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• Closing arguments continue in Lac-Mégantic trial

  05-01-2018 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jan 5: It’s Day Three of closing arguments in the Lac-Mégantic train disaster trial, where three men are facing charges of criminal negligence in the deaths of 47 people in 2013. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, lawyers continued to insist their clients should be found not guilty.
  
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• Innu Chief Mike McKenzie acquitted of sex-related charges against minor

  05-01-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Mike McKenzie, chief of the Innu community of Uashat-Maliotenam on Quebec's North Shore, has been found not guilty of sex-related charges against a minor.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Gallagher the 'heart and soul' of the Canadiens

  05-01-2018 22:42 via montrealgazette.com
  During this season to nowhere, with their playoff hopes basically dead at the midway point, the Canadiens can still count on three things:Brendan Gallagher will give 100-per-cent effort on every shift.
  Gallagher will get whacked like a piñata in front of the opposing net and get up smiling, ready for more.
  Gallagher will be in the locker room after the game to face the media — win or lose.As it happens, Gallagher wasn’t in the locker room after the Canadiens’ 2-1 shootou
  
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• Happening Gourmand: A taste of Montreal’s foodie scene

  05-01-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Had enough to eat over the holidays? Happening Gourmand is back for its 11th edition.
  
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• Les 7 Doigts plus 4D Art equals intimate multimedia show Temporel

  05-01-2018 22:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The superhuman brio of circus skills, the spectacular dazzle of digital technology. The raison d’être of both these activities is, on the face of it, to put paid to the ordinary and the everyday. It makes sense, then, that two Montreal-based companies renowned for bringing a counterintuitive human scale to these respective art forms got together to create a show.
  Temporel, which opens at Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts on Wednesday, Jan. 10, explores the life of an
  
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• Ship carrying soybeans lodged in ice in St. Lawrence Seaway

  05-01-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  A 200-metre-long ship carrying a load of soybeans has become lodged in ice in the St. Lawrence Seaway, blocking the way of four other vessels.
  
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• Stay off the roads if you can, SQ warns as extreme cold and blowing snow return to Montreal

  05-01-2018 22:10 via montrealgazette.com
  After a nearly two-day reprieve, Montreal is again enveloped in an extreme cold warning, courtesy of Environment Canada.
  The city had been under an extreme cold warning from Dec. 27 until Jan. 3 — one of the longest cold snaps recorded here. During part of the reprieve, a smog warning had hung over its residents.
  In addition to the deep freeze — minus-20 Celsius (but 15 degrees below that with the wind chill) — blowing snow pummelled Montrealers like little ice bullets. Light a
  
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• Quebec City snowplow driver arrested for impaired driving

  05-01-2018 21:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Police arrested a snowplow driver in Quebec City early Friday after he failed a sobriety test.
  The driver, 52, was hauled in by police around 3:30 a.m. because he’d parked his truck on the shoulder of Highway 40 facing oncoming traffic. Officers took him to a nearby Sûreté du Québec station and administered a Breathalyzer exam, which he failed.
  The suspect is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon to face an impaired driving charge.
  While he is a private contract
  
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• Hydro-Québec restores power to customers in Montreal, Laval

  05-01-2018 21:25 via montrealgazette.com
  Power was restored Friday to all but a handful of customers in the Montreal area, according to the utility.
  The outages were reported overnight. For estimated times of reconnection, clients can download the Hydro app or go to hydroquebec.com.
  The Bas-Saint-Laurent region was also hit, with 600 customers still in the dark Friday afternoon. More than 450 were without power in the Quebec City region but all were reconnected by Friday afternoon.
  Meanwhile in the Maritimes, tens of thousands of peopl
  
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• Quebec highway fatalities up in 2017, with distracted driving 2nd-highest cause

  05-01-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Distracted driving has bumped out driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol as the second-most common cause of fatal collisions on Quebec highways, according to end-of-year figures released by la Sûreté du Québec.
  
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• Speed, distracted driving main cause of deadly crashes in Quebec

  05-01-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  In 2017, there were 244 deadly collisions, up from 240 the previous year.
  
