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• CHUM welcomes new patients as Hôtel-Dieu partially shuts down

  05-11-2017 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  The new CHUM superhospital welcomed 51 patients Sunday morning in the second of three hospital patient transfers.
  
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• Jack Todd: Oh, the things I could write about this week

  05-11-2017 23:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Sorry, folks, there will be no Jack Todd column today. I had planned to write about the Sunday night game between the Canadiens and the Chicago Blackhawks, but with a tight deadline because of the municipal elections, it wasn’t possible.
  In any case, there isn’t much going on in the world of sports that I really want to write about.
  Of course, I could write about Hockey Night in Canada suggesting that Carey Price might be traded or that Price wants out four months after signing an ei
  
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• McGill men's basketball team poised for run at national title

  05-11-2017 23:32 via montrealgazette.com
  As the Quebec university men’s basketball season tipped off Saturday night with host Bishop’s defeating Université du Québec à Montréal 83-77, we take a look at the 2017-18 Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) teams, ranked in order of predicted league finish (with last season’s record in parentheses):
  McGill (13-3)
  Four RSEQ titles in five years have made the Redmen the unequivocal cream of the crop in Quebec. Hea
  
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• Lachine man acquitted in daughter's death

  05-11-2017 23:13 via montrealgazette.com
  A jury that had been deliberating for four days at the Montreal courthouse acquitted a Lachine man in a case dating back five years in which he was charged with murdering his young daughter. 
  On Saturday morning, Kirk Ainsworth Howell, 41, was acquitted of the second-degree murder charge he had contested since 2012. Howell had always maintained his six-year-old daughter, Myriam Jean-Baptiste, died as a result of having fallen out of a bunk bed. Her condition worsened in the hours that follo
  
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• Transport regulator rejects Via Rail's efforts to limit wheelchair, mobility access on trains

  05-11-2017 22:45 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Transportation Agency is rejecting Via Rail's efforts to limit access on its trains for passengers using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
  
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• Transit regulator rejects Via Rail's efforts to limit wheelchair, mobility access on trains

  05-11-2017 22:45 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Transportation Agency is rejecting Via Rail's efforts to limit access on its trains for passengers using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
  
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• Motorist dies after accident on Highway 40

  05-11-2017 21:56 via montrealgazette.com
  A 32-year-old motorist died on Sunday after she lost control of her vehicle while travelling on Highway 40 in Vaudreuil-Dorion and struck a car on the other side of the highway.
  The woman was driving westbound when her car went off the highway, crossed the median and was struck by another vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 40, said Sgt. Hélène Nepton of the Sûreté du Québec.
  The woman was trapped in her vehicle, and rescuers needed hydraulic pliers kno
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @chrisvenditto talks Pearson Education Foundation Comedy Show, an event comibining great educat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 21:00
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @chrisvenditto talks Pearson Education Foundation Comedy Show, an event comibining great educat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• As winter approaches, Rigaud ramps up temporary housing for flood victims

  05-11-2017 21:00 via cbc.ca
  With winter approaching, one of the cities hardest hit by historic spring flooding is taking steps to ensure no one is left out in the cold.
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: We speak with Lewis Backler about blood cancer awareness and the realities of living with chro… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 20:00
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: We speak with Lewis Backler about blood cancer awareness and the realities ofliving with chro… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• How to increase youth participation in municipal elections

  05-11-2017 19:39 via cbc.ca
  Even though municipalities are responsible for nearly 60 per cent of public infrastructure and take care of recreation programs, public transit, and green spaces, voter turnout for municipal elections is the lowest among the three major levels of government.
  
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• Voting underway in Montreal, Coderre, Plante cast ballots

  05-11-2017 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Voting is underway in Montreal’s municipal election and officials say there have been no major problems at polling stations across the city. Polls are open until 8 p.m. Sunday night.
  Incumbent mayor Denis Coderre voted this morning in Montreal North and his opponent Valérie Plante cast her ballot in Rosemont. 
  If you don’t have your voter reminder card, check with your local municipality’s election office. In Montreal, visit the chief electoral officer’s websi
  
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• Trudeau's chief fundraiser linked to Cayman Islands tax scheme

  05-11-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca
  A massive leak of data from an offshore law firm has revealed that Stephen Bronfman and his Montreal-based investment company were key players linked to a $60-million US offshore trust in the Cayman Islands that may have cost Canadians millions of dollars in unpaid taxes.
  
