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• Breast cancer discovery could prevent positive diagnoses

  20-11-2017 23:55
  Mon, Nov 20: A new genetic discovery could help prevent positive diagnoses of breast cancer in “high risk” women. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, one of the researchers, Quebec doctor Jacques Simard, was part of a team that discovered the gene that led to Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy.
  
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• Montreal residents living on garbage dump promised ‘solution’

  20-11-2017 23:52
  Mon, Nov 20: Residents living on contaminated land in Montreal’s Plateau say they’re thrilled borough mayor Luc Ferrandez is now the executive committee member responsible for the environment. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, they say he’s promised to help them.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty reaches out to Guy Lafleur

  20-11-2017 23:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty has a coming lunch date with Guy Lafleur.
  During a riveting one-hour interview with Paul Arcand on TVA’s Conversation Secrète that was televised Sunday night, Lafleur said Pacioretty was the first Canadiens player to invite him to lunch since the Hall of Famer retired 26 years ago.
  “I haven’t gone to lunch with him yet,” Pacioretty said after the Canadiens practised Monday in Brossard before heading to Dallas, where they will face t
  
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• No minorities in Valérie Plante’s executive committee

  20-11-2017 23:37
  Montreal’s new mayor Valérie Plante said she struggled to find people from diverse backgrounds to be part of her executive committee. Municipal politics analyst Karim Boulos explores why that might be with Global News Montreal Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard.
  
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• Tomorrow on @BTMontreal: Mike Payette from @GeordieProd as its 37th season gets underway! https://t.co/DMVCyouyLG

  20-11-2017 23:30
  
  Tomorrow on @BTMontreal: Mike Payette from @GeordieProd as its 37th season gets underway! https://t.co/DMVCyouyLG
  
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• New genetic research could help detect breast cancer earlier

  20-11-2017 23:13
  A team of world researchers, including a professor at Laval University, has discovered genetic mutations that could cause breast cancer. The research could lead to better early detection.
  
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• Montreal man charged with first-degree murder of stepson

  20-11-2017 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  A 75-year-old man appeared before a Quebec Court judge at the Montreal courthouse on Monday and was charged with the first-degree murder of his stepson. 
  Gilles Marion said very little when his case came up. He appeared before the judge via a video link-up with the Rivière des Prairies Detention Centre. His lawyer merely asked that the case be carried over to Dec. 8 for a formality hearing. The attorney also asked that his client be treated in the detention centre’s infirmary b
  
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• The @JFKFoundation G!EE High School Showdown, hosted by @CVDmtl, raised $114,000 for the @HopitalChildren. https://t.co/yfwqjUvKco

  20-11-2017 23:04
  
  The @JFKFoundation G!EE High School Showdown, hosted by @CVDmtl, raised $114,000 for the @HopitalChildren. https://t.co/yfwqjUvKco
  
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• Open letter urges Ottawa to help print media in digital transition

  20-11-2017 22:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Saying it’s a matter of upholding democracy, an open letter published in several Quebec newspapers Monday urged the federal government to intervene and take “urgent steps” to help ensure the future of print media in Canada. 
  The letter, signed by Quebec union leaders, associations, researchers and entrepreneurs, is the beginning of a campaign aimed at spreading awareness about the state of newspapers in the province and across the country.
  At a news conference held in
  
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• Tomorrow on @BTMontreal: Founder and President of Women in Governance @carolinecodsi will talk about Canadian femal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-11-2017 22:30
  Tomorrow on @BTMontreal: Founder and President of Women in Governance @carolinecodsi will talk about Canadian femal… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Tax cuts, cash for health care, education in Quebec's economic update

  20-11-2017 21:36 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government will announce a $200 income-tax cut, as well as a commitment to invest more in education and health care in Tuesday's economic update, Radio-Canada's Sebastien Bovet has learned.
  
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• NAFTA negotiations will head to Montreal

  20-11-2017 21:29
  The NAFTA negotiations are moving to non-capital cities for their first meeting outside of Washington, Mexico City and Ottawa.
  
