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• Happy New Year! Sun sets on 2017

  31-12-2017 23:46 via montrealgazette.com
  On the last day of 2017, a couple brave frigid conditions Sunday to take in the last sunset of the year as the world ushers in 2018 on Monday. 
  Party-goers wanting to celebrate on New Year’s Eve will have to brave minus-26 temperatures and a wind chill of minus-38. Good luck with that!
  Montreal will usher in the new year under sunny skies, but bundled up against the elements if they venture outdoors with the high only forecast to be minus-22 during the day, then dipping to minus-28 ov
  
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• Verdun family going on one week without hot water

  31-12-2017 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  A Verdun, Que., family claims they've had no hot water since Dec. 26, 2017, and that their landlords refuse to help.
  
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• Montreal’s plastic bag ban to kick off 2018

  31-12-2017 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Starting Monday, Montrealers might want to start bringing their own reusable shopping bags to stores as the city's ban on single-use plastic bags kicks in.
  
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• Jesse Galganov: Mother of missing Montrealer not giving up after searchers come up empty

  31-12-2017 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal mother whose son is missing in Peru said she won’t give up until he’s found, even though an elite Israeli search-and-rescue team she hired has failed to turn up any trace.
  Alisa Clamen hired Magnus International Search and Rescue in November to search the rugged Peruvian terrain for any hints of her son Jesse Galganov, who disappeared in September while on a backpacking trip.
  She said that after 35 days of unsuccessfully combing over every inch of the territory within seve
  
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• 'He's out there': Mother of missing Montrealer not giving up after searches come up empty

  31-12-2017 21:26 via cbc.ca
  A Montreal mother whose son is missing in Peru said she won't give up until he's found, even though an elite Israeli search-and-rescue team she hired has failed to turn up any trace.
  
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• Park administrators left scratching heads after double winter wood stove caper

  31-12-2017 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Two wood-burning stoves were stolen from ski warming huts in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue area.
  
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• Family of Canadian missing in Peru not giving up after searchers come up empty

  31-12-2017 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  Authorities now suspect foul play after an exhaustive search has failed to find any physical evidence.
  
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• Montreal metro open all night for NYE

  31-12-2017 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Metro to be open all-night-long to allow party-goers to get home safely following New Year's Eve festivities.
  
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• Woman dies after Saint-Lambert condo fire

  31-12-2017 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  A fire in a condominium building in Saint-Lamberty on Saturday night has claimed the life of a woman in her 70s.
  
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• Alex Harvey has 'bad day' in 2nd stage of Tour de Ski

  31-12-2017 18:14 via cbc.ca
  Alex Harvey dropped two spots in the overall standings after the second stage of the seven-race Tour de Ski following a 20th place effort in the 15-kilometre individual start classic cross-country race on Sunday in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
  
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• What to do this chilly New Year's Eve in Montreal and Quebec City

  31-12-2017 17:55 via cbc.ca
  Despite fears this Siberian chill would overcome the celebrations — which it did in several other Canadian cities — organizers say the party will go on in Montreal's Old Port and on Grande Allée in the provincial capital.
  
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• New Year's Eve marks the end of operation for Nez Rouge for this year

  31-12-2017 16:39 via montrealgazette.com
  As is now the tradition, Operation Nez rouge plans to end its 34th operation Sunday, New Year’s Eve.
  The evening should be busy for thousands of volunteers as Quebecers celebrate the arrival of 2018.
  The organization has not published its statistics for a week, but as of December 24, more than 40,000 rides had been carried out in the 61 participating communities in Quebec.
  Last year, Nez rouge gave a total of 58,000 rides.
  The official balance will be announced on Jan. 3.
  Nez rouge spokesp
  
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• Year in Review: The Top Videos of 2017, part one

  31-12-2017 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  From the touching to the tragic, the uplifting to the impossible, these are the most watched videos from Global News over the past year.
  
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• ICYMI: @ByAngelaPrice joined the #BTfamily as a regular contributor - here’s one of our fav segments with her! ow.ly/qzPf30he6Ay

  31-12-2017 16:01
  ICYMI: @ByAngelaPrice joined the #BTfamily as a regular contributor - here’s one of our fav segments with her! ow.ly/qzPf30he6Ay
  
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• Careful on those icy roads: Sûreté du Québec send out patrol vehicles

  31-12-2017 15:22 via montrealgazette.com
  As the extreme cold snap lingers and frigid weather is causing havoc on Quebec’s icy roadways, the Sûreté du Québec launched a joint operation with the Quebec Ministry of Transportation urging motorists to be cautious. 
  Police deployed patrol vehicles with flashing lights to strategic locations on Sunday to encourage drivers to slow down and adapt their driving to the weather conditions as they travel to their New Year’s Eve celebrations.
  Several collisions a
  
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• 20 years later, are we ready for another Ice Storm?

