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• Montreal Canadiens visit Children’s Hospital

  12-12-2017 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 12: Players from the Montreal Canadiens spent the afternoon at the Montreal Children’s Hospital to spread holiday cheer. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• West Island man with history of incidents involving children pleads guilty to indecent assault

  12-12-2017 23:44 via cbc.ca
  Howard Krupp, a Pierrefonds man picked up in 2013 for allegedly stalking schoolchildren in Kirkland, pleaded guilty last week to indecent assault of a minor in a case dating back to the 1970s.
  
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• Buses, cars sliding during Montreal snowfall

  12-12-2017 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 12: Buses and cars are slipping and sliding down steep hills in Montreal as the city is hit with its first major snowfall of the season. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Montrealer says she ate mouldy Tim Hortons sandwich

  12-12-2017 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 12: A Montrealer says she’s upset over how she was treated by company representatives after purchasing what she said was a mouldy sandwich from Tim Hortons. Global’s Anne Leclair reports
  
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• Toopes' killer, jailed for death of man while he drove drunk, sees parole revoked

  12-12-2017 23:36 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who is serving time for having killed a passenger in his car while he was driving while impaired in LaSalle recently saw his release from a penitentiary revoked, in part because he reported back to a halfway house smelling of beer. 
  The Parole Board of Canada was also not impressed with how Ryan Patrick McPhee, 37, a former Montrealer, disappeared from a halfway house for a few months this year. His curfew had been reduced when staff detected the smell of beer twice in one week when h
  
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• West Island Community Calendar for Dec. 13

  12-12-2017 23:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition Pellan & Shakespeare: Twelfth Night in Five Acts. Continues until Jan. 21. Call 514-630-1220, local 1778.
  The Beaconsfield Library, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd., presents the exhibition Expressions featuring the students’ art from the Culture and Leisure Services. Continues until Jan. 7. Call 514-428-4460.
  The Kirkland Library, 17100 Hymus Blvd., presents an exhibit of painting
  
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• Pierrefonds-Roxboro gets new street lights with LED bulbs

  12-12-2017 23:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Pierrefonds-Roxboro streets are in the process of getting new light fixtures. Work is already underway on Pierrefonds Blvd. In all 4,089 street lights in the borough will be replaced with fixtures that use light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. LED bulbs give off a crisper light and last longer. 
  The work is part of a five-year plan to replace 132,000 street lights in Montreal’s 19 boroughs at a cost of $110 million. The new lighting system is “intelligent” meaning it provides
  
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• Montreal Impact trades veteran Laurent Ciman, acquires Raheem Edwards, Jukka Raitala

  12-12-2017 23:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Impact has traded Belgian international defender Laurent Ciman to expansion side Los Angeles FC in return for left-sided players Jukka Raitala and Raheem Edwards.
  Both players were acquired by LAFC during Major League Soccer’s expansion draft early on Tuesday before being flipped to Montreal for Ciman, who had been with the club since 2015.
  The trade means Edwards, a 22-year-old Canadian international, started and ended the day with different Canadian clubs. He appeared in 21
  
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• Kramberger: West Island heroes deliver Christmas cheer

  12-12-2017 23:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Combine the numbers of the three main West Island food banks, and hundreds of volunteers — our local heroes — will have prepared and distributed more than 1,000 Christmas baskets to needy households this month.
  Despite its abundance of single-family homes and affluent neighbourhoods, pockets of poverty have existed for decades in the West Island and the demand on food banks is steadily increasing.
  West Island Assistance Fund, a Roxboro-based charitable organization that has been arou
  
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• Trudeau's pick for Supreme Court chief hailed in Quebec

  12-12-2017 23:11 via cbc.ca
  The appointment of Richard Wagner, a Quebecer, as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada was met with a sigh of relief by jurists and political leaders across the province.
  
