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• Increased airport security over the holidays

  15-12-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 15: With the holidays quickly approaching, more people will be passing through Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, officials are sharing tips to stay safe and make transit less stressful.
  
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• TVA apologizes for report about mosques wanting women excluded from worksite

  15-12-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 15: TVA is apologizing for a report that claims members of two Montreal mosques asked for female workers to be excluded from a nearby construction site. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Boy, 4, dies after being hit by minivan outside Quebec City

  15-12-2017 23:24 via cbc.ca
  The four-year-old was taken to hospital in Pont-Rouge, Que., where he was pronounced dead.
  
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• Montreal police suspect alleged loan shark may have had other victims

  15-12-2017 22:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are turning to the public to determine whether an alleged loan shark facing charges of extortion and forcible confinement had other victims.
  Martin Nguyen was arrested Nov. 30 after police allege he and an accomplice visited the home of one of his debtors, tied him up and threatened him after they tried to use the victim’s bank card to collect on an outstanding debt. Nguyen is alleged to have loaned money with a monthly interest rate of 10 per cent. The victim’s debt
  
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• David Lemieux vs. Billy Joe Saunders: Animosity intensifies at unexpectedly naked weigh-in

  15-12-2017 22:43 via montrealgazette.com
  David Lemieux might be the mandatory challenger, but Billy Joe Saunders is the World Boxing Organization middleweight champion. It was he and his promoter who hold the cards. And it was they who could have forced the challenger to come to them.
  Saturday night, near midnight at Place Bell, we’ll know whether it was the right decision.
  “I hate traveling with my fighters away from home. You’ve gone into the other guy’s backyard. You know fighting in front of your own fans is
  
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• Montrealer Marilynn Vanderstaay offers dinner for those lonely on Christmas Day

  15-12-2017 22:42 via montrealgazette.com
  You’re invited to Marilynn Vanderstaay’s Extended Family Christmas Day Celebration, to take place on Dec. 25. All of you. Your friends are also welcome – or anyone you’d like to bring along, for that matter.
  “I believe anyone who wants to be part of a family Christmas dinner should have that opportunity,” said the Westmount-based writer and journalist. That’s even if, like her, they have no family around them with whom to share the day.
  A traditional Chr
  
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• 1 death from E. coli after lettuce warning, health officials won't say where

  15-12-2017 22:01 via cbc.ca
  The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed that one person has died from E. coli infection but says privacy laws prevent it from saying where.
  
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• Quebec announces $44 million to help modernize taxi industry, compensation to come later

  15-12-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Some cab drivers have paid $200,000 for permits that are now worth as little as $75,000.
  
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• Editorial: Lamentable TVA-mosque episode serves as a cautionary tale

  15-12-2017 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  It was not quite at year ago that Quebecers were shocked and deeply saddened by a gunman’s attack on Quebec City mosque. Six people were killed and several more wounded in the Jan. 29 assault. As we all struggled to come to terms with how such a thing could happen here, as vigils were held and solidarity expressed, much remorse was heard over the fear-mongering and prejudicial discourse about Muslims that had become all too common.
  And, it seems, remains so.
  The unfounded accusations invol
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' only hope for playoffs is Carey Price at his best

  15-12-2017 20:31 via montrealgazette.com
  You want balanced writing? You’ll get balanced writing. In the spirit of the holiday season, here’s a column that will lay off the hating of general manager Marc Bergevin for a day — sort of — and look at some pluses and minuses of this strange 2017-18 edition of the Montreal Canadiens.
  Since we’re all feeling warm and fuzzy gathered around the Christmas tree, roasting chestnuts and chatting about the Habs, let’s start with the positives. Here is the bigg
  
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• Editorial: School-tax reform offers welcome support for English education

  15-12-2017 20:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Buried under the wave of justifiable outrage from English-speaking Quebecers over the Bonjour-Hi affair is something the Quebec Liberals deserve credit for, something that offers welcome support to English-language public eduction in this province.
  Last week, Education Minister Sébastien Proulx introduced Bill 166, on school-tax reform. Among other things, its greater harmonization of school tax rates off the island of Montreal stands to remedy what has long been a sore point for Eng
  
