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• McGill University chicken coop seeks approval

  29-09-2017 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  A chicken coop on McGill University’s Macdonald campus is awaiting approval to be recognized as a club by the university’s student association. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, it hasn’t been as easy as the club’s members assumed.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Vaudreuil-Dorion race heats up

  29-09-2017 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Election issues in Vaudreuil-Dorion are heating up between incumbent mayor Guy Pilon and candidate Pierre Seguin. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, these include urban planning, real estate and construction of the new city hall.
  
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• Montreal police arrest three in investigation of fetanyl overdoses

  29-09-2017 23:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Three men are expected to charged at the Montreal courthouse on Saturday after police seized what they believe is heroin and fentanyl while carrying out search warrants in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough on Friday. 
  According to a statement issued by the Montreal police, the warrants were part of an ongoing investigation into a series of overdoses, including at least two fatal ones, reported in the city in August. 
  “Large quantities of heroin and what appear to be fenta
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' pre-season has been a total disaster

  29-09-2017 23:36 via montrealgazette.com
  There are still some uncritical Habs lovers out there who are not worried by the team’s absolutely horrific performance in the pre-season. Then again, there are also a handful of folks who believe the Earth is flat.
  Most everyone else in the Habs Nation is seriously concerned with gusts up to giving thought to watching a lot of Netflix this winter.
  As I write these words, our beloved Montreal Canadiens are 0-6 in the pre-season and, much more seriously, haven’t looked even remotely l
  
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• Impact coach Biello says players are fighting 'for their jobs' as season draws to close

  29-09-2017 23:31 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Impact may not be mathematically eliminated from MLS playoff contention, but it seems coach Mauro Biello is already closing the book on this season and looking ahead to next year.
  Biello says he wants to use Montreal’s remaining three games, starting Saturday at the Colorado Rapids (9 p.m., TVA Sports, CJAD 800), to determine who deserves a spot on the team going forward.
  “Now players are playing for themselves, for their jobs,” said Biello after Wednesday’s
  
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• Illegal or not? Head-to-head collisions in sports

  29-09-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Concordia University football player Trenton Miller says he was subjected to one of the worst head-to-head collisions in his life during a game against Université Laval. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports, the teen is advocating for sports organizations to change the rules and keep athletes safe.
  
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• Quebec has more doctors than national average: Health Institute

  29-09-2017 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Though the national average was 230 doctors per 100,000 residents, Quebec boasted 243 for the same number of people — one of the highest in the country.
  
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• Update: Ismaël Habib sentenced to 9 years for his attempt to join ISIL in Syria

  29-09-2017 23:23 via montrealgazette.com
  While saying Ismael Habib was obviously desperate to leave Canada to join ISIL in Syria, a Quebec Court judge sentenced the Montreal man to an overall prison term of nine years on Friday.
  The sentence is precisely what Crown prosecutor Lyne Décarie requested during sentence arguments held at the Montreal courthouse in August.
  Judge Serge Délisle also ordered Habib has to serve at least half his sentence before he becomes eligible for parole. Under normal circumstances, offenders se
  
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• Legal age to buy pot in Quebec will be 18, and it won’t be sold at déps

  29-09-2017 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has made the call: the minimum age for the consumption of legal marijuana in Quebec will be 18.
  After several intense Liberal caucus meetings where everyone was allowed to express their views on the tricky issue, Couillard Thursday made a final decision, opting for 18 instead of 21 as some wanted, government sources in Quebec City confirmed Friday.
  The opposition Coalition Avenir Québec had also been calling for age 21 because experts have
  
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• Brownstein: Quebec singer speaks out about struggle with depression

  29-09-2017 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  She was 22 when she burst onto the local music scene in 2005. She was a multicultural threat who wowed French, English and Spanish audiences with her impressive range, originality and heartfelt sincerity.
  She was soon to win Félix Awards for World Music Album of the Year for Bossa Blue and La Historia de Lola.
  But just as insiders were predicting that the seemingly ever-effervescent and cheerful Florence K would be making a major breakthrough in this country as well as the rest of the wor
  
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• Montreal elections: Denis Coderre, Valérie Plante to debate in French Oct. 19

