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• Quebec will force online companies to collect sales tax

  08-11-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's finance minister says the province will impose sales tax on Netflix and other e-commerce, even if the federal government won't.
  
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• Montreal journalist, author and filmmaker William Weintraub dead at 91

  08-11-2017 23:34 via cbc.ca
  William Weintraub, a prolific filmmaker involved in 150 National Film Board productions and a gifted chronicler of Montreal during the city's heyday and decline, has died at the age of 91.
  
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• Quebec pitcher feels 'blessed' to have been Roy Halladay's teammate

  08-11-2017 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Phillippe Aumont will never forget carrying his luggage into the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse on Aug. 21, 2012, two days before his major league debut. And he'll never forget the first player he saw — ace pitcher Roy Halladay.
  
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• Opinion: First snowfall is coming, but I remain in denial

  08-11-2017 23:27 via montrealgazette.com
  My mom sent me an email a few days ago reminding me I’d left my son’s winter boots at her house last spring, “in case you were wondering where they were.”
  I hadn’t been. If winter boots were something I wanted to think about right now, I might have remembered that when we visited last Easter, my son shed his boots and traded them in for running shoes, and I left them there, thinking they might fit my niece this year.
  OK, to be honest, I might not have remembered. I
  
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• Denis Coderre's many photo ops: A retrospective

  08-11-2017 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  What’s left of the Denis Coderre era in Montreal? 
  There are granite stumps and some paved streets, obviously, but Coderre’s mayoralty also lives on in photographs.
  And what photographs they were! Who can forget him, jackhammer in hand, gleefully demolishing the concrete foundation of a community mailbox? Or Coderre, decked out in an Expos jacket and baseball cap, throwing out the first pitch at the Olympic Stadium? 
  As mayor, Denis Coderre was either fully suited or fully
  
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• Worker dies on the job in Côte-St-Luc rail yard

  08-11-2017 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  A CP rail employee died at the Cote-St-Luc rail yards Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. CP said in a statement that it is not releasing details about the employee or the incident at this time out of respect for the privacy of the family. 
  “Our thoughts are with the employee’s family and friends at this time,” the company said.
  CP is conducting an investigation in conjunction with federal, provincial and local authorities. Counselling is being offered to employees. Because the in
  
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• Minnesota Wild at Canadiens: Five things you should know

  08-11-2017 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Minnesota Wild game at the Bell Centre on Thursday (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio). 
  Time for payback: The Canadiens have won five of their last six games and the only blemish on that record is a 6-3 loss to the Wild last Thursday in St. Paul. Coach Claude Julien wasn’t happy with the effort or the execution in that game and he’ll be reminding his players that they have a score to settle. He said the timing of this g
  
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• MISSING BOY: 13-year-old Alexander Latimer from Verdun. Seen him? Call 911 https://t.co/5Ha0ljTLsF

  08-11-2017 23:15
  
  MISSING BOY: 13-year-old Alexander Latimer from Verdun. Seen him? Call 911 https://t.co/5Ha0ljTLsF
  
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• Poppies on display at Pierre-de-Coubertin Elementary in St-Leonard. @PDC_EMSB https://t.co/90Ezhp6rT6

  08-11-2017 23:11
  
  Poppies on display at Pierre-de-Coubertin Elementary in St-Leonard. @PDC_EMSB https://t.co/90Ezhp6rT6
  
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• Montreal ordered to pay damages to 2012 student protester who lost use of his eye

  08-11-2017 23:10 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the City of Montreal to pay $175,000 in compensation to Francis Grénier, who lost the use of his eye during the 2012 student protests over tuition fee hikes.
  
