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• Deadline for charitable donations approaching

  29-12-2017 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 29: There are many reasons to donate to charities. But one of them could help you too. Making a donation to a registered Canadian charity before December 31st, will get you a tax break for 2017. And as Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, first-time donors get an even bigger break.
  
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• Who’s responsible for the inadequate heating in an NDG apartment buildings?

  29-12-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 29: Tenants in an apartment complex in NDG are asking for help. There’s been virtually no heat in their building for two days now. As Global’s Sarah Volstad reports, while tenants are freezing inside their homes, building owners and Hydro-Quebec are pointing fingers at each other.
  
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• Donald Trump: news-maker of the year

  29-12-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 29: Pundits and news outlets agree: US President Donald Trump was the international news-maker of the year. As Howard Cohen reports, Trump headlines have not left Canadians indifferent.
  
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• Does Montreal have a cat over-population problem?

  29-12-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Dec 29: The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies has just launched a new national research report on the state of cat overpopulation. Montreal’s SPCA comments on the new study and the issue of feline over-population in Montreal.
  
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• Valeant strikes deal to reduce its portion of Allergan settlement to $96.25M

  29-12-2017 23:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. says it has agreed to pay US$96.25 million to settle lawsuits filed in California in the wake of the unsuccessful attempted hostile takeover in 2014 of Botox maker Allergan Inc.
  The company says in a news release the rest of the agreed settlement of US$290 million, about 67 per cent, will be covered by co-defendant Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.
  Pershing Square, a U.S. hedge fund, says in a separate release Laval-based Valeant had originally
  
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• Focus Montreal: December 23

  29-12-2017 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  From highlighting the act of giving to challenging Premier Couillard the Bonjour-Hi debacle, this is the final Focus Montreal for 2017.
  
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• What's open and closed on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day in Montreal

  29-12-2017 23:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s a look at what’s open and closed in Montreal on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
  SAQ Sélection, Classique, Signature and Depot stores will be open until 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve; SAQ Express stores will be open until 7 p.m. All SAQ stores will be closed on New Year’s Day. They reopen at 1 p.m. on Jan. 2.
  The métro will run all night on New Year’s Eve. Depending on the line, trains will arrive every 10 to 22 minutes. Night buses wil
  
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• William Shatner, Jann Arden, first Indigenous NHL player among 125 appointments to Order of Canada

  29-12-2017 23:03 via cbc.ca
  Canada’s newly minted Governor General, Julie Payette, has announced 125 appointments to the Order of Canada, with a list that includes famous faces such as William Shatner and Jann Arden as well as two former Supreme Court justices and the Catholic priest Father John Walsh.
  
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• 16-year-old girl goes missing on Dec. 23, near St-Laurent Blvd.

  29-12-2017 22:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl who went missing on Dec. 23.
  Laury Leblanc
  Laury Leblanc, who is French-speaking, was last seen near St-Laurent Blvd. in the Plateau Mont-Royal district. Her disappearance was reported on Dec. 24.
  Leblanc is white, 5-foot-4 and weighs 135 pounds. Her eyes are blue-green and her hair is brown. She has a floral tattoo on the right side of her chest.
  She was wearing a grey coat and black clothing at the time of he
  
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• Montreal's current deep freeze is nothing compared to the brutal stretch of 1970

  29-12-2017 22:48 via cbc.ca
  The current stretch of biting cold isn't all that unusual for Montreal. In fact, we've been through much worse.
  
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• Montreal's current deep freeze is nothing compared to the brutal cold of 1970

  29-12-2017 22:48 via cbc.ca
  The bitter cold gripping Montreal may seem isn't all that unusual. In fact, we've been through much worse.
  
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• Justin Kingsley’s “Le Livre du Don”

  29-12-2017 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Tis the season of giving – but one famous Montrealer is re-thinking what that means.
  
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• Focus Montreal: year-end interview with Philippe Couillard

  29-12-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard challenges Quebec’s Premier Philippe Couillard to about the Bonjour-Hi debacle and examines the fallout after the adoption of Quebec’s religious neutrality law.
  
