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• Liveblog: San Jose at Canadiens

  02-01-2018 23:30 via montrealgazette.com
  There are three crucial questions heading into the Canadiens’ Tuesday night game against San Jose:
  • How many fans will be wearing paper bags on their heads?
  • At what point in the game will the booing begin?
  • Which player in a red jersey will be the first target of catcalls? (My money is on the 0-for-December Captain.)
  Bell Centre fans have not seen their heretofore-beloved hockey team since Dec. 14, when Tomas Plekanec – !!! – scored in Overtime to beat New Je
  
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• Montrealers, you survived 1 of the longest cold streaks on record

  02-01-2018 23:16 via cbc.ca
  From Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, the maximum temperature in Montreal did not rise above –17 C. It's the longest such streak on record, according to data going back 146 years.
  
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• Stu Cowan: A chilly Montreal homecoming for Sharks' Marc-Édouard Vlasic

  02-01-2018 23:07 via montrealgazette.com
  After the San Jose Sharks’ morning skate Tuesday at the Bell Centre, defenceman Marc-Édouard Vlasic stopped to sign autographs for some young players standing outside the locker room who were wearing team jackets and tuques.
  They were members of the West Island Royals pee-wee Double-A team and their assistant coach is Ed Vlasic, Marc-Édouard’s father. The head coach is Pat Haney. Ed was Marc-Édouard’s head coach when he first started playing organized hocke
  
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• Blaze rips through multiple buildings in the Sud-Ouest

  02-01-2018 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  A huge fire ravaged three buildings in Montreal's Sud-Ouest borough.
  
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• Five-alarm fire tears through Pointe-St-Charles triplex

  02-01-2018 22:17 via montrealgazette.com
  More than 125 firefighters battled a five-alarm blaze in a triplex in Pointe-St-Charles district Tuesday afternoon.
  The fire, whose cause is still unknown, started in the basement at 2695 Saint Charles St. before spreading through the rest of the building and adjacent properties.
  Firefighters evacuated the buildings of about 20 residents, said Sylvain Legros, the Montreal Fire Department’s chief of operations.
  By 3:50 p.m., Legros said, firefighters had the fire under control. No one was i
  
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• Montreal woman missing since mid-December

  02-01-2018 21:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 56-year-old woman who has been missing since mid-December. 
  Marie Jocelyne Andre left her home in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough on Dec. 15 and hasn’t been seen since. Police say Andre takes medication and could become confused and suspicious of other people if she doesn’t take her pills.
  Andre is black, stands 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs about 198 pounds and has a mole on her nose. She was wearin
  
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• Montreal fraudsters face sentencing in California

  02-01-2018 21:14 via montrealgazette.com
  A man with ties to the Montreal Mafia is to be sentenced this month in California for his role in a fraudulent telemarketing ring that bilked elderly people of their savings through false promises of lottery winnings.
  Alberino (Rino) Magi, 50, entered a plea agreement last month is expected to learn early next week how long of a prison sentence a U.S. prosecutor will request.
  Magi agreed to plead guilty to one conspiracy charge in a case that began in 2006 when the RCMP broke up a telemarketing
  
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• Quebec companies look to asylum seekers to help fill labour shortages

  02-01-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  With Quebec in the midst of a labour shortage, employers across several sectors see an opportunity in recently arrived asylum seekers.
  
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  02-01-2018 20:40
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• Closing arguments in Lac-Mégantic trial to begin Wednesday

  02-01-2018 20:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Three months after it began, the trial of three railway employees charged in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic train derailment is to begin winding down this week, with closing arguments due to start on Wednesday. 
  Train driver Thomas Harding, 56, traffic controller Richard Labrie, 59, and manager of train operations Jean Demaître, 53, each face one count of criminal negligence causing the death of 47 people.
  The three men were charged after an unattended train carrying
  
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• Opinion: Despite Trump, I still have faith in the USA

  02-01-2018 19:58 via montrealgazette.com
  It has been close to impossible not to experience a terrible series of cringes, daily, while watching news from the United States in the past year. The nation’s upstart president, who ran a reckless, infantile, vicious and undisciplined campaign in 2016, has served in an unsurprisingly nasty manner.
  But as 2018 dawns, I remain steadfastly thankful for his country, and for the majority of its citizens, who I genuinely believe are decent people as horrified by what they see as many non-Ameri
  
