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• Rachel Notley says Quebec’s face-veil ban ‘smacks of Islamophobia’

  20-10-2017 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  The controversial religious neutrality bill passed on Wednesday and will apply even while riding the bus.
  
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• Better hiring government practices needed: CAQ

  20-10-2017 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  There are no consequences for top government bureaucrats when they don’t do their jobs, claims the CAQ. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the second opposition claims officials who perform poorly are often just reassigned to another department.
  
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• Champlain Bridge slated to open in 2018

  20-10-2017 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  There’s just over a year before the new Champlain Bridge is expected to be completed, but as Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, making the deadline won’t be easy.
  
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• Ericsson call centre in Vaudreuil-Dorion closes

  20-10-2017 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Ericsson is closing its call centre in Vaudreuil-Dorion even though it was inaugurated less than a year ago, in December 2016. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports, about 50 jobs could be lost.
  
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• Quebec’s second opposition party, CAQ, wants incompetent civil servants held accountable

  20-10-2017 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  The opposition CAQ says there are no consequences for civil servants who don't do their jobs — they say civil servants are being moved around, instead of being fired.
  
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• Game Day: No changes to Canadiens lines in Anaheim

  20-10-2017 22:53 via montrealgazette.com
  ANAHEIM — The only change Canadiens coach Claude Julien will make to his lineup Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks is putting Carey Price back in goal (10 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690).
  The Canadiens (1-5-1) are on a six-game losing streak and coming off a 5-1 loss to the Kings Wednesday night in Los Angele with Al Montoya in goal, stopping 37 of 42 shots he faced in his first start of the season.
  “For 50 minutes we were in the game last game,” Julien said about the Canad
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs new favourites to win the Stanley Cup

  20-10-2017 22:52 via montrealgazette.com
  ANAHEIM — Here’s some news that will make Montreal hockey fans cringe.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs are the new favourites to win the Stanley Cup, according to the Bodog betting website.
  The Leafs, who haven’t won the Cup since 1967, are off to a 6-1 start this season and Bodog has them listed as the favourites to win the Cup at 8-1 odds, trailed by the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-1). Next are the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers and two-time defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins, wh
  
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• Man convicted of murder in stabbing death of Maxi employee in 2016

  20-10-2017 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Randy Tshilumba was found guilty Friday afternoon on the fourth day of jury deliberations.
  
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• Montrealers protest Quebec’s religious neutrality bill

  20-10-2017 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers stood with their faces covered in front of bus shelters to protest the province’s controversial religious neutrality bill. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Major road closures to downtown Montreal this weekend

  20-10-2017 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Getting to downtown Montreal will be even more difficult as access to Highway 20 around the Turcot and Saint-Pierre interchanges is shut down. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Gilbert Rozon selling shares in Just for Laughs

  20-10-2017 22:42 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — Gilbert Rozon is selling his ownership stake in Just For Laughs amid a scandal in which he is accused of sexual misconduct.
  The news of the sale was confirmed Friday by Just For Laughs. Jean-David Pelletier, responsible for communications for the festival, said simply that Rozon is selling his shares, and “everything that he owns” in the company.
  Pelletier could not give details, such as how many shares or whether a buyer has been found.
  “The only thing that we
  
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• 18 months probation, conditional discharge in assault of Premier Couillard

  20-10-2017 22:25 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec Court judge has sentenced a man to a conditional discharge for having tossed a balled up piece of paper at Premier Philippe Couillard during his speech at a a vigil last year.
  The decision means Esteban Torres Wicttorff, 21, will eventually be left with no criminal record for having assaulted the premier. But as Judge Daniel Bédard noted in his decision on Friday, the record of the crime will remain on the public record for three years after Torres has completed the 18 months of
  
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• Impact to fête captain Patrice Bernier in final game of MLS season

  20-10-2017 22:12 via montrealgazette.com
  The last game of an otherwise dismal season for the Montreal Impact will be all about Patrice Bernier.
  The 38-year-old midfielder, a national team stalwart and perhaps the best player produced in Quebec, will play his final game Sunday (4 p.m., TSN5, TVA Sports CJAD 800 Radio) when the New England Revolution visit Saputo Stadium to close out the Major League Soccer regular season.
  Neither the eighth-place Impact (11-16-6) nor the seventh-place Revolution (12-15-6) qualified for the playoffs, so
  
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• Ericsson to close billion-dollar facility in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.