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• Shatner, Villeneuve, Gazette's Red Fisher among Quebecers named to Order of Canada

  29-12-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Twenty-nine Quebecers were named to the Order of Canada on Friday, including actor William Shatner, director Denis Villeneuve and longtime Montreal Gazette journalist Red Fisher, honoured for his coverage of the Montreal Canadiens. 
  Before retiring in 2012, Fisher covered the Canadiens for nearly 60 years, first for the Montreal Star and then for the Montreal Gazette.
  He is appointed to the Order for his contributions to sports journalism and his “iconic coverage” of the Ca
  
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• Deep freeze hurts ski hill operations across Canada after promising start

  29-12-2017 21:09 via cbc.ca
  Bitter cold enveloping much of Canada has reduced the number of skiers on the slopes during the key Christmas holiday season. This is blunting industry optimism boosted by good early snow conditions.
  
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• What is this paper bag doing on Jean Béliveau's head?

  29-12-2017 20:55 via montrealgazette.com
  As the Habs lurch from one crisis to the next, the misery of this season appears to have become contagious. First it affected swaths of the team’s fan base, and now it appears to be affecting Jean Béliveau. 
  The Canadiens legend, who passed away in 2014, has not actually witnessed this season. His statue outside the Bell Centre, however, has not managed to escape unscathed.
  The statue, which regularly watches over dejected fans trundling home, appears to have started off the da
  
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• Watch Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen on Wednesday, January 3 on CBC

  29-12-2017 20:45 via cbc.ca
  The star-studded tribute concert in Cohen's Montreal hometown featured performances from Sting, Lana Del Ray, k.d. lang, Feist and many more.
  
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• Montreal Impact reaches deal with fullback Chris Duvall on two-year deal

  29-12-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  The deal includes an option for the 2020 season, the Major League Soccer team said Friday in a release.
  
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• Montreal Impact come to terms with fullback Chris Duvall on two-year deal

  29-12-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  The deal includes an option for the 2020 season, the Major League Soccer team said Friday in a release.
  
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• Did you miss the Leonard Cohen memorial concert? Watch it here

  29-12-2017 20:45 via cbc.ca
  The star-studded tribute concert in Cohen's Montreal hometown featured performances from Sting, Lana Del Ray, k.d. lang, Feist and many more.
  
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• Family of young Montreal man who died in custody haunted by questions about his death

  29-12-2017 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Nicole Tshiteya says almost two months after her son David Kalubi Tshiteya died, she wants answers. She wants to know why he was arrested, what happened next and whether he had a medical emergency before he died.
  
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• Don Macpherson: Two stories about mosques in Quebec

  29-12-2017 20:01 via montrealgazette.com
  It now seems as though it was a long time ago, so much has happened since then. Maybe it took the year-end news reviews to remind us that it was in 2017, in January, that the Quebec City mosque shooting occurred.
  The deaths of six men killed because they were Muslims worshipping at their mosque was the news story of the year in Quebec. The Montreal-based Influence Communication media-monitoring service reported that it drew the most international attention to the province in the past 16 yea
  
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• Dorval hockey tournament honours teen killed in train accident

  29-12-2017 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Proceeds from the first Tristan Morrissette-Perkins 06 Tournament will go towards the foundation set up in his name.
  
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• Céline Dion's reinvention, Rozon's downfall: top arts stories of 2017

  29-12-2017 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Denis Villeneuve rides out highs and lows of Blade Runner 2049
  — T’Cha Dunlevy
  Denis Villeneuve has been on the rise for some time, but the Quebec filmmaker’s career took on otherworldly proportions in 2017 with the release of his most ambitious movie yet, Blade Runner 2049.
  There were endless opportunities for failure with the long-awaited followup to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic, which starred Harrison Ford as a hunter of robot “replicants” and was bas
  
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• Saint-Lazare thrift shop repurposes clothing from donations

  29-12-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Volunteers from La Source d'Entraide are repurposing clothing and reselling it.
  
