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• Baie d’Urfe roadwork frustrates industrial park commuters

  03-10-2017 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Baie d'Urfe commuters have their own reason to be frustrated, as roadwork has cut access to the eastbound Highway 40 from the town's industrial park.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Mayor Denis Coderre talks politics

  03-10-2017 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Global News Montreal senior anchor Jamie Orchard speaks to Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre about his past four years in office and his bid for re-election.
  
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• 'Mentally ill' Tshilumba still refers to Beaulieu-Patry in present tense, court hears

  03-10-2017 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Randy Tshilumba could not tell right from wrong when he fatally stabbed Clémence Beaulieu-Patry at her place of work, a psychiatrist told a jury on Tuesday. 
  Randy Tshilumba is accused of killing Clémence Beaulieu-Patry, who was fatally stabbed in front of her co-workers at a Maxi supermarket in 2016.
  France Proulx is the second psychiatrist to deliver an opinion that Tshilumba, 21, suffered from a mental health illness when he stabbed Beaulieu-Patry several times on April 10,
  
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• Lac-Megantic criminal negligence trial continues in Sherbrooke

  03-10-2017 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  As day two of the Lac-Mégantic train disaster trial unfolded in Sherbrooke on Tuesday, the lawyer for Tom Harding – one of three men on trial for criminal negligence – said his client will take the stand in his own defence. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Quebec says it will impose sales tax on Netflix

  03-10-2017 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Last week, Canada signed an agreement with Netflix and will not make the company charge GST. But as Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the National Assembly is saying that won’t work in Quebec and it plans on imposing a provincial sales tax on the online streaming service.
  
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• Baie-D’Urfé detours cause confusion and frustration

  03-10-2017 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Roadwork has begun on the Morgan Boulevard exit, just off Highway 40 in Baie-D’Urfé, making accessing the highway difficult. As Billy Shields reports, the numerous detours set up to mitigate the closure, are only causing more confusion and frustration.
  
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• A cautionary tale: Gazette reporter shares his NBA combine experience

  03-10-2017 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  As a child growing up in the Michael Jordan era of pro basketball, I always wondered if I had what it takes to play in the National Basketball Association.
  Well, it turns out I don’t.
  Last Saturday, the NBA and Under Armour held a combine for teenage players in Montreal — testing the children’s speed, agility and strength through a series of drills. Being a sporting man myself, I decided to give it the old college try.
  Before plunging into the depths of my failure, I’d li
  
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• Stu Cowan: Karl Subban hopes to inspire parents with new book

  03-10-2017 23:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Karl Subban wants to make one thing perfectly clear — he is not a perfect parent.
  There is no such thing.
  But Subban and his wife, Maria, have had some success when it comes to parenting with three boys — P.K., Malcolm and Jordan — all getting drafted by National Hockey League teams and two daughters — Nastassia and Natasha — following in their father’s footsteps to work as educators with the Toronto District School Board.
  So Subban decided to write
  
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• The future of the Pierrefonds West sector is up in the air

  03-10-2017 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Protestors opposing the development of former agricultural land in Pierrefonds West gathered at the foot of the steps fronting Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall Monday. They held posters depicting an image of Denis Coderre, Montreal’s incumbent mayor, holding a chainsaw photo-shopped onto an image of a lush green space.
  “We will not stop,” Sauvons l’Anse-à-l’Orme spokesman Sue Stacho said. “This needs to be a campaign issue. We want (the land in que
  
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• Smooth operator: The Denis Coderre method to staying in power

  03-10-2017 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Denis Coderre will leave no hand unshaken in his quest to be re-elected Montreal's mayor for another four years.
  
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• Two cops hailed for quick evacuation of building in Rosemont

  03-10-2017 22:51 via montrealgazette.com
  A pair of sharp-eyed Montreal police officers are being credited with the speedy evacuation of a Rosemont apartment building that was the scene of a fire Monday night.
  The officers noticed the fire burning while on patrol on Bordeaux St. around 11 p.m. They proceeded to evacuate the building pending the arrival of firefighters at the scene.
  The fire appears to have started in a mattress left too close to a space heater. Damage from the blaze was confined to the apartment where it started, and th
  
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• Chomedy Fire

  03-10-2017 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Oct 3: Firefighters tackled an overnight fire in Laval.
  