  20-10-2017 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  Global Telecom giant Ericsson is struggling financially and is closing a billion-dollar facility in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. less than one year after it opened.
  
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• Randy Tshilumba found guilty of murder in Maxi stabbing

  20-10-2017 21:59 via montrealgazette.com
  A jury has found Randy Tshilumba guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry at a Maxi store in Montreal last year.
  The jury that heard the case was in its fourth day of deliberations when it delivered the verdict at the Montreal courthouse. 
  Superior Court Justice Hélène Di Salvo declared the jury sequestered Tuesday afternoon after delivering her final instructions to the five women and seven men over the course of two days. The jury
  
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• Randy Tshilumba guilty of 1st-degree murder in stabbing death of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry

  20-10-2017 21:52 via cbc.ca
  A jury has found Randy Tshilumba, 21, guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry.
  
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• Randy Tshilumba guilty of 1st-degree murder

  20-10-2017 21:52 via cbc.ca
  A jury has found Randy Tshilumba, 21, guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry.
  
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• Time crunch faces builders of new Champlain Bridge

  20-10-2017 21:43 via montrealgazette.com
  A tight timetable has gotten even tighter for builders of the new $4.24-billion Champlain Bridge.
  In the last two years, Signature on the Saint Lawrence — the consortium building the new bridge — has endured two strikes, and an altered plan to deliver its materials due to weight load restrictions on the old bridge. Instead of transporting most of the materials for the bridge by truck, the consortium has had to use barges pulled on a winch through the St. Lawrence River’s heavy
  
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• Montreal submits bid to Amazon to become 2nd North American headquarters

  20-10-2017 21:28 via cbc.ca
  The president and CEO of Montréal International has chosen to woo online retail giant Amazon the old-fashioned way: by delivering Montreal’s bid in person.
  
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• Calls flood Montreal police hotline for victims of sexual misconduct

  20-10-2017 20:39 via cbc.ca
  One day after setting up a temporary hotline for complainants of sexual assault and harassment, Montreal police say the calls are pouring in.
  
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• 'It's been a long time coming:' mogul's downfall sparks a 'Weinstein effect' of calling out harassment

  20-10-2017 20:38 via cbc.ca
  The mounting allegations against Harvey Weinstein have ignited a powerful discussion — online and off — about how pervasive sexual harassment and assault remain in our society today. It's set off a sort of 'Weinstein effect:' with waves of accusers publicly calling out powerful figures and institutions acknowledging the allegations and quickly responding.
  
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• Don Macpherson: After Bill 62, the Liberals' next identity blunder

  20-10-2017 20:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Everybody is bad at something. In the case of the Quebec Liberals, it’s identity politics.
  The history of Liberal blunders in that area goes back to 1974 and Bill 22, the first language law giving French precedence over English, and continues through the anti-niqab Bill 62 adopted this week.
  In between, there were the “distinct society” clause in the abortive Meech Lake constitutional proposal, Bill 178 on the language of commercial signs, and proposals to restrict fundamental
  
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• Châteauguay high school hockey team adapts to change, inflation

  20-10-2017 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Blue collar high school hockey team adjusts to changes in Canada's game.
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' lack of character players a glaring weakness

  20-10-2017 20:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The talk of the town this week for Montreal hockey fans was the absolutely disastrous start to the season for the Canadiens. But that storyline was pushed to the back burner Wednesday morning when the news broke that Gord Downie had died.
  I was in my car leaving the Maison Radio-Canada after doing my music column on Daybreak on CBC Radio and was tuned to TSN 690 to try to get the latest on our Habs. But instead I heard a very emotional Conor McKenna and Bob McKenzie talking about the loss of the
  
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• How Montreal buskers navigate roadblocks

  20-10-2017 19:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Tamara Weber-Fillion closes her eyes and grips her guitar as she performs a slow, soulful rendition of Ed Sheeran’s smash hit Shape of You. The words “POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS” are on the bright yellow strap of her instrument. When she opens her eyes, she can see that the gathering audience on Ste-Catherine St. has ignored those words of caution and is slowly approaching.  
  This is how Weber-Fillion, a former contestant on La Voix and France’s The Voice: la
  
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• Major road closures to limit access to downtown Montreal

  20-10-2017 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  If you travel to downtown Montreal from the West Island, these road closures could affect you.
  