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• 1998 Quebec ice storm: Memories from a reporter in the middle of disaster

  05-01-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  During the ice storm, it felt like everyone was living something incredible.
  
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• Meet @christopher_pig, the Ultimate Travelling Pig! https://t.co/eIOZ9Zg0sD

  05-01-2018 20:21
  
  Meet @christopher_pig, the Ultimate Travelling Pig! https://t.co/eIOZ9Zg0sD
  
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• Was rail traffic controller's reaction that of a guilty man, lawyer asks Lac-Mégantic jury

  05-01-2018 20:07 via cbc.ca
  Jurors are being asked to consider whether the distressed reaction of a rail traffic controller on the morning of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster points to his indifference — or whether it proves he was consumed by the scale of the tragedy.
  
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• Defence in Lac-Mégantic trial points finger at Transport Canada in assessing blame for rail disaster

  05-01-2018 20:07 via cbc.ca
  The defence lawyer for one of the three men indicted for their roles in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster told a Sherbrooke courtroom Friday the tragedy served as a wake-up call to Transport Canada, underscoring its chronic inertia.
  
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• Meet the McGill meteorology prof who helped coin the term 'weather bomb'

  05-01-2018 19:56 via cbc.ca
  Weather bomb, bombogenesis. Whatever you call it, it's big, powerful and has impacted tens of thousands of people. Meet John Gyakum who helped bring the term to the public consciousness.
  
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• Dangerous road conditions, delayed flights in Montreal

  05-01-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Jan 5: Harsh winter blasts are creating perilous driving conditions in Montreal. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Man arrested in unusual fraud case had admitted to similar crimes

  05-01-2018 19:34 via montrealgazette.com
  Sean Magna appears to be an accomplished actor. 
  And it is his alleged repeat performances over a recent seven-month period that have landed him behind bars again. 
  Magna, 36, a sometime resident of the Sud-Ouest borough, awaits a bail hearing at the Montreal courthouse in a case in which he is alleged to have tricked the employees of dozens of cafés and restaurants in the Montreal area while posing as a delivery man. 
  According to Montreal police, Magna is a suspect in 70
  
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• Montreal's unemployment rate reaches record low in December

  05-01-2018 19:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s unemployment rate declined to 5.3 per cent in December, down from 6.1 per cent in November, according to single-month, seasonally adjusted Statistics Canada data released on Friday. 
  That’s the lowest unemployment rate in the Montreal census metropolitan area since at least January 2001. Before that, different geographic boundaries were used, making comparisons difficult. 
  The decline comes as Montreal’s employment rate rose from 63.0 per cent to 63.6 per c
  
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• Update: Like a bad penny, an extreme cold warning has turned up in Montreal

  05-01-2018 19:23 via montrealgazette.com
  After a nearly two-day reprieve, Montreal is again enveloped in an extreme cold warning, courtesy of Environment Canada.
  The city had been under an extreme cold warning from Dec. 27 till Jan. 3 — one of the longest cold snaps recorded here. During part of the reprieve, a smog warning had hung over citizens.
  In addition to the deep freeze — minus-20 Celsius (but 15 degrees below that with the wind chill) — blowing snow pummelled Montrealers like little ice bullets. Light and blo
  
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• What the Puck: Time to fire Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin

  05-01-2018 19:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The Habs played their best game of the season Thursday night against Tampa Bay but that shouldn’t save anyone’s job.
  Sitting here in the harsh light of the day after, it’s just as clear as it was before Carey Price and his teammates pulled off that improbable win against the mighty Lightning. The time has come to fire Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin and start fixing what he broke.
  Look, I had a blast watching the game at the Club Social on St. Viateur St. Thursday, which, b
  
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• Quebec police watchdog investigating man's death in Waskaganish

  05-01-2018 19:22 via cbc.ca
  Brandon Stephen, 24, died Jan. 2 while in custody of the Eeyou Eenou Police Force in Waskaganish. He had complained of stomach pains.
  
