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• Man wanted in 2014 Mile End homicide turns himself in

  15-10-2017 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police have arrested a suspect in connection with a 2014 homicide in the Mile End area of Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
  Régino Magloire, 27, turned himself in at 1:15 a.m. Saturday at the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre, Montreal police said. He is considered dangerous and had been wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
  He faces a charge of second-degree murder.
  Magloire appeared at the Montreal courthouse on Saturday afternoon by video conference. He will continue to b
  
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• UFC's Georges St-Pierre gives Canadiens a pep talk

  15-10-2017 22:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A pep talk from UFC star Georges St-Pierre wasn’t enough to get the Canadiens back on the winning track Saturday night — but it came close.
  The Canadiens lost their fourth straight game — dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre — but at least they did pick up a loser point. And at least they scored three goals — after scoring only four times in their first four games. Defenceman Jeff Petry scored his first goal since last Dec.
  
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• Frost advisory issued for Montreal area Sunday - Montreal Gazette

  15-10-2017 22:17 via montrealgazette.com
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  Frost advisory issued for Montreal area Sunday
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  The advisory includes Montreal, Châteauguay, La Prairie, Laval, Longueuil and Varennes. Frost can damage crops, and Environment Canada advises to cover up any outdoor plants. Montreal election: Projet Montréal wants to deploy cleanliness brigades ...
  
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• Frost advisory issued for Montreal area Sunday

  15-10-2017 22:16 via montrealgazette.com
  A frost advisory was issued for the Montreal region on Sunday as temperatures were forecasted to hover around 0 C overnight.
  The advisory includes Montreal, Châteauguay, La Prairie, Laval, Longueuil and Varennes.
  Frost can damage crops, and Environment Canada advises to cover up any outdoor plants.
   
  
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• The Hockey Sweater: A Musical offers fresh take on classic tale

  15-10-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Canadians know the story well — The Hockey Sweater, by Carrier, has been a staple of the Great White North culture since it was first published as an oral essay on CBC Radio in 1979. Now it is a musical.
  
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• Canadiens put Streit on unconditional waivers

  15-10-2017 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  A person with direct knowledge of the situation says the Montreal Canadiens have placed defenceman Mark Streit on unconditional waivers to terminate his contract.
  
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• UFC's Georges St-Pierre gives Canadiens a pep talk - Montreal Gazette

  15-10-2017 21:13 via montrealgazette.com
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  UFC's Georges St-Pierre gives Canadiens a pep talk
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  Tyler Bozak of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens join the president of the UFC, Dana White, centre, Georges St-Pierre, left, and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, right, for the ceremonial puck drop at the ...and more »
  
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• Record number of students flock to Quebec's smallest English-language university

  15-10-2017 20:58 via cbc.ca
  Students from abroad, especially the United States, are opting for Bishop's University in Sherbrooke.
  
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• Quebec's smallest English-language university draws record amount of students

  15-10-2017 20:58 via cbc.ca
  Students from abroad, especially the United States, are opting for Bishop's University in Sherbrooke.
  
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• Montrealers march 15 kilometres for $15 minimum wage

  15-10-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers took to the streets to demand a $15 minimum wage.
  
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• Skyjet plane sustained minor damage after hitting drone near Quebec City

  15-10-2017 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's transport minister says he's relieved a commercial aircraft sustained only minor damage when it was hit by a drone near Quebec City's airport last week.
  
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• Festival encourages Montrealers to embrace `Zero Waste’ lifestyle

  15-10-2017 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  The first ever Zero Waste Festival took place in Montreal October 14-15.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Mayoral candidates from Westmount and Pointe-Claire go head-to-head in debate

  15-10-2017 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  With the municipal elections in Quebec just around the corner, candidates are campaigning in earnest. Hear what your candidates from Westmount and Pointe-Claire have to say.
  
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• Projet Montréal wants to deploy cleanliness brigades in every borough

  15-10-2017 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Projet Montréal has plans to expand the city’s cleanliness brigade to work every main street.
  Valérie Plante, the party’s mayoral candidate, said in a statement Sunday the city has many problems in cleanliness and these must be settled to offer Montrealers the clean city they deserve.
  Plante said she is committed to extending the current cleanliness brigade of city workers into every commercial street. Currently, only four boroughs take advantage of the brigade&rsq
  
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• Montreal election: Projet Montréal wants to deploy cleanliness brigades in every borough - Montreal Gazette

