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• Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair leaving federal politics in June

  18-12-2017 23:57 via cbc.ca
  Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair will step away from the House of Commons seat he has held for roughly 10 years next June, the Quebec MP tells CBC's French-language service, Radio-Canada.
  
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• Terror trial: Jury asks question about recipe for pressure-cooker bomb

  18-12-2017 23:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The jury in the trial of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali emerged from its deliberation on Monday with a question that was hotly debated outside of their presence just before the panel was sequestered last week. 
  While in its fifth day of deliberation, the jury asked Superior Court Justice Marc David, the presiding judge in the trial at the Montreal courthouse, to repeat his opinion on whether a recipe for a bomb can be considered to be among the ingredients in an explosive substance as
  
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• Dorval overpass inaugurated

  18-12-2017 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Dec 18: After years of delays, Dorval’s overpass to nowhere now has a destination. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the interchange, which links Highway 20 to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport, is being inaugurated.
  
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• Pet therapy for students during exams

  18-12-2017 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Dec 18: A new pet therapy program at Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School in Westmount is hoping to help students through the stressful exam period. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the program is in memory of Julie Matte, an alumna who passed away last year.
  
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• Puppy love: Pet therapy helps students at Westmount school de-stress

  18-12-2017 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Students at Miss Edgar's & Miss Cramp's in Westmount are de-stressing with the help of pet therapy.
  
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• City of Montreal has cancelled 2018 Formula E race. https://t.co/6PkZXLMawr

  18-12-2017 23:38
  
  City of Montreal has cancelled 2018 Formula E race. https://t.co/6PkZXLMawr
  
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• Dorval Circle's 'overpass to nowhere' finally opens to traffic

  18-12-2017 23:20 via cbc.ca
  After years of delays, drivers in Montreal can now access Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport directly from Highway 20, with the opening of an access ramp that became infamously known as "the overpass to nowhere."
  
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• Batshaw toy drive kicks off

  18-12-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Dec 18: More than 1,300 children living in foster care and group homes will get a gift as part of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres’ annual toy drive in Montreal. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.
  
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• Students scour the 'hoods for stories of the South West

  18-12-2017 23:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Maya Angelou would have certainly taken heart from the fact that students at James Lyng High School have been not only been inspired by her words, but have also acted upon them. The late/great American poet disputed the notion of some that cities are made of concrete; she believed cities are made of stories — all manner thereof. Or as she so succinctly put it: “You can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.”
  That message has gotten
  
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• Searchers for Jesse Galganov in Peru suspect foul play: mother

  18-12-2017 23:01 via montrealgazette.com
  After failing to find any trace of Jesse Galganov during a 35-day search in the Peruvian mountains, the owner of an elite Israeli search-and-rescue company suspects foul play.
  “They are fairly certain that they didn’t find him because someone does not want us to find him,” Galganov’s mother, Alisa Clamen, told the Montreal Gazette on Monday. “The fact that nothing has been found, not a single item, is indicative to them of something criminal. They said: ‘
  
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• Allison Hanes: Extend the spirit of giving to the less fortunate

  18-12-2017 22:55 via montrealgazette.com
  This week, many of us will be scurrying around trying to finish our last-minute shopping and putting the final touches on our Christmas plans. 
  But as we get wrapped up in the frenzy of buying gifts for our loved ones, let’s not forget the importance of giving to those in need during this season of sharing and caring.
  A donation to the Gazette Christmas Fund, which has been distributing cheques to the less fortunate for 50 years now, can help those with the least partake in the holida
  
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• Montreal mayor cancels Formula E race, calls it 'financial fiasco ... - CBC.ca

  18-12-2017 22:22
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  Montreal mayor cancels Formula E race, calls it 'financial fiasco ...
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  Montreal will no longer host the controversial Formula E race. Mayor Valérie Plante's administration learned taxpayers would be expected to shell out up to $35 million for the race in 2018, she said Monday.
  Montreal pulls the plug on troubled Formula E event | Montreal GazetteMontreal Gazette
  Mayor scraps Montreal's Formula E raceCTV News
  Montreal mayor cancels Formula E race due to cost overruns, sponsor
  
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• 40 Girls With Badass Jobs In Montreal - MTL Blog (blog)

  18-12-2017 22:16
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  40 Girls With Badass Jobs In Montreal
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  Montreal is a hub of commerce, creativity, and culture. Not only do we have a booming arts scene, but with any city that is experiencing growth and development there are also plenty of entrepreneurial opportunities popping up right and left. Making ...and more »
  
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• Searchers for Jesse Galganov in Peru suspect foul play: mother - Montreal Gazette

  18-12-2017 22:06
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  Searchers for Jesse Galganov in Peru suspect foul play: mother
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  After failing to find any trace of Jesse Galganov during a 35-day search in the Peruvian mountains, the owner of an elite Israeli search-and-rescue company suspects foul play. “They are fairly certain that they didn't find him because someone does not ...
  
