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• Habs begin new year dealing with adversity and swirling trade rumours

  01-01-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Claude Julien is in uncharted territory.
  Since his first full season as an NHL coach — with the Canadiens in 2003-04 — Julien has never had a losing season.
  But the Canadiens enter the new year with a 16-9-4 record and Julien is trying to put a positive spin on the challenge ahead.
  “Deep down it’s frustrating, but not to the point where it’s going to affect my work,” Julien said Monday after the Canadiens practised in preparation for Tuesday’s home game
  
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• Canadiens vs. Sharks: Five things you should know

  01-01-2018 23:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Montreal Canadiens’ game against the San Jose Sharks at the Bell Centre on Tuesday (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN-690 Radio).
  The bleeding continues: The Canadiens return home for three games after a disastrous seven-game road trip around the Christmas holiday. The Canadiens posted a 2-5 record and have lost their last four games. The offence continues to be the major concern. In their current slide, the Canadiens have been outscored 12-3 and they
  
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• Extreme cold warning persists due to freezing temperatures in Montreal

  01-01-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  An extreme cold warning is still in effect across Greater Montreal.
  
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• Extreme cold warning lifted in Greater Montreal

  01-01-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  An extreme cold warning has been lifted across Greater Montreal.
  
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• Brace for what could be a historic general election in 2018

  01-01-2018 20:27 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — In his editorial projecting what’s ahead in 2018, Daniel Frankin, editor of The Economist, predicts it will be a “nerve-jangling year.”
  And what may be true for many parts of the world could also be true for the Quebec political scene.
  For one thing, Quebec is shifting into a general election campaign. The date will be Oct. 1, 2018 and there’s a lot at stake for the four main political parties. The year ahead will also feature high profile corruption trials
  
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• Celine Cooper: Bilingualism, reconciliation and the Supreme Court

  01-01-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In 2017, the historic opportunity to appoint the first Indigenous justice to the Supreme Court of Canada in conjunction with the nation’s 150th anniversary came and went. As we move forward into a new year, it’s incumbent upon the Trudeau government to ensure that when the time comes to appoint the next Supreme Court judge, the result will be different.
  Back in November, Sheilah Martin, a bilingual anglo-Montrealer, Alberta judge and former dean of University of Calgary&rsq
  
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• It's a girl! Montreal's first baby of the year born at St. Mary's

  01-01-2018 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The first baby of the year is already a very considerate young lady.
  Maxine Kylie Ona waited two seconds into the year so her mother wouldn’t have to share her birthday.
  Born two seconds after midnight at St. Mary’s Hospital, Maxine is likely the first baby of the year for the Montreal region and the province as a whole. No other Montreal-area hospitals laid claim to having a baby born earlier.
  Mother Miriam Oviedo started getting contractions at 6 a.m. on Sunday and thought her baby
  
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• Montreal's first baby of 2018 was born 2 seconds after midnight

  01-01-2018 19:53 via cbc.ca
  "While everybody is counting for New Year's Eve, for the New Year, the nurse is telling me to push," Miriam Oviedo said late Monday morning as she recovered.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Scotty Bowman enjoying life in Florida sunshine at age 84

  01-01-2018 19:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Scotty Bowman is still sharp as a tack at 84 and looks at least 15 years younger than his age.
   “It’s nice down here,” Bowman said with a smile last Thursday night in the press box at Tampa’s Amalie Arena when asked how he doesn’t age.
  Bowman now lives in Sarasota, Fla., and attends all the Lightning home games in his role as Senior Advisor, Hockey Operations for the Chicago Blackhawks. His son Stan — named after the Stanley Cup, which his father won a re
  
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• Meet the people who braved the cold in Montreal for New Year's celebrations

  01-01-2018 19:15 via cbc.ca
  Did you decide against venturing out in the -37 C windchill to celebrate New Year's in Montreal? Well, these people didn't. Here's how they survived and thrived.
  
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• No more plastic bags in Montreal; first major Canadian city to implement ban

  01-01-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal implemented its long-planned ban on plastic bags, making it the first major Canadian city to do so.
  
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• Montreal’s citywide ban on plastic shopping bags comes into effect

  01-01-2018 18:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal implemented its long-planned ban on plastic bags on Monday, making it the first major Canadian city to do so.
  The ban covers the distribution of lightweight plastic bags with a thickness of less than 50 microns as well as biodegradable bags, which contain an additive that causes them to decompose in heat and light.
  There is an exception for the thin bags that are used in grocery stores to transport fruit and vegetables to the cash register or to wrap up meat.
  City officials say lost or
  
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• Quebec’s next celebrity family has 9 kids…and counting

  01-01-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's up-and-coming celebrity family seem pretty close to picture-perfect.
  
