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• Stu Cowan: Brendan Gallagher looks like a good fit on Canadiens' No. 1 line

  02-10-2017 23:57 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the biggest questions heading into the Canadiens’ training camp was who would play right wing on the No. 1 line with Jonathan Drouin at centre and Max Pacioretty on the left.
  At the team’s annual golf tournament before the start of camp, coach Claude Julien didn’t rule out the possibility of using Alex Galchenyuk — a left-handed shot — on the right side this season, but that never happened. Galchenyuk stayed on left wing throughout camp, playing with a variet
  
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• NDG Food depot shows off new digs

  02-10-2017 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  The NDG food depot has helped thousands upon thousands of Montrealers over the years and now, it has a new home on Somerled Avenue. As Global’s Matt Grillo Reports, it’s an exciting time for many.
  
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• Is Quebec’s new two-bath rule feasible?

  02-10-2017 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government has said it plans on providing people in long-term care homes with two baths a week. But as Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, critics say there is a major shortage of personal care attendants and wonder how the government is going to make good on its promise.
  
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• Proposed Beaconsfield sound wall becomes contentious election issue

  02-10-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  With municipal elections looming in Beaconsfield, the plan to build a sound wall along Highway 20 has become a contentious issue. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Projet Montreal leader Valérie Plante discusses mayoral campaign

  02-10-2017 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Global News Montreal senior anchor Jamie Orchard speaks to Montreal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante about the issues she thinks matters most to Montrealers.
  
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• Montreal elections: Fixing dangerous intersections a first-year priority, Projet Montréal says

  02-10-2017 23:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Valérie Plante says Denis Coderre’s adoption of a Vision Zero strategy for Montreal is just a slogan, and her party will finally do something about traffic accidents.
  Standing at the corner of St-Michel and Rosemont Blvds. on Monday morning, Plante, the leader of Projet Montréal, said that within its first year, her administration will target all major intersections where there have been serious injuries and make them safer.
  “Vision Zero needs to be more than a slogan.
  
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• Your guide to watching the Canadiens on TV in 2017-18

  02-10-2017 23:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Three years after the great National Hockey League TV realignment, as Montreal Canadiens fans seem to have finally figured out what channels they can find their team’s games on, a wrench has been thrown into the mix: TSN picked up the team’s TV broadcast rights from Sportsnet.
  But that doesn’t mean all Canadiens games are on TSN this season. The National Hockey League, like other major sports leagues, splits its games between national ones, whose TV broadcast rights are sold by
  
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• NDG Food Depot moves to new location

  02-10-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  The NDG Food Depot has moved into a new location on Somerled Avenue.
  
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• Dog attack unsettles quiet Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue neighbourhood

  02-10-2017 23:03 via montrealgazette.com
  When Linda Schreindorfer takes her two-year-old granddaughter for a walk in their Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue neighbourhood these days, she has an unusual object in her purse — a steak knife.
  Schreindorfer began carrying the weapon after witnessing a dog kill another dog in an attack last month.
  She and her husband were driving on Meloche St. when a dog called Max dashed across the street in front of their car.
  The dog, a mix of a French bulldog and basset hound, sniffed another dog and then ran
  
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• Brownstein: We're safer now than ever before, Montreal psychologist says

  02-10-2017 23:02 via montrealgazette.com
  “Nowhere to run to, baby, nowhere to hide”: Can’t imagine that 50 years ago when those Martha and the Vandellas lyrics first hit the airwaves, they would become associated with the rampant paranoia and anxiety now sweeping much of the world.
  People are understandably freaked out.
  On Sunday, a 64-year-old man with too-easy access to automatic weaponry and with too much hate in his heart went on the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, killing at least 58 and wounding
  
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• The charm offensive: Valerie Plante's charge for City Hall

  02-10-2017 23:00 via cbc.ca
  What will it take for Valerie Plante to take over City Hall?
  