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• Allison Hanes: We all have a duty to respect more vulnerable road users

  12-12-2017 23:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec is taking some major strides forward in updating its highway safety act for the modern age.
  The rules that govern how all users of the road conduct themselves are long overdue for an overhaul that reflects the fact cars, though still dominant, are increasingly called upon to share space with bikes and pedestrians, especially in Montreal.
  Of course, many of the changes tabled last week in the National Assembly still focus on motorized vehicles, among them: stiffer fines for distracted driv
  
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• 50 dogs removed from South Korea meat farm recovering in Canada

  12-12-2017 23:01 via cbc.ca
  After the humane society shut down a dog meat farm in South Korea, about 50 of the 170 canines were brought to Canada, where they will eventually be placed in homes.
  
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• Canadian cellular prices declining, mainly for talk and text, report finds

  12-12-2017 22:43 via cbc.ca
  Prices for cellphone service in Canada came down in the last year, but not for heavy users in the vast majority of Canadian cities.
  
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• Chanukah DIY treats for everyone - @delishnogluten shares some great ideas https://t.co/G8VasbR8RT

  12-12-2017 22:32
  
  Chanukah DIY treats for everyone - @delishnogluten shares some great ideas https://t.co/G8VasbR8RT
  
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• Google releases a trio of camera "appsperiments" https://t.co/tNfaz3121x

  12-12-2017 22:27
  
  Google releases a trio of camera "appsperiments" https://t.co/tNfaz3121x
  
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• Montreal hit with major snowfall

  12-12-2017 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 12: Montreal was hit with a blast of winter weather — and people were not ready. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.
  
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• A West Island cake artist pays a sweet tribute to Montreal Mayor @Val_Plante. @projetmontreal https://t.co/uoNKDyqZPG

  12-12-2017 22:19
  
  A West Island cake artist pays a sweet tribute to Montreal Mayor @Val_Plante. @projetmontreal https://t.co/uoNKDyqZPG
  
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• Field nurse moves around, treating the homeless 'where they are'

  12-12-2017 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Part Six in a series of profiles about Westmount day centre the Open Door
  Margaux walks in from the rain, stamps the mud from her boots and looks for a quiet place to set up her field clinic.
  Normally, Margaux Pontoreau-Bazinet operates out of a knapsack stuffed with medical equipment — lugging the kit under bridges, into alleys and across the homeless camps that line the Canadian Pacific railroads.
  But the rain has brought many of her patients out of the cold and under the same roof.
  
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• Updated: Montrealers slip slidin' away during season's first snowstorm

  12-12-2017 21:23 via montrealgazette.com
  The first snowstorm of the season blew through the city on Tuesday, giving Montrealers their first taste of winter.
  Motorists had trouble navigating steep hills, buses were delayed for up to 30 minutes, and several cars went off the road on slippery highways.
  Several buses had difficulty climbing the steep hill on Côte-des-Neiges Rd. near Pine Ave. Slippery conditions have resulted in six minor accidents involving buses, said Philippe Déry, a spokesperson for the STM. There were no
  
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• Alouettes acquire wide-receiver Chris Williams from Lions

  12-12-2017 21:05 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Alouettes traded defensive-end Gabriel Knapton to the B.C. Lions in exchange for all-star receiver Chris Williams on Tuesday afternoon.
  Williams, a 5-foot-9, 155-pounder, made his CFL debut in 2011 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and has notched four seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards. Last season, in nine games, he had 38 receptions for 415 yards and a touchdown. He has registered 5,237 yards and 33 touchdowns on 356 receptions in five seasons. In 2016, he set a CFL record f
  
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• More than 20 cars and trucks involved in 2 accidents on TransCanada near Quebec City

  12-12-2017 20:43 via cbc.ca
  As a powerful winter storm descended Southern Quebec, more than 20 cars were involved in two accidents that have closed Highway 20 eastbound, southwest of Quebec City.
  
