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• Quebec expert panel proposes welfare boost, but stops short of minimum income

  13-11-2017 23:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec should improve welfare and significantly increase the work premium for low-income earners if it won’t provide a guaranteed minimum revenue, says a committee of experts who studied the issue.
  The committee, which was set up by the provincial government in June 2016, published a detailed report containing 23 recommendations on Monday. The report is to lay the foundation of the government’s policy to fight poverty and social exclusion, expected this fall.
  While the committee find
  
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• Millions invested in transit from Montreal’s south shore

  13-11-2017 23:34
  Off-island commuters may soon have an easier time getting downtown. As Global’s Matt Grillo reports, millions of dollars are expected to be invested in the south shore’s public transit system.
  
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• Allison Hanes: Let the Supreme Court examine Bill 62 ASAP - Montreal Gazette

  13-11-2017 23:27
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  Allison Hanes: Let the Supreme Court examine Bill 62 ASAP
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  Members of Quebec's far-right groups and anti-fascists staged competing demonstrations in Montreal on March 4, 2017. Peter McCabe / MONTREAL GAZETTE. Share Adjust Comment Print. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Montreal this weekend ...
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• With Valérie Plante at the helm, what happens to Montreal's baseball dream?

  13-11-2017 23:17 via cbc.ca
  "She said that she loves Nos amours. OK. Well, she needs to show it," said Denis Coderre, in a parting shot. "I like baseball," the new mayor declared on TLMEP. But as Kamila Hinkson tells us, whether that translates into a return of the Expos is far from certain.
  
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• Tomorrow on @BTMontreal: We’ll be taking a look a how Little Italy has evolved over the years. https://t.co/ncTy989X24

  13-11-2017 23:01
  
  Tomorrow on @BTMontreal: We’ll be taking a look a how Little Italy has evolved over the years. https://t.co/ncTy989X24
  
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• André Fortin settles in as Quebec transport minister

  13-11-2017 22:49
  Quebec’s new transport minister, André Fortin, is the province’s youngest cabinet minister. He talks to Global’s Raquel Fletcher about his goals for the ministry despite recent controversies.
  
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• Depanneur clerk faces charges after alleged theft

  13-11-2017 22:41
  Mon, Nov 13: A 56-year-old depanneur clerk is facing charges of armed assault after allegedly attacking a would-be robber. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Greenfield Park dépanneur clerk to face charge after bystander injured

  13-11-2017 22:35 via montrealgazette.com
  A 56-year-old convenience store clerk is to face a charge of armed assault after his pursuit of a robbery suspect ended with a bystander being injured.
  Longueuil police answered a 911 call placed around 9 p.m. Sunday concerning a robbery at a dépanneur on Lawrence St. in Greenfield Park.
  Arriving at the scene, police discovered the clerk had allegedly chased the suspect in the robbery and in doing so allegedly injured a passerby who tried to intervene.
  The clerk was to be questioned by po
  
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• Landslide in Montérégie region threatens a home

  13-11-2017 22:25 via montrealgazette.com
  A large section of land collapsed on Sunday a few metres from a single-family home on the banks of the Richelieu River in the Montérégie region. 
  The house was vacant when the landslide occurred on Sunday morning in St-Roch-de-Richelieu, about 50 kilometres northeast of Montreal, so there were no injuries and no buildings were swept away.
  But because of the size of the land that collapsed and the risk that the house could be swept away if another landslide occurs, civil-protec
  
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• Quebec inks deal for new menus at long-term care facilities

  13-11-2017 22:24 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec government has announced it has reached a deal with the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec to develop new menus for residents of long-term care facilities who hail from diverse cultural backgrounds.
  Health and Social Services Minister Gaétan Barrette said at a press conference at the hotel institute’s offices in Montreal on Monday that 40 Caribbean, Asian and Mediterranean menus will be developed.
  The project will receive $100,000 in pu
  
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• Montreal-area suburb bans nudity in pool locker rooms following complaints - Toronto Star

  13-11-2017 22:22
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  Montreal-area suburb bans nudity in pool locker rooms following complaints
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  Aquatic activities director for the city of Brossard, Que., said the move comes amid widespread discontent among a wide range of pool users. A Montreal-area suburb has decided to forbid all nudity in the locker rooms of its municipal pools. (Dreamstime ...and more »
  