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• Former project manager at Jewish General Hospital sentenced to house arrest

  08-11-2017 23:10 via montrealgazette.com
  A former project manager at the Jewish General Hospital has been sentenced to house arrest for his role in a scam where companies hired to do maintenance billed the institution for work that was actually done on the homes of at least three of the hospital’s administrators. 
  Jeffrey Fields, 57, a resident of the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, pleaded guilty in March to violating two counts of the federal Excise Act and to related violations of the provin
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @FamCareExpert Stephanie Erickson reveals how to keep your aging loved ones safe and secure thi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-11-2017 23:00
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @FamCareExpert Stephanie Erickson reveals how to keep your aging loved ones safe and secure thi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bombardier to spend $300M on C Series assembly line in Alabama

  08-11-2017 22:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Bombardier plans to spend US$300 million to build a C Series assembly line in Alabama, according to a document filed with the United States Department of Commerce earlier this week.
  The company said the assembly line will create 400 to 500 direct jobs in the U.S. and more than 1,500 indirect and induced jobs.
  European aircraft-maker Airbus acquired a majority stake in the C Series program in mid-October. However, under the terms of the deal, Bombardier is responsible for any cash shortfalls
  
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• Hydro-Québec overcharged customers by up to $1.2B, group says in motion for class-action lawsuit

  08-11-2017 22:36 via cbc.ca
  A group representing Hydro-Québec customers has filed a motion for a class-action lawsuit against the public utility, alleging it overcharged customers over a five-year period.
  
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• Icy cold and possible snow in the forecast for Montreal Friday

  08-11-2017 22:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers should brace themselves for some unseasonably cold temperatures and possible snow Friday morning.
  Environment Canada is warning of a “vigorous” cold front sweeping across southern and central Quebec Thursday that will bring a drastic drop in temperatures.
  “Friday morning, the cold will be harsh as the mercury falls well below normal values,” reads the special weather statement for Montreal, Laval and the Vaudreuil area. As the front passes, showers will change
  
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• Worker killed at CP railyard in Côte Saint-Luc

  08-11-2017 22:25 via cbc.ca
  The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a worker died on the job at the Canadian Pacific Railway yard in Côte Saint-Luc this morning.
  
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• In his own words: Denis Coderre on his loss, his legacy and the question of regret

  08-11-2017 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Denis Coderre was never shy about offering his opinions during his time as Montreal mayor. He was no different when he met with the media Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights.
  
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• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: Patrick Corrigan from @operademontreal previews La Cenerentola (Cinderella), which premieres Sa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-11-2017 22:00
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: Patrick Corrigan from @operademontreal previews La Cenerentola (Cinderella), which premieres Sa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Concordia University students protest face-covering ban legislation

  08-11-2017 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Concordia students deliver hundreds of letters denouncing Bill 62, to Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallée's office.
  
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• Driscoll vs. Driscoll: Coin toss could determine next mayor of Saint-Augustin, Que.

  08-11-2017 21:32 via cbc.ca
  Two people vying for the mayor's seat in a small town on Quebec's Lower North Shore ended up with the identical number of votes: 147 apiece. Though not related, they also happen to share a last name.
  
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• Rohingya in Peril: Crisis in Myanmar

  08-11-2017 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia University, in partnership with the Burma Task Force Canada, are organizing an event to explore the ongoing crisis in Myanmar/Burma. Since August over a half a million Rohingya people have been forced to flee violence and seek protection in Bangladesh. The UN High...
  
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• Montreal Impact name ex-France international Garde to replace fired Biello

  08-11-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Impact have named Rémi Garde to replace the fired Mauro Biello as head coach.
  
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• Parents worry more traffic making Pierrefonds Boul. intersection dangerous

  08-11-2017 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Some West Island parents are sounding the alarm that the intersection of Pierrefonds Boulevard and Chateau Pierrefonds is becoming a hazard to children.
  
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• Impact name Remi Garde as new head coach

  08-11-2017 20:19 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal Impact have named Remi Garde to replace the fired Mauro Biello as head coach. The Impact made the announcement at a Wednesday news conference.
  