  15-10-2017 19:40 via montrealgazette.com
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  Montreal election: Projet Montréal wants to deploy cleanliness brigades in every borough
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  Projet Montréal has plans to expand the city's cleanliness brigade to work every main street. Valérie Plante, the party's mayoral candidate, said in a statement Sunday the city has many problems in cleanliness and these must be settled to offer ...
  Mayor Coderre attends Montreal Walks for Mental HealthCanada NewsWire (press release)all 6 news articles&n
  
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• Montreal AI pioneer warns against unethical uses of new tech ... - CBC.ca

  15-10-2017 19:08 via cbc.ca
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  Montreal AI pioneer warns against unethical uses of new tech ...
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  Two artificial intelligence pioneers warn that unscrupulous or unethical uses of the technology risk undermining the public image of an area of research ...and more »
  
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• Montreal AI pioneer warns against unethical uses of new tech

  15-10-2017 19:08 via cbc.ca
  Local developers say pushing the technology too far could cost the industry public support.
  
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• Family to honour 18-year-old cyclist killed on Mount Royal

  15-10-2017 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Clément Ouimet's close ones will head over to Mount Royal to honour his life on Sunday.
  
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• Family honours 18-year-old cyclist killed on Mount Royal

  15-10-2017 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Clément Ouimet's close ones will head over to Mount Royal to honour his life on Sunday.
  
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• Plane sustained minor damage after hitting drone near Quebec City: Garneau

  15-10-2017 18:11 via cbc.ca
  Canada's transport minister says he's relieved a commercial aircraft sustained only minor damage when it was hit by a drone near Quebec City's airport last week.
  
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• A first in Canada: Drone collides with passenger plane above Quebec City airport

  15-10-2017 18:11 via cbc.ca
  A small drone collided with a passenger airplane above Jean Lesage airport in Quebec City on Thursday, but the plane was able to land safely.
  
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• Family holds ceremony in honour of young cyclist killed on Mount Royal

  15-10-2017 17:37 via cbc.ca
  A day after new security measures were implemented on Mount Royal, the family of Clément Ouimet is expected to visit the site where he was struck and killed while cycling on the mountain.
  
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• ICYMI: Mayoral candidate Valerie Plante talked campaign promises: pitbull ban, mobility & more! Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-10-2017 16:01
  ICYMI: Mayoral candidate Valerie Plante talked campaign promises: pitbull ban, mobility & more! Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Clément Ouimet's family to hold ceremony on Mont Royal Sunday

  15-10-2017 15:44 via montrealgazette.com
  The family of Clément Ouimet, the 18-year-old cyclist who died October 4 in a collision with car on Camillien-Houde Way in Montreal, is expected to visit the site on Sunday.
  They have indicated they want to pay tribute to the dead by meeting the public, especially cyclists who use the path on Mount Royal.
  A ceremony is expected to take place at the Mont-Royal Chalet in the late afternoon.
  The young man was struck dead by an SUV making an illegal U-turn as he desce
  
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• No regrets for Bishop's Gaiters after leaving Quebec conference

  15-10-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Management and players with Bishop's University's football team say spirits are high within the Gaiters' ranks, despite a string of losses after joining their new conference, the Atlantic University Sports (AUS).
  
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• Fitness: Menopause and the middle-age spread

  15-10-2017 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s a rare woman who doesn’t complain about carrying a few extra pounds as she hits middle age. Much of the blame is placed on menopause, despite an absence of evidence proving declining estrogen is the sole reason women gain an average of 0.7 kg (1.5 pounds) per year during their fifth and sixth decade.
  The fact that men also gain weight during this period suggests something more than menopause is the culprit. In fact, men are more likely to blame age, not hormones, for their creep
  
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• While you were sleeping: Pope adds 35 saints to church, death toll rises in Somalia blast and more

  15-10-2017 14:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Pope adds 35 saints to church, nearly all martyrs: Pope Francis, who often laments current persecutions of Christians, has given the Catholic Church 35 new saints, nearly all of them martyrs, from past centuries. The latest saints were proclaimed Sunday during a Mass celebrated by Francis in St. Peter’s Square and attended by some 35,000 faithful, many of them pilgrims from the homelands of those being honoured. Thirty martyrs, including priests
  
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• 21st century's first eco-friendly cargo ship Avontuur docks in Montreal - CBC.ca

  15-10-2017 14:17 via cbc.ca
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  21st century's first eco-friendly cargo ship Avontuur docks in Montreal
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  On a cloudy Saturday, a 1920s-era schooner glided into Montreal's Old Port. While some might brand its arrival as a tourist trap, the boat came with a purpose: to deliver cargo from Europe to North America, sustainably. The wind-powered schooner docked ...
  
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• 21st century's first eco-friendly cargo ship Avontuur docks in Montreal

  15-10-2017 14:17 via cbc.ca
  A wind-powered 1920s schooner docked in Montreal Saturday as part of a project that aims to offer businesses and consumers a sustainable shipping option.
  
