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• Famed ice sculptor Michel Lepire dies

  09-01-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 9: Michel Lepire, the man behind many of the elaborate ice palaces at Quebec City’s annual Carnaval, has died. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports on the legacy he leaves behind.
  
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• Update: Head of Concordia 'disturbed' by sexual misconduct allegations

  09-01-2018 23:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Concordia University’s president says he’s “disturbed” about allegations of sexual misconduct in its English department and is encouraging anyone affected to report the misconduct to the university.
  President Alan Shepard said the allegations by author and former Concordia student Mike Spry “are serious, and will be treated seriously.”
  In a published post that makes sexual misconduct allegations against members of the creative writing department, Spry alleges
  
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• Stepping up: Turner Heating filling up empty oil tanks on the West Island

  09-01-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Turner Heating is picking up dozens of new clients, after Ultramar's heating oil delivery delays.
  
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• 'We are not being complacent': Liberals don't expect sudden surge of Salvadoran asylum-seekers

  09-01-2018 23:39 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government has a contingency plan for a potential flood of Salvadoran asylum seekers, but it's not expecting a sudden surge of people crossing the border from the United States. The Trump administration announced that temporary protected status for people from El Salvador will end in September 2019.
  
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• Washing your car in the winter

  09-01-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 9: Is winter a profitable time for car washes in Montreal? As Global’s Billy Shields reports, that all depends on how cold it gets.
  
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• Montreal budget: Expect small tax hike, emphasis on economy, housing, mobility

  09-01-2018 23:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor Valérie Plante was mum on the eve of her first budget, but Montrealers already know some of what she will unveil Wednesday. 
  Her administration has let it be known that the budget’s major themes will be economic development, housing and mobility.
  Some particulars are foreseeable.
  Unless the mayor plans to break an election promise, don’t expect big tax hikes.
  “No, absolutely not,” Plante said just before the Nov. 5 election when asked if she would raise
  
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• Clients unhappy with Ultramar turn to Pointe-Claire heating company

  09-01-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 9: A Pointe-Claire heating company has been flooded with new customers who say they’re fed up waiting for Ultramar to fill up their oil tanks. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Babies born during Quebec ice storm may experience more stress

  09-01-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 9: An ongoing study is looking at how children born during and after the Quebec ice storm were affected by the disaster. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, one family is convinced stress from that time still lingers.
  
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• Public transit, housing and taxes: What to look for in Montreal's 2018 budget

  09-01-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Valérie Plante's team has tried to downplay expectations ahead of her first budget on Wednesday. Here's what to expect.
  
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• Olympic-bound North Korean figure skaters trained in Montreal

  09-01-2018 22:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The North Korean figure skaters who have been cleared to compete at the Winter Games in South Korea next month have a Canadian connection.
  Pairs team Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik, the only North Korean athletes to qualify for the Games, worked under coach Bruno Marcotte last summer., and performed to Ginette Reno’s song Je ne suis qu’une chanson.
  “They’re very good,” Bruno Marcotte said this week. “There’s been a lot of talk about the political consequence
  
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• Lakeshore ER at 174 per cent capacity

  09-01-2018 22:41 via montrealgazette.com
  If you have the flu, expect to wait a spell if you seek medical care at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire.
  The overcrowded emergency ward at the Lakeshore General was operating at 174 per cent capacity on Tuesday, according to the Montreal regional health board.
  As of 10 a.m., there were 54 patients waiting on stretchers in the ER, well above the LGH’s functional capacity of 31.
  Some of those patients had been there quite a while.
  A total of 22 were waiting in the ER for 24 h
  
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• Fire breaks out at ice hotel near Quebec City; structure still standing

  09-01-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  There was no structural damage and the hotel did not melt.
  
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• Ericsson sells Vaudreuil data centre to GI Partners

  09-01-2018 22:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Ericsson’s $1.3-billion data centre in Vaudreuil-Dorion, which opened in December 2016 and was scheduled to close this year, has been acquired.
  GI Partners, a private investment firm that owns and operates a network of data centres, said on Tuesday that it has purchased the facility from Ericsson.
  Ericsson had planned to close the facility, an announcement made less than a year after it opened, as a cost-cutting measure. The company, which has reported four consecutive quarters of losses,
  
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• What's happening in the West Island this week

  09-01-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition Pellan & Shakespeare: Twelfth Night in Five Acts. Continues until Jan. 21. Call 514-630-1220, local 1778.
  The Dorval Museum of Local History and Heritage, 1850 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval, presents the exhibition FestiCity: Dorval Has Been Celebrating For Over 125 Years! Continues until July 29. Call 514-633-4071.
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd. in Dollard, presents G
  
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• Police say stabbing victim went to help aunt

