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• Bill 62: Quebec's face-covering law condemned by Ontario politicians

  19-10-2017 23:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Ontario politicians took the unusual step Thursday of using time in the legislature to unanimously condemn a law passed by Quebec that bans anyone from giving or receiving public services with their face covered.
  Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontario and Quebec have a very close working relationship, but on this issue they fundamentally disagree.
  “Religious freedom is part of our identity,” she said. “Forcing people to show their faces when they ride the bus, banning women from w
  
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• Montreal mayoral candidates square off in French debate

  19-10-2017 23:34 via cbc.ca
  A heated exchange over the merits of centralization dominated the opening-half of the first debate of the Montreal mayoral election campaign.
  
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• Get the popcorn, it's debate night in Montreal

  19-10-2017 23:34 via cbc.ca
  The two main candidates in Montreal's mayoral election — incumbent Denis Coderre and Valérie Plante — are set to duel tonight over their respective visions for the city.
  
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• A tale of 2 cities: Mayoral debate reveals contrasting visions for Montreal

  19-10-2017 23:34 via cbc.ca
  A heated exchange over the merits of centralization dominated the opening-half of the first debate of the Montreal mayoral election campaign.
  
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• Radio host Gilles Parent faces allegations of sexual misconduct

  19-10-2017 23:33 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC CITY — Radio host Gilles Parent, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct, was removed from the FM93 airwaves until further notice by Cogeco Media’s management on Thursday.
  The company made the announcement in a statement, saying it was “very serious about the allegations.”
  Le Journal de Québec reported on Thursday the testimony of several women who denounced the alleged inappropriate behaviour, including sexual comments and touching.
  In the story, a f
  
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• Montreal police set up hotline for sexual assault complainants

  19-10-2017 23:26 via cbc.ca
  Alleged victims of sexual assault and harassment in Montreal can now call 514-280-2079.
  
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• Antonio Accurso fraud trial starts

  19-10-2017 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  The trial of fallen construction magnate Antonio Accurso begins at the Laval courthouse. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports, he is accused of several counts of corruption and fraud in the awarding of public contracts in Laval.
  
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• Montreal elections: Coderre to remove Rozon as fundraiser, laments attempt ‘to politicize this issue’

  19-10-2017 22:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said he was shocked when he heard about allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against Quebec impresario and businessman Gilbert Rozon.
  Rozon was the commissioner of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations, appointed in 2012 by then-mayor Gérald Tremblay, and a fundraiser for Coderre during his re-election bid. Rozon resigned from his position overseeing Montreal’s 375th and as vice-president of the Chambre de Commerce du Montr&ea
  
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• Restaurant review: Reservoir a new room for Hôtel Herman's team

  19-10-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Reservoir
  ★★1/2 out of ★★★★
  $$
  Address: 9 Duluth Ave. E. (Near St-Laurent Blvd.)
  Phone: 514-849-7779
  Website: reservoirbrasseur.com
  Open: Mon.-Fri. noon to 3 a.m.; weekends 10:30 a.m. to 3 a.m.
  Wheelchair access: No
  Reservations: None taken
  Vegetarian friendly: Yes
  Cards: Major cards
  Licensed: Yes
  Parking: On the street
  Price range: Small plates $9-$14; dessert $5-$10.
  When driving down the Main recently, I stopped at a red light, looked to my right,
  
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• Opinion: Bill 62 a victory for forces of division

  19-10-2017 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Earlier this year, I stood in the front row of Maurice Richard Arena and watched Premier Philippe Couillard deliver one of the most eloquent, articulate and seemingly heartfelt speeches I’d heard in a long time.
  Couillard stood shoulder to shoulder with members of the Montreal Muslim community, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mayor Denis Coderre and spoke about a community in pain. Our community as Quebecers. Our community as Canadians. 
  I listened while standing near three caskets
  
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• 'Public services should be given and received with an open face': Couillard

  19-10-2017 21:55 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Just as a person riding a bus will have to leave their face uncovered, so will a student writing an exam in a university as the province’s new state neutrality bill became law Wednesday.
  The same goes for a person wearing a balaclava with dark sunglasses, or a bandana trying to get onto a bus or taking a book out of a public library or arriving at a hospital emergency ward.
  As the National Assembly Wednesday adopted Bill 62 — the law was adopted by a 66 to 51 vote &mda
  
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• Antonio Accurso fraud trial begins in Laval

  19-10-2017 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  The fraud trial of disgraced construction tycoon Tony Accurso begins in Laval.
  
