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• Game Day: Carey Price will start for Canadiens after battling flu bug

  07-01-2018 23:57 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens will play a rare Sunday game at the Bell Centre when the Vancouver Canucks are the visitors (7 p.m., SN, RDS, TSN Radio 690) and Carey Price will be in goal.
  Price missed practice Saturday in Brossard because of the flu, but has recovered well enough to make his sixth straight start Sunday night. Price has started 17 of the last 18 games after missing 10 games earlier in the season with a lower-body injury.
  Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin met with the media at 5:15 p.m. Sun
  
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• Work to widen deadly Highway 50 stretch starts this year, says MNA

  07-01-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Construction work to widen eight kilometres of Highway 50 on the eastern edge of Gatineau will begin by the end of the year, says the Liberal MNA for the area.
  
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• Salvadoran asylum seekers could test Canada's immigration system

  07-01-2018 23:23 via cbc.ca
  The federal government's contingency plans for a new surge of asylum seekers at the border this winter could be put to the test with the pending U.S. decision on the fate of as many as 200,000 Salvadorans.
  
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• Liveblog: Vancouver at Canadiens

  07-01-2018 23:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Making the playoffs remains a monumental challenge, but the Canadiens can keep their flickering hopes alive with a win over Vancouver at the Bell Centre on Sunday night.
  In the battle for an Eastern Conference Wild-Card spot, the Canadiens sit behind six teams — including Carolina, which currently clings to the playoff berth.
  The NHL’s loser-point system, by which teams pick up at least a point if a game is tied after 60 minutes, makes the Canadiens’ challenge a steep hill to c
  
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• Verdun families make most of cold snap with front-yard hockey rink

  07-01-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  Group of parents in Verdun turned a front yard into a pint-sized hockey rink, perfect for pint-sized players.
  
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• No pants zone: Montrealers ride the metro in their underwear

  07-01-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  On Sunday, a few Montrealers rode the metro in their underwear, as part of the annual No Pants Subway Ride.
  
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• One dead, two hospitalized after Mirabel explosion

  07-01-2018 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  One of three people injured in an explosion at a house in Mirabel late Thursday night succumbed to his injuries Friday evening, according to Mirabel police. 
  The 24-year-old man died in the burn unit of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal.
  Another man in his 20s remains hospitalized in the burn unit of a Montreal hospital.
  A woman in her 20s who was found on the second floor of the house was also injured, but less seriously. She is in the care of a ho
  
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• Police search for Montreal man missing for more than a week

  07-01-2018 22:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person.
  Daniel Harvey, 56, was last seen on Dec. 28, at his Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve home.
  Police say there is concern for his safety, particularly given the cold weather conditions. 
  Harvey is described as having white skin, green eyes and white hair. He is around 5-foot-7 and weighs around 187  pounds.
  He has two tattoos “Chat” on his upper left arm and “Einstein” on his up
  
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• Quebec's small businesses call for easing of tax burden

  07-01-2018 21:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s small and medium businesses are asking Finance Minister Carlos Leitão to ease their tax burden in the next budget. 
  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), which represents these businesses, says their tax burden is already among the heaviest in the nation. 
  CFIB senior vice-president Martine Hébert noted that Quebec finished 2017 with an economy that was doing well. She said Quebec must take advantage of this momentum to revisit its ta
  
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• Man rescued from Lac St-Louis after vehicle falls through ice

  07-01-2018 21:41 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was rescued from the icy waters of Lac St-Louis on Saturday evening after the small tractor he was driving fell through the ice.
  A spokesman for Montreal’s fire department said he believed the man was working to remove the snow on a boat ramp in Pointe-Claire when the vehicle went into the lake at about 5 p.m.
  Operations chief Ian Ritchie said the man was able to climb onto the roof of the vehicle and wait for help.
  The fire department’s ice rescue team was able to extend a lad
  
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• Laval's new Place Bell, evenko called out for problem-plagued The Killers concert

  07-01-2018 20:51 via cbc.ca
  Laval's new $200-million amphitheatre, and event promoter evenko, are being roundly criticized after forcing concert-goers to wait outside for close to an hour in –35 C cold for a show that was then interrupted three times due to technical issues.
  
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• Christmas tree cursbside pickup underway in Montreal

  07-01-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Collected trees are turned into wood chips and used for energy recovery.
  