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• Fashion and beauty resolutions for the New Year https://t.co/2UFriEQ9B6

  05-01-2018 19:21
  
  Fashion and beauty resolutions for the New Year https://t.co/2UFriEQ9B6
  
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• Blowing snow creating dangerous road conditions, delayed flights in Montreal

  05-01-2018 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  The latest winter storm is wreaking havoc on Montreal roads and at the airport.
  
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• Apple targeted by 2 Quebec law firms in class-action lawsuit

  05-01-2018 19:05 via cbc.ca
  After Apple admitted to slowing down iPhones, the two law firms are seeking authorization to file a class-action lawsuit against the electronics giant for allegedly violating Quebec's consumer protection act.
  
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• Lac-Mégantic trial: Accused called 'conscientious, competent'

  05-01-2018 19:03 via montrealgazette.com
  SHERBROOKE — Richard Labrie was a conscientious and competent railway traffic controller — and proved it in the way he handled himself in the aftermath of the Lac-Mégantic train derailment, his lawyer argued on Friday.
  “This man was back at work on July 6,” defence lawyer Guy Poupart said during closing arguments.
  “Can we really think, for even a fraction of a second, that he was there because he’s careless, indifferent or indolent?
  
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• Muslim group asks for Jan. 29 day of remembrance for 2017 mosque shooting

  05-01-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  One of Canada's most prominent Muslim groups is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to designate the anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting as an official day of remembrance.
  
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• Don Macpherson: The Charest effect on this year's Quebec election

  05-01-2018 18:38 via montrealgazette.com
  When Jean Charest spoke at the Quebec Liberal Party’s policy convention last November, delegates were delighted to see the former leader who had won three consecutive general elections for them between 2003 and 2008.
  Maybe not as delighted, however, as their party’s adversaries.
  Charest’s speech was the media highlight of the convention, upstaging present leader Philippe Couillard.
  What’s more, simply by inviting Charest for their party’s 150th-anniversary celebrati
  
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• Muslim group asks for day of remembrance on 1st anniversary of Quebec mosque shooting

  05-01-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  The National Council of Canadian Muslims wants Justin Trudeau to endorse Jan. 29 as a national day of remembrance and action on Islamophobia.
  
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• Opinion: Bigger container ships mean challenges for port of Montreal

  05-01-2018 18:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Ports around the world have to confront the increasing size of container ships. Few ports possess the natural water depths of up to 15 metres now required by the very largest of them. Typical solutions include dredging, as is the case of most U.S. East Coast ports, or building new terminals offshore, as is the case of Rotterdam and Shanghai.
  These challenges now confront the port of Montreal. Its traffic of 1.5 million Teus (20-foot-equivalent units) is many times larger than its East Coast comp
  
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• Day 3 of closing arguments at Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial

  05-01-2018 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  Closing arguments at the Lac-Mégantic criminal trial are in its third day.
  
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• About last night … Canadiens beat Lightning in overtime

  05-01-2018 18:08 via montrealgazette.com
  If the Canadiens play the final 41 games of the season they way they played the last game of the first half …
  Well, that’s probably a big ask. 
  The team still faces a steep – with gusts to monumental – climb to make the playoffs.
  But for one early January night, the Canadiens played like some of their most ardent fans thought they would when this star-crossed season began. 
  They went toe-to-toe against one of the best teams in the league … and beat them.
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw: Wines of the Week for Jan. 5, 2018

  05-01-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Under $16 
  Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2016, Masciarelli, Italy red, $15.80, SAQ # 10863774. Never disappointing if you want a big wine without a big price. Yes, there’s a bit of sugar and sweetness to the fruit, but the balance is there, leaving you with a long, lingering finish and with enough tannin to structure the wine. Touch of herbs adds depth. Grape variety: montepulciano. Residual sugar: 5.3 g/L. Serve at: 16C. Drink now. Food pairing idea: minute steak with pepper and
  
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• Mystery explosion in Mirabel injures 3

  05-01-2018 17:46 via cbc.ca
  An explosion early Friday morning rocked a residential neighbourhood in Mirabel, Que., where several residents awoke to see someone ablaze and running naked through the street.
  