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• Montreal police set up temporary sexual-assault phone line

  19-10-2017 21:33 via montrealgazette.com
  With several high-profile sexual assault accusations in the news, Montreal police have opened a temporary hotline for victims.
  In a press release Thursday afternoon, the department said it’s important for such crimes to be reported to police.
  Victims can go to their local police station or speak to an investigator in the force’s sexual assault section by calling 514-280-2079. The temporary phone line is in service from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mo
  
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• Q&A: Alan Doyle on Great Big Sea and being a Newfoundlander in Canada

  19-10-2017 21:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Great Big Sea singer Alan Doyle has been busy. This month saw the release of A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home, an engagingly conversational memoir that follows Doyle and his old bandmates as they discover the country at large for the first time on tour, punctuated with trips back to Newfoundland. Doyle has also just released A Week at the Warehouse, his third solo album and his first to be recorded since Great Big Sea’s official retirement.
  
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• Salvail suspends career indefinitely, apologizes

  19-10-2017 21:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec TV host and producer Éric Salvail is suspending his career for an indefinite period and acknowledging that his actions have hurt many people.
  Salvail posted his mea culpa and apology on his Facebook page Thursday afternoon,
  Eleven people interviewed by La Presse suggested Salvail was involved in sexual misconduct.
  Ten of them came forward under the condition of anonymity. The one person who did agree to having his name published was hair and makeup artist Marco Berardini, who alleg
  
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• 'Not up to the federal government' to challenge Quebec's religious neutrality law: Trudeau

  19-10-2017 21:07 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke for the first time about Quebec’s controversial religious neutrality legislation Thursday saying it’s not up to his government to challenge the law but that he would "always defend" people's rights under the Charter.
  
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• Trucks wreaking havoc in Saint-Henri

  19-10-2017 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Oct 19: Residents in Saint-Henri say big trucks are drivnig down their small streets and wreaking havoc. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Saint-Henri residents say big trucks getting stuck in their neighbourhood

  19-10-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in Saint-Henri insist big trucks are wreaking havoc in the neighbourhood.
  
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• Passenger sues Sunwing over lack of 'champagne service' to Cuba

  19-10-2017 20:42 via cbc.ca
  When Daniel MacDuff boarded a Sunwing flight to Cuba in February 2017, he expected the "champagne service" that was advertised. Instead, he was served sparkling wine in a plastic cup. Now he's suing.
  
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• Opinion: Liberals must move on cross-border trade and travel

  19-10-2017 20:38 via montrealgazette.com
  As asylum seekers continue to flow north from the United States, many Canadians are rightly concerned about the seeming inability of the federal government to manage these illegal immigration flows in an ethical but effective manner.
  However, as the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement continues in an ever more globalized world, we must not forget the overwhelming benefits of free and legal transit across the border.
  The consideration of these issues could not be more timely,
  
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• Quebec face-coverings ban leaves Muslims fearful: ‘Life will get harder’

  19-10-2017 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  The law, passed by the province's Liberal government, requires residents giving and receiving services to do so with their faces uncovered.
  
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• Trudeau calls #MeToo campaign, sex assault claims an ‘awakening’

  19-10-2017 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Amid allegations against Just For Laughs founder, Gilbert Rozon – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses recent revelations of alleged sexual misconduct cases in the media.
  
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• Trudeau ‘respects’ Quebec for taking position on veil-ban but questions remain

  19-10-2017 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  While campaigning in Roberval ahead of a federal by election Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there are still many questions to ask about Quebec’s new controversial Bill 62.
  
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• McGill baseball team opens national-title bid with win over Concordia

  19-10-2017 20:06 via montrealgazette.com
  FREDERICTON — As the undefeated McGill University Redmen embark on their quest for a fourth straight Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association title, some players were immersed in their books and laptops while combining studying during their ten-hour bus trip to the national championship tournament in Fredericton on Wednesday.
  “I have a final on Tuesday and a presentation worth 15 per cent of my grade,” said Redmen third-baseman Jared Kersh.
  In between studying for midterm exams
  
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• Coderre to remove Rozon as fundraiser, laments attempt to 'politicize'

  19-10-2017 20:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said he was “shocked” when he heard about the allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against Quebec impresario and businessman Gilbert Rozon.
  Rozon was the commissioner of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations, appointed in 2012 by then-mayor Gérald Tremblay, and a fundraiser for Coderre during his re-election bid.
  Many of the allegations of assault date back to the 1980s and 1990s. In 1998, Rozon pleaded guilty to sexual assau
  
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• Quebec’s face coverings ban: What you need to know about the controversial law

  19-10-2017 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Calling it a North American first, the Quebec government passed legislation Wednesday forbidding anyone from receiving or giving a public service with their face covered - and even while riding the bus.
  