  29-09-2017 23:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal mayoral candidates Denis Coderre and Valérie Plante will meet in what will probably be their only French-language debate of the election campaign on Oct. 19.
  Organized by the Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain, the debate will take place at the Sheraton Centre Hotel and be moderated by La Presse’s chief editorial writer, François Cardinal. Coalition Montréal candidate Jean Fortier will not be participating in the debate.
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• 'I think it's brave': Montreal basketball players support pro athletes taking a knee

  29-09-2017 23:11 via cbc.ca
  As U.S President Donald Trump attacks professional athletes for "taking a knee" during the national anthem — accusing them of disrespecting the flag, the military and first responders — these Montreal athletes say they support professional players taking a stand against racism and police brutality.
  
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• Quebec City police search for serial sexual predator who attacked elderly women in their homes

  29-09-2017 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Quebec City police are looking for a serial sexual predator who they say assaulted three women inside their homes in the middle of the night since 2011.
  
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• Quebec man sentenced to 9 years in prison for trying to leave Canada to join ISIS

  29-09-2017 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  Ismael Habib was convicted of attempting to leave Canada to join the so-called Islamic State.
  
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• Ismaël Habib sentenced to 9 years for his attempt to join ISIL in Syria

  29-09-2017 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  While saying that Ismael Habib was obviously desperate to leave Canada to join ISIL in Syria, a Quebec Court judge has sentenced the Montreal man to an overall prison term of nine years. 
  The sentence is precisely what the Crown requested.
  Judge Serge Delisle also ordered that Habib has to serve at least half his sentence before he becomes eligible for parole. 
  Habib was sentenced Friday to an eight-year prison term for attempting to leave Canada to join the terrorist group in Syria. H
  
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• Classic game console hits Quebec shelves after controversy

  29-09-2017 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  The SNES Classic finally hit Quebec shelves, despite fans worrying that language laws might keep it out of the province.
  
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• Quebec businesswoman Isabelle Hudon appointed Canada’s ambassador to France

  29-09-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Isabelle Hudon replaces former Conservative MP Lawrence Cannon.
  
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• FNC co-founder on 'le miracle' of Blade Runner 2049

  29-09-2017 20:39 via montrealgazette.com
  “J’y travaille cher Claude. Je peux rien promettre mais je pousse.”— Email from Denis Villeneuve to Claude Chamberlan, Aug. 30, 3:28 p.m.
  Festival du nouveau cinéma co-founder Claude Chamberlan was sitting in the yard of his Eastern Townships home overlooking Lac Brome, just under 48 hours after receiving the above message, when his cellphone rang.
  The voice on the other end brought word of what he now refers to as “le miracle,” confirmation that the FN
  
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• Inside the CFL: Ex-Alouette Dahrran Diedrick winning battle of his life

  29-09-2017 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  At first, Dahrran Diedrick was afraid of dying. When a doctor diagnoses a rare form of lymphoma, fear takes over — it’s only natural.
  But those thoughts quickly dissipated. After all, Diedrick was a professional athlete, a non-import running back with the Alouettes. He was in the prime of his life. There was no history of cancer in his family. There was no reason for him to become one of the deadly disease’s many victims.
  “Every day, you watch the news and hear about some
  
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• Classic game console comes to Quebec despite controversy

  29-09-2017 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sep 29: The SNES Classic finally hit Quebec shelves, despite fans worrying that language laws might keep it out of the province. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Next-generation Phantom of the Opera darker and grittier than predecessors

  29-09-2017 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Derrick Davis wants to bring a bit of added grit to The Phantom of the Opera.
  “After reading the (Gaston) Leroux novel, I felt that the character deserved to be ugly at some moments in the show,” said Davis, who plays the Phantom in the current touring version of the unbelievably popular Andrew Lloyd Webber/Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe musical that runs Oct. 4-15 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts.
  “Every fibre of me reflects the emotional turmoil that he goes through
  
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• Laval Rouge et Or player slapped with 1-game suspension for illegal hit

  29-09-2017 19:39 via cbc.ca
  The RSEQ, Quebec's student sports regulatory body, has ruled defensive back Kevin McGee's tackling of James Tyrell on Sept. 24 constituted unnecessary roughness. But it dismissed a complaint about a hit on Stingers quarterback Trenton Miller.
  