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• Crystal puts Cirque du Soleil on ice

  15-12-2017 19:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Ice ice baby.
  In discussions a few weeks back with the cast and crew of Crystal at the Sears Centre in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, every single person connected with the new Cirque du Soleil show very quickly got to the topic of ice. Crystal, which is set to be performed at the Bell Centre from Dec. 20 to 31, has many familiar elements from the Cirque catalogue, including juggling, swinging trapeze, pole numbers and eye-catching aerial numbers. But there’s no escaping the main d
  
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• Construction resumes on Cartier Avenue in Pointe-Claire

  15-12-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 15: Construction on Cartier Avenue in Pointe-Claire has restarted after being delayed for months. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.
  
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• Construction on Cartier Avenue in Pointe-Claire rolls on

  15-12-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Construction is continuing on Cartier Avenue in Pointe-Claire, with a new layer of asphalt expected Saturday.
  
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• TVA apologizes for report about mosques demanding women be excluded from worksite

  15-12-2017 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  It says the report was based on comments by two entrepreneurs.
  
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• Woman who killed daughters granted bail while awaiting 2nd murder trial

  15-12-2017 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Adele Sorella will be released on bail while she awaits her second trial on charges she murdered her two young daughters. 
  During a hearing at the Laval courthouse on Friday, Quebec Superior Court Justice Mario Longpré agreed that Sorella, 51, can be released after he was informed the Crown did not object to her being granted bail. Part of the reason the Crown did not object was because Sorella was granted bail in 2010, while she awaited her first trial. She was found guilty on June
  
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• TVA apologizes for mosque story, says it will investigate 'journalistic process'

  15-12-2017 19:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Less than 24 hours after saying a controversial and since debunked report on a mosque banning women from a nearby construction site was “well-founded and that all the sources maintain their position to the effect that there was indeed a verbal request,” the TVA news network has issued an apology to those “affected” by the news story.
  In a statement issued Friday morning, TVA said: “the report was based on comments made on camera Tuesday by two entrepreneurs. However
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: December 15

  15-12-2017 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Have you seen the Frozen-themed home in Montreal's Cartierville borough?
  
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• As cold snap hits Montreal, measures to help the homeless are rolled out

  15-12-2017 18:53 via montrealgazette.com
  As Montreal slowly recovers from its first arctic cold snap of the winter, the city announced on Friday the measures it has in place to help local homeless stay warm.
  A total of 925 emergency beds — 740 of them for men — are available at shelters including the Maison du Père, the Mission Bon Accueil, the Old Brewery Mission, the Projets autochtones du Québec,  the Pavillon Patricia Mackenzie, La Rue des femmes, le Chaînon, the Salvation Army and the Maison Ma
  
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• Former Impact defender Laurent Ciman 'fell in love' with Montreal

  15-12-2017 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Defender Laurent Ciman, shocked at being traded by the Montreal to the expansion Los Angeles FC this week, took to social media to thank Montreal fans for their support the last three seasons.
  A Twitter posting on Thursday from the Belgium international, his first statement since the trade, said “destiny” sent him to California, but caused him to leave without a proper goodbye.
  “I wanted so much to say how proud I was wear your colours,” he wrote in French. “I arriv
  
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• Don Macpherson: Why 'Bonjour-Hi' matters to the Quebec Liberals

  15-12-2017 18:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Throw Sun Tzu out the window; in politics, contrary to what the ancient Chinese military strategist says in the classic The Art of War, the battle is no longer won before it is fought. Elections now are decided in the official campaign itself.
  For Quebec party leaders, that campaign lasts 33 physically and mentally gruelling days. That’s a long time for them to have to think on their feet under pressure in media scrums, interviews and debates.
  But it also doesn’t leave them much time
  
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• Winter tires a must as of today in Quebec

  15-12-2017 18:30 via cbc.ca
  Take note, drivers: winter tires are officially mandatory on all passenger vehicles and taxis as of Dec. 15 until March 15.
  
