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• Ultramar responds after Montreal homes left without heating

  08-01-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 8: Ultramar has responded to some West Island residents who told Global News they were left without heating over the weekend. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, they are getting their heat back now, but still want answers.
  
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• Montreal Impact opens training camp on Jan. 23

  08-01-2018 23:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Impact announced the details of its training camp on Monday.
  The team will train in Montreal, Miami, Las Vegas and St. Petersburg in Florida.
  Following entry medicals, the team will have its first training session at Olympic Stadium on Jan. 23 at 10:15 a.m.
  Later that day the team will fly to Miami, training in Florida until Jan. 30.
  The Impact will then return home and train at Olympic Stadium until Feb. 6.
  The team will continue its camp in Las Vegas, facing the new USL club
  
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• Heavy snow clogs track switches, forcing delays on Montreal commuter trains

  08-01-2018 23:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Although the brutal cold spell that lasted almost two weeks finally broke on Monday, the snowfall that followed caused long delays for evening train commuters. The Réseau de transport métropolitain announced delays of up to 30 minutes for departures on the Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme and Candiac lines, including two cancellations on the Candiac line because of track switches clogged with snow. Less severe delays were announced for the Deux-Montagnes, Mont-
  
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• Mayor Valérie Plante to deliver balanced budget along with 'a lot of pain'

  08-01-2018 23:37 via cbc.ca
  "Christmas is over," says Projet Montréal Coun. Luc Ferrandez, explaining that an unexpected shortfall left by the previous Coderre administration means Wednesday's budget will be balanced, as promised, but accompanied by "a lot of pain."
  
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• Allison Hanes: The promise and peril of technology

  08-01-2018 23:27 via montrealgazette.com
  As the kids head back to class this week after the two-week Christmas break, some (like mine) might be outfitted with new tablets they found under the tree, while others might be slinging a long-coveted smartphone of their own.
  Such electronic gadgets, whether bestowed as a holiday gift or acquired at another point, have become inevitable accoutrements of the generation growing up in the digital age. For parents glued to their own smartphones, it’s less a question of if we will give our ch
  
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• Ultramar responds to West Island residents fuming over heating oil woes

  08-01-2018 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  Ultramar responds after West Islanders spoke out about their late heating oil deliveries.
  
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• Canada braces for more asylum claims as Trump lifts protection for 200K Salvadorans

  08-01-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Trump administration's announcement that it will lift temporary protection status for 200,000 citizens of El Salvador could nevertheless have profound consequences for Canada.
  
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• Quebec man identified as victim in suspicious death investigation in Grafton, Ont.

  08-01-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  A man from Quebec City has been identified as the deceased who was discovered in Grafton, Ont., on Friday.
  
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• What are your tenant rights in Montreal?

  08-01-2018 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 8: Tenants in several Montreal apartment buildings have told Global News they’re butting heads with their landlords about frozen pipes and lack of heating in their homes over the last few weeks. Tenants rights advocate Arnold Bennett explains what their rights are and how to fight for them.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens' chances of making playoffs slim to none

  08-01-2018 22:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Math was never my best subject in school, but let’s give this a shot anyway.
  The Canadiens enter their bye week with an 18-20-4 record for 40 points after winning their last two games — including a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Sunday night at the Bell Centre. Last season, it took 95 points to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, so the Canadiens would need 55 points in their final 40 games to hit that mark.
  I believe that works out to a record equivalent to 26-11-3.
  
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• Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin experiencing growing pains at centre

  08-01-2018 21:19 via montrealgazette.com
  In a perfect world, Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin says, Jonathan Drouin would be playing on the wing.
  In the imperfect world that the Canadiens inhabit, Drouin is a centre and his inconsistent play at that position spotlights the team’s failure to draft, develop or trade for a No. 1 centre.
  Bergevin conceded that failure Sunday when he delivered his midseason state-of-the-team address. 
  “Probably a better option would be on the wing but, in the situation we’re in
  
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• Killers concert was hot, but left fans out in the cold

  08-01-2018 20:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The Killers put on a heckuva show Saturday night at Place Bell. So much so that Florence Imbeaut, 20, proclaims the concert the best she has ever seen — “and I’ve seen a lot.”
  And so much so that it’s almost enough to make her forget the hour and 15 minutes she spent waiting outside in -23C weather that felt like -35C with the wind chill factor. 
  Promoter Evenko and venue Place Bell in Laval are under fire for a series of logistical mishaps surrounding the conc
  
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• Opinion: Bonjour-Hi motion stands to have legal repercussions

  08-01-2018 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  In the five weeks since the National Assembly’s unanimous Nov. 30 adoption of the anti-“Bonjour-Hi” motion, some observers have taken care to underline that, despite the vote, no law has been adopted, and so Bonjour-Hi is not in fact illegal. The only sanction for not adhering to the National Assembly’s prescription concerning public commercial etiquette will be, presumably, the Assembly’s disdain and whatever social impact there may be.
  However, while it is tr
  
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• Montreal snow removal operations start tonight

  08-01-2018 20:23 via cbc.ca
  Snow clearing will begin at 7 p.m., and the city of Montreal is advising residents to plan ahead and obey temporary parking signs.
  