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• Five things to know about the 2017-18 Canadiens season

  03-10-2017 22:43 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens begin their 2017-18 season against the Sabres in Buffalo on Thursday (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 radio). Here are five things you should know as they embark on their quest to bring home their 25th Stanley Cup:
  In Price they trust: Carey Price showed he’s in mid-season form after a strong performance in the Canadiens’ final exhibition game, a 9-2 win over the Ottawa Senators last Saturday at the Bell Centre. The goaltender didn’t face a lot of shots, but he had to
  
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• Montreal Election 2017: Battle heats up in Côte Saint-Luc

  03-10-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  The former mayor of Côte Saint-Luc has decided to run for re-election, but as Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, Robert Libman is a registered lobbyist. This has incumbent Mayor Mitchell Brownstein questioning his rival’s true interests.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Battle heats up in Côte Saint-Luc

  03-10-2017 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  The former mayor of Côte Saint-Luc has decided to run for re-election, but the fact that Robert Libman is a registered lobbyist has incumbent mayor Mitchell Brownstein questioning his rival’s true interests.
  
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• Half of summer's border crosser asylum claims heard rejected so far, says refugee board

  03-10-2017 22:22 via cbc.ca
  About half of the asylum claims heard so far from those who've crossed the Canada-U.S.. border since July have been rejected, the Immigration and Refugee Board said Tuesday. But the actual number of cases the board has heard since then is a mere fraction of the 8,000 or so claims that have been filed to date.
  
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• It's time to start planning for Thanksgiving, and @Janette_Ewen makes it really easy! btmontreal.ca/videos/how-to-…

  03-10-2017 22:20
  It's time to start planning for Thanksgiving, and @Janette_Ewen makes it really easy! btmontreal.ca/videos/how-to-…
  
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• Man charged in hit and run of American tourist

  03-10-2017 22:12 via montrealgazette.com
  A driver alleged to have been involved in a hit-and-run incident that left a Florida man with severe head injuries has been charged in the case. 
  Brian Doyle.
  Brian Doyle, 35, was arraigned on Sept. 19 on a charge of  hit and run causing bodily harm, almost three months after tourist Zachary Zelinsky was injured in downtown Montreal.
  The incident happened in a parking garage on the corner of St-Laurent and de Maisonneuve Blvds. around 2 a.m. on June 24.
  According to police, Zelinsky, 3
  
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• Why some of the $3.45M granite stumps on Mount Royal are fenced off

  03-10-2017 22:07 via cbc.ca
  Some of the granite stumps, installed this year at a cost of $3.4 million, are surrounded by fences while the developer makes “corrective” changes to the stumps.
  
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• This is why some of the $3.45M granite stumps on Mount Royal are fenced off

  03-10-2017 22:07 via cbc.ca
  Some of the granite stumps, installed this year at a cost of $3.4 million, are surrounded by fences while the developer makes “corrective” changes to the stumps.
  
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• Suspect in June hit and run in Montreal's Chinatown turns himself in

  03-10-2017 21:36 via cbc.ca
  A 35-year-old man has been charged in connection with the hit and run which left a Florida man severely injured after a vehicle struck him in a downtown parking lot near St-Laurent Boulevard.
  
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• The municipal election campaign is well under way. @lauhouderoy from @24hMontreal makes sense of it all. #polmtl btmontreal.ca/videos/municip…

  03-10-2017 21:00
  The municipal election campaign is well under way. @lauhouderoy from @24hMontreal makes sense of it all. #polmtl btmontreal.ca/videos/municip…
  
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• What is the #Subban plan for success? Karl Subban, @PKSubban1's dad, reveals all the secrets! btmontreal.ca/videos/how-we-…

  03-10-2017 20:15
  What is the #Subban plan for success? Karl Subban, @PKSubban1's dad, reveals all the secrets! btmontreal.ca/videos/how-we-…
  
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• Randy Tshilumba believed women were out to get him, best friend tells jury

  03-10-2017 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Randy Tshilumba did express fears that a group of young women were out to get him shortly before he killed Clémence Beaulieu-Patry, the accused’s best friend told a jury on Tuesday. 
  John Elton Louis, Tshilumba’s friend since high school, was called as a defence witness in the murder trial that is now in its fifth week at the Montreal courthouse. Tshilumba, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Beaulieu-Patry, a 20-year-old woman who was stabbed to death
  
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• On the move: Meet Projet Montréal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante

  03-10-2017 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante talks about her vision for the city of Montreal.
  