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• The charm offensive: Valérie Plante's charge for City Hall

  02-10-2017 23:00 via cbc.ca
  What will it take for Valérie Plante to take over City Hall?
  
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• Spruce up your autumn décor with these tips from Espace Vert Fleuriste. btmontreal.ca/videos/fall-fl…

  02-10-2017 23:00
  Spruce up your autumn décor with these tips from Espace Vert Fleuriste. btmontreal.ca/videos/fall-fl…
  
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• A closer look at Valérie Plante, Montreal's new mayor

  02-10-2017 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Here's an in-depth profile of Valérie Plante we ran during the election campaign. In a major upset, she beat out Denis Coderre for Montreal's top job in Sunday's election.
  
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• Patients in long-term care homes in Quebec fear lack of attendants for second bath

  02-10-2017 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  People in long-term care homes - and their loved ones - say there aren't enough personal care attendants to provide two baths a week like the government recently promised.
  
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• Following up on the floods that affected 286 Quebec municipalities with @TheSuburbanNews editor Beryl Wajsman. btmontreal.ca/videos/the-sub…

  02-10-2017 22:35
  Following up on the floods that affected 286 Quebec municipalities with @TheSuburbanNews editor Beryl Wajsman. btmontreal.ca/videos/the-sub…
  
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• Denis Coderre launches election platform with highlights from past term, future plans

  02-10-2017 22:23 via cbc.ca
  Montreal mayoral candidate Denis Coderre has released his election platform which includes upgrading infrastructure, making Montreal a smart city and investing in transportation
  
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• Accused in Quebec City mosque shooting to go straight to trial: Crown

  02-10-2017 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Prosecutors filed a direct indictment against Alexandre Bissonnette during a brief hearing before Quebec court Judge Jean-Louis Lemay on Monday.
  
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• The documentary series RISE on @VICELAND is a gripping celebration of Indigenous people worldwide. btmontreal.ca/videos/documen…

  02-10-2017 22:10
  The documentary series RISE on @VICELAND is a gripping celebration of Indigenous people worldwide. btmontreal.ca/videos/documen…
  
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• Lac-Mégantic defence lawyer ‘optimistic’ on Day 1 of trial

  02-10-2017 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  According to his lawyer, Tom Harding, the engineer charged with criminal negligence causing the deaths of 47 people in the Lac-Mégantic train derailment, is “optimistic, but nervous” now that the trial has started.
  
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• Lac-Mégantic train disaster survivor blames company

  02-10-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  Jean Paradis, who survived the Lac-Mégantic train derailment but lost three close friends, says he doesn’t want answers from the three men on trial for criminal negligence. He wants them from the executives at Transport Canada and MMA.
  
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• Celine Cooper: Canada should condemn Spain's use of force in Catalonia

  02-10-2017 21:30 via montrealgazette.com
  In a referendum held Sunday, Catalonia, a prosperous region of 7.5 million people in northeastern Spain, voted in favour of independence. 
  The Spanish government had declared the vote illegal and unconstitutional from the get-go. Acting on a judge’s orders, police were dispatched to Catalonia from other regions to confiscate ballot papers and boxes, and halt the voting process.
  Amateur videos have exposed some brutal scenes: people being dragged out of polling stations by the hair by
  
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• Is NDG crosswalk an accident waiting to happen?

  02-10-2017 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Oct 2: The crosswalk at the corner of Hingston and Monkland avenues does not have any stop signs for motorists making it a dangerous intersection for pedestrians. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• NDG residents demand action at dangerous intersection

  02-10-2017 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Motorists who speed through crosswalks are drawing the ire of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce pedestrians.
  
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• Are the right people on trial for Lac-Mégantic train disaster?

  02-10-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Residents from the small town say they just want to move on with their lives.
  