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• Celine Cooper: Dare I hope 'Time's Up' for sexual harassment?

  08-01-2018 20:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The #MeToo movement that has gained traction through the avalanche of allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, it seems to be gaining momentum. 
  On Sunday, women’s rights activists and celebrities took to the red carpet for the Golden Globes. They wore black to shine a spotlight on pervasive sexual harassment, inequality and injustice in Hollywood and beyond. The slogan for the evening was “Time&rsqu
  
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• U.S. ends protected status for 200,000 Salvadorans

  08-01-2018 19:28 via cbc.ca
  About 200,000 Salvadorans allowed to live in the United States since 2001 after earthquakes in El Salvador must leave the country in 2019, U.S. officials say, marking the Trump administration's latest move to tighten immigration law enforcement.
  
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• December home sales in Montreal up 15 per cent from 2016: real estate board

  08-01-2018 19:06 via montrealgazette.com
  The number of homes sold in the Montreal region in December was up 10 per cent from December 2016, according to the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board.
  With 2,781 residential property sales during the month, it was the busiest December since 2009, the GMREB said.
  The increase was greater on the island of Montreal, which saw the number of sales rise by 15 per cent. 
  That was driven by an increase in the number of condo sales: 610 condos were sold during the month, an increase of 37 per cent
  
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• Laval venue apologizes to fans of The Killers after problems during show

  08-01-2018 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  Concert-goers complained about being left out in the cold in frigid temperatures for more than an hour.
  
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• Heated sidewalks unlikely in Ste-Catherine Street facelift, new administration says

  08-01-2018 18:51 via cbc.ca
  The four-year construction project that covers 2.2 kilometres of the commercial artery begins today. But parts of the plan that were devised by the Coderre administration will likely be abandoned.
  
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• MUHC settles with SNC-Lavalin over cost overruns

  08-01-2018 18:49 via cbc.ca
  The McGill University Health Centre has reached an out-of-court settlement to the tune of $108 million with the SNC-Lavalin-led consortium that won the contract to build the Glen site superhospital.
  
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• Independent Budget Office would discourage 'number wars': city hall opposition

  08-01-2018 18:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal needs an Independent Budget Office to provide unbiased analyses of city spending and “depoliticize” municipal finances, city hall opposition leader Lionel Perez said Monday.
  Perez said such a body would “elevate the debate” and help avoid “number wars” between political parties, particularly during and after election campaigns.
  He proposed the idea at a city hall press conference, two days before Montreal is scheduled to hand down its budget
  
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• City to begin removing snow on Monday night

  08-01-2018 18:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The city will begin clearing away the nearly 20 centimetres of snow that fell in the last week starting on Monday night.
  The city received several small accumulations of snow since the last snow clearing operation was completed on New Year’s Eve. A total of 18.4 centimetres had fallen as of Sunday.
  Over the weekend, several boroughs saw lots of snow on the streets, and while sidewalk plows were out, many streets remained snow-covered.
  A spokesperson for the city said all boroughs should ha
  
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• Quebec government settles lawsuits over two large Montreal hospitals

  08-01-2018 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  SNC-Lavalin says it's pleased by the out-of-court settlement.
  
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• MUHC superhospital settles with construction consortium

  08-01-2018 17:31 via montrealgazette.com
  The McGill University Health Centre has reached an out-of-court settlement with the consortium that built the new superhospital.
  The SNC-Lavalin-led group had taken the MUHC to court claiming $360 million in cost overruns related to building the hospital at the Glen Yards site, which was opened to the public in 2015.
  In the settlement, the MUHC will pay $108 million to the consortium, called the McGill Healthcare Infrastructure Group. The body overseeing the construction of the hospital in Montr
  
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• Loblaws $25 gift card registration now open, but there's a catch

  08-01-2018 16:22 via cbc.ca
  Monday is the first opportunity for consumers to sign up to receive a $25 gift card from Loblaws related to the grocer's role in fixing the price of bread for more than a decade, but the agreement has some fine print.
  
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• Lac-Mégantic trial closing arguments: Train conductor’s lawyer expected to address court

  08-01-2018 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown delivered closing arguments in a Sherbrooke, Que., courtroom last week.
  
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• Harding’s conduct not perfect, but reasonable: Lawyer for one of Lac-Mégantic accused

  08-01-2018 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown delivered closing arguments in a Sherbrooke, Que., courtroom last week.
  