  31-12-2017 15:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A rare confluence of circumstances is required for freezing rain to develop: precipitation falling in an area where a layer of warm air is sandwiched between two layers of cold air.
  The bad news: Montreal is one of the most freezing-rain prone regions in North America. The worse news: climate change may make ice storms more frequent — and more drawn out.
  That means we may yet see a replay of the extraordinary 1998 Ice Storm, which plunged half of Quebec into darkness, in some cases for wee
  
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• Opinion: Study on new Type 2 diabetes patients is encouraging

  31-12-2017 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Patients frequently ask me whether they will ever be able to stop their medications. Be it for their blood pressure, cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes, they always want to know whether, if they change their diet and start exercising, taking medications will no longer be necessary.
  In truth, I’ve seen very few people manage to come off their medications, although there have been a few notable patients who drastically changed their lives and managed to normalize their cardiac risk factors. But,
  
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• Longueuil police investigate Saint-Lambert fire after woman, 70, found dead

  31-12-2017 14:54 via cbc.ca
  A 70-year-old woman is dead after a fire broke out Saturday evening in her condominium on Riverside Street in Saint-Lambert, on Montreal's South Shore.
  
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• Canada shuts out Swiss for 3rd straight Spengler Cup title

  31-12-2017 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Canada has won its third straight Spengler Cup, beating Switzerland 3-0 on Sunday in Davos, Switzerland. Goaltender Kevin Poulin turned away all 36 shots he faced to help the Canadians claim their 15th title win at the event.
  
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• Hey Montreal, what is your New Year's resolution?

  31-12-2017 14:34 via cbc.ca
  As we say goodbye to 2017 and look forward to a brand spanking new year, CBC Montreal wants you to share your New Year's resolution.
  
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• So, what did Montreal's 375th celebrations really do for the social fabric of the city?

  31-12-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  If you go through all of the analysis pieces or listen to the many interviews where the 375th Committee director was in the hot-seat, it was pretty clear that Montreal's 375th birthday celebrations didn't really go over well with most folks.
  
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• While you were sleeping: The world welcomes 2018; Another Lotto winner in Quebec

  31-12-2017 13:39 via montrealgazette.com
  While Montrealers were soundly sleeping, the other side of the globe was already welcoming 2018  
  In New Zealand, tens of thousands of people took to streets and beaches, becoming among the first in the world to usher in 2018.
  As the new year dawned in this southern hemisphere nation, fireworks boomed and crackled above city centres and harbours, and party-goers sang, hugged, danced and kissed.
  In Sydney, Australia, fireworks lit up the sky above Sydney Harbour a few hours before midni
  
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• Beware of frostbite as you ring in the new year outdoors

  31-12-2017 13:32 via montrealgazette.com
  It will be bitterly cold Sunday night as Quebecers celebrate New Year’s Eve, with temperatures as low as minus-35 C with the windchill in Montreal and Quebec City. 
  Weather services are therefore warning people, especially those in poor health and children, of the risk of frostbite.
  The outdoor festivities will still take place. In Montreal, they will be hosted in the Old Port.
  Starting at noon, a large free feast will be served to all visitors at Marché Bonsecours. Tourti&egra
  
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• Elderly woman found dead after St-Lambert fire

  31-12-2017 13:21 via montrealgazette.com
  A fire that erupted Saturday night in a condominium building in St-Lambert has resulted in the death of an elderly woman.
  The victim, believed to be about 70, was found lifeless in her condo.
  The fire was limited to her condo. It started around 7:20 p.m. in the Riverside St. building.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  The other residents of the building were evacuated and were able to return to their home quickly.
  This was the fourth fatal fire in December in Quebec.
  
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• What you need to know about Montreal's plastic bag ban

  31-12-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Montreal's new bylaw banning single-use plastic bags went into effect on New Year's Day, making it the first major Canadian city to put forward such a rule.
  
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• L'Gros Luxe closes St-André St. location after liquor board dispute

  31-12-2017 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  After a long-running legal dispute with Quebec’s liquor regulator, a Montreal restaurateur is throwing in the towel.
  Alex Bastide, the owner of L’Gros Luxe, said he has closed the small chain’s St-André St. location permanently, rather than comply with an order from the Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux to close the restaurant completely for 30 days.
  The restaurant’s last day in business was Dec. 30.
  “Even though we’re extremely popular,
  
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• Don't forget your bags: Montreal's plastic bag ban starts Jan. 1

  31-12-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Montreal's new bylaw banning single-use plastic bags goes into effect on New Year's Day. However, retailers will have until June 5 — World Environment Day — to conform to the new rules.
  