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• Quebec politicians call for more sex ed, zero tolerance for sexual assault

  19-10-2017 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  There is “zero tolerance” on harassment and sexual assault, politicians said Thursday, after a hectic two days in which well-known men in Quebec show business — the founding president of the Just for Laughs festival, Gilbert Rozon, and TV host Éric Salvail — were the subject of allegations.
  And the sex scandals could have repercussions with Quebec schools, as Education Minister Sébastien Proulx said Thursday that the teaching of sex education is more re
  
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• Dorval to convert 2,673 streetlights to LED technology

  19-10-2017 19:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Dorval will begin to roll out its street lighting modernization plan this week.
  The city plans to implement new technologies over the next three years in order to “optimize lighting conditions, leading to significant cost savings and major environmental benefits.”
  The first step of the project will see the conversion of street lights to LED technology and smart lighting.
  From now until next summer, the city will convert its 2,673 streetlights to light-emitting diode (LED) t
  
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• Mont Tremblant named most affordable ski resort in Canada

  19-10-2017 19:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Mont Tremblant is the most affordable ski resort in Canada, according to a new ranking from vacation rental site HomeToGo.
  Tremblant came fifth out of the 35 resorts in North America included in the rankings, which combined the cost of equipment rentals, lift passes, lunch and accommodations. The latter factor was measured using prices on the vacation rental site, so if you’re looking for a hotel room your experience may differ.
  HomeToGo estimates that the total cost for a o
  
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• Tony Accurso part of 'immense system' of corruption in Laval, Crown says

  19-10-2017 19:18 via cbc.ca
  The Crown has wrapped up its opening arguments in the trial of former construction magnate Tony Accurso, accusing him of being part of an "immense system" of corruption in Laval.
  
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• 22-year-old woman in stable condition after being shot by police in Puvirnituq, Que.

  19-10-2017 18:56 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's independent investigations bureau is investigating after a 22-year-old woman was shot by an officer from the Kativik Regional Police Force in Puvirnituq early Thursday morning.
  
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• Opposition blasts Quebec for giving another $1 million to Montreal's Formula E

  19-10-2017 18:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec is throwing good money after bad by contributing an additional $1 million to Montreal’s controversial Formula E race, the opposition Coalition Avenir Québec said Thursday.
  The subsidy, provided in September but made public this week, brings the provincial government’s financial support for the event to $1.5 million.
  Mario Laframboise, a CAQ MNA, accused the Liberal government of wasting public funds and ignoring demands for more transparency from organizers of
  
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• Book review: Jack Todd stirs up a tempest in Rose and Poe

  19-10-2017 18:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Jack Todd has a multifarious resumé. A longtime staffer at the Montreal Gazette — first on the city beat, latterly as a compulsively combative sports columnist known to draw the on-air ire of Don Cherry — he debuted as an author in 2001 with The Taste of Metal, a memoir of the Nebraska native’s experience as a deserter from the American military in the 1960s. After that came a western novel trilogy ranging from the frontier period to the ghastly exploits of a modern-day
  
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• Quebecer wants to sue Sunwing over ‘champagne service’ that served sparkling wine

  19-10-2017 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec man is trying to sue an airline after he was allegedly served sparkling wine instead of champagne on a flight.
  
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• Quebec's face-covering ban puts province in world headlines

  19-10-2017 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s ban on facial coverings, widely seen as targeting Muslim women in garb that covers everything but the eyes, is making headlines around the world. 
  The law – thought to be the first of its kind in North America – is being compared to U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban, with others suggesting it will exacerbate Islamaphobia.
  In the Washington Times, a writer suggested the Quebec law goes further than Trump’s.
  “President Donald Trump may
  
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• Quebec bans police officers from wearing clown, camouflage pants

  19-10-2017 17:39 via montrealgazette.com
  The National Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting police officers from wearing non-uniform clothing items while on duty.
  Bill 133 — “an act to make wearing of the uniform by police officers and special constables mandatory in the performance of their duties” — addresses the pressure tactic used by Montreal’s police officer from 2014 until June of this year.
  During that time, officers in Montreal were spotted wearing camouflage pants, clown pants and tights while o
  
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• Social Notes: Back with the MAC Ball and Casino contre le cancer