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• Motorist in critical condition after accident on Highway 40

  05-11-2017 18:32 via montrealgazette.com
  A motorist is in critical condition after she lost control of her vehicle while travelling on Highway 40 in Vaudreuil-Dorion Sunday morning.
  The woman was driving westbound when her car went off the highway, crossed the median and was struck by another vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 40, said Sgt. Hélène Nepton of the Sûreté du Québec.
  The driver suffered serious injuries. The woman was trapped in her vehicle and rescuers needed hydraulic pliers kno
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @lchodan from The Gazette and Christian Bourque from Leger Marketing share their views on the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 18:01
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @lchodan from The Gazette and Christian Bourque from Leger Marketing share their views on the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Habs’ play will determine where GM spends his $8.5M | HI/O Bonus

  05-11-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Our panel examines if GM Marc Bergevin needs to spend his $8.5 million in cap space soon?
  Missed this week’s show? You can find it here and watch as our panel tries to figure out just who the Canadiens really are. 
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• Patients at Hôtel-Dieu make the move to the CHUM

  05-11-2017 17:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Fifty patients hospitalized at Hôtel-Dieu Hospital were moved Sunday morning to the new CHUM, as the superhospital continues to ramp up its services. One patient was transferred to another hospital closer to home.
  Patients were transferred by ambulance and Medicar buses during the three-hour move to the new hospital on St-Denis St. and Viger Ave.
  A patient was transferred every three minutes and it took about 20-22 minutes to move patients from bed to bed, a CHUM spokesperson said.
  The CHU
  
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• Man shot in Montreal after a party was a former fugitive

  05-11-2017 16:46 via montrealgazette.com
  A 36-year-old man who was the victim of an attempted murder early Sunday morning in Montreal, was once on a list of Quebec’s most wanted fugitives.
  Tivon Bradshaw is in stable condition after being shot at the intersection of Mansfield and Saint-Antoine Sts. Bradshaw had been attending a private party when a dispute spilled out into the street. Police found him lying on the ground when they arrived on the scene about 3:15 a.m. No arrests have been made.
  In 2006, Bradshaw made Que
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @lauhouderoy joins us again to dissect the results of today's electoral race. Make sure to go o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 16:30
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @lauhouderoy joins us again to dissect the results of today's electoral race. Make sure to go o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ICYMI: It's Movember! Spokesperson Vincent White gave us all the details for how to get involved this month!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 16:00
  ICYMI: It's Movember! Spokesperson Vincent White gave us all the details for how to get involved this month!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Hôtel-Dieu hospital patients make trip to the CHUM

  05-11-2017 15:47 via cbc.ca
  The first patients were sent on their way a little after 7 a.m. They are making the roughly 2.5-kilometre trip by ambulance or in Medicar adapted transport vehicles.
  
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• Hôtel-Dieu hospital patients make the trip to the CHUM

  05-11-2017 15:47 via cbc.ca
  The first patients were sent on their way a little after 7 a.m. They are making the roughly 2.5-kilometre trip by ambulance or in Medicar adapted transport vehicles.
  
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• Environment Canada warns of 'significant' rainfall across Quebec

  05-11-2017 15:47 via cbc.ca
  A low pressure system is bringing rain and snow across the province, but in Quebec City the ground is already near saturation and won't be able to absorb all the forecast precipitation, which may lead to localized flooding.
  
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• Fitness: In pursuit of the perfect exercise

  05-11-2017 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Can exercises be defined as good or bad? In other words, are some exercises better than others at helping people realize their fitness goals? And who determines an exercise’s worth? Is it the instructor at the front of the class or the person doing the exercise?
  When it comes to choosing one exercise over another — pushups versus chest press, for example — an often-posed question is which exercise is best? But what most people actually want to know is which exercise offers
  
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• Much-maligned Jean-Talon Starbucks closes after 2 years

  05-11-2017 14:58 via cbc.ca
  Just two years after a controversial installation near the Jean-Talon Market, the Starbucks on the corner of Jean Talon Street and Casgrain Avenue has shut its doors this week.
  