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• Can the CAQ crack the Anglo vote in 2018? Marlene Jennings joins us with her take on that and more https://t.co/aCr4lG4zTp

  05-01-2018 17:18
  
  Can the CAQ crack the Anglo vote in 2018? Marlene Jennings joins us with her take on that and more https://t.co/aCr4lG4zTp
  
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• Gaspé residents told to stay indoors as region hit by flooding, strong winds

  05-01-2018 17:14 via cbc.ca
  Roads across the Gaspé Peninsula have been closed and residents are being asked to stay indoors amid strong winds causing flooding and blowing snow.
  
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• Is the BT Studio haunted? There's some strange stuff going on. (Turn on your sound) https://t.co/5ZExOtvIlr

  05-01-2018 17:08
  
  Is the BT Studio haunted? There's some strange stuff going on. (Turn on your sound) https://t.co/5ZExOtvIlr
  
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• Quebec's unemployment rate reaches historic low

  05-01-2018 17:04 via cbc.ca
  The province posted a 4.9 per cent unemployment rate to finish 2017, a number not recorded since comparable data became available in January 1976.
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: January 5

  05-01-2018 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  It's the first week of 2018 -- and the news never sleeps.
  
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• Montreal entertainment: Fun in the snow

  05-01-2018 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  Looking for fun weekend activities to do with the family? Global entertainment columnist Jay Walker talks Paw Patrol and tobogganing.
  
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• Sammy Alam: Montreal’s 10-year-old artist

  05-01-2018 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  At the tender age of 10, Sammy Alam has already discovered his life’s passion – art. He tells Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan about what inspires him.
  
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• Brian Wilde: Habs win over Lightning good for morale

  05-01-2018 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Habs beat the NHL leading Tampa Bay Lightning after a stellar goaltending duel at both ends.
  
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• Effects of ‘Bomb Cyclone’ weather system causing delays at Pierre Elliott Trudeau

  05-01-2018 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  Flights into and out of Montreal have been affected by the ‘Bomb Cyclone’ blizzard rolling throughout the northeast. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Eat right at these healthy Montreal restaurants

  05-01-2018 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  Food journalist Amie Watson gives Global’s Laura Casella a tour of some of Montreal’s healthy restaurants, from high end to super affordable.
  
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• 2018 wedding invitation trends

  05-01-2018 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  Getting married this year? Papier Fashionista founder Mary De Rosa Cuscuna tells Global’s Laura Casella about the latest trends in wedding invitations.
  
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• Laval industrial fire destroys recycling plant

  05-01-2018 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  An early morning fire at a recycling plant in Laval forced the closure of nearby roads and electricity to the area.
  
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• Traffic, power disruptions in Laval from industrial area fire

  05-01-2018 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  Laval police have setup a perimetre around Industriel Boulevard following an early morning fire, power has been cut in the area.
  
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• Two Quebec law firms seeking class action lawsuit against Apple

  05-01-2018 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  The company said the move was necessary to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue.
  
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• Distracted driving linked to more deaths than drunk driving: SQ

  05-01-2018 16:02 via montrealgazette.com
  The number of deadly collisions rose 1.7 per cent in 2017, when compared with the previous year, according to the Sûreté du Québec’s provisional road safety report, to be released on Friday.
  On the territory patrolled by the SQ, the number of deadly collisions rose from 204 to 244, but the number of deaths during the period rose 3.5 per cent, from 260 to 269. Almost two-thirds of deadly conditions took place during the day. 
  After four years of decline, the nu
  
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• Blowing snow hazards: Stay off the highway if you can, SQ says

  05-01-2018 15:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec provincial police are encouraging people to stay off the highway, if they can, as blowing snow is affecting visibility. 
  “If you can stay at home, stay at home,” said Louis-Philippe Bibeau, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
  He encouraged drivers to slow down and maintain their distance.
  Drivers should turn their lights on during the day in these conditions, Bibeau said. While daytime running lights are turned on automatically, rea
  
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