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• Tractor-trailer hits police cruiser in Ontario; Quebec driver charged

  18-12-2017 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  The tractor-trailer was carrying a number of cars.
  
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• Canadiens shut down Shea Weber because of foot injury

  18-12-2017 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  VANCOUVER — The Canadiens will be without defenceman Shea Weber for the foreseeable future.
  “Shea has a problem with his foot that’s not getting better,” coach Claude Julien said after the Canadiens practised Monday morning at Rogers Arena. “We’re sending him back to Montreal so our doctors can take a look at him.”
  It’s the same problem that forced Weber to miss seven games last month. He hasn’t practised on a regular basis since returni
  
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• Canadiens defenceman Weber sent home to get foot injury re-evaluated

  18-12-2017 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Weber missed seven games with a lower-body injury in November.
  
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• Marijuana use down among minors, up among older Canadians, StatsCan study finds

  18-12-2017 21:52 via cbc.ca
  More older Canadians, including senior citizens, are using marijuana as fewer youth are consuming cannabis, according to a new research study released by Statistics Canada today.
  
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• Shea Weber sent home to get foot injury re-evaluated

  18-12-2017 21:47 via cbc.ca
  Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber has been sent back to Montreal to have a foot injury re-evaluated. Montreal coach Claude Julien confirmed after the team's practice in Vancouver that Weber is being shut down "for a bit" to deal with the nagging injury
  
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• Celine Cooper: Liver transplant rules a question of life and death

  18-12-2017 21:35 via montrealgazette.com
  Earlier this year, I had the privilege of meeting an extraordinary young Inuk woman named Delilah Saunders when she was in Montreal to receive the prestigious Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award.
  She, along with five other members of the Indigenous rights movement in Canada (Cindy Blackstock, Melanie Morrison, Senator Murray Sinclair, Melissa Mollen Dupuis and Widia Larivière) as well as Grammy-award winning artist and activist Alicia Keys, were there to join the ran
  
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• Batshaw Youth and Family Centres gearing up for toy drive

  18-12-2017 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Batshaw Youth and Family Centres is gearing up for its annual toy distribution.
  
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• Montreal mayor cancels Formula E over cost overruns, sponsorship woes

  18-12-2017 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal's mayor has decided to cancel the controversial Formula E race.
  
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• Plante pulls plug on Formula E race

  18-12-2017 20:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The Formula E car race will not take place in Montreal in 2018, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Monday.
  The announcement comes in the wake of uncomfortable questions over the event’s actual success and organization, as well as Plante’s campaign promises.
  Plante said keeping the race in Montreal for next year would have cost between $30 million and $35 million, a price that was simply too high. Plante said, however, she did not know how much the city will be on the hook for
  
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• Update: Montreal cancels controversial Formula E race

  18-12-2017 19:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The Formula E car race will not take place in Montreal in 2018, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Monday.
  The announcement comes in the wake of uncomfortable questions over the event’s actual success and organization, as well as Plante’s election-campaign promises.
  News last week that Montréal c’est électrique, the non-profit organization that oversaw the local organization of the event, was millions in debt and had used up most of the $10-million line of
  
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• Cross-country skiers decry McGill decision to close trails at Gault Nature Reserve in Mont Saint-Hilaire

  18-12-2017 19:18 via cbc.ca
  Cross-country skiers are fuming that McGill University is cutting them off from their favourite trails in Mont Saint-Hilaire at McGill's Gault Nature Reserve, about 40 kilometres east of Montreal.
  
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• Are annual visits to your family doctor necessary?

  18-12-2017 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Global medical expert Dr. Mitch Shulman joins Global's Laura Casella to discuss when and how often you should make an appointment with your family physician.
  
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• Canada, U.K. officials go to bat for Bombardier at U.S. trade tribunal

  18-12-2017 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian and British governments appeared before a U.S. tribunal Monday arguing against the imposition of duties on Bombardier planes.
  
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• Dorval ‘overpass to nowhere’ finally opens – years late, $200M over budget

  18-12-2017 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  It's been a long and expensive road to build the Dorval Interchange.
  
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• Montreal mayor warns against rumours, fake news after mosque-story scandal

  18-12-2017 18:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante took to Facebook Sunday to exhort politicians, public figures, citizens and journalists against falling prey to “false news” that can have real consequences.
  “We must be particularly vigilant of rumours and, above all, not react precipitously when communities are the target, she wrote. “Mistaken words can do harm to communities, in this case, the Muslim community, and harm our city.”
  Plante’s post follows the broadcast last
  
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• Protest planned after TVA mosque-story scandal - Montreal Gazette

  18-12-2017 18:23
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  Protest planned after TVA mosque-story scandal
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  Plante exhorted politicians, public figures, citizens and journalists against falling prey to "false news" that can have real consequences. Montreal Gazette. Published on: December 18, 2017 | Last Updated: December 18, 2017 5:20 PM EST. Play Video ...
  Valérie Plante calls for solidarity in wake of inaccurate mosque reportCBC.caall 2 news articles »
  
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• Valérie Plante calls for solidarity in wake of inaccurate mosque report

  18-12-2017 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Plante is calling for solidarity and vigilance in the wake of a news report about a Côte-des-Neiges mosque that stirred controversy across the province but turned out to be wrong.
  