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• Wildside Festival at the Centaur Theatre

  08-01-2018 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  Actors Ann Blake and Jillian Harris talk to Global’s Laura Casella about their plays on stage this week as part of the Centaur Theatre’s Wildside Festival.
  
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• Justin Timberlake announces ‘Man of the Woods’ tour, 2 Canadian dates

  08-01-2018 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Timberlake is kicking off his upcoming 'Man of the Woods' tour in Toronto this spring.
  
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• Play Gaelic sports with Montreal’s Shamrocks

  08-01-2018 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  Annie Gaumond and Tony Cunningham from the Montreal Shamrocks Gaelic Athletic Club join Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about Gaelic football and hurling.
  
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• Fad or fab? Diet trends for 2018

  08-01-2018 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  Fad or fab? Get the lowdown on 2018 diet trends with dietitian Tracy Satov and Global’s Laura Casella.
  
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• Heating oil woes continue for West Island residents

  08-01-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  "It's costing me money for their lack of distribution."
  
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• Montreal's real estate market sizzled in 2017 with sales hitting 10-year high

  08-01-2018 15:38 via cbc.ca
  Montreal was one of Canada's hottest real estate markets last year as low unemployment and economic growth translated into the area's best sales growth in a decade.
  
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• Foot care tips for winter sports enthusiasts

  08-01-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Taking care of your feet is important if you do winter sports. Find out more from Montreal Canadiens’ therapist Graham Rynbend and Global’s Laura Casella.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, January 8

  08-01-2018 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, January 8.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, January 8

  08-01-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, January 8.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/qcFePof0TU

  08-01-2018 14:34
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/qcFePof0TU
  
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• Justin Timberlake comes to Montreal April 8

  08-01-2018 14:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Justin Timberlake returns to Montreal’s Bell Centre April 8 as part of The Man of the Woods tour.The tour begins in Toronto March 13 and will visit 27 cities. It ends in Memphis May 30.
  Tickets go on sale through evenko Wednesday at 10 a.m.
  Related
  Concert review: Justin Timberlake at the Bell Centre in 2014
  
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• From snow to rain, to snow: what to expect from the sky this week in Montreal

  08-01-2018 14:18 via cbc.ca
  It's a mixed weather bag this week in Montreal. We start off with a bit of snow at the beginning of the week, then rain followed by more freezing temperatures.
  
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• Celebrations: January 8, 2018 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/CqefLKEVqF

  08-01-2018 14:14
  
  Celebrations: January 8, 2018 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/CqefLKEVqF
  
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• Just announced: Justin Timberlake will be in Montreal Sunday April 8th. @evenko https://t.co/XkQC6cxxHY

  08-01-2018 14:10
  
  Just announced: Justin Timberlake will be in Montreal Sunday April 8th. @evenko https://t.co/XkQC6cxxHY
  
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• NEXT: You know her, you love her: Chef Erica Bucciacchio is cooking up a storm! This time, it all about healthy foo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 14:01
  NEXT: You know her, you love her: Chef Erica Bucciacchio is cooking up a storm! This time, it all about healthy foo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• While you were sleeping: Saudi women to attend soccer matches for first time; Oprah for president?

  08-01-2018 13:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to attend official soccer matches for the first time this year, as the kingdom relaxes rules on entertainment.
  Women can attend three matches this month, after the General Sports Authority said in October that three stadiums will no longer be male-only. The facilities in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam will be “prepared to be ready for families, including allocation of special places for seating and entrances,” the Center for International Communication s
  
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• Hot, hot, hot down under! It was close to 50 Celcius yesterday in Sydney Australia. https://t.co/1GjBpTXp4O

  08-01-2018 13:22
  
  Hot, hot, hot down under! It was close to 50 Celcius yesterday in Sydney Australia. https://t.co/1GjBpTXp4O
  
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• MMA locomotive engineer didn't cause tragedy, defence tells Lac-Mégantic trial

  08-01-2018 13:21 via cbc.ca
  Thomas Harding is one of three former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) employees charged with 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death in connection with the derailment and ensuing explosions which killed 47 people.
  
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• Lawyer for accused in Lac-Mégantic trial says his client was an 'easy target'

  08-01-2018 13:21 via cbc.ca
  The defence lawyer for Thomas Harding, a locomotive engineer implicated in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, will deliver his closing arguments today.
  
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• Defence lawyer for locomotive engineer in Lac-Mégantic trial to deliver closing arguments

  08-01-2018 13:21 via cbc.ca
  The defence lawyer’s for Thomas Harding, a locomotive engineer implicated in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, will deliver his closing arguments today.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 7:20 https://t.co/ZL49NloIdU

  08-01-2018 13:19
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 7:20 https://t.co/ZL49NloIdU
  
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