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• Dan Delmar: To avoid silly language spats, end the Two Solitudes

  12-12-2017 20:40 via montrealgazette.com
  The Bonjour-Hi affair — now in its third week — is a small victory for Quebec’s language hawks, hobbyists who’ve been denouncing the expression for years. To deprive them of fodder for these unproductive, nationalistic crusades, Canadians everywhere must agree to abandon rivalry between the Two Solitudes.
  It’s the title of a 1945 Hugh MacLennan novel where the French-English duality figures prominently. The idea is often taken too literally by both English and Frenc
  
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• Man facing child pornography charges recently worked with youth in Salluit, Que.

  12-12-2017 20:35 via cbc.ca
  Quebec provincial police are asking Nunavimmiut for help in an investigation of a child pornography case after the arrest of Predrag Remic in Sherbrooke on Dec. 6.
  
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• Accused in Lac-Mégantic trial won't mount defence

  12-12-2017 20:11 via cbc.ca
  The lawyers for the three men charged in connection with the 2013 Lac-Mégantic, Que. tragedy have told the court their clients won't present a defence. Jurors have been asked to return to the Sherbrooke courthouse to hear final arguments Jan. 3.
  
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• On monorails, hyperloops and other wild ideas to get from Montreal to Quebec City

  12-12-2017 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Premier Philippe Couillard wants a high-speed link between Quebec's two biggest cities, but what would that look like? Here's an overview of some of the more outlandish ideas.
  
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• Buses, cars sliding down slippery hills as Montreal hit with first major snowfall

  12-12-2017 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  Buses and cars are slipping and sliding in Montreal as the city is hit with its first major snowfall of the season.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Shea Weber misses practice again for therapy day

  12-12-2017 18:59 via montrealgazette.com
  After enjoying two days off Sunday and Monday, the Canadiens hit the ice Tuesday morning for practice in Brossard without No. 1 defenceman Shea Weber, who took a therapy day.
  Weber, who was sidelined earlier in the season with a lower-body injury, also missed practice last Friday for a therapy day before logging 21:12 of ice time and posting a minus-3 in Saturday night’s 6-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre. Weber has been averaging a team-high 25:30 of ice time this season a
  
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• Montreal snowstorm: Buses involved in minor accidents in slippery conditions

  12-12-2017 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Winter’s first snowstorm blew through the city on Tuesday giving Montrealers their first taste of winter.
  Motorists had trouble navigating steep hills, buses were delayed for up to 30 minutes and several cars went off the road on slippery highways.
  Several buses had difficulty climbing the steep hill on Côte des Neiges Road near Pine Ave. Slippery conditions have resulted in six minor accidents involving buses, said Philippe Déry, a spokesperson for the STM. There were no inju
  
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• Quebec Bar releases recommendations on how courts deal with sexual assault

  12-12-2017 18:24 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec Bar Association wants to make it easier for victims of sexual assault to have their cases heard in court.
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: Baked Xaxli’p Salmon

  12-12-2017 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  It used to be that maple syrup and the three sisters — corn, beans and squash — were about the only foods widely known as Indigenous. But chefs and home cooks are opening our tastebuds to a full variety of First Nations cooking.
  Toronto chef and culinary teacher David Wolfman, who is one of the Xaxli’p people of British Columbia, has a handsome new book called Cooking With the Wolfman: Indigenous Fusion (Douglas & McIntyre, $29.95). The co-author is Marlene Finn, of M&eacut
  
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• How Françoise Goyette lost her home, and her sister

  12-12-2017 17:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Back in mid-1998, Madeleine Goyette was out walking from her home toward the closest bus stop when she noticed a newly erected “for rent” sign.
  The apartment, on the second floor of a triplex in Ahuntsic, piqued her interest. It had large windows and a balcony that overlooked the park across the street. A bus stop right outside would mean Goyette, in her early 70s, could come and go safely. 
  She scheduled a visit with the owners, and liked what she found. The bedroom and ki
  
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• Think outside the box! @MeDeniseWild shares creative gift wrapping https://t.co/LYosQDdmIG

  12-12-2017 17:38
  
  Think outside the box! @MeDeniseWild shares creative gift wrapping https://t.co/LYosQDdmIG
  