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• Terror trial: Djermane and Jamali choose not to mount a defence

  20-11-2017 21:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The lawyers representing the young Montreal couple charged with a series of terror-related offences will not mount a defence in the case. 
  Attorneys Charles Benmouyal and Tiago Murias made the announcement to the jury Tuesday afternoon. That means the accused, Sabrine Djermane, 21, and El Mahdi Jamali, 20, will present no evidence in their defence on charges alleging they tried to leave Canada during the spring of 2015 to join the terrorist group ISIL in Syria. They are also charged with po
  
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• Unfinished public square will fix 'scar' between Old Montreal, downtown

  20-11-2017 21:10 via montrealgazette.com
  With a windchill of minus-14, it was too cold for a picnic on the freshly laid sod in Montreal’s newest public square on Monday. And it’s only Phase 1 – the landscaping is temporary, and a promised new pedestrian link over an adjacent highway off-ramp is still only an idea.
  Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante inaugurated the public space at the Champs de Mars metro station that has been created by covering the Ville Marie expressway
  But as they inaugurated Place des Montréalai
  
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• Opinion: Ensuring English-speaking Quebecers' voices are heard, heeded

  20-11-2017 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  English-speaking Quebecers have long been striving to convince successive Quebec governments to acknowledge and help mend a gaping democratic deficit — one that for decades has quietly been hindering our community and our province.
  We have long called for a mechanism for the voice of our linguistic minority community to be both heard and heeded throughout Quebec’s complicated, multi-levelled machinery of administration.
  Until recently, our efforts met with rhetoric and denial. With t
  
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• Quebec judge withdraws from case after comments about weight of sexual assault victim

  20-11-2017 20:26 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec court judge has withdrawn from a case after coming under fire for comments about the nature of consent and the weight of a victim of sexual assault.
  
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• Quebec man who was target of fake kidnapping story sues teen's family

  20-11-2017 20:23 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who spent five hours in a cell after a 13-year-old girl made a false declaration of attempted kidnapping in May wants to clear his name and be compensated for his ordeal.
  Glenn Baribeau, a 55-year-old longshoreman at the Port of Quebec City, and his 78-year-old mother who lives with him are asking the teenager and her father for $69,000, the Journal de Québec reported Monday.
  Nine days after the alleged abduction attempt at Café Tudor on Champlain St., the teen admitted to ha
  
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• ‘Doctor Pocket’ app connects people, doctors around the world

  20-11-2017 19:47
  A brother-sister duo from DDO has jumped into the burgeoning industry of tele-medicine.
  
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• Doctor Pocket connects patients with physicians

  20-11-2017 19:45
  Mon, Nov 20: A brother-sister duo from Montreal has jumped into the burgeoning industry of tele-medicine. Global’s Billy Shields finds out more.
  
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• Quebec judge who said victim 'has a pretty face' removed from sex-assault case

  20-11-2017 19:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A judge who made controversial comments toward the 17-year-old victim of a sexual assault has been removed from the case at the Montreal courthouse as it enters the sentencing stage. 
  Quebec Court Judge Jean-Paul Braun was not on the bench Monday for sentencing arguments in the sexual assault case against Carlo Figaro, 49, of Terrebonne. On May 5, Figaro was convicted of one count of sexual assault. But, as was revealed by the Journal de Montréal in October, during the trial, Braun m
  
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• Loblaws pitches upgraded loyalty program for $9.99 a month for premium perks

  20-11-2017 18:48 via cbc.ca
  Loblaws is launching a fee-based subscription program targeting its existing loyalty program members that sweetens the pot for them in terms of rewards — in exchange for a fee.
  
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• Valérie Plante addresses lack of minorities in executive committee

  20-11-2017 18:37
  Mon, Nov 20: Montreal mayor Valérie Plante explains why no visible minorities were chosen to be part of her executive committee.
  
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• Valérie Plante reveals executive committee

  20-11-2017 18:34
  Mon, Nov 20: Valérie Plante’s 13-person committee was revealed Monday and includes seven men and six women, including the mayor.
  