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• Mayor Plante attends feast for homeless at Accueil Bonneau

  07-01-2018 19:20 via montrealgazette.com
  More than 450 people were served hot meals on Sunday during the 140th annual “Dîner des rois,” or Feast of the Three Kings, at the Accueil Bonneau day centre for the homeless.
  Mayor Valérie Plante was among the dignitaries in attendance at the event in Old Montreal. The Archbishop of Montreal, Christian Lépine, and Alain Besner, president of the Société de St-Vincent de Paul de Québec, were also 0n hand.
  Volunteers sta
  
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• Quebec emergency rooms filled beyond capacity with flu cases

  07-01-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  Hospitals normally experience some overcrowding this time of year, but ERs in the Montérégie and Laurentian regions are operating at double capacity.
  
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• 2 in hospital after shooting at Longueuil strip club

  07-01-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating after two people were shot inside Cabaret Doric, a strip bar on Taschereau Boulevard, early Sunday morning.
  
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• Quebec unions warn politicians they'll be a force during election year

  07-01-2018 18:19 via montrealgazette.com
  The Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) says it will be active in this election year even though it is not taking place during a negotiation period.
  In a press conference Sunday morning, the trade union warned political parties that it would monitor their commitments and question them on the development of public services, labor laws and social inequalities.
  However, the CSQ says the ruling Quebec Liberal Party already has a bleak record, which it says has a “flagrant bias toward
  
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• Man rescued from lake near Montreal after vehicle falls through ice

  07-01-2018 17:36 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was rescued from the icy waters of a lake near Montreal on Saturday evening after the small tractor he was driving fell through the ice.
  A spokesman for Montreal’s fire department says he believes the man was working to remove the snow on a boat ramp in the western suburb of Pointe-Claire when the vehicle went into the lake at about 5 p.m.
  Operations Chief Ian Ritchie says the man was able to climb onto the roof of the vehicle and wait for help.
  The fire department’s ice rescue
  
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• Game Day: Canadiens goalie Carey Price is battling flu bug

  07-01-2018 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens will play a rare Sunday game at the Bell Centre when the Vancouver Canucks are the visitors (7 p.m., SN, RDS, TSN Radio 690) and they could be without No. 1 goalie Carey Price.
  Price missed practice Saturday in Brossard because of the flu and coach Claude Julien said the goaltender would be re-evaluated on Sunday. The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate Sunday.
  Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin is scheduled to meet the media at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at the Bell Centre.
  Price is
  
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• 100 firefighters battle three-storey blaze on Ste-Catherine St. E

  07-01-2018 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  More than 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that spread through a three-storey building on Ste-Catherine St. E. early Sunday morning.
  The fire started at around 6:05 a.m. on the second floor, above a pizzeria, at 216 Ste-Catherine E., near Sainte Élisabeth St. Firefighters were able to bring it under control by 8:30 a.m. despite the frigid weather conditions.
  There were no tenants in the building. As a precaution, firefighters evacuated an adjacent three-storey apartment, said
  
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• Alex Harvey makes history with 3rd-overall finish at Tour de Ski

  07-01-2018 16:06 via cbc.ca
  Alex Harvey made history on Sunday, becoming the first non-European male to reach the overall podium of the Tour de Ski.
  
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• ICYMI: Christopher the Pig made a pit stop at the BT Studios! Find out how his owners deal with a hog in the house:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  07-01-2018 16:00
  ICYMI: Christopher the Pig made a pit stop at the BT Studios! Find out how his owners deal with a hog in the house:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The bitter cold is coming to an end, and it'll be followed by more snow

  07-01-2018 15:27 via montrealgazette.com
  After a long stretch of biting cold, gentler temperatures are expected to arrive in Quebec by Monday morning.
  As temperatures approach the freezing point, they’ll be accompanied by snow falls beginning Sunday evening over south-west Quebec and gradually extend eastward. 
  Between 10 and 15 centimetres are expected by Tuesday morning. 
  At present, many roads in Quebec remain icy due to the extreme cold. Abrasives are proving to be minimally effective. Strong winds are sometimes cau
  
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• While you were sleeping: This hippo's big, a big deal and a big earner

  07-01-2018 14:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Also: More efforts to stave off extreme cold in Montreal
  One of the people injured in a Mirabel house explosion on Thursday has died. The 24-year-old man died in the burn unit of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal. “There is almost nothing left” of the house, which is situated on St-Michel St., in the St-Janvier district, said Pierre Morel, a Mirabel police spokesperson. Two other people injured in the explosion remain hospitali
  
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• Montreal designer uses Dollarama materials to make exclusive clothes

  07-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Finding time to work on making clothes can be tough while working a nine-to-five job to pay the bills, and buying materials is often expensive — but Montreal-based designer Colin Meredith is finding ways to jump this hurdle.
  
