22 and faces multiple charges connected to two break-ins. A citizen helped with the investigation by photographing the license plate number of a vehicle which is suspected of being u
  
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• Bombardier left out in the cold after merger of Siemens and Alstom

  26-09-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  European railway manufacturers Siemens and Alstom announce merger, leaving Montreal-based Bombardier Transportation out in the cold.
  
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• Should Montreal have heat days? Parents worry about kids at school

  26-09-2017 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  Parents are worried about their children in school without air-conditioning during Montreal's record-breaking September heat wave.
  
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• 46th Festival du nouveau cinéma unveils its lineup

  26-09-2017 21:16 via montrealgazette.com
  The 46th Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) announced its lineup on Tuesday and, as usual, it’s brimming with many of the top offerings from this year’s international film fest circuit along with a shrewdly curated selection of innovative films by up-and-comers.
  This year’s FNC presents 167 features and 181 shorts from 68 countries, Oct. 4 to 15.
  “These films are linked by the style of Nouveau cinéma,” explained Philippe Gajan, the FNC’s co-directo
  
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• Opinion: Let's do better for Quebecers with Alzheimer's

  26-09-2017 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Late last week, there was an incredible juxtaposition of news items on aging, dementia and death.
  On Thursday, World Alzheimer’s Day, the results of a survey of Quebec family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease were unveiled, and were widely reported. The survey found that 91 per cent (of the about 300 caregivers in the study sample) are in favour of “medical aid in dying” by advance request for such people. And 72 per cent are in favour even if the pe
  
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• Father of slain Lac-Simon police officer 'disgusted' by coroner's report

  26-09-2017 20:18 via cbc.ca
  The coroner's report into the death of Thierry LeRoux, 26, concludes the rookie police officer acted "with excessive confidence" in responding to a suicide threat in the Algonquin community — a conclusion Michel LeRoux finds "revolting."
  
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• Uber to leave Quebec on Oct. 14 if government doesn't back down

  26-09-2017 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Uber said it’s the end; taxi drivers said good riddance.
  That was the reaction to new regulations proposed last week by the government to renew the pilot project it started with Uber a year ago to allow the ride-sharing mobile application, a competitor to the taxi industry.
  On Tuesday, Uber Quebec’s general manager said at a news conference the company will cease operations on Oct. 14 if the Quebec government sticks to its requirement that its drivers undergo 35 hours of training to
  
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• Trial begins for LaSalle man accused in wife's stabbing death

  26-09-2017 19:57 via montrealgazette.com
  An unfounded belief that his wife was cheating on him led Ahmad Nehme to stab her to death in 2012, Crown prosecutors told the jury at the first day of his trial Tuesday.
  “He was jealous,” Crown prosecutor Éric Côté said during his opening statement at the Montreal courthouse. 
  Nehme, 53, is on trial for first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. 
  Nehme and his wife, Catherine de Boucherville, 44, had recently separated after being togethe
  
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• New detours to accomodate Turcot Interchange construction

  26-09-2017 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Sep 26: Transit officials are encouraging commuters in Montreal to detour around the Turcot Interchange construction. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Chinese alumnus pledges $12 million to McGill School of Architecture

  26-09-2017 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  A prominent Chinese architect who studied at McGill University 27 years ago is donating $12 million to the School of Architecture, a landmark gift the university says will transform teaching and research and build stronger ties with China.
  Peter Guo-hua Fu, who has helped design several buildings in Shanghai, will donate the money over six years. He said his time at McGill was “a transformative part of my life,” and he wants to give back to “the students of today and tomorrow.&
  
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• Liberals' racism consultation is "partisan" exercise for electoral gain, PQ says

  26-09-2017 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Couillard government’s planned consultation on discrimination and systemic racism is a “partisan” exercise that is divisive and will be used by the Liberals during next year’s general election, two Parti Québécois MNAs charged on Tuesday.
  Carole Poirier and Agnès Maltais repeated their party’s complaint that the consultation, overseen by the Quebec immigration department and the province’s human rights commission, is an empty exercise.
  
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• A look at Uber’s controversial history in Quebec

  26-09-2017 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Uber has faced much criticism and backlash since it started operations in Quebec.
  
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• Georges Laraque calls Penguins' White House visit 'embarassing'

  26-09-2017 18:56 via cbc.ca
  The former NHL player has come out against the Pittsburgh Penguins' decision to visit the White House, as NFL and NBA players continue to battle US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Georges Laraque calls Penguins' White House visit 'an embarrassment'

  26-09-2017 18:56 via cbc.ca
  Former NHLer Georges Laraque has come out against the Pittsburgh Penguins' decision to visit the White House, as NFL and NBA players continue to take heat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• Uber to cease service in Quebec as of Oct. 14

  26-09-2017 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Uber says it will cease operations in Quebec as of Oct. 14.
  The online ride-hailing service has been at the centre of a controversy for the past two years that saw its attempts to establish itself here raise the ire of the Quebec taxi industry and the concerns of the Couillard government.Montreal #uber GM Jean-Nicolas Guillemette says the company can't operate under the new rules the province wants. Last day Oct 14. pic.twitter.com/SepE3u2Z0d
  — Jason Magder (@JasonMagder) September 26, 20
  
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• ‘It’s gonna be hell’: Montreal drivers react to new traffic patterns during Turcot work

  26-09-2017 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Turcot work is rerouting massive swaths of traffic that affect commuters heading onto Highway 15 and Highway 20.
  