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• U.K. business secretary travelling to Montreal for Bombardier, Airbus meetings

  20-10-2017 19:45 via montrealgazette.com
  U.K. Business Secretary Greg Clark is flying to Montreal to discuss the benefits for Northern Ireland of Airbus SE’s deal with Bombardier Inc. to take control of the Canadian manufacturer’s C Series aircraft.
  Clark will meet with Canadian government officials and executives from the two manufacturers on Friday, according to a U.K. government official with knowledge of the plans, which haven’t been publicized.
  Whereas recent transatlantic visits by the cabinet minister sought to
  
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• Trudeau says Ottawa to evaluate implications of Quebec’s face-coverings ban

  20-10-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, the prime minister asserted it is not up to the federal government to challenge its constitutionality.
  
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• Bombardier, Airbus deal won't take anything away from Quebec, CEOs say

  20-10-2017 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  The deal between Bombardier and Airbus that sees the European aircraft giant take control of Bombardier’s C Series project won’t take anything away from Quebec, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders said in Montreal on Friday morning.
  “We’re not taking anything away here,” Enders said. “If anything we will add, we will add to Canada, we will add to the success of Canadian industry.”
  Enders said he’s optimistic about the future of the C Series.
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• Listeria concerns prompt recall of packaged vegetable products

  20-10-2017 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  The agency says 26 Mann's products, two Compliments products and six Western Family products are affected by the recall.
  
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• Inside the CFL: Tight-knit 1977 Alouettes forged lifelong bonds

  20-10-2017 19:17 via montrealgazette.com
  He might have a game to prepare for Saturday night, but Wally Buono will always find time to talk about the 1977 Alouettes and their magical ride to a Grey Cup championship.
  “This is a team that’s very dear to me. When I think of Pat Bonnett and Don Sweet, Junior Ah You and Glen Weir, Larry Smith, Peter Dalla Riva and Randy Rhino. If I was to run into these guys these days … it would be like yesterday,” said Buono, the general manager and head coach of the British Columb
  
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• In Hudson, mayoral candidates hope to turn page on fraudulent past

  20-10-2017 19:04 via cbc.ca
  Two candidates are newcomers to politics and to Hudson; the third is a former federal politician who has spent the better part of his life here. All are hoping to be the next mayor of the town on the Lake of Two Mountains.
  
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• Weekend traffic update Oct. 20-22: Closures, detours on Mercier, Turcot, Highway 136

  20-10-2017 18:54 via montrealgazette.com
  The following detours and road closures will be in effect for the weekend of Oct. 20-22.
  Turcot Interchange:
  Total shutdown of the following access ramps from 11:59 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
  A-15 South (Décarie) for the A-720 East/Downtown.
  A-20 East (du Souvenir) for the A-720 East/Downtown.
  A-720-West (Ville Marie) for the A-20 West (towards Trudeau airport).
  A-720 West (Ville Marie) for the A-15 South (towards Champlain Bridge).
  Other Turcot related shutdowns:
  Total closure of H
  
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• Ski masks, scarves and Batman: Bill 62 protest takes to Parc Ave.

  20-10-2017 18:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Surrounded by a heavy but discreet police presence, about 30 demonstrators stationed themselves outside the Parc métro station early Friday to protest against Bill 62, provincial legislation that among other things forbids using public transit if one’s face is covered.
  “We think (Bill 62) is inhibiting people from practicing the freedoms they have as Canadians,” said Catherine, a 28-year-old student and community activist who didn’t want to provide her last name. &
  
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• Sexual assault phone line garners scores of calls, Montreal police report

  20-10-2017 18:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The temporary phone line set up by the Montreal police this week for victims of sexual assault has already received 53 calls. 
  The police force set up the line on Thursday in the wake of several allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault made this week toward high profile figures in Quebec. 
  According to a release issued by the Montreal police, 43 calls were made to the special line on Thursday and another 10 came in Friday morning. 
  Victims of sexual assault or harassmen
  
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• Trudeau on Bill 62: Not the government’s business to determine what women wear

  20-10-2017 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued to voice his opposition to Quebec’s controversial Bill 62, which aims to prevent people wearing face veils from using or administering public services.
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: October 20

  20-10-2017 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  From a powerful hashtag and a controversial bill banning face coverings, here are the five biggest stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.
  