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• Buchignani: Ferrari limps into Malaysia as F1 hits home stretch

  29-09-2017 19:39 via montrealgazette.com
  “It doesn’t change much.”
  Those were the words of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in the moments after this month’s chaotic Singapore Grand Prix, where everything changed.
  Who was he trying to kid — his fans, his bosses, or himself?
  Probably all of the above.
  No matter. Formula One returns to action in Malaysia this weekend, and there’s no question Vettel faces a much steeper climb than before.
  For that, Ferrari has only itself to blame.
  Let’s start wit
  
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• No suspension for hit on Concordia Stingers QB Trenton Miller

  29-09-2017 19:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec has ruled that Gabriel Ouellet of the Université Laval Rouge et Or won’t be suspended for a hit on Concordia Stingers quarterback Trenton Miller during a game Sept. 24.
  The RSEQ ruled that there was no head contact with Miller and that the hit was within the established rules. Given that Miller “had become a ball carrier on this sequence, he was no longer considered in a vulnerable position,” the RSEQ said
  
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• Montreal police take steps to be more transparent

  29-09-2017 19:10 via cbc.ca
  Police Chief Philippe Pichet released a 38-point action plan aimed at improving citizen confidence in the police service. Projet Montréal's Alex Norris says the plan fails to address concerns about political influence.
  
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• Don Macpherson: In Quebec politics, it's no longer the economy, stupid

  29-09-2017 19:08 via montrealgazette.com
  “The economy, stupid.” That’s the legendary reminder that was on a sign at the headquarters of Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 American presidential campaign.
  Well, it’s not the economy anymore, not in Quebec politics, with the next general election due within a year from Sunday.
  It used to be that a Quebec government’s political fortunes were linked to the unemployment rate: if unemployment went down during its term, the government would be re-elected.
  And und
  
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• Montreal businesswoman Isabelle Hudon named ambassador to France

  29-09-2017 19:07 via montrealgazette.com
  Isabelle Hudon, a high profile Montreal businesswoman and a senior vice-president with Sun Life Financial, has been named Canada’s ambassador to France.
  Hudon, a former president of the Montreal Board of Trade, is a recipient of the Medal of the National Assembly and has been repeatedly designated one of Canada’s most influential women. She sits on several corporate boards: Hydro-Québec, Holt Renfrew Canada, the Mount Royal Club and the Canada Council for the Arts. She is
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: September 29

  29-09-2017 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  From Uber threatening to leave Quebec and bagpipers playing their last tune at Ogilvy, here are the five biggest stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.
  
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• Trudeau names Isabelle Hudon new ambassador in Paris

  29-09-2017 18:57 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has picked prominent Quebec business leader Isabelle Hudon as Canada's next ambassador in Paris.
  
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• Arcade Fire's Win Butler joins Bernie Sanders's call for universal healthcare

  29-09-2017 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler makes no secret of his political views. 
  After winning the MVP prize in the 2016 NBA Celebrity All-Star game, he said, “the U.S. has a lot they can learn from Canada: health care, taking care of people,” only to be cut off mid-speech by TV anchor Sage Steele.
  “We’re talking about celebrity stuff, not politics,” she said.
  Butler was talking about politics in a different setting this week when he did an interview with Senator Berni
  
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• Next week: @joannevrakas sits down with Denis Villeneuve #Bladerunner2049 @EntCity https://t.co/HfnkLxKGnn

  29-09-2017 18:19
  
  Next week: @joannevrakas sits down with Denis Villeneuve #Bladerunner2049 @EntCity https://t.co/HfnkLxKGnn
  
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• Brian Wilde: Montreal Canadiens struggle in pre-season

  29-09-2017 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sep 29: The Montreal Canadiens are getting battered game after game — but it’s just pre-season, right? Brian Wilde tells Global’s senior anchor Jamie Orchard if Habs fans should be nervous.
  
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• WTO opens panel into alleged Bombardier subsidies at Brazil's request

  29-09-2017 17:40 via cbc.ca
  The World Trade Organization has agreed to look into allegations from Brazil that the Canadian government has unfairly subsidized Bombardier's CSeries jet program.
  