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• The Moore Garden: A beautiful dream that keeps growing

  15-10-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  While garden tours are usually the stuff of spring and summer, Mascouche’s Moore Garden is open for private tours through the end of October. 
  Founder William Dyson Moore might have appreciated this timing, as it was in the autumn of his own life that he opened the garden he’d been dreaming of. 
  Born in Montreal on July 12, 1908, to British-born immigrants Ellen Dyson and John Moore, Moore grew up to become a well-known hairdresser, who rubbed shoulders with Montreal’
  
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• WestJet launches Montreal-Boston - Canada NewsWire (press release)

  15-10-2017 13:04 via newswire.ca
  WestJet launches Montreal-Boston
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  "I would like to thank WestJet for their confidence in us and for their support," said Philippe Rainville, President and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal. "Boston is a popular destination for our passengers, who travel there both for business and leisure ...and more »
  
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• Sherbrooke's tap water is best in province, expert panel rules

  15-10-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A jury of water experts and a sommelier awarded Sherbrooke's tap water the title of best drinking water in Quebec based on its taste, clarity and odour. Montreal's water won the people's choice award.
  
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• Saint-Lambert's prohibition-era alcohol rules up for debate in municipal election

  15-10-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The quiet Montreal suburb of Saint-Lambert still has prohibition-era alcohol rules, but that could change come Nov. 5.
  
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• From the archives: City's little band of warriors got rousing welcome

  15-10-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Oct. 14, 2001, in the Montreal Gazette.
  In Lafontaine Park last night, uncounted thousands of Montrealers – standing within sight of the Cross of Sacrifice atop Mount Royal – offered wild acclaim to 17 Dieppe heroes, five of whom are from Montreal. The little band of warriors, who arrived in the city yesterday, some of them maimed for life, others recovering from wounds or uninjured in the fierce coast town action, acknowledged shyly the reverberatin
  
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• In the Habs' Room: Price points finger at himself for OT loss to Toronto

  15-10-2017 05:32 via montrealgazette.com
  By Pat Hickey
  Carey Price is a standup guy.
  The Canadiens goaltender proved that Saturday when he took responsibility for the Canadiens 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
  “We scored three goals tonight. I thought it might have been our best game of the year,” Price said. “We played very well and, unfortunately, I didn’t have my best game of the year. I think if I would have played better we’d be looking at this a diffe
  
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• Auston Matthews scores OT winner as Leafs edge Habs 4-3

  15-10-2017 04:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Leafs ended a 14-game winless run against Montreal dating to January 2014.
  
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• Habs Game Report: Bitter rivals battle to 3-3 draw, but Leafs prevail in OT

  15-10-2017 04:24 via montrealgazette.com
  The bottom line: There’s something about playing the Toronto Maple Leafs that brings out the best in the Canadiens or maybe there’s something about playing the Canadiens that brings out the worst in the Leafs. Whatever the case, the Canadiens played their best game of the young season, Auston Matthews scored his second goal of the game at 48 seconds of overtime to give the Leafs a 4-3 win at the Bell Centre on Saturday night, but this was a solid effort from the home team. With the w
  
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• Matthews pots OT winner as Leafs end 14-game winless run against Habs

  15-10-2017 04:22 via cbc.ca
  Auston Matthews scored his second goal of the game 48 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
  
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• Leafs edge Canadiens 4-3 in overtime

  15-10-2017 03:57 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. 
  
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• Quebec group urges citizens to become organ donors

  15-10-2017 02:33 via cbc.ca
  As it is, about one family of potential donors out of four has not yet signed up to take part in the lifesaving program.
  
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• Montreal Fire Department has tip for Fire Prevention Week — declutter

  15-10-2017 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  In 2016, there were 315 major fires across Montreal and according to the fire department's annual report, 11 people died, up from seven the year before.
  
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• Man dies after falling five storeys during Montreal Amnesty International event

  15-10-2017 00:48 via montrealgazette.com
  A 33-year-old man died on Saturday morning after falling five storeys in downtown Montreal at the scene of an Amnesty International fundraiser.
  The rappelling event — “Jumping for freedom with Amnesty International” — was taking place at the Maison du développement durable, at Ste-Catherine and Clark Sts.
  The man fell at about 10 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Stéphane Smith, a spokesperson for Urgences Santé. Two other peop
  
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• Montreal firefighters hold open house

  15-10-2017 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters held a number of open houses at various fire stations across the island. For one firefighter who’s spent decades on the job, today’s goal was simple and to the point. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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