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• Coroner's report into fatal dog attack fortifies case against breed-specific measures: Montreal SPCA

  03-10-2017 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal SPCA is welcoming a coroner’s report into the death of a Montreal woman fatally mauled by a dog last summer, saying it supports what the organization has been advocating for since the incident. 
  In an interview Tuesday, Sophie Gaillard, the lawyer for the Montreal SPCA’s animal advocacy department, said the report is in line with the SPCA’s stance on dog bites and attacks.
  “If we really want to solve the problem of dog bites we need to focus on evid
  
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• Quebec truckers charged after 11 foreign nationals found hiding in truck at Windsor's Ambassador Bridge

  03-10-2017 19:49 via cbc.ca
  Border officers searched the truck and found 11 people hiding behind a curtain in the sleeping area of the truck.
  
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• Constable suspended two days for not stopping Agent 728's misconduct

  03-10-2017 19:40 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal police officer with 10 years experience has been ordered suspended for two days without pay for not intervening to stop his partner’s professional misconduct during a now notorious arrest in 2012.
  In a ruling issued Sept. 29, Quebec’s police ethics committee imposed the sanction on Constable Constantinos Samaras after hearing testimony on his conduct and that of Constable Stéfanie Trudeau, also known as “Agent 728” after videos of other violent arrests b
  
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• How a Montreal film festival secured showing of Blade Runner 2049 blockbuster

  03-10-2017 19:34 via cbc.ca
  When Denis Villeneuve found out his sequel to neo-noir and sci-fi film Blade Runner would be released at the same time that the Festival du nouveau cinéma was running, he fought to bring the movie back to his home province.
  
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• October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth in Canada. With Dr. Naim Otaky from @vmmed btmontreal.ca/videos/breast-…

  03-10-2017 19:20
  October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth in Canada. With Dr. Naim Otaky from @vmmed btmontreal.ca/videos/breast-…
  
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• ‘We were just running for our lives’: Montrealers returning from Las Vegas react to mass shooting

  03-10-2017 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers arriving at Trudeau Airport from Las Vegas are sharing what they experienced as the mass shooting unfolded.
  
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• Walking the dog is the perfect time to get fit! With @Isabellekroeh and Roxy! btmontreal.ca/videos/fitness…

  03-10-2017 18:50
  Walking the dog is the perfect time to get fit! With @Isabellekroeh and Roxy! btmontreal.ca/videos/fitness…
  
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• Montrealers react to mass shooting in Las Vegas

  03-10-2017 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Oct 3: Montrealers returning from Las Vegas are recounting what they experienced as the mass shooting unfolded. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, for many of them, it was too close for comfort.
  
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• Montreal’s Laurent-Duvernay Tardif suffers knee injury during Monday night NFL action

  03-10-2017 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The extent of his injury is being assessed by doctors on Tuesday.
  
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• It's the movie everyone's talking about: @bladerunner director Denis Villeneuve chats with @joannevrakas. btmontreal.ca/videos/blade-r…

  03-10-2017 18:24
  It's the movie everyone's talking about: @bladerunner director Denis Villeneuve chats with @joannevrakas. btmontreal.ca/videos/blade-r…
  
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• After a battle for custody, Cree woman finally brings back her daughters to Quebec from Egypt

  03-10-2017 18:14 via cbc.ca
  A Cree woman from Mistissini, Que., arrived at Montreal airport Monday with her two Cree-Egyptian daughters, after a year-long battle for custody.
  