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• Jury to deliberate on Antonio Accurso's case by next week

  13-11-2017 22:07 via montrealgazette.com
  The jury hearing evidence in the case against Antonio Accurso will begin deliberating toward a verdict next week. The construction entrepreneur is charged with taking part in a system of collusion and kickbacks through which the city of Laval awarded contracts for years. 
  The 66-year-old Accurso finished testifying in his own defence on Monday after having been cross-examined by prosecutor Richard Rougeau. The accused repeated that while he did have lunch meetings in restaurants with former
  
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• Quebec optimistic World Anti-Doping Agency will stay in Montreal

  13-11-2017 21:43
  WADA's contract in Montreal is set to expire in 2021.
  
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• André Fortin ‘happy’ to be named Quebec transport minister

  13-11-2017 21:32
  André Fortin, Quebec's new transport minister, is also the province's youngest cabinet minister.
  
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• Quebec minister optimistic WADA will vote to stay in Montreal - CBC.ca

  13-11-2017 21:23
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  Quebec minister optimistic WADA will vote to stay in Montreal
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  Quebec's international relations minister says she is optimistic the World Anti-Doping Agency will accept Canada's offer on Thursday to keep the organization's headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031. Christine St-Pierre said Monday she will be ...and more »
  
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• Quebec minister optimistic WADA will vote to stay in Montreal

  13-11-2017 21:23 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's international relations minister says she is optimistic the World Anti-Doping Agency will accept Canada's offer on Thursday to keep the organization's headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031.
  
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• Quebec spices up menu in long-term care homes

  13-11-2017 21:16 via cbc.ca
  Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette is promising that food in the province's chronic-care institutions is about to get much tastier.
  
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• Zero tolerance for sexual misconduct, Quebec College of Physicians says

  13-11-2017 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Sexual harassment allegations concerning a local physician have thrust the professional order of Quebec physicians into the spotlight to clarify its zero-tolerance policy on sexual misconduct.
  The Collège des médecins du Québec is calling on those who have “suffered such harm to file a complaint” with its investigation bureau, it said in a statement Monday.
  The Collège wants to correct a misperception that harassment claims are not investigated,
  
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• Celine Cooper: Lab-école project is, at least, a start

  13-11-2017 20:15 via montrealgazette.com
  I’ll admit it. When I first heard about Quebec’s Lab-école project last spring, I was less than impressed. Why should a government-funded project on education be led by three celebrities whose areas of expertise in cooking and nutrition, physical education and architecture — while impressive — do not include education? Why was this not being led by teachers? Where were the educators, parents and students in all of this?
  Today, I’ve changed my tune, if only sl
  
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• Former Canada, U.S. hockey rivals celebrate birth of their first child

  13-11-2017 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  For years, hockey players Caroline Ouellette and Julie Chu were on-ice rivals as members of the Canadian and U.S. women’s hockey teams. But away from the rink, the two former captains formed an off-ice union, and last week the couple welcomed the birth of their first child.
  Ouellette posted pictures of their daughter, Liv Chu-Ouellette, on Instagram on Monday, saying she felt “truly blessed to experience this incredible adventure with my love and best friend Julie.”
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• Former Canada, US hockey rivals celebrate birth of their first child - Montreal Gazette

  13-11-2017 20:11
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  Former Canada, US hockey rivals celebrate birth of their first child
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  Ouellette wrote that she was pregnant with her daughter when she won the Clarkson Cup last spring as a member of the Les Canadiennes de Montréal of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Chu was also on the winning team last March. Their daughter ...and more »
  
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• Montreal Canadiens hosts 2017 blood drive

  13-11-2017 19:52
  Mon, Nov 13: More than 700 people are expected to take part in the Montreal Canadiens’ blood drive. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• SHAD program launching at McGill University in 2018

  13-11-2017 19:51
  The new educational program at McGill provides experiential learning for "exceptional" CEGEP or high school students.
  
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• More than 700 expected to take part in Montreal Canadiens blood drive

  13-11-2017 19:49
  For four decades, the Montreal Canadiens have hosted an annual blood drive.
  