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• Montreal in review: Emotional, weird or downright outrageous stories you must read again

  29-12-2017 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Some of Montreal's most memorable stories were emotional, weird or downright outrageous.
  
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• Dinner Mumspiration: Facebook group serving up dinner ideas and support across the country

  29-12-2017 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Tis the season to be cooking up a storm and if you’re looking for inspiration in the kitchen, you may want to turn to Facebook’s “Dinner Mumspiration”. Global’s Anne Leclair reports.
  
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• Snowmobiler dies after hitting tree in Gaspé

  29-12-2017 18:01 via montrealgazette.com
  A snowmobiler from Gaspé died early Friday morning after losing control of his vehicle in a curve and striking a tree. 
  The accident happened on Chemin du Père-Watier, in Gaspé, around 2 a.m.
  According to the Sûreté du Québec, the man and a female passenger, both in their 30s, were launched from the snowmobile after hitting the tree. 
  The passenger tried to resuscitate the driver while waiting for help but wasn’t able t
  
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• Montreal app aims to connect sexual assault victims, help them take legal action

  29-12-2017 18:00 via cbc.ca
  A Montrealer is looking to connect sexual assault victims with a new online application. But experts say the plan raises legal issues.
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Dec. 29, 2017

  29-12-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Under $16
  Dão 2016, Quinta da Ponte Pedrinha, Portugal white, $15.75, SAQ # 10760492. Hard to beat at this price. Full of lime rinds and spice, with a rich mid-palate and finishing with a slight bitterness that adds extra refreshment. Chardonnay-esque in its texture, but far more interesting than most chardonnays at this price level. Grape varieties: encruzado, cerceal branco. Residual sugar: 4 g/L. Serve at: 10-12 C. Drink now. Food pairing idea: apéritif, smoked salmon with
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw: Orange wines were the new red in 2017

  29-12-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  What was great in 2017? What do I want more of in 2018? Here’s my annual list.
  The best wine you’ll probably never taste: I get to try a lot of wines that aren’t available in Quebec. On a night when deer tartare with anchovy was the meal of choice, B.C. winemaker Ann Sperling’s 2016 Amber pinot gris was an exceptional pairing. I love skin-macerated whites.
  What do we need more of at the SAQ? How about more skin-macerated whites? These so-called orange wines are gradu
  
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• Looking for somewhere warmer than Montreal? Try the North Pole

  29-12-2017 17:49 via montrealgazette.com
  As Montreal continues to suffer through the bitter cold of 2017’s final week, it’s hard not to contemplate life in a more temperate locale. Just think of all the warmer places you could go this weekend, like the Côte d’Azur, the Maldives or even the comparatively balmy North Pole.
  Forecasts for Saturday predict colder weather in Montreal than on the North Pole. Environment Canada predicts a high of -19 degrees during the day and a low of -23 at night in Montreal. The 
  
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• Looking for inspiration to cook up a storm? Try joining Facebook’s Dinner Mumspiration

  29-12-2017 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  In just one year, the group has nearly quadrupled in size and is no longer exclusively online.
  
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• Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, on skates, encourages Canadians to 'get active' in New Year's message

  29-12-2017 17:47 via cbc.ca
  Julie Payette has issued a decidedly informal request to Canadians in her first New Year's message as governor general — "stay active."
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Pineapple plants and snoring

  29-12-2017 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  “Snore no more with Asda’s new bedroom aid — a pineapple plant.” Catchy but nonsensical headlines are a dime a dozen these days. This one, though, leads into a story so ludicrous that it can take your breath away.
  Asda is a British supermarket chain that is promoting the sale of pineapple plants with a claim that they can curb snoring by increasing the oxygen content of the air at night. To boost the argument, the ads reference studies by NASA about plants improving air q
  
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• West Quebec man killed in police shooting after firing arrow

  29-12-2017 17:18 via cbc.ca
  A 36-year-old west Quebec man has died after he shot an arrow at Sûreté du Québec police officers Thursday night and was in turn shot with a gun by police.
  