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• Montreal-area transit fares frozen till July by regional transport agency

  29-09-2017 17:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Transit fares on Montreal Island, Laval, Longueuil and area commuter trains have been frozen until next July as a newly activated regional transport authority takes stock of financing for the areas in its jurisdiction.
  Last June, the Autorité régional de transport métropolitain (ARTM) began operations after several area transit agencies were folded into a single body. It also took over fare pricing responsibilities from the transit authorities in its territory.
  On Wednesday
  
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• Quebec man who tried to join ISIS to be sentenced today

  29-09-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
  Ismael Habib is facing up to 10 years in prison. Quebec Court Judge Serge Délisle is expected to announce his decision this afternoon.
  
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• Quebec man who tried to join ISIS sentenced to 9 years

  29-09-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec man, who was found guilty in June of attempting to leave Canada to join the extremist group ISIS, has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
  
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• Quebec's minimum age for marijuana to be 18

  29-09-2017 16:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec premier Philippe Couillard has ignored concerns raised by many members of his own Liberal caucus and decided the minimum age for the consumption of legal marijuana in Quebec will be 18.
  The private sector will not play a role in the sale and distribution of marijuana in Quebec once federal legislation makes the drug legal next July, La Presse reported Friday. Rather, a government agency similar to and perhaps a part of Quebec’s liquor board will be charged with overseeing the retail
  
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• 'An affront to the Scottish community': Ogilvy faces backlash

  29-09-2017 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Reaction to the Ogilvy department store’s decision to silence the pipes — ending a 72-year tradition of a kilted bagpiper skirling through the fabled Ste-Catherine St. store at closing time, or more recently, noon hour — has been swift and angry.
  An online petition calling on the department store to “Keep Piper Tradition alive at Ogilvys in Montreal” had more than 450 signatures by Thursday evening, just one day after the last pipe sounded at Ogilvy.
  And c
  
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• Public consultation office slams Pierrefonds-Ouest project planning

  29-09-2017 16:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal is being criticized by its public-consultation office for a lack of transparency and confusion in the planning to allow a controversial 5,500-unit residential project being proposed on a nature space by developers and supported by the administration of Mayor Denis Coderre in western Pierrefonds. 
  The Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) released an 89-page report on the future of the Pierrefonds-Ouest sector on Friday following consultations this y
  
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• Half-dozen jurors selected in Lac-Mégantic train derailment trial

  29-09-2017 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  All three accused have pleaded not guilty.
  
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• 14-member jury for Lac-Mégantic train derailment trial to be selected

  29-09-2017 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  All three accused have pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Former La Voix star releases first single from upcoming album

  29-09-2017 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  Former La Voix star Beatrice Keeler joins Global’s Kim Sullivan and Laura Casella to talk about her career and the release of her first single ‘Keep Astray’ from her upcoming album.
  
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• Casting call for Big Brother Canada

  29-09-2017 16:07 via globalnews.ca
  Big Brother Canada casting producer Ashley Dickinson joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about an open casting call being held this weekend in Montreal and what it takes to be a house guest on the show.
  
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• Hedley releases new album

  29-09-2017 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Canada’s Hedley released their seventh studio album entitled ‘Cageless’ on Friday. Global dropped in on the band to find out more about their album and their upcoming tour plans.
  
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• Happy National Coffee Day

  29-09-2017 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Keurig Canada marketing vice-president Caroline Losson drops by Global News Morning to celebrate National Coffee Day with Laura Casella and talk about Canada’s favorite beverage.
  
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• World Breastfeeding Week

  29-09-2017 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  Lactation consultant and family physician Dr. Anjana Srinivasan joins Laura Casella on Global News Morning to talk about World Breastfeeding Week and a special event being held at the Jewish General Hospital to mark the occasion.
  
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• Community Events: Elevation

  29-09-2017 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Friday, September 29.
  
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• Quebec to set legal marijuana consumption age at 18

  29-09-2017 15:38 via cbc.ca
  The decision was made at least in part to prevent young people from buying their pot on the black market, sources have confirmed to Radio-Canada.
  
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• Mélanie Joly confident French-language content won't be overlooked with Netflix deal

  29-09-2017 15:38 via cbc.ca
  The heritage minister is defending the deal with the entertainment giant, touting it as biggest foreign investment in Canadian content in 30 years.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Friday, September 29

  29-09-2017 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, September 29.
  
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