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• Montrealer Alex Anthopoulos to be named Braves GM: reports

  13-11-2017 19:30 via cbc.ca
  According to reports, Alex Anthopoulos will be named general manager of the Atlanta Braves on Monday. The former Toronto Blue Jays GM spent the past two seasons as vice-president of baseball operations with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  
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• Former Montrealer Alex Anthopoulos named Atlanta Braves GM

  13-11-2017 19:30 via cbc.ca
  The Atlanta Braves on Monday named Alex Anthopoulos their new general manager. The former Toronto Blue Jays GM spent the past two seasons as vice-president of baseball operations with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  
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• Smog warning in effect for Montreal area

  13-11-2017 19:25
  Asthmatic children or people with respiratory ailments or heart disease should avoid intense physical activity.
  
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• Opinion: Free public transit would make Montreal more liveable

  13-11-2017 19:21 via montrealgazette.com
  I am excited by Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal’s election promise to improve public transportation in Montreal, and am sure that it will generate many excellent proposals.
  Here’s one that deserves attention: free public transportation.
  Let’s look at the benefits and costs.
  On the plus side, free public transit (read: supported by taxpayer funding) would attract more riders, and to the extent that these riders choose it over using private vehicles, it reduces t
  
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• Montreal factories to run industrial alarm tests Tuesday afternoon

  13-11-2017 18:53
  Test alarms will sound off at Montreal factories on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Gas leak forces elementary school evacuation in Plateau-Mont-Royal - CBC.ca

  13-11-2017 18:52
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  Gas leak forces elementary school evacuation in Plateau-Mont-Royal
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  A section of the Pied-de-la-Montagne elementary school in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough was evacuated this morning because of a gas leak at the corner of Des Pins Avenue and Drolet Street. Parents are being invited to pick up their children at ...
  
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• Gas leak forces elementary school evacuation in Plateau-Mont-Royal

  13-11-2017 18:52 via cbc.ca
  A section of the Pied-de-la-Montagne elementary school in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough was evacuated this morning because of a gas leak at the corner of Des Pins Avenue and Drolet Street.
  
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• Here's a look at great events happening in town this week! https://t.co/6AFsqpYk5Q

  13-11-2017 18:21
  
  Here's a look at great events happening in town this week! https://t.co/6AFsqpYk5Q
  
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• Quebecers ready to hit the mall — and Amazon

  13-11-2017 18:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Christmas may be more than six weeks away, but that hasn’t stopped Quebecers from shopping early and often, a survey conducted for the province’s retail council suggests.
  A total of 52 per cent of respondents told the Groupe Altus polling firm they were already well on their way when it came to holiday shopping while only 11 per cent admitted that they’d be waiting until the last minute.
  The Conseil québécois du commerce de détail (CQCD), which commiss
  
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• Plant-based dinner ideas for Meatless Mondays btmontreal.ca/videos/plant-b…

  13-11-2017 18:15
  Plant-based dinner ideas for Meatless Mondays btmontreal.ca/videos/plant-b…
  
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• A Perfect Circle brings good news for the doomed

  13-11-2017 18:10 via montrealgazette.com
  It was Halloween, and the news out of New York was unfittingly horrible. A monster, a truck, innocent civilians, another atrocity from the New Normal. Because that was just the one day. Days later, there was the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. And before that, and after that, a Groundhog Day of horror-news. An endlessly repeating cycle.
  So when A Perfect Circle released a new song called The Doomed (“Bless the slothful, the wrathful, the vain … What of the pious, the pure of he
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Carey Price absent from practice again

  13-11-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Goalie Carey Price, who has missed the last five games with what the Canadiens have called a “minor” lower-body injury, didn’t take part in the full team practice again Monday morning in Brossard.
  Before the Canadiens practised, Price was on the ice in full equipment for about half an hour with goalie coach Stéphane Waite, taking a few long-range shots among other drills.
  That means Charlie Lindgren should back in goal for the Canadiens Tuesday night against the Columbus
  
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• Sirens will sound 2 pm Tuesday as Montreal factories test emergency systems - CBC.ca

  13-11-2017 17:44
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  Sirens will sound 2 pm Tuesday as Montreal factories test emergency systems
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  Centre de distribution Viandes et surgelés Montréal on Albert-Hudon Boulevard in Montreal North. ​Entreprise Indorama PTA on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal East. Suncor's sulphur factory on Cherrier Street in Montreal East. The Saputo factories in ...
  Montreal to test emergency siren system at 2 pm TuesdayMontreal Gazette
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• Sirens will sound this afternoon as Montreal factories test emergency systems

  13-11-2017 17:41 via cbc.ca
  Residents of a number of Montreal neighbourhoods will hear sirens for a few minutes this afternoon, as nine factories test their emergency alert systems.
  