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• CFIB doesn't want $15 minimum wage in Quebec, fears job losses in Ontario

  01-01-2018 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) doesn’t want to see Quebec imitate Ontario, which will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
  On Jan. 1 in Ontario, the minimum wage was increased to $14 an hour. It will increase to $15 in a year. After that, it will be adjusted to inflation. The Ontario government believes that this change will give families more purchasing power and build a stronger economy.
  CFIB vice-president Martine Hébert believes that the Quebec governme
  
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• ICYMI: As an unstoppable culinary force here in Montreal, @ChefChuckHughes was an easy choice for #BTInfluencer ow.ly/9siJ30he5nz

  01-01-2018 16:00
  ICYMI: As an unstoppable culinary force here in Montreal, @ChefChuckHughes was an easy choice for #BTInfluencer ow.ly/9siJ30he5nz
  
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• New year, same frigid weather as extreme cold warning continues

  01-01-2018 15:46 via montrealgazette.com
  With 2018 only a few hours old, Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold weather warning for much of the province, including Montreal.
  It will be a brutally cold few days, with wind chills expected to dip below -30 C. The country’s weather forecaster is warning people not to venture outdoors with exposed skin.
  Tourists fight the cold while waiting in line to enter Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.
  “The combination of very cold air and brisk winds will cause
  
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• Alex Harvey jumps into 4th place at Tour de Ski

  01-01-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  Alex Harvey bounced back after what he called a "bad day" on Sunday, climbing from ninth to fourth in the overall standings on Monday after the third stage of the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
  
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• The year ahead in Quebec politics: Brace for what could be a historic general election in 2018

  01-01-2018 15:38 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — In his editorial projecting what’s ahead in 2018, Daniel Frankin, editor of The Economist, predicts it will be a “nerve-jangling year.”
  And what may be true for many parts of the world could also be true for the Quebec political scene.
  For one thing, Quebec is shifting into a general election campaign. The date will be Oct. 1, 2018 and there’s a lot at stake for the four main political parties. The year ahead will also feature high profile corruption trials
  
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• CFIB doesn't want $15 minimum wage in Quebec, fears job loses in Ontario

  01-01-2018 15:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) doesn’t want to see Quebec imitate Ontario, which will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
  On Jan. 1 in Ontario, the minimum wage was increased to $14 an hour. It will increase to $15 in a year. After that, it will be adjusted to inflation. The Ontario government believes that this change will give families more purchasing power and build a stronger economy.
  CFIB vice-president Martine Hébert believes that the Quebec governme
  
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• Prices, fees, taxes: Here's what will cost you more (and less) in 2018

  01-01-2018 15:28 via montrealgazette.com
  With the arrival New Year, some taxes, fees and prices will be changing, here’s a list of things that will cost you more (and where you’ll get some money back) in 2018.
  Public transit
  Fares for the STM, Réseau de transport de Longueuil, Société de transport de Laval and Réseau de transport métropolitain (the former AMT) will remain the same — at least for now — a freeze has been put into effect until July.
  Your tax bill (a
  
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• Fee increases and tax breaks: What Quebecers will pay in 2018

  01-01-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Quebecers will see the price of several services go up in 2018, but they will also get some annual tax relief. Here's a rundown of what to expect in the new year.
  
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• When this man took a DNA test, he discovered a 50-year secret

  01-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  When David Jantzik sent away his DNA to learn about his ancestry, he found out about more than his ethnic origins. He found his birth family.
  
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• Fête or flop? Looking back on Montreal's year-long birthday party

  01-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Alain Gignac, the general manager of the non-profit organization tasked with throwing the parties for Montreal's big birthday, said the atmosphere in the city had become kind of grim in the last few years, and Montrealers were in need of a party.
  
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• While you were sleeping: 12 killed in Iran, a Trump party and pot now legal in California

  01-01-2018 13:44 via montrealgazette.com
  At least 12 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, and armed protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases, state TV reported Monday.
  The protests began Thursday in Mashhad over economic issues and have since expanded to several cities. Hundreds of people have been arrested.
  The state TV report said 10 were killed during clashes Sunday night, without elaborating. Two demonstrators were killed during a protest in western Iran late Saturday.
  “Some ar
  
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• How well do you remember 2017?

  01-01-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Our CBC Montreal News at 11 anchor Nancy Wood put together a quiz to test your knowledge of the year.
  
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• Year in Review: The Top Videos of 2017, part two

  01-01-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  A coach’s demand leaves cheerleaders sobbing in pain. A quick-thinking driver staves off a bear attack. A dog helps save a baby deer. These and more are the top videos of 2017.
  
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• Montreal banning plastic and biodegradable bags

  01-01-2018 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal is about to ban plastic bags with a new bylaw for the new year. As Howard Cohen tells us, other Canadian cities could be next in line.
  
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• Frozen locks halt six ships near Kahnawake

  01-01-2018 03:11 via cbc.ca
  The vessels should be moving "within the next day or so." They were stationed in the canal near the locks to be sheltered from more adverse weather conditions.
  
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• 'A bit unusual': Frozen locks halt six ships near Kahnawake

  01-01-2018 03:11 via cbc.ca
  The vessels should be moving "within the next day or so." They were stationed in the canal near the locks to be sheltered from more adverse weather conditions.
  
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• Montreal’s yearlong birthday bash comes to an end

  01-01-2018 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  As 2017 comes to an end, so to do the yearlong festivities celebrating Montreal’s 375th birthday, but not before one final hurrah. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Montreal caps off 375th celebrations with bash in Old Port

  01-01-2018 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  There've been more than 200 events, from the controversial illumination of the Jacques Cartier Bridge to $3.45-million granite "tree stumps."
  
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• Frozen pipes leave Verdun tenants without hot water

  01-01-2018 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  Tenants of a second-storey apartment in Verdun say they have been without hot water for close to a week due to frozen pipes. As Global’s Sarah Volstad reports, the family of four claims the landlord is refusing to help.
  
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• Christmas brings back fond memories for lifelong model train collector

  01-01-2018 00:00 via cbc.ca
  Robert Sheldon, who lives in Stanstead, Que., says his wife refuses to let his massive 11,000-piece spill over into the house.
  
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