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• Crown charges Quebec City mosque shooter with attempted murder of attack witnesses

  02-10-2017 20:20 via cbc.ca
  A Crown prosecutor has charged Alexandre Bissonnette with an additional charge of attempted murder that applies collectively includes 35 people who witnessed the shooting.
  
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• 'Hell on Earth': Daughter testifies at father's murder trial in Montreal

  02-10-2017 20:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Ahmad Nehme was a controlling man who made life “like hell on Earth” for his family before he allegedly carried out the murder of his wife, the accused’s daughter told a jury on Monday. 
  Dania Nehme was just 16 years old on July 5, 2012, when her father, now 53, is alleged to have killed her mother, Catherine de Boucherville, 44, inside the condo the family was renting in LaSalle. She had spent the previous months completing her first year at Dawson College, after having s
  
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• Coroner releases report into death of Christine Vadnais

  02-10-2017 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec coroner's office has released its report into the death of Christine Vadnais and has made several recommendations to amend Quebec's proposed dangerous dog legislation.
  
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• Québec solidaire hitting the road to promote independence

  02-10-2017 20:07 via montrealgazette.com
  Québec solidaire MNAs Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Manon Massé will spend the next two months preaching the gospel of Quebec sovereignty in colleges and universities across the province.
  The tour is being made “in the pre-electoral period to show that Québec solidaire is serious in its desire to further independence,” said Nadeau-Dubois, referring to the provincial election scheduled for October 2018.
  QS did not inform OUI-Québec (Organisations unies pour l&r
  
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• Lac-Mégantic: 3 accused are on trial, not railway company, jury told

  02-10-2017 19:54 via montrealgazette.com
  SHERBROOKE — In their own way, each of the three men accused in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic train derailment “significantly contributed” to the death of the 47 victims, Crown prosecutors argued Monday morning.
  “By the end of the trial, all the evidence presented will convince you beyond a reasonable doubt that Jean Demaître, Richard Labrie and Thomas Harding were criminally negligent,” Crown prosecutor Véronique Beauchamp said in her opening state
  
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• Las Vegas: Cirque spends 'sleepless night' checking in with staff

  02-10-2017 19:51 via montrealgazette.com
  In the hours following the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 wounded, Montreal’s Cirque du Soleil issued an official statement:
  “A tragic shooting occurred last night in Las Vegas. To ensure the safety of our teams and audience members, all our theatres were immediately put into lockdown in collaboration with local authorities. Audience members who were attending our shows have since been authorized to leave the theatres.
  “For
  
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• Opinion: Climate change could make good coffee a luxury

  02-10-2017 18:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Fall is always a good time to create new habits, and coffee chains know this. These days, they are desperately trying to find any excuse to get you to drink their java. Many chains are using National or International Coffee Day (both Oct. 1) as a reason to offer their coffee at a discount, or even for free. For restaurant operators, there is no better hook than coffee to get repeat business. But given what is on the horizon, offering free coffee may no longer be an option for businesses.
  Coffee
  
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• Watch the gymnastics world championships in Montreal

  02-10-2017 18:27 via cbc.ca
  Watch live action from the artistic gymnastics world championships at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Sunday's action includes the men's and women's apparatus finals.
  
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• Montreal police to announce details on fentanyl investigation

  02-10-2017 18:27 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police will give details on their investigation into deadly overdoses linked to the opioid fentanyl.
  
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• Montreal police charge 3 in drug busts linked to fentanyl deaths

  02-10-2017 18:27 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police say they’re making headway in dismantling a drug operation linked to a spate of deadly fentanyl overdoses in August.
  