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• Plante plans measures to 'restore confidence' in Montreal police

  08-11-2017 20:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor-elect Valérie Plante says measures will be put in place to “restore Montrealers’ confidence” in the city’s police department.
  Plante met Montreal police chief Philippe Pichet on Wednesday.
  Plante and Pichet “discussed the importance of community policing and the challenges facing Montreal’s police department,” Plante said in a press release.
  Also discussed were “the measures put in place and those that will be put in place to rest
  
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• Outgoing mayor Denis Coderre: 'Mission accomplished'

  08-11-2017 20:10 via montrealgazette.com
  “Mission accomplished.”
  In his first press conference since losing Sunday’s election, outgoing Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said under his administration Montreal went from a city that had self-esteem issues to major international player that is drawing investors from around the world.
  “Things are happening,” he told reporters at city hall Wednesday morning. “We can say mission accomplished. Montreal is in an extraordinary situation.”
  Fighting back tears
  
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• Mayor-elect for Pointe-Claire did his homework and made a to-do list

  08-11-2017 20:05 via montrealgazette.com
  In essence Pointe-Claire’s mayor-elect John Belvedere has been campaigning for the job for five years. On Sunday, Belvedere was elected with 60 per cent of the vote, putting an end to the 104-year uninterrupted streak of residents electing a mayor who first served as a councillor. Former councillor Aldo Iermieri placed second, with 30 per cent of the vote.
  It was the second time that Belvedere had taken a run at the job.
  “In 2013, I really only got started on my campaign one year in
  
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• Canada goes on offensive to try to stem tide of asylum seekers from U.S. who may lose protected status

  08-11-2017 20:03 via cbc.ca
  Members of Parliament are planning trips to the U.S. in the coming weeks to try to stem a potential new flow of asylum seekers to Canada that could result if the U.S. doesn't renew the temporary protected status of Haitian and other immigrants later this month.
  
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• Death of prisoner at Montreal municipal courthouse under investigation

  08-11-2017 20:02 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's Independent Investigations Bureau (BEI) is looking into the death of a 23-year-old man while in custody at the municipal courthouse in Montreal.
  
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• Beaconsfield's Bourelle talks parks, budget and sound wall

  08-11-2017 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Beaconsfield’s Georges Bourelle was re-elected to his second mayoral mandate with 64 per cent of the vote. Monday morning, he talked about the city’s priorities moving forward and about how pleased he is with his new council.
  “I am ecstatic,” Bourelle said about the council which includes four new faces: Dominque Godin (District 1) and Rob Mercuri (District 3) — both parents with young children — Al Gardner (District 6) who is the former president of the Beaco
  
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• Opinion: The true, hidden face of Bill 62

  08-11-2017 19:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Let’s imagine that one day, colouring one’s hair purple is banned. It would seem arbitrary and ridiculous, especially considering how few fancy their hair purple. Bill 62, Quebec’s religious neutrality law that came into effect Oct. 18 and places restrictions on the face veil that some Muslim women wear, is similar in that it targets a very small group who choose to be different. In every other way, it is worse.
  Not surprisingly, civil liberties advocates filed a legal challeng
  
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• The F-word is A-OK for French broadcasts, regulator rules

  08-11-2017 19:38 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled that a Quebec music radio station did not violate any rules by airing two clips of celebrities who used the F-word in public speeches.
  
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• Quebec ready to go it alone with tax on companies like Netflix

  08-11-2017 19:28 via cbc.ca
  Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao has proposed a co-ordinated effort to tax online businesses, however his federal counterpart says Ottawa "has no plans to introduce a new tax on middle class Canadians."
  
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• Accused in Quebec sweating death lose appeal of their conviction

  08-11-2017 19:20 via cbc.ca
  ​Three Quebecers have lost an appeal of their conviction in connection with the extreme-sweating death of a woman who was wrapped in mud and cellophane at a spa.
  
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• 'Justice cannot bring back the dead': Payam Akhavan recalls Rwanda horrors

  08-11-2017 18:44 via cbc.ca
  In his third Massey Lecture, Payam Akhavan revisits the genocide in Rwanda, talks about the work he did there, and what can be done to prevent such abuses from happening again.
  
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• Quebec City mayor's political foe steps down after crushing defeat

  08-11-2017 18:31 via cbc.ca
  One of the people who has kept Régis Labeaume in check for the past 10 years is quitting municipal politics. Anne Guérette has announced she is stepping down after the party she founded, Démocratie Québec, only elected one councillor to city hall.
  