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• Game Day: Canadiens look to end four-game losing streak vs. Sharks

  02-01-2018 19:47 via montrealgazette.com
  As has become the norm, the Canadiens did not hold a morning skate before facing the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690). The Sharks held an 11 a.m. skate at the Bell Centre.
  The Canadiens (16-19-4) will be looking to end a four-game losing streak during which they have only scored three goals. The Sharks (20-12-4) are coming off a 6-0 loss to the Stars in Dallas on New Year’s Eve, but are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games.
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• Update: No one found in car that sank in Rivière des Prairies

  02-01-2018 19:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police say the SUV pulled from the river had been reported stolen.
  In the end, no one was found in the car that sank into the icy Rivière des Prairies on Tuesday morning.
  Montreal police were called a few minutes after midnight after witnesses spotted a vehicle floating in the river at the end of Notre-Dame-des-Anges St. in Cartierville.
  “I didn’t hear anything, but I saw a car parked. Then, I looked again and saw the car wasn’t there anymore. Then I saw two lig
  
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• Should political candidates be forced to take off their head coverings?

  02-01-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  The Couillard government says it's concerned about a rule that bans political candidates from having their photo taken with a head covering on, and it plans to address the rule with the chief electoral officer some time this month.
  
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• Couillard government concerned about rule forcing political candidates to remove head coverings

  02-01-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  The Couillard government says it's concerned about a rule that bans political candidates from having their photo taken with a head covering on, and it plans to address the rule with the chief electoral officer some time this month.
  
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• Montreal's extreme cold warning is over, but a storm is brewing

  02-01-2018 18:47 via cbc.ca
  Good news, frigid Montrealers: Environment Canada has lifted its extreme cold warning for the Montreal area. But the weather agency is calling for a snowy, chilly weekend.
  
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• Canada’s drone racing king doubles as McGill PhD candidate

  02-01-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Gabriel Kocher is Canada's top drone pilot—but that's just a side passion for the PhD candidate.
  
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• Quebec police watchdog investigating death in Waskaganish

  02-01-2018 18:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the death in police custody of a 24-year-old man in Waskaganish, near James Bay.
  The man was arrested at 1 p.m. on Monday by the Eeyou Eenou Police Force in the Cree community.
  The man was said to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs, according to the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, which investigates police forces in Quebec.
  Around 11 p.m., while still in police detention, the man complained of stomach pains. He wa
  
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• MPs share stories of sexual misconduct on and off Parliament Hill

  02-01-2018 17:59 via cbc.ca
  There have long been obstacles in the path of women seeking to succeed in politics — and some female MPs are now coming forward to share their own experiences with sexually inappropriate behaviour, both on and off Parliament Hill.
  
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• Game Day: Canadiens set to kick off the New Year against Sharks

  02-01-2018 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  As has become the norm, the Canadiens did not hold a morning skate before facing the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690). The Sharks held an 11 a.m. skate at the Bell Centre.
  The Canadiens (16-9-4) will be looking to end a four-game losing streak during which they have only scored three goals. The Sharks (20-12-4) are coming off a 6-0 loss to the Stars in Dallas on New Year’s Eve, but are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games.
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• Update: No one found in car that sank in Rivières-des-Prairies

  02-01-2018 17:14 via montrealgazette.com
  In the end, no one was found in the car that sank into the icy Rivière-des-Prairies on Tuesday morning.
  Montreal police were called a few minutes after midnight after witnesses spotted a car floating in the river at the end of Notre-Dame-des-Anges St. in Cartierville.
  When police arrived, the car was in the process of sinking, said Constable Andrée-Anne Picard.
  “The car was about 10 metres from the shore,” Picard said. “The officers saw the car, but a few sec
  
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  02-01-2018 17:08
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• Toddler dies in fire at Trois-Rivières home

  02-01-2018 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  A child is dead after a fire tore through a home in Cap-de-la-Madeleine.
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Parsnip and Gruyère gratin

  02-01-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  From Toronto chef and respected cookbook author Lynn Crawford comes a beautiful new book celebrating local foods, season by season.
  Farm to Chef: Cooking Through the Seasons (Penguin, $40) is a go-to source for whenever you return from shopping with the best-looking fruit and vegetables, or when you have the urge to try making winter imports taste as good as local foods in their season.
  Crawford, author of At Home With Lynn Crawford and Lynn Crawford’s Pitchin’ In, is chef at Ruby Wa
  
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• Local stories get top billing in English Montreal theatre's spring season

  02-01-2018 16:32 via cbc.ca
  Many of the upcoming shows focus on stories straight from diverse Montreal communities. Here's a closer look at what's slated for early 2018.
  