  09-01-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A 70-year-old woman was charged after allegedly stabbing her 24-year-old nephew Dec. 21 in an apartment building on Aurora Ave. in Pointe-Claire.
   The victim was brought to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after an incident around 11:30 a.m. The man was released from the hospital in the afternoon, police said.
  The elderly woman was arrested for armed assault.
  Montreal police spokesperson Audrey-Anne Picard said the man had gone to the apartment to help his aunt, but police were
  
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• Pat Hickey: Canadiens could be on cusp of long, painful retooling

  09-01-2018 21:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Since Andrei Markov and Marc Bergevin failed to reach an agreement on a new contract, the No. 1 question for Canadiens fans has been: What is Bergevin going to do with the $8 million in unused cap space?
  As the team stumbles into the second half of the season with an 18-20-4 record, it’s becoming apparent that the answer will be: Nothing.
  When the Canadiens were left with a windfall after Alex Radulov jumped ship to sign with the Dallas Stars and Markov went home to Russia, the strategy wa
  
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• Quebec ERs filled beyond capacity with seasonal respiratory illnesses

  09-01-2018 21:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s emergency rooms continue to deal with major overcrowding as people with seasonal respiratory infections, including an aggressive H3N2 flu that hit early and hard this year are turning to hospitals for treatment.
  And for those with underlying medical conditions — asthma, lung disease like COPD, kidney and heart conditions — the flu can be deadly.
  Also, this year’s vaccine has a lacklustre performance, pegged at about 10 per cent, if the response to the vaccine in
  
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• Concordia University president ‘disturbed’ by sexual misconduct allegations

  09-01-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  President Alan Shepard calls the allegations by blogger Mike Spry serious.
  
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• Station 3 reports gas station/convenience store trashed in Ste-Geneviève

  09-01-2018 21:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A gas station convenience store in Ste-Geneviève was trashed during a break-in which took place overnight, Jan. 4.
  Montreal Police Constable Daniel Maheu of Station 3 said when an employee for the gas station on Ste-Charles Blvd. near Oakwood St. came to open the station’s convenience store at around 6 a.m., he immediately noticed something was wrong.
  A hole was found in the ceiling of a room located behind the cash counter and the front of the store was trashed with shelves knocked
  
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• Fire temporarily shuts down Quebec City's ice hotel

  09-01-2018 21:14 via cbc.ca
  Quebec City's ice hotel will be shut down for at least two days after a small fire damaged part of the 45-room structure, which is completely sculpted out of ice.
  
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• Head of Concordia 'disturbed' by sexual misconduct allegations in English department

  09-01-2018 20:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The head of Montreal’s Concordia University says he’s disturbed by what he read in a blog post that makes sexual misconduct allegations against members of the English department.
  President Alan Shepard calls the allegations by blogger Mike Spry serious.
  Shepard says the social media post makes specific allegations as well as general allegations of an abusive climate in the department’s creative writing program.
  Spry alleges he has witnessed and been made aware of innumerable in
  
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• Quebec family stuck on Norwegian Breakaway cruise caught in bomb cyclone

  09-01-2018 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  The powerful wake and heavy rain whipped the ship, causing intense flooding in the hallways and staircases.
  
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• CFL players aware of concussions, but try to hide them: study

  09-01-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  Scott Delaney said diagnosing a concussion is near impossible unless the athlete comes forward and admits to having symptoms.
  
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• Study: CFL players aware of concussions, but many try to hide them

  09-01-2018 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  If the word “concussion” was replaced by “brain injury” perhaps more athletes would admit that they’ve had one.
  That was one suggestion from Scott Delaney, who led a study by a team from the McGill University Health Centre into athletes’ attitudes toward concussions.
  Their paper “Why Professional Football Players Chose Not to Reveal Their Concussion Symptoms during a Practice or Game” was published this month in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medic
  
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• California prosecutor seeks 18-month prison term for Montreal telemarketer

  09-01-2018 19:35 via montrealgazette.com
  A prosecutor in California has asked that a Montrealer with alleged ties to the Montreal Mafia serve an 18-month prison term for his brief role in a fraudulent telemarketing ring that bilked elderly people of their savings through false promises of lottery winnings.
  Monica Tait, the lead prosecutor in a case that has seen several Montrealers end up serving prison terms, filed the request in a U.S. District Court on Monday, asking that Alberino (Rino) Magi, 50, serve 18 months behind bars. M
  
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• Dan Delmar: Quebec's fringe nativists don't deserve so much attention

  09-01-2018 19:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Nativist movements across Canada appear to be experiencing a resurgence with the rise in influence of their American counterparts. In an election year for Quebec, vigilance is warranted. The political class, including the media, would be wise to avoid indulging fringe activists.
  The ideas promoted by modern nativist groups are hardly new, making the relevance of most of their marches or social media content questionable. Throughout 2017 there was substantial media coverage of these radicals
  
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• Canadian ice and sand sculptor Michel Lepire dead at 70

  09-01-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  The award-winning sculptor was well known for his work at the Carnaval.
  
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• Montreal, Quebec will purchase 300 new hybrid buses for STM

  09-01-2018 19:08 via montrealgazette.com
  The provincial government and the city will invest jointly to purchase 300 new hybrid buses for the Société de transport de Montréal.
  “I won’t hide my enthusiasm about this announcement,” said Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante at an announcement made at the Stinson Transport Centre in St-Laurent, the STM’s newest garage where buses are repaired, maintained and parked overnight. “We’re starting the year off really well.”
  The city a
  
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• Quebec City ice-hotel fire sends two to hospital with minor injuries

  09-01-2018 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  A couple suffered minor injuries after having to flee after a fire broke out in their room in Quebec City’s Hôtel de Glace early Tuesday.
  The fire reportedly started when a candle set the sheets on fire, causing minor damage to the room. The blaze was contained but the couple had to be hospitalized for their injuries.
  Though the fire didn’t affect the integrity of the seasonal ice structure, the smoke has left a foul odour and a bit of a mess behind.
  “Hôtel de
  
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• Quebec's Laurie Blouin, Sébastien Toutant join Max Parrot on Canada's Olympic snowboard slopestyle team

  09-01-2018 18:50 via cbc.ca
  A group of five, led by Sebastien Toutant and Spencer O’Brien, will join 2014 Olympic bronze medallist Mark McMorris and 2016-17 X Games champion Max Parrot on Canada’s snowboard slopestyle team next month at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
  
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• Montreal: Hottest real estate market of 2017

  09-01-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard sits down with Paul Cardinal of the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards to discuss the numbers for 2017.
  
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• Quebec opposition parties balk at making mosque shooting anniversary a day of awareness

  09-01-2018 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's opposition parties are against making the anniversary of Quebec City's mosque shooting a day of action on Islamophobia.
  
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• CFL players continue to hide concussions, McGill study shows

  09-01-2018 17:46 via cbc.ca
  ​If the word "concussion" was replaced by "brain injury" perhaps more athletes would admit they've had one, suggests Scott Delaney, who led a study by a team from the McGill University Health Centre into athletes' attitudes toward concussions.
  
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• Denis Villeneuve earns BAFTA nomination for Blade Runner 2049

  09-01-2018 17:41 via montrealgazette.com
  Denis Villeneuve could win big at the British Academy Film Awards — the English equivalent to the Oscars.
  The Montreal filmmaker has been nominated for best director for his role in crafting Blade Runner 2049. The film was nominated for eight awards, including original score, cinematography, editing, set design, makeup, sound and visual effects.
  Meanwhile, the Shape of Water is expected to make waves heading into the awards ceremony. Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy thriller was shot in
  
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• Quebec opposition against Islamophobia day of action on mosque shooting anniversary — letter sent to PM Trudeau

  09-01-2018 17:38 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — Quebec’s main opposition parties are coming out against a call to make the anniversary of Quebec City’s deadly mosque shooting a day of action on Islamophobia.Last week, the National Council of Canadian Muslims wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking for the Jan. 29 anniversary of the mass shooting one year ago to become a national day of remembrance and action on Islamophobia.
  Read the full letter hereView this document on Scribd
  The director of the organizat
  
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• Montreal to add 300 hybrid buses to its fleet in 2020

  09-01-2018 17:29 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Valérie Plante announced Tuesday the city will be adding 300 hybrid buses in 2020, which would bring the Société de Transport de Montréal's (STM) fleet up to 2,107.
  
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• Montreal to add 300 hybrid buses to its fleet by 2020

  09-01-2018 17:29 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Valérie Plante announced Tuesday the city will be adding 300 hybrid buses by 2020, which would bring the Société de Transport de Montréal's (STM) fleet up to 2,107.
  
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• Stars Above: Super Blue Moon eclipse will be partially visible from Montreal

  09-01-2018 17:27 via montrealgazette.com
  While the harsh winter rings in the new year, keen skywatchers willing to brave chilly temperatures are in for multiple celestial treats throughout January.
  A series of stunning close encounters with bright neighbouring planets sets the cosmic scene before the moon undergoes its eye-catching disappearing act at the end of the month.
  Early risers on Jan. 11, looking towards the southeastern sky before dawn get to see a pretty triangular pattern formed by the crescent moon, Jupiter and Mars. The t
  
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• Montreal man sentenced for drug-fuelled Russian roulette