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• Video: @zeeta shares fashion and beauty holiday gifts https://t.co/TWuyd88gKB

  18-12-2017 17:05
  
  Video: @zeeta shares fashion and beauty holiday gifts https://t.co/TWuyd88gKB
  
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• Canada’s economy set to keep rolling in 2018, says @TonyLoffreda https://t.co/bgniEOEWJp

  18-12-2017 17:02
  
  Canada’s economy set to keep rolling in 2018, says @TonyLoffreda https://t.co/bgniEOEWJp
  
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• Is Plante poised to pull plug on Formula E? The move seems inevitable

  18-12-2017 16:31 via montrealgazette.com
  An early morning announcement Monday that Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will “update” the media on the future of the Formula E race in Montreal has heightened a growing conviction within city hall that the new administration is poised to cut its ties with a race that has cost taxpayers millions and generated little but controversy since it was announced three years ago.
  And given the growing number of uncomfortable questions over the event’s actual success and organizati
  
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• The act of giving with Justin Kingsley

  18-12-2017 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Author and media personality Justin Kingsley joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about his career and latest book, “Le livre du don: Récits et visages,” which takes a look at the act of giving.
  
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• The Nut Job & Friends family musical

  18-12-2017 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Nut Job & Friends co-creator Elle Louise Allaire, as well as a couple of her friends, join Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the family-oriented musical, playing at the Olympia Theatre over the holidays.
  
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• Valérie Plante to reveal the future of Montreal's Formula E race today

  18-12-2017 15:36 via cbc.ca
  Plante will announce what's in store for the controversial race this afternoon. She has previously said she wanted to move the race to the Gilles Villeneuve racetrack on Île Notre-Dame or cancel it altogether, if possible.
  
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• Montreal mayor cancels Formula E race, calls it 'financial fiasco'

  18-12-2017 15:36 via cbc.ca
  Montreal will no longer host the controversial Formula E race. Mayor Valérie Plante's administration learned taxpayers would be expected to shell out up to $35 million for the race in 2018, she said Monday.
  
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• Is it possible to work from home?

  18-12-2017 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  Nubik Inc. CEO Katie Bussières tells Global’s Laura Casella about her business, where everyone works from home.
  
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• Quebec jurist Richard Wagner sworn in as Canada's new chief justice

  18-12-2017 15:07 via cbc.ca
  Quebec jurist Richard Wagner was sworn in as Canada's new chief justice during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, December 18

  18-12-2017 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  Gloria Henriquez has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, December 18.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, December 18

  18-12-2017 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, December 18.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/QwyxyaAw8w

  18-12-2017 14:35
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/QwyxyaAw8w
  
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• Community Events: Cystic Fibrosis Canada

  18-12-2017 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Monday, December 18.
  
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• Thanks for watching, Montreal! https://t.co/dQlSPTcLqo

  18-12-2017 14:28
  
  Thanks for watching, Montreal! https://t.co/dQlSPTcLqo
  
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• Planning a visit with your family doctor?

  18-12-2017 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  Global medical expert Dr. Mitch Shulman joins Global’s Laura Casella to discuss when and how often you should make an appointment with your family physician.
  
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• Murder attempt followed by suicide suspected in Pincourt shootings

  18-12-2017 14:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Provincial police suspect it was a murder attempt followed by an apparent suicide that left a 59-year-old man dead and a 55-year-old man seriously wounded in Pincourt on Sunday.
  The Sûreté du Québec investigation began at 4 p.m., when a man was found unconscious inside a car on Impasse Hamel St. while another man, who was seriously injured, was discovered inside a residence near the car.  
  Sûreté du Québec officers, who initially said the ma
  
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• Man dead after fire in mobile home in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

  18-12-2017 14:14 via globalnews.ca
  A 69-year-old man is dead after a fire tore through a mobile home in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu overnight.
  
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• SQ investigates possible attempted murder/suicide in Pincourt

  18-12-2017 14:06 via globalnews.ca
  The major crimes unit with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is investigating after an incident in Pincourt Sunday left one man dead and another injured.
  
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• BT Calendar Week of December 18, 2017 https://t.co/Z7Xub89as9

  18-12-2017 14:01
  
  BT Calendar Week of December 18, 2017 https://t.co/Z7Xub89as9
  
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