  19-10-2017 17:38 via montrealgazette.com
  And we’re back, Noties, with all kinds of good social for the fall season, which is shaping up to be one of our best yet. Course it is. Let’s get this party started!
  MAC Ball takes it over the top — and over that top 
  For the past several years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of covering the MAC Ball, the biggest fundraising event for our cultural bijou Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, and each year I’ve watched it evolve into more of t
  
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• Tomorrow on BT: Montreal’s independent candidates for mayor! We speak with @tlemco and @BernieGurberg. #polmtl https://t.co/m8YlxxAmap

  19-10-2017 17:27
  
  Tomorrow on BT: Montreal’s independent candidates for mayor! We speak with @tlemco and @BernieGurberg. #polmtl https://t.co/m8YlxxAmap
  
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• 'You will be stunned,' prosecutor says at trial of construction tycoon Accurso

  19-10-2017 17:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The fix was in at Laval’s city hall for years before they even put out tenders for work, a jury was told as the trial of construction entrepreneur Antonio Accurso began on Thursday. 
  “The system was so simple you will be stunned it existed for so long,” prosecutor Richard Rougeau told the six men and six women who will hear evidence in Accurso’s trial at the Laval courthouse over the course of the next several weeks. 
  Rougeau said the system of corruption and co
  
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• Les Grands Ballets Canadiens: Cavallari balances tradition and innovation

  19-10-2017 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Ivan Cavallari, the new artistic director of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, likes what he sees of Montreal so far: the vibrancy, the diversity, the opportunities for creative freedom which he compares favourably with his time in Europe. (Cavallari’s most recent post was artistic director of the Ballet du Rhin in Alsace).
  The liking, it seems, is mutual. A week last Wednesday, the very first show of his first season saw a rapturous standing ovation from a capacity audience. Cavallari was bro
  
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• Police won't confirm investigation of sex-assault claims against JFL's Rozon

  19-10-2017 16:40 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police department was refusing Thursday morning to confirm reports they had opened an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and assault made against Quebec impresario and businessman Gilbert Rozon.
  However as those allegations were surfacing on Wednesday evening, the Montreal police department, via its Twitter account, invited anyone who believed themselves to be a victim of sexual harassment or assault to “report it to your police service. … We are listen
  
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• Teal pumpkins for Halloween

  19-10-2017 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Help those with food allergies by putting out a teal pumpkin this Halloween, indicating your home is offering non-food treats. Spokesperson Alex Tagliani and Allergies Quebec’s Dominique Seigneur tell Global’s Laura Casella about promoting safety, inclusion and respect.
  
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• Listeria prompts recall of Agropur Comté cheese

  19-10-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Agropur has recalled one of its cheese products after a test by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found Listeria in a sample.
  
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• Mom Talk with @CVDmtl: Anorexia in teenagers btmontreal.ca/videos/anorexi…

  19-10-2017 15:58
  Mom Talk with @CVDmtl: Anorexia in teenagers btmontreal.ca/videos/anorexi…
  
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• I Can Dream Theatre is growing! btmontreal.ca/videos/i-can-d…

  19-10-2017 15:58
  I Can Dream Theatre is growing! btmontreal.ca/videos/i-can-d…
  
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• Warming up for winter

  19-10-2017 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Decor expert Karl Lohnes and Global’s Laura Casella explore how you can make your home a warmer for the winter.
  
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• Cité Mémoire moves indoors

  19-10-2017 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Kim Sullivan is at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel for a tour of Cité Mémoire’s new multimedia experience, celebrating Montreal’s history.
  
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• Montreal is in the hunt for Amazon's HQ2 — but is it worth the shot?

  19-10-2017 15:32 via cbc.ca
  The possibility of a Canadian city turning into the next Seattle — Amazon's existing home — is tempting, but experts say it's a risky proposition that comes with some drawbacks, like making operations more challenging for local technology companies.
  
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• April March: Montreal’s burlesque pioneer

  19-10-2017 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  At the age of 83, burlesque pioneer April March talk to Global’s Laura Casella about life, her new book and taking the stage at the Montreal Burlesque Festival.
  
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• From the archives: Discharge for laugh-fest boss Rozon draws fire

  19-10-2017 15:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Women’s groups react with anger after Gilbert Rozon, founder of the Just for Laughs festival who pleaded guilty to sexual assault, gets a discharge so he won’t have a record
  This story by Doug Sweet of the Montreal Gazette was published March 3, 1999.
  Women’s groups were infuriated yesterday when comedy-festival founder Gilbert Rozon got off virtually scot-free on a sexual-assault charge.
  Rozon, 44, had been fined $1,100 in December and put on a year’s probation after ple
  
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