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• Man shot in Montreal after a private reception

  05-11-2017 14:34 via montrealgazette.com
  A 36-year-old man was the victim of an attempted murder early Sunday morning in Montreal.
  At approximately 3:15 a.m. several calls were made to 911, reporting shots fired in the Ville-Marie borough.
  When they arrived at the scene, police discovered the victim lying on the ground at the intersection of Mansfield and Saint-Antoine Sts.
  The man was conscious. He had received one or more gunshot wounds to his upper body.
  According to preliminary information, an argument during a private party could
  
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• While you were sleeping: Donald Trump starts Asian tour on the links, Belgium studying Spanish warrant for ex-Catalan leader

  05-11-2017 14:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Trump, Abe strengthen bond on the links: With a round of golf, a custom cap and a hamburger of American beef, President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia began with a taste of home. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship that, in the days ahead, will give way to high-stakes diplomacy. The two leaders, who have struck up an unlikely but easy rapport, shared a casual lunch and played nine ho
  
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• Montreal's luxury real-estate market is hot, hot, hot

  05-11-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Sitting in the sales office of his latest big project, Michael Broccolini just can’t stop smiling. And with good reason; he is describing how buyers responded to his new 35-storey condo development, “We opened it to public sale the second week of October, and a week later we were 80 per cent sold.”
  That is a stunning sales performance. The tower, named for its municipal address, 628 St. Jacques, will have 258 units, meaning Broccolini and his team sold about 200 condos in seven
  
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• How a Quebecer became the Kremlin's official chocolatier in Putin's Russia

  05-11-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  "It's a long story," begins Dave Munger, a native of Larouche, a village in Quebec’s Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region, when asked how he ended up as the Russian government’s official supplier of chocolate.
  
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• Man shot during early morning dispute downtown

  05-11-2017 13:21 via cbc.ca
  A 36-year-old man is in hospital after what police are calling an attempted murder downtown early Sunday morning. He is now in stable condition.
  
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• Remember to turn back your clocks

  05-11-2017 13:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Winter is coming. Before life gets cold and dark, however, we all have some clocks to tend to.
  Daylight savings time comes to an end this weekend. At 2 a.m. Sunday morning clocks will be turned back to 1 a.m., thereby extending the night by an hour.
  This will either give Montrealers some much needed rest or a chance to stay out longer. It’s your bonus hour; use it however you want. 
  The time change applies to virtually all of Quebec. A portion of the North Shore is the province’
  
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• Passchendaele at 100: New exhibit looks at WW1 victory that haunts us still

  05-11-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  New exhibit at the Atwater Library traces Passchendaele's fall from grace among Canada's First World War battle honours.
  
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• Voters cast ballots in municipal elections across Quebec

  05-11-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Quebecers cast ballots at 858 municipalities across the province today. Polling stations closed at 8 p.m.
  
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• Voters across Quebec head to the polls today

  05-11-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  It's here, the day Quebecers in 858 municipalities will be voting for the officials to represent them for the next four years.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Live results across Greater Montreal

  05-11-2017 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Voters across the province of Quebec head to the polls to choose their next mayors and councillors.
  
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• From the archives: American-football debut proved disappointing

  05-11-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Nov. 4, 2001, in the Montreal Gazette.
  Marking a revival in international intercollegiate Rugby in Montreal, after a lapse of 45 years, the Syracuse University eleven and McGill squad will play an exhibition fixture at the Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the game being scheduled to go the full 60 minutes under the American rules.
  The Gazette, Friday, Nov. 4, 1921
  The game promised to be a highlight of the football season in Montreal. Thou
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Saint-Lambert results

  05-11-2017 11:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the City of Saint-Lambert.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Outremont results

  05-11-2017 11:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the borough of Outremont.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Laval results

  05-11-2017 11:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the City of Laval.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Côte Saint-Luc results

  05-11-2017 11:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the City of Côte Saint-Luc.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Anjou results

  05-11-2017 11:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the borough of Anjou.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie results

  05-11-2017 10:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Pierrefonds-Roxboro results

  05-11-2017 10:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Mount Royal results

  05-11-2017 10:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the Town of Mount Royal.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Pointe-Claire results

  05-11-2017 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the City of Pointe-Claire.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Plateau-Mont-Royal results

  05-11-2017 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Île-Dorval results

  05-11-2017 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the Town of l'Île-Dorval.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension results

  05-11-2017 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
  
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• Montreal elections 2017: Dorval results

  05-11-2017 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Here are the live election results for the City of Dorval.
  
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