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• From the archives: Gazette was in no doubt when century began

  31-12-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Dec. 31, 2000, in the Montreal Gazette.What writers, professional and amateur, have been raving about for ten years and more is upon us at last. The real fin du siecle has overtaken us, it has come, it is gone. The new century has dawned.
  The Gazette, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1901What? All that hoohaw a year ago about the advent of a new century  – a new millennium, no less – was just a rehearsal for the real thing? Well, of course it was. [Note: this i
  
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• Stu Cowan: Ticked off — no scoring, few wins, out of playoffs … and boring

  31-12-2017 06:49 via montrealgazette.com
  SUNRISE, Fla. — The Canadiens are simply a bad hockey team.
  That’s the best way to describe this season that is basically over for the Canadiens two games before the midway point of the season with a 16-19-4 record following Saturday night’s 2-0 loss to the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center.
  Not only are they bad — they’re boring.
  Former Canadiens coach Michel Therrien used to like saying you need three goals to win a game in the NHL — and that applies n
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'I think everybody in here’s pretty pissed off at this point'

  31-12-2017 05:56 via montrealgazette.com
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Not surprisingly, Max Pacioretty was swarmed by the media when the Canadiens’ locker room opened up after Saturday night’s 2-0 loss to the Florida Panthers.
  Pacioretty had just completed an entire month without scoring a single goal. The captain’s last goal came on Nov. 30 in a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. In the 12 games since then, his hat-trick has been zip, nada, zilch.
  While Pacioretty was staring into the bright TV lights and trying yet a
  
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• About last night … Florida blanks Canadiens 2-0

  31-12-2017 05:30 via montrealgazette.com
  O Captain! My Captain!
  Walt Whitman wrote the poem in 1865, mourning the death of Abraham Lincoln.
  So perhaps it’s excessively grandiose when applied to the struggling — but not technically dead — captain of the Montreal Canadiens.
  Max Pacioretty did not score against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
  Neither did any other Canadien. But the team captain’s donut stands out because it caps a full month in which Pacioretty failed to score.
  Not. One. Goal. 
  For a m
  
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• James Reimer stays hot as Panthers blank struggling Habs

  31-12-2017 04:07 via cbc.ca
  James Reimer stopped 37 shots for his second shutout in three games and the Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Saturday night.
  
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• Habs Game Report: Montreal lays an egg sunny side up in Florida

  31-12-2017 03:59 via montrealgazette.com
  SUNRISE, Fla. — There must be a lot of happy chickens back in Montreal these days who haven’t had to sacrifice any of their wings.
  There’s a restaurant promotion that offers free chicken wings after the Canadiens score five goals in a game, but they couldn’t even score one in a 2-0 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at the BB&T Center. It was the fourth straight loss for the Canadiens — during which they have scored a total of three goals — and
  
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• Liveblog: Canadiens end road trip with 2-0 loss to Florida

  31-12-2017 03:50 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens’ calendar year ended not with a bang but a whimper.
  Vincent Trocheck’s open-net finish of an odd-man rush, 12 minutes into the third period, put this one out of reach for the punchless Canadiens.
  Connor Brickley opened the scoring four minutes into the second period.
  The Florida forward had time to pivot and beat Carey Price short side.
  James Reimer made 35 saves for the shutout. Carey Price faced 33 shots.
  • HIO kudos to the great Red Fisher, named to the Order of
  
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• Liveblog: Canadiens 0 – Florida 0 after one

  31-12-2017 01:54 via montrealgazette.com
   
  A scoreless but entertaining first period in Sunrise.
  James Reimer and Carey Price were both strong.
  Shots were 13-13.
   
  • HIO kudos to the great Red Fisher, named to the Order of Canada in the year-end honours list. The citation: For his contributions to sports journalism, notably for his iconic coverage of the Montreal Canadiens hockey franchise.
  Famously averse to talking to rookies, will Fisher have anything to say to newly-minted Governor General Julie Payette at the awards
  
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• Old Brewery Mission running shuttle bus for homeless

  31-12-2017 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Old Brewery Mission’s shuttle bus is making sure Montreal’s most vulnerable citizens are taken care of during the long winter months. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.
  
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• Montreal NYE celebrations to go ahead despite cold

  31-12-2017 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  It’s going to take more than frigid temperatures to stop Montrealers from ringing in the New Year outdoors. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, preparations for New Year’s Eve festivities are underway at the Old Port despite forecast temperatures in the -30 C range.
  
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• Hockey tournament honours Dorval, Quebec teen struck by train

  31-12-2017 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  Tristan Morrissette-Perkins, 16, died six months ago after he was struck by a train near Lancaster, Ont., but as Global’s Sarah Volstad reports, the Dorval teen’s memory lives on through a hockey tournament bearing his name.
  
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• International students continue to flock to Quebec universities

  31-12-2017 01:00 via cbc.ca
  The number of international students attending Quebec universities continues to grow, with some institutions measuring increases of almost 20 per cent in the past year.
  
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• Montreal New Year’s Eve celebrations to go ahead despite cold

  31-12-2017 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  The organization responsible for putting on Montreal's party at the Old Port has no plans to scale back, despite forecasted temperatures of -27 C.
  
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