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• Frank Zampino's busy day in court: 2 sets of charges, 2 courtrooms

  08-11-2017 18:24 via cbc.ca
  In a situation rarely seen at the Montreal courthouse, the former number two man at Montreal city hall, Frank Zampino, appeared in court today on two separate sets of charges in two different courtrooms.
  
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• English F-word acceptable for French broadcasts, regulator says

  08-11-2017 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  In its latest ruling, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council says the F-word does not have the same "vulgar connotation'' in French that it does in English.
  
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• Constitutional challenge launched against Bill 62 btmontreal.ca/videos/constit…

  08-11-2017 18:09
  Constitutional challenge launched against Bill 62 btmontreal.ca/videos/constit…
  
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• Video: @cookingwithv's fabulous fall recipes btmontreal.ca/videos/fabulou…

  08-11-2017 18:02
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• Airing of grievances: Coderre candidates talk failure btmontreal.ca/videos/airing-…

  08-11-2017 17:53
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• Denis Coderre thanks family, Montreal workers and fellow Quebec mayors

  08-11-2017 17:20 via montrealgazette.com
  In his first press conference since losing Sunday’s election, outgoing Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre is addressing the media at city hall.
  Coderre began by thanking his family, city employees, mayors in Quebec and across the country, as well as politicians at the provincial level.
  He listed his administration’s accomplishments — including dealing with the city’s finances, bringing labour peace, acquiring metropolitan status for Montreal, and creating a centre to combat rad
  
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• The @JDRF_Canada Dia-Beat-It Gala takes on diabetes btmontreal.ca/videos/dia-bea…

  08-11-2017 17:14
  The @JDRF_Canada Dia-Beat-It Gala takes on diabetes btmontreal.ca/videos/dia-bea…
  
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• Dorval voters re-elect Mayor Rouleau

  08-11-2017 16:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Edgar Rouleau romped to victory in Sunday’s municipal election, easily winning another term as Dorval mayor.
  Rouleau, first elected as mayor in 2005, captured 3,750 votes and 71.2 per cent of the popular vote to easily win the five-way race.
  “I’m very happy,” Rouleau said after the lopsided win.
  Rouleau, who turns 71 later this month, said he was grateful Dorval voters had given him a fourth mandate.
  “I was first elected to council 35 years ago, and I became mayor i
  
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• Laval driver runs over body on Marcel Villeneuve Avenue

  08-11-2017 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  A driver struck a body lying on Laval's Marcel Villeneuve Avenue early Thursday morning, cause of death was being investigated.
  
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• Zampino wants trial separated from co-accused in corruption case

  08-11-2017 16:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Frank Zampino, the former No. 2 politician at Montreal city hall, is seeking a separate trial from seven others with whom he’s accused of setting up a system of awarding municipal contracts among a network of engineering firms in exchange for kickbacks in the early and mid 2000s.
  Zampino was represented by his lawyer, Isabel Schurman, in court on Wednesday where all of the accused were formally charged.
  Zampino wants to have his case separated from the others and proceed directly to trial
  
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• 'The voice of the people is always right': Coderre

  08-11-2017 16:24 via montrealgazette.com
  It lasted less than 18 minutes and saw the approval of millions of dollars worth of contracts for renovations at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
  But in the wake of a devastating electoral loss on Sunday that saw most of its members voted out of office, the final meeting of the Coderre administration’s executive committee Wednesday morning was a palpably glum, emotional affair, even for those who had already decided to leave city politics.
  “I would have preferred along with my colleagu
  
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• Coderre to hold news conference three days after stunning mayoral election defeat

  08-11-2017 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  Outgoing Montreal mayor Denis Coderre will hold a news conference at city hall this morning, three days after his stunning defeat by Valerie Plante.
  
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• Coderre reflects on years in office 3 days after stunning mayoral election defeat

  08-11-2017 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  Outgoing Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre held a news conference at city hall Wednesday morning, three days after his stunning defeat by Valérie Plante.
  
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• An evening with Mario Frangoulis

  08-11-2017 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  Tenor Mario Frangoulis joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to sing and talk about his North American tour, coming to Place des Arts in November.
  
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