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• Montrealers cover faces, protest Quebec’s religious neutrality bill

  20-10-2017 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers are standing with their faces covered in front of bus shelters to protest the province's controversial religious neutrality bill.
  
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• Airbus not planning to buy out Bombardier’s CSeries program, CEO says

  20-10-2017 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  Airbus has the option to buy out the CSeries program in 7.5 years.
  
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• Quebec has right to move forward with gun registry, judge rules

  20-10-2017 17:49 via cbc.ca
  A judge has rejected an attempt to put a stop to Quebec's provincial long-gun registry.
  
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• Gilbert Rozon resigns amid sex assault allegations - @tinatenneriello reports btmontreal.ca/videos/gilbert…

  20-10-2017 17:23
  Gilbert Rozon resigns amid sex assault allegations -@tinatenneriello reports btmontreal.ca/videos/gilbert…
  
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• Meet Montreal's independent candidates for mayor: @berniegurberg & @tlemco - Pt. 1 btmontreal.ca/videos/meet-th… Pt. 2 btmontreal.ca/videos/meet-th…

  20-10-2017 17:22
  Meet Montreal's independent candidates for mayor: @berniegurberg & @tlemco - Pt. 1 btmontreal.ca/videos/meet-th… Pt. 2 btmontreal.ca/videos/meet-th…
  
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• Oka mayor accuses Kanesatake grand chief of interference in municipal election

  20-10-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
  Serge Otsi Simon and Pascal Quevillon have been embroiled in a dispute over a housing development on land that’s part of the Kanesatake Mohawks' decades-old unresolved land claim. That dispute is spilling into the municipal election.
  
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• Video: @alanthomasdoyle talks his book "A Newfoundlander in Canada" and his new album btmontreal.ca/videos/alan-do…

  20-10-2017 17:10
  Video: @alanthomasdoyle talks his book "A Newfoundlander in Canada" and his new album btmontreal.ca/videos/alan-do…
  
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• Doesn't get any cuter than this! Check out @DoghausMTL's Halloween costumes for your pets btmontreal.ca/videos/hallowe…

  20-10-2017 17:03
  Doesn't get any cuter than this! Check out @DoghausMTL's Halloween costumes for your pets btmontreal.ca/videos/hallowe…
  
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• Airbus CEO expects to sell 'thousands' of C Series aircraft

  20-10-2017 16:49 via cbc.ca
  The head of Airbus told a Montreal business audience on Friday that he believes the company will sell thousands of Bombardier's C Series aircraft.
  
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• Airbus CEO expects to sell 'thousands' of Bombardier's C Series aircraft

  20-10-2017 16:49 via cbc.ca
  The head of Airbus told a Montreal business audience on Friday that he believes the company will sell thousands of Bombardier's C Series aircraft.
  
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• Canada's best restaurant is in Quebec, according to En Route

  20-10-2017 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  En Route Magazine’s 2017 top 10 list of best new restaurants in Canada has been released, and Quebec’s showing is half what it was last year. But take heart: Quebec City resto Battuto is in first place.
  Montreal’s Marconi slips in at No. 9 on the annual list. In 2016, Quebec had four restaurants on the top-10 list, three of which were in Montreal.
  En Route, tipped off by “industry experts,” stalked social media accounts and devoured menus before dispatchin
  
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• Happening tonight: @MTLAlouettes 1977 Grey Cup Reunion btmontreal.ca/videos/1977-gr…

  20-10-2017 16:38
  Happening tonight: @MTLAlouettes 1977 Grey Cup Reunion btmontreal.ca/videos/1977-gr…
  
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• As competition rises, plus-size fashion gets more stylish

  20-10-2017 16:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Plus-size fashion has long carried something of a stigma. It’s been known for unfashionable, utilitarian clothes — products created with a focus on size, not style.
  But that perception is changing. 
  The plus-size apparel market is becoming more competitive, new companies are launching online, American brands have entered the Canadian market and “mainstream” retailers are expanding the plus-size offerings.
  That has plus-size brands increasingly competing on style, and
  
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