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• Former NHL player Georges Laraque calls Penguins’ decision to visit White House ’embarrassing’

  26-09-2017 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  The retired enforcer said Monday that hockey showed its conservative face while National Football League and National Basketball Association players and teams battled President Donald Trump over the weekend.
  
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• New model confirms endangered right whales are declining

  26-09-2017 17:36 via cbc.ca
  Researchers with the U.S. government and the New England Aquarium have developed a new model they say will provide better estimates about the North Atlantic right whale population — and the news isn't good.
  
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• Love song opera

  26-09-2017 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  Mezzo-soprano Marie-Annick Beliveau joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about singing love songs in one hundred languages in the Love Song Opera next week at the Centre Gésu.
  
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• Projet Montréal's Plante pledges to open the books on 375th celebrations

  26-09-2017 17:05 via montrealgazette.com
  A day after unsuccessfully quizzing Denis Coderre on the costs of this summer’s Formula E race, Projet Montreal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante pledged on Tuesday to make public how the city’s $125 million for its 375th anniversary celebrations was spent.
  In a statement made public Tuesday morning, Plante said that, “Quickly after (the Nov. 5 municipal election),” she would make those figures known by obliging all non-profit organizations dealing the city of Montr
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: Pork Chop Ranch Casserole

  26-09-2017 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Good casserole recipes are always treasured — and you will find 103 of them in the handy little cookbook Family Favorite Casserole Recipes (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99). Author Addie Gundry hails from Minnesota, trained in France and worked for top chefs, and then returned home to the Midwest and a career in recipe development. She offers classic culinary techniques blended with fresh and ready-made products in the style of many of today’s family cooks. There’s a shepherd&
  
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• Father, son to pay $223,000 in pit bull attack on girl, 12

  26-09-2017 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  A father and his adult son from the Abitibi region have been ordered to pay more than $223,000 to a young woman who was attacked by their three pit bulls in May 2011.
  Mégan Dubé was 12 at the time of the attack outside her family’s home in La Sarre, about 700 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
  One bite was so severe she could see the bone of her knee.
  In a civil suit, Quebec Superior Court Judge Robert Dufresne determined Guy Morneau and his son Sébastien, 34, were
  
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• Man who fell into silo dies from his injuries

  26-09-2017 16:07 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who was seriously injured Tuesday morning after falling into a grain silo in St-Bonaventure has died of his injuries.
  The incident occurred at about 6 a.m. on a farming property, located a few kilometres northwest of Drummondville.
  Local firefighters and the Sûreté du Québec worked to free the man from the silo, including a ladder truck deployed at the top of the silo in an effort to retrieve the man.
  The circumstances surrounding the incident had yet to be determi
  
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• Montreal among top 3 regions when it comes to moderate drinking: survey

  26-09-2017 16:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval, Quebec’s Outaouais region and Montreal have grabbed the top three spots in a province-wide poll on drinking with moderation.
  The CROP poll conducted for Éduc’alcool, an organization that promotes the responsible consumption of alcohol, found the three regions were most likely to avoid “excessive” drinking, a behaviour the group describes as consuming five drinks or more at a single sitting.
  The top three abstemious regions were followed, in order, by the&nbs
  
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• Joey Elias is “On our Own”

  26-09-2017 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal comedian joins Global’s Kim Sullivan and Laura Casella to talk about “On Our Own”, a Montreal-based organization that provides affordable housing and teaches critical life skills for young, at-risk families from the community.
  
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• Plus-size fall fashion for men and women

  26-09-2017 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  Fashion consultant Mlle. Geri joins Global’s Laura Casella with the latest plus-size fashion for fall.
  
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• Samsung latest company to set up AI lab in Montreal

  26-09-2017 15:22 via cbc.ca
  The laboratory is a collaboration with Yoshua Bengio, a computer science professor at Université de Montréal and an AI researcher.
  
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• Bike training and hydration tips

  26-09-2017 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  Fitness expert Kenny Spracklin joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about training on bikes as well as proper hydration.
  
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• Mind, hands and heart of Oliver Jones

  26-09-2017 15:16 via globalnews.ca
  Documentary producer Rosey Edeh joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about “Mind, Hands and Heart”, a documentary about jazz legend Oliver Jones.
  
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• Olympic hockey star starts new career

  26-09-2017 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  Four-time Olympic Gold medalist Charlene Labonté joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about retiring from active competition on the rink and launching an exciting new career.
  
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• Closures continue around Turcot Interchange

  26-09-2017 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  Commuters will have to deal with construction and closures as the ramp connecting Highway 15 north to Highway 20 west will be closed for two months. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Tuesday, September 26

  26-09-2017 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Tuesday, September 26.
  
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• Community Events: Tarps for Domenica

  26-09-2017 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Tuesday, September 26.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Tuesday, September 26

  26-09-2017 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Tuesday, September 26.
  
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• Laval Mayor will push for metro extension if re-elected https://t.co/xrqcAeaaoB

  26-09-2017 14:48
  
  Laval Mayor will push for metro extension if re-elected https://t.co/xrqcAeaaoB
  
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• Amber Alert father in court for second-degree murder https://t.co/Kp2eDY9pWn

  26-09-2017 14:45
  
  Amber Alert father in court for second-degree murder https://t.co/Kp2eDY9pWn
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/8j6OZ6t4aS

  26-09-2017 14:37
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/8j6OZ6t4aS
  
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• Join us this hour on #BTMTL for great Fall recipes with @Ricardocuisine! https://t.co/W9ARWxkJMf

  26-09-2017 14:00
  
  Join us this hour on #BTMTL for great Fall recipes with @Ricardocuisine! https://t.co/W9ARWxkJMf
  
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