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• Jill Barker: Do fitness trackers result in healthier, fitter Canadians?

  07-01-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  If there was a fitness tracker under the tree with your name on it, you’re in good company. It’s estimated that one in six consumers (in the U.S.) currently use wearable technology (smartwatches and fitness bands) and the number of units sold in 2017 were projected to ring in at 19 million. Yet despite the boom in sales, there’s little research suggesting a matching boom in exercise activity.
  Designed to monitor physical activity, fitness trackers have come a long way from the
  
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• Two injured in Longueuil strip club shooting

  07-01-2018 13:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Two people were shot early Sunday morning in a Longueuil strip club.
  The victims, a man in his thirties and woman in her forties have been hospitalized, but their lives are not believed to be in danger.
  The incident took place around 2:45 a.m. at Cabaret Doric on Taschereau Blvd.
  The suspect or suspects fled before police officers arrived on the scene, which was subsequently evacuated. 
  The circumstances behind the shooting remain unknown. 
  
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• 2 injured in overnight shooting at Longueuil strip club

  07-01-2018 13:16 via cbc.ca
  This isn’t the first time the Cabaret has seen violence — in 2011, a father and son were murdered in a housing unit above the club.
  
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• 2 injured after overnight shooting at Longueuil strip club

  07-01-2018 13:16 via cbc.ca
  This isn’t the first time the Cabaret has seen violence — in 2011, a father and son were murdered in a housing unit above the club.
  
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• Cold snap raises concerns about coast guard's aging icebreakers in the St. Lawrence

  07-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A mechanical break that kept an icebreaker from providing assistance to a trapped ferry between Quebec City and Lévis earlier this week is renewing calls to replace the coast guard's aging icebreaker fleet.
  
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• Aging icebreaker fleet raises concern in Quebec

  07-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A mechanical break that kept an icebreaker from providing assistance to a trapped ferry between Quebec City and Lévis earlier this week is renewing calls to replace the coast guard's aging icebreaker fleet.
  
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• Montrealers brave chill on Mount Royal to mark 375th birthday

  07-01-2018 03:02 via montrealgazette.com
  An extreme cold warning didn’t deter members of Montreal’s Catholic community on Saturday as they endured harsh conditions on Mount Royal to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the raising of the cross on the summit.
  Several dozen people sang Christmas carols and New Year’s songs as they marched in minus-20 weather behind leaders who were dressed in 17th- century outfits and carrying a wood cross.
  The walk was led by Montreal Archbishop Christian Lepine as well a man and a wom
  
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• One person injured in Mirabel explosion has died, two others remain in hospital

  07-01-2018 02:53 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the three people injured in an explosion that took place in a house in Mirabel late on Thursday night succumbed to his injuries on Friday evening, according to Mirabel police. 
  The 24-year-old man died in the burn unit of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal.
  Another man in his 20s remains hospitalized in the burn unit of a Montreal hospital.
  A woman, also in her 20s, who was found on the second floor of the house, was also injured, but less ser
  
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• West Island residents say oil company has left them freezing

  07-01-2018 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  With the cold weather like that has been gripping Montreal lately, the last thing you want to be without is heat.
  
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• Muslim charity hands out winter clothes to Montreal's homeless

  07-01-2018 01:15 via montrealgazette.com
  With a extreme cold warning in effect in many regions of Quebec, a Muslim charity program is distributing winter clothes to homeless people in Montreal and Quebec City.
  Islamic Relief Canada, whose mission is to provide emergency relief to communities hit by disasters, assessed the low temperatures put the lives of homeless people in danger.
  It’s the first time the charity has conducted an aid operation in the country, spokesperson Nora Shamroukh said in an interview with the Presse C
  
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• Montrealers brave chilly walk up Mount Royal in honour 375th birthday of cross

  07-01-2018 00:06 via montrealgazette.com
  An extreme cold warning didn’t deter members of Montreal’s Catholic community on Saturday as they endured harsh conditions on Mount Royal to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the raising of the cross on the summit.
  Several dozen people sang Christmas carols and New Year’s songs as they marched in minus-20 weather behind leaders who were dressed in 17th- century outfits and carrying a wood cross.
  The walk was led by Montreal Archbishop Christian Lepine as well a man and a wom
  
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