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• Judd Apatow happy to humiliate himself in Netflix special

  15-12-2017 18:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Judd Apatow doesn’t mince words. He has a ready response for those trying to figure out his latest career move: “Because I wanted to lower my salary and my self-esteem at the same time.”
  Mission likely accomplished.
  Apatow — director, writer and producer of some of the most successful Hollywood comedies of this millennium — decided this year he wanted to do something he had dreamed of since he was 10: standup comedy.
  He had dabbled a little on the scene over the yea
  
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• Quebec Hells Angel agrees to spend the holidays behind bars

  15-12-2017 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  A Hells Angel who was on the lam for eight years until he was arrested in downtown Montreal last month agreed to remain detained over the holidays while he waits for a bail hearing. 
  Marc Bordage, 54, smiled as he looked around a courtroom at the Montreal courthouse on Friday while his lawyer, Julio Peris, agreed that his bail hearing could be delayed to Jan. 11. 
  The longtime member of the biker gang’s Quebec City chapter had been a wanted man since 2009, when he was sought in O
  
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• Montreal’s bomb squad neutralizes suspicious package

  15-12-2017 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal’s SWAT team bomb squad was deployed to neutralize a suspicious package on Peel Street early Friday morning.
  
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• Victor Mete likely to play key role for Team Canada | HI/O Bonus

  15-12-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Our panel wonders if the Canadiens made the right move sending Victor Mete to Team Canada for the world junior championship?
  Missed this week’s show? You can watch it here. 
  
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• Canada’s Most Powerful Women btmontreal.ca/videos/canadas…

  15-12-2017 17:57
  Canada’s Most Powerful Women btmontreal.ca/videos/canadas…
  
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• Taxi industry gets help from Quebec government

  15-12-2017 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Quebec is providing $44 million over five years to help modernize the province's taxi industry as it struggles to compete with the ride-hailing app Uber.
  
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• Taxi industry gets $44M from Quebec government

  15-12-2017 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Quebec is providing $44 million over five years to help modernize the province's taxi industry as it struggles to compete with the ride-hailing app Uber.
  
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• Holiday cooking with @ChefChuckHughes https://t.co/XkBFjec31s

  15-12-2017 17:42
  
  Holiday cooking with @ChefChuckHughes https://t.co/XkBFjec31s
  
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• Family of brainwashing victim speaks out btmontreal.ca/videos/family-…

  15-12-2017 17:39
  Family of brainwashing victim speaks out btmontreal.ca/videos/family-…
  
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• The future of Virtual Reality on display at @MIGS__ with @AperiumReality and @we_are_minority https://t.co/qdYAvRSsR7

  15-12-2017 17:26
  
  The future of Virtual Reality on display at @MIGS__ with @AperiumReality and @we_are_minority https://t.co/qdYAvRSsR7
  
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• New divisions ahead of the 2018 Quebec election

  15-12-2017 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  There is a new division in Quebec, between those living in Montreal and citizens elsewhere in the province.
  
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• Quebec promises to compensate taxi drivers for Uber disruption

  15-12-2017 17:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Taxi drivers will be compensated for the lost value of their permits, Transport Minister André Fortin announced Friday.
  But Fortin said the government still has to determine the value of the compensation, and when the payout will begin.
  “We’re talking about a compensation package that has to be discussed with the industry to see how we can best meet the needs of the taxi industry,” Fortin said at an announcement at la Perle Retrouvée, a Haitian community centre an
  
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• We're halfway done clearing the snow, Montreal authorities boast

  15-12-2017 17:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Less than 48 hours after about 20 centimetres of snow fell on the city on Tuesday, Montreal’s snow removal authorities say 50 per cent of that snow has been removed from streets and sidewalks.
  Snow removal operations began at 7 p.m. Wednesday in some boroughs and were extended citywide early Thursday. As of 9 a.m. Friday, the city announced on social media that 50 per cent of the removal operation had been completed.
  But as satisfying as that overall figure may be (the city estimates dispo
  
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• Trudeau’s popularity falls below 50 per cent for the first time: Angus Reid Institute

  15-12-2017 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have a new Christmas wish.
  