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• No minorities in Montreal mayor Valérie Plante’s executive committee

  20-11-2017 18:26
  Montreal mayor Valérie Plante unveils her new executive committee.
  
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• U2 adds second Montreal date on Experience and Innocence tour

  20-11-2017 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  U2 has added a second and final Montreal show to its Experience and Innocence tour, promoter Evenko announced Monday.
  The Irish superstars will perform Wednesday, June 6 at the Bell Centre. Tickets cost $54.25 to $354.50 and go on sale Monday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. online only, at evenko.ca. U2’s June 5 concert sold out shortly after going on sale Monday morning.
  Tickets for the new date will once again be made available through the Ticketmaster Verified Fan system. Fans must register at evenk
  
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• 'I'm disappointed' in lack of diversity at city hall, Plante says

  20-11-2017 18:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante unveiled her 12-member executive committee, and it is devoid of religious or cultural minorities, despite an electoral promise Plante made that her administration would better reflect the city’s diversity.
  Plante said she was disappointed about the lack of diversity and said she had to pick from the people who were elected. She admitted it was a weakness on the part of her party.
  “I’m disappointed we weren’t able to elect many of the c
  
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• Musician Tom Wilson discusses his new memoir “Beautiful Scars” @BeautifulScarTW btmontreal.ca/videos/new-mem…

  20-11-2017 18:07
  Musician Tom Wilson discusses his new memoir “Beautiful Scars” @BeautifulScarTW btmontreal.ca/videos/new-mem…
  
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• Lawyers for Montreal couple accused of terrorism-related offences won't mount defence

  20-11-2017 18:07 via cbc.ca
  The case against Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali, a Montreal couple accused of terrorism-related offences, will go straight to final arguments when the trial resumes on Dec. 4.
  
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• Charge withdrawn against Montreal couple accused of terrorism-related offences

  20-11-2017 18:07 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec judge has withdrawn one of four charges against Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali, a Montreal couple accused of terrorism-related offences.
  
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• Montreal family lights the way for neon revival https://t.co/IESqyvX67t

  20-11-2017 18:04
  
  Montreal family lights the way for neon revival https://t.co/IESqyvX67t
  
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• Etiquette guide: @EtiquetteJulie with what not to say at work btmontreal.ca/videos/what-no…

  20-11-2017 18:04
  Etiquette guide: @EtiquetteJulie with what not to say at work btmontreal.ca/videos/what-no…
  
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• Will Montreal host 2026 World Cup games? @TonyLoffreda is President of the Montreal committee working for the unite… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-11-2017 18:00
  Will Montreal host 2026 World Cup games? @TonyLoffreda is President of the Montreal committee working for the unite… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Terror trial: Judge withdraws 1 of 4 charges faced by Montreal couple

  20-11-2017 17:44 via montrealgazette.com
  A Superior Court judge has withdrawn one of the four charges in the case against a young Montreal couple accused of terror-related offences. 
  Justice Marc David made the announcement Monday morning to the jury hearing the trial of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali. The jury has not heard evidence since Nov. 7, and, David explained, it was because he had to hear arguments on two motions related to the decision he delivered on Tuesday. 
  David did not explain to the jury why he was wit
  
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• Inspiration for Montreal? Atlanta implodes the Georgia Dome in just 12 seconds https://t.co/wnHJoksZoE

  20-11-2017 17:38
  
  Inspiration for Montreal? Atlanta implodes the Georgia Dome in just 12 seconds https://t.co/wnHJoksZoE
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Carey Price back on the ice in Brossard

  20-11-2017 16:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadiens goalie Carey Price was the first player on the ice in Brossard Monday morning.
  Price and goalie coach Stéphane Waite hit the ice together about five minutes before the 10 a.m. morning practice was scheduled to start. It is the first time since last Monday that Price has been on the ice as he recovers from what the team called a “minor” lower-body injury suffered on Nov. 2 in Minnesota.
  Last Tuesday, the Canadiens said Price was going to take two days off the ice beca
  
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• The best of G!ee

  20-11-2017 16:36
  The winners of this year’s G!ee High School Showdown join Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the competition and perform their winning song.
  