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• Sirens will sound 2 p.m. Tuesday as Montreal factories test emergency systems

  13-11-2017 17:41 via cbc.ca
  Residents of a number of Montreal neighbourhoods will hear sirens for a few minutes Thursday afternoon, as nine factories test their emergency alert systems.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Carey Price absent from practice again - Montreal Gazette

  13-11-2017 17:36
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  Canadiens Notebook: Carey Price absent from practice again
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  That means Charlie Lindgren should back in goal again Tuesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Bell Centre. Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette More from Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette. Published on: November 13, 2017 | Last Updated: November ...
  John Scott a big hit at the Montreal Canadiens Alumni GameHabs Eyes on the Prize (blog)
  More than 700 expected to take part in Montreal Canadiens blood
  
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• Once foes on the ice, former captain of Canada, U.S. women's teams unite in love

  13-11-2017 17:18 via cbc.ca
  Caroline Ouellette and Julie Chu, the former captains of the Canadian and U.S. women's hockey teams, respectively, welcomed their first child on Nov. 5.
  
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• Montreal tax fraudsters fined $382000 - Montreal Gazette

  13-11-2017 16:47
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  Montreal tax fraudsters fined $382000
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  Two Montrealers have been fined $382,000 after they admitted involvement in a tax scam. Revenue Quebec. Share Adjust Comment Print. Two Montrealers have been fined $382,000, and one of them was hit with a 12-month jail sentence, after they admitted ...
  
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• Montreal tax fraudsters fined $382,000

  13-11-2017 16:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Two Montrealers have been fined $382,000, and one of them was hit with a 12-month jail sentence, after they admitted involvement in a tax scam.
  Si Hung Nguyen and Tram Ton pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges on Oct. 11, admitting they produced false tax forms and neglected to pass on provincial sales tax and the Goods and Services Tax to authorities, Revenue Quebec said in a statement Monday. 
  The infractions occurred over almost five years — between September 2009 and May 2014 &mdash
  
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• Guaranteed minimum income rejected in new Quebec government report

  13-11-2017 16:42 via cbc.ca
  Ensuring a guaranteed minimum income for all Quebecers is not expected to be among the recommendations laid out in a report set to be released today.
  
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• Guaranteed minimum income just 'inspiration' in new Quebec government report

  13-11-2017 16:42 via cbc.ca
  The report, prepared by a three-person committee formed by Premier Philippe Couillard last year, suggests a series of reforms to social assistance and greater incentives to encourage people to enter the workforce.
  
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• Greenfield Park depanneur clerk faces armed assault charge after alleged theft

  13-11-2017 16:31
  A bystander was cut during an alleged altercation between a store clerk and suspected robber in Montreal's south shore.
  
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• Montreal to test emergency siren system at 2 p.m. Tuesday

  13-11-2017 15:53 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal’s civil protection department will be testing its emergency siren system at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
  The nine sirens, each located in factories and activated when a toxic leak has been detected, will be audible in 11 city boroughs and four neighbouring municipalities.
  Residents living near the factories have already received notices of Tuesday’s test, which also includes preparedness drills for first responders. 
  The exercise is carried out annually.
  
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• Montreal duo sings “You Talk Too Much”.

  13-11-2017 15:36
  The Montreal pop duo Lydia & Sebastien join Global’s Laura Casella to talk career and sing their new English EP: “You Talk Too Much”.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens hold annual blood drive

  13-11-2017 15:00
  About 750 donors are expected to donate blood at the Habs’ annual blood drive held at the Bell Centre. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Do adults need dairy?

  13-11-2017 15:00
  Registered dietitian Robin Glance joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the pros and cons of adults consuming dairy.
  
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