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• Weekend traffic update: Avoid the Turcot Interchange (and get used to doing so)

  15-12-2017 16:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Highways 720 W. and 20 W. will be completely closed between Exit 5 (Robert-Bourassa Blvd./A-10 Bonaventure/Champlain Bridge) in the Ville-Marie Tunnel and the temporary access ramp at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Blvd. (Montréal-West interchange) from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
  The shutdown is necessitated by the demolition of the original infrastructure of the Turcot Interchange, work that is expected to close the same stretches of highway for as long as 20 weekends.
  As a consequence
  
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• Update: Peel St. reopened after police investigate 'suspicious package'

  15-12-2017 16:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Commuters whose route includes Peel St. were detoured Friday morning as Montreal police verify what they describe as a “suspicious package” found on the thoroughfare between St. Catherine St. and De Maisonneuve Blvd. The street was reopened by midmorning.
  The perimeter, which police say was precautionary, had shut down the block to all motorized and pedestrian traffic and closed the Peel St. exit of the Cours Mont-Royal, which is used by many commuters exiting the Peel métro s
  
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• Star Wars and pop culture

  15-12-2017 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Kim Sullivan and movie critic Chris Bumbray as they discuss how Star Wars continues to influence pop culture.
  
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• Smart food for people on the go

  15-12-2017 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Join Portions co-founder Ryan Hutman and Global’s Amanda Jelowicki as they talk Portions new high-tech vending machines that dispense healthy food for people on the go.
  
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• Lyrics & latkes

  15-12-2017 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Amanda Jelowicki and members of the Doris Wasserman Yiddish Theatre talk about the Theatre’s 5th annual Lyrics & Latkes holiday sing-along.
  
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• La Guignolée du Dr. Julien

  15-12-2017 16:07 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Amanda Jelowicki and pediatrician Dr. Gilles Julien as they talk about the 15th annual the Guignolée du Dr Julien. — one of Quebec’s most important childrens’ fundraising campaigns.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Friday, December 15

  15-12-2017 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Amanda Jelowicki has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, December 15.
  
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• Community Events: Skate Drive

  15-12-2017 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Amanda Jelowicki has Montreal’s community events for Friday, December 15.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Friday, December 15

  15-12-2017 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Friday, December 15.
  
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• Mosque story debunked: Construction commission says women weren't barred from site

  15-12-2017 14:46 via montrealgazette.com
  After two days of investigation, the Quebec Construction Commission has found no sign whatsoever that anyone associated with two mosques in Côte-des-Neiges asked for women to be excluded from a work site outside their doors — ever. 
  That’s the conclusion of the CCQ’s report, based on 10 meetings with witnesses from the construction companies involved, and with two mosques in C.D.N. — the Ahl-Ill Bait and the Baitul-Mukarram — as well as with the
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/Dmk91UHNBW

  15-12-2017 14:34
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/Dmk91UHNBW
  
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• Police deploy bomb disposal robot outside Global Montreal newsroom

  15-12-2017 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  Police tactical units cordoned off an Italian clothing store across from the Global Montreal newsroom, and deployed a bomb disposal robot in the early morning hours Friday.
  
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• Celebrations: Deecmber 15, 2017 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/HTfgysfltr

  15-12-2017 14:15
  
  Celebrations: Deecmber 15, 2017 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/HTfgysfltr
  
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• COMING UP ON BT: @ChefChuckHughes. He's cooking up a storm in the BT studio! Tune in at 8:40am https://t.co/8UaJsLvROV

  15-12-2017 14:12
  
  COMING UP ON BT: @ChefChuckHughes. He's cooking up a storm in the BT studio! Tune in at 8:40am https://t.co/8UaJsLvROV
  
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