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• Montreal's New Year's Eve celebrations still on track even as cold snap expected to 'strengthen'

  29-12-2017 16:53 via cbc.ca
  The city of Montreal says the cold weather won't affect the planned New Year's Eve celebrations to be held Dec. 31 at the Old Port.
  
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• Montreal's New Year's Eve celebrations still on track as most Canadian cities change plans

  29-12-2017 16:53 via cbc.ca
  The city of Montreal says the cold weather won't affect the planned New Year's Eve celebrations to be held Dec. 31 at the Old Port.
  
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• Year in Review: Challenge yourself with our quiz on 2017 in Quebec

  29-12-2017 16:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Congratulations, you’ve almost made it through 2017. 
  It’s probably been a slog, but memories were surely made along the way.
  Put those memories to good use with our big quiz about the year’s news in Quebec. It covers a wide range of of topics, including politics, culture, and sports. 
  A longer version of this quiz appears in today’s newspaper. 
  
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• ICYMI: We couldn't possibly compile our greatest features of 2017 without including our beloved celebrity chef Rica… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-12-2017 16:01
  ICYMI: We couldn't possibly compile our greatest features of 2017 without including our beloved celebrity chef Rica… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Quebec’s police watchdog investigating fatal shooting in northern community

  29-12-2017 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old man in a northern Inuitcommunity.
  
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• Apple offers cheaper iPhone battery replacement after slowdown controversy

  29-12-2017 15:14 via cbc.ca
  Apple apologizes after controversy broke out over its practice of secretly slowing down older iPhones to avoid battery-related shutdowns. The company also says it will cut the price of battery replacement for the next year.
  
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• EgyptAir signs firm order for Bombardier C Series aircraft

  29-12-2017 15:11 via cbc.ca
  Bombardier Commercial Aircraft says EgyptAir has signed a firm agreement to purchase a dozen CS300 aircraft along with purchase rights for an additional 12 of the aircraft.
  
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• Quebec firefighters work to control flames in –25 C, warn safety first during cold snap

  29-12-2017 14:54 via cbc.ca
  A fire broke out at a residential complex in Verdun Thursday after a resident took a blowtorch to a set of pipes in the building.
  
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• Quebec firefighters work in frigid conditions, warn safety first during cold snap

  29-12-2017 14:54 via cbc.ca
  A fire broke out at a residential complex in Verdun Thursday after a resident took a blowtorch to a set of pipes in the building.
  
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• Quebec's police watchdog investigating after knife-wielding man shot dead in northern Quebec

  29-12-2017 14:51 via cbc.ca
  Seven members of the BEI have been dispatched to the village of Umiujaq to investigate. A forensic identification technician from the Sûreté du Québec will assist.
  
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• Quebec City police release photo of suspect in Salvation Army robbery

  29-12-2017 14:39 via cbc.ca
  They say the man is about 5’7” and was wearing a coat with a green and orange tartan pattern, a sweater with a grey hood, a black scarf and black gloves with white writing on them.
  
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• Texting at the wheel, distracted driving are growing concerns: survey

  29-12-2017 13:55 via montrealgazette.com
  A new survey suggests Canadians feel the problem of texting while driving is only getting worse despite increased police surveillance and public awareness campaigns. 
  In a survey completed in November by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), 83 per cent of respondents said they believe the issue of people sending texts messages on their phones while driving has worsened in the last three years. 
  According to the survey, 96 per cent of people who answered said they believe peo
  
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• BEI investigating fatal police shooting of 22-year-old in Umiujaq

  29-12-2017 13:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) is investigating after police officers fatally shot a 22-year-old man in Umiujaq, Nunavik.
  According to the BEI, police officers went to the man’s house to arrest him, but he refused to follow them to a nearby police station. 
  One officer stayed at the man’s house while another left to get a warrant for his arrest. 
  While one of the officers was away, the man left his house, armed with a weapon, a
  
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