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• Police investigate after stolen car plunges through ice on RDP

  02-01-2018 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  A vehicle fell through the ice on the Rivière-des-Prairies.
  
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• How to re-gift holiday gifts the right way https://t.co/4cKWFHoUOr

  02-01-2018 16:10
  
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• Montrealers helping refugees https://t.co/GljDNzBNC2

  02-01-2018 16:06
  
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• Child dies in Trois-Rivières house fire

  02-01-2018 15:34 via montrealgazette.com
  A three-year-old boy died early Tuesday after a fire broke out in his home in Trois-Rivières.
  His parents suffered burns trying to rescue their son from the blaze and are being treated in hospital for their injuries, police said.
  Firefighters also tried to rescue the child, but were repelled by the intense flames.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• Toddler dies in Trois-Rivières house fire

  02-01-2018 15:03 via cbc.ca
  The 3-year-old's parents were injured trying to rescue him and were hospitalized as a result.
  
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• ‘Ottawa Express’ 1st ocean-going ship to arrive in Montreal in 2018

  02-01-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  The first ocean-going ship of the year has arrived in Montreal.
  
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• Christmas-tree pickup — and what to do about those pesky pine needles

  02-01-2018 14:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Days are getting longer and they might even be getting a bit warmer, if a high of minus-15 Celsius is your idea of warmer. Now, how about that Christmas tree?
  If you’re a Montrealer, you can visit the Info-collectes website or call 311 to find out when to put your natural Christmas tree on the curb. If the times don’t work out for you, you can bring your tree to your local Eco-Centre. Make sure you’ve removed all the ornaments, because that tree is going straight into a wo
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/vbDF3PvEOQ

  02-01-2018 14:41
  
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• Celebrations: January 2, 2018 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/ldIw2sD7q7

  02-01-2018 14:15
  
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• New Montrealers: Moroccan journalist says Montreal was her 1st choice

  02-01-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  Rahmouna Ouardigh’s dream of coming to Canada came from her mother. Six months ago, Ouardigh fulfilled that dream when she stepped off a plane in Montreal.
  
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• Quebec's top court stories of 2017 https://t.co/VvbpXxl286

  02-01-2018 13:26
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 7:20 https://t.co/xv7YIf53FT

  02-01-2018 13:21
  
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• While you were sleeping: You never forget your first (ship, Bombardier deal, cold snap of 2018)

  02-01-2018 13:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are some things you might have missed, while you were sleeping.
  The gold-headed cane: The first ocean-going ship of the year has arrived in Montreal. The Ottawa Express container ship flies the flag of Bermuda and had left Liverpool, England, on Dec. 21. Captain Rakesh Kumar will receive a gold-headed cane in a ceremony Wednesday to continue a Montreal custom that began around 1840. The cane is awarded each year to the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopove
  
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• Montreal this morning: Snow this afternoon and just a tad warmer

  02-01-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Increasing cloudiness during the day with snow beginning near noon.
  About 2 centimetres of accumulation is expected with winds up to 15 km/h.
  Environment Canada forecasts a high of minus-15 with a wind chill of minus-33.
  Tonight: Periods of light snow and the temperature holding steady near minus-14.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today&rsq
  
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• Divers set to plunge into icy Rivières-des-Prairies to find sunken car

  02-01-2018 12:49 via montrealgazette.com
  On one of the coldest mornings of the season, the special weapons and tactical team was suiting up to take a dive in the frigid Rivière-des-Prairies.
  Montreal police got a call a few minutes after midnight on Tuesday for a car that appeared to have plunged into the river in Cartierville.
  When police officers arrived at the scene, at the end of Notre-Dame-des-Anges St., they saw a car in the process of sinking, said Montreal Police Constable Andrée-Anne Picard.
  “The car was ab
  
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• Montreal police look for 53-year-old man missing from hospital

  02-01-2018 12:43 via cbc.ca
  Police say Joel Bélanger is receiving mandatory care and that medical staff are concerned for his health.
  
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