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• Quebec population rises to 8.4 million as growth rate increases

  12-12-2017 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  The population of Quebec increased in 2016, as did its rate of growth.
  The Institut de la statistique du Québec reported Tuesday that the population of the province increased last year by 68,5000 to a total of 8.4 million inhabitants.
  The annual rate of growth was 8.2 per 1,000, or 0.82 per cent, higher than the six per 1,000 rate registered in 2015. And figures compiled for the first half of 2017 suggest the acceleration of that growth rate is continuing.
  The Institut noted that the popu
  
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• We go holiday shopping with @Amazonca - Check out these great gift ideas! https://t.co/A2z5GVDXXW

  12-12-2017 17:32
  
  We go holiday shopping with @Amazonca - Check out these great gift ideas! https://t.co/A2z5GVDXXW
  
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• Epic ‘Frozen’ home draw thousands

  12-12-2017 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 12: A home in Montreal is attracting a lot of attention with people visiting across Quebec to see it’s Frozen-themed Christmas light display. Global’s Karol Dahl’s camera captured some of the magic.
  
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• Montreal snowstorm: Plows, salting trucks are already out, city says

  12-12-2017 16:22 via montrealgazette.com
  An Environment Canada snowfall warning that was issued Monday continued Tuesday morning as conditions deteriorated in the Montreal area.
  Buses will likely be delayed throughout the day as the storm intensifies, resulting in reduced visibility for drivers. The STM also said it might have trouble offering service to wheelchair users at accessible bus stops.
  Slippery conditions caused a bus to slide off the road and hit a lamp post on Langelier Blvd.,” said STM spokesperson Philippe D&ea
  
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• Montreal hit with first major snowfall of the season

  12-12-2017 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  It's the first major snowfall of the season and officials say they are ready. Are you ready?
  
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• Justin Trudeau appoints Richard Wagner as Supreme Court chief justice

  12-12-2017 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  The current chief justice, Beverley McLachlin, is stepping down after 28 years on the court, including almost 18 years as chief.
  
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• Officials investigate E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce in three provinces

  12-12-2017 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  An outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce is being investigated in three provinces.
  
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• Holiday outfits for the family

  12-12-2017 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  Style expert Claude Laframboise shows Global’s Laura Casella some festive outfit ideas for the whole family.
  
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• Mounties arrest 16 in connection with alleged tobacco smuggling ring

  12-12-2017 16:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A total of 16 persons are expected to appear in court in Valleyfield on Tuesday after being arrested as part of an RCMP operation aimed at breaking an alleged tobacco smuggling network.
  Police allege the network operated primarily from the Akwesasne territory in New York State to the Kahnawake territory in the Montérégie, via the Saint-François Lake waterway. The RCMP say over 150 deliveries by boat were identified during their investigation, which also involved po
  
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• Stay fit while pregnant

  12-12-2017 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  Fitness expert Suadd Ghadban shows Global’s Kim Sullivan some exercises women can do while pregnant to stay fit and healthy.
  
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• Quebec jurist Richard Wagner named next Supreme Court chief justice

  12-12-2017 15:51 via cbc.ca
  Quebec jurist Richard Wagner has been named the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould spoke about the announcement at 10 a.m. ET, and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.
  
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• First major snowfall of the season hits Montreal

  12-12-2017 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Snow has started to fall over Montreal Tuesday, with upwards of 15 centimetres expected to blanket the city. Global’s Matt Grillo made his way around the city to see how Montrealers are coping.
  
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• Romaine lettuce linked to E. coli cases in Quebec, Maritimes

  12-12-2017 15:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is urging consumers to use caution when preparing romaine lettuce in the wake of more than 20 cases of E. coli infections reported in three provinces including Quebec.
  Most of the cases — 13 — were recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador while five occurred in New Brunswick and three in Quebec. Ten persons were hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
  While all the cases remain under investigation, no single brand of lettuce has been identified as
  
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