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• Montreal elections: Coderre pledges aquatic and sports complex in Lachine

  03-10-2017 18:07 via montrealgazette.com
  Four years from now, there will be a new sports complex and aquatic centre built in Lachine, Montreal mayoral candidate Denis Coderre says.
  Speaking near Lachine city hall next to the Lachine Canal, Coderre promised his administration would build a facility in the western borough that will have a double gymnasium, a 50-metre swimming pool and wading pools.
  Catherine Ménard, who is running to be mayor of the borough under Coderre’s banner, pointed out that there is already a small sp
  
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• No relief for Bishop St. restaurants as compensation plea rejected

  03-10-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A request for temporary compensation by five Bishop St. restaurants marooned for 12 months by city construction work was rejected Friday by Quebec Superior Court, a decision their lawyers say could lead them to close down.
  The compensation request was filed in April and as a last resort for Kafein, Ferrari, Craft Grilled Cheese, Gourmet Burger and Mesa 14, which contend in a statement made public this week that construction work begun on their street last October fo
  
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• New Lachine sports complex promised by mayoral candidate Denis Coderre

  03-10-2017 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Mayoral candidate Denis Coderre is promising to build a new sports complex in Lachine which would include a double gymnasium, pools and a community centre.
  
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• Free seminar: Nutrition after 40 – What to Eat During and After Menopause

  03-10-2017 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  The West Island Women’s Centre, an agency supported by Centraide, will hold the seminar “Nutrition after 40: What to Eat During and After Menopause” on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 1 to 3 p.m. Learn about the hormonal changes in menopause and the foods that can prevent or manage the risks associated with menopause. Our...
  
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• Montreal elections: Pounding pavement, taking selfies with Denis Coderre

  03-10-2017 17:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Denis Coderre says politics are in his DNA.
  Follow along for a short but dizzying ride — 47 minutes condensed to one minute and 45 seconds — with a mayoral candidate who knows how to pound the pavement, shake hands and brush off critics.
  After more than a decade in federal politics and one term as Montreal mayor, this is Coderre’s 11th election campaign.
  Related
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• Mike Armstrong: Reporting on tragedy ‘like swimming in sadness’

  03-10-2017 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  Journalists sometimes joke about being able to "turn it off" — shut down our emotions to get through something. We don't.
  
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• 'A light to the neighbourhood': N.D.G. Food Depot opens at its new home

  03-10-2017 16:25 via montrealgazette.com
  After searching for a new home for almost a year, the N.D.G. Food Depot will open its doors on Tuesday at its new location on Somerled Ave.
  Over the past few weeks, staff and volunteers have been moving boxes into the building that used to house the Antico Martini restaurant, just east of Cavendish Blvd.
  “People are waving through the window because we are right on the street and coming in to say hello,” said Bonnie Soutar, the depot’s director of development. “One woman
  
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• CAQ captures Liberal stronghold in Quebec City byelection

  03-10-2017 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Former coroner's office spokeswoman Genevieve Guilbault captured just over 51 per cent of vote.
  
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• Sister of woman killed in dog attack 'shocked' by coroner's report

  03-10-2017 16:19 via cbc.ca
  Lise Vadnais slammed some of the coroner's findings, including the notion that breed-specific legislation doesn't work. Christiane Vadnais died in June 2016 after she was mauled by a dog in her backyard.
  
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• Witnesses continue to testify on Day 2 of Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial

  03-10-2017 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  Witnesses continue to testify on the second day of the criminal negligence trial for the 2013 trial derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que.
  
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• Netflix is tops for streaming in Quebec, but loyalty to cable remains

  03-10-2017 16:08 via montrealgazette.com
  The popularity of paid online steaming services is on the rise in Quebec, according to the first phase of a 2017 analysis conducted by the Centre facilitant la recherche et l’innovation dans les organisations (CEFRIO), a digital research and development organization.
  The study, made public on Tuesday, shows that 53 per cent of Quebec households connected to the internet are subscribed to streaming services, a jump of 13 percentage points compared with 2016. Homes with children and/or highe
  
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• Kaya Turski announces her retirement from freestyle skiing

  03-10-2017 15:55 via cbc.ca
  Canadian freestyle skier Kaya Turski, dubbed Canada's "queen of slopestyle," announced her retirement from the sport on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Montreal native won the 2013 slopestyle world championship and collected eight Winter X Games gold medals during her career.
  
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