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• A stunning memoir about the search for identity

  20-11-2017 16:32
  Singer/songwriter and now author Tom Wilson joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about “My Beautiful Scars”, detailing his search for identity and the truth about his family.
  
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• Update: Plante strives for gender parity, falls short on diversity

  20-11-2017 16:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante unveiled her 12-member executive committee on Monday morning.
  The executive committee is the city’s top decision-making body, akin to the cabinet in provincial and federal politics.
  And it is an all-white executive committee devoid of religious or cultural minorities, despite an electoral promise by Plante her committee would reflect the city’s diversity.
  Plante had already unveiled the name of her choice for executive committee chairperson during
  
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• 5 simple tips to become an investing genius

  20-11-2017 16:12
  Wealthsimple CEO Michael Katchen joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about how to invest, diversify and keep your investing costs low, without resorting to experts.
  
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• Rent out your car with Turo

  20-11-2017 16:01
  Turo CEO Andre Haddad joins Golbal’s Laura Casella to talk about the car rental service that’s often referred to as the air BnB of car rentals.
  
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• Debunking nutritional myths

  20-11-2017 15:51
  Registered dietitian Janna Boloten joins Global’s Laura Casella to debunk some well-known nutritional myths.
  
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• Shooting in Montreal’s Park Extension leaves woman injured

  20-11-2017 15:38
  The 46-year-old victim took herself to a nearby hospital.
  
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• Quebec man who was target of kidnapping story sues teen's family for $69,000

  20-11-2017 15:38 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who spent five hours in a cell after a 13-year-old girl made a false declaration of attempting kidnapping in May wants to clear his name and be compensated for his ordeal.
  Glenn Baribeau, a 55-year-old longshoreman at the Port of Quebec City, and his 78-year-old mother who lives with him, are asking the teenager and her father for $69,000, the Journal de Québec reported Monday.
  Nine days after the alleged abduction attempt at Café Tudor on Champlain St., the teen admitted to
  
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• Community Events: Gloria’s Girls

  20-11-2017 15:38
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Monday, November 20.
  
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• Doctor Pocket app created by local university students

  20-11-2017 15:14
  A DDO family came up with the Doctor Pocket app after one of the brothers was injured while travelling in Italy. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Opinion: Story of sleeping car porters demonstrates Quebec's racist past

  20-11-2017 15:09 via montrealgazette.com
  With our daily diet of “fake” news from Donald Trump’s America, Canadians could be forgiven for feeling smug. And there is much to be thankful for. Even so, it is important to remind ourselves that progress has not been easy.
  Quebec might not have had a system of whites-only signage, as in the southern United States during the Jim Crow era, or any immediate plans to build a wall to keep out our neighbours, but we do have a history of slavery and racism.
  For much of the 20th cen
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, November 20

  20-11-2017 15:00
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, November 20.
  
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• Prepare for the Montreal winter of your youth — that's La Nina

  20-11-2017 14:52 via montrealgazette.com
  If a mild, wet January appeals to you on this chilly November day, keep in mind we’re also coming up on the 20th anniversary of Ice Storm ’98 — be careful about how you word your weather wishes.
  One of Canada’s high profile weather forecasters is warning Canadians across the country to brace for a whole lot of snow this winter, but also says southern Ontario and Quebec might see mild conditions during all of January.
  Chris Scott, The Weather Network’s chief meteorol
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/YBXPOltiZZ

  20-11-2017 14:34
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/YBXPOltiZZ
  
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• TUNE IN: @EtiquetteJulie is here! Find out her tips on how to put your best face forward at work by avoiding certai… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-11-2017 14:10
  TUNE IN: @EtiquetteJulie is here! Find out her tips on how to put your best face forward at work by avoiding certai… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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