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• In Montreal North, football is more than just a game

  02-10-2017 17:40 via montrealgazette.com
  When Jude-Alain Mathieu left Montreal North to play college football nearly 20 years ago, he says he felt the world open itself up to him.
  “Sometimes, in Montreal North, you can’t dream of anything outside the neighbourhood,” said Mathieu, who played fullback at Université Sherbrooke. “When my brother and I left to play football, we realized there’s opportunity out there. We realized that we’re good enough to succeed. A lot of these kids, they don&rsquo
  
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• Lac-Mégantic: Criminal negligence trial begins in Sherbrooke for 3 accused

  02-10-2017 16:32 via montrealgazette.com
  SHERBROOKE — The trial of three men charged in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic train derailment began at the Sherbrooke courthouse Monday morning.
  Train driver Thomas Harding, traffic controller Richard Labrie and manager of train operations Jean Demaitre have all pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal negligence causing death.
  The trial begins more than four years since a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in downtown Lac-Mégantic and exploded, killing 47 people
  
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• Can Canadians break through at gymnastics worlds in Montreal?

  02-10-2017 16:11 via cbc.ca
  Retired gymnast Kyle Shewfelt believes there will be two Canadians in the all-around final at this week's gymnastics world championships in Montreal, while a "hungry" men's side could offer a surprise in Zach Clay.
  
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• Why are the leaves on Montreal's trees so green in October?

  02-10-2017 16:09 via cbc.ca
  After an unseasonably warm late September, trees across the Island of Montreal have held onto their green foliage slightly longer than usual.
  
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• Quebec retail brands Metro, Jean Coutu to merge in $4.5 billion deal

  02-10-2017 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  Two of Quebec's iconic retail brands are planning to merge with Metro Inc.'s $4.5-billion takeover offer for the Jean Coutu pharmacy group.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Mayoral candidates from Côte Saint-Luc face off in debate

  02-10-2017 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Oct 2: The two men vying to be mayor of Côte Saint-Luc — incumbent mayor Mitchell Brownstein and the city’s former mayor Robert Libman — go head-to-head in a debate tackling issues such as the extension of Cavendish Boulevard and an increase in taxes.
  
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• Update: Las Vegas tragedy is deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history

  02-10-2017 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  LAS VEGAS — A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas casino unleashed a shower of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  More than 400 victims were taken to the hospital, authorities said.
  SWAT officers using explosives stormed the gunman’s hotel room and found he had killed himself, a
  
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• Quebecers in Las Vegas skipped concert where deadly shooting broke out

  02-10-2017 15:50 via cbc.ca
  Annie Duchesne and Gina Deer were both thinking of attending the country music festival in Las Vegas where a deadly mass shooting broke out Sunday night, but neither one wound up going.
  
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• Van performs ‘Lock My Love Down’

  02-10-2017 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian singer Van joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about being chosen as the iheartRadio future star, and to perform her new single, “Lock My Love Down.”
  
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• Playing with fire: The Theo Fleury story

  02-10-2017 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  Actor Shaun Smyth joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about his role as Theo Fleury in “Playing with Fire” at the Centaur Theatre.
  
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• Making time for what you want to do

  02-10-2017 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  Human resources specialist and career coach Sherri Rabinovitch joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about how to make time for the things you want to do.
  
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• Au Contraire Film Festival kicks off

  02-10-2017 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  Au Contraire Film Festival spokesperson and musician Florence K drops by Global News Morning to talk about the event’s fifth edition, taking place at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  
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• UQAM honourees to include director Denis Villeneuve, businessman Taillefer

  02-10-2017 15:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) intends to bestow honorary degrees on three accomplished Quebecers: businessman Alexandre Taillefer, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and physician Réjean Thomas.
  The ceremony will take place on Dec. 5-6. UQAM rector Robert Proulx said the institution wanted to recognize the accomplishments and influence the three had achieved in their respective fields.
  Taillefer, principal partner of XPND Capital, will be honoured for
  
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• Unsafe crosswalk in NDG’s Monkland Village lacks stop signs

  02-10-2017 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  The crosswalk at the corner of Hingston and Monkland Avenue does not have any stop signs for motorists, making it a dangerous intersection for pedestrians. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, October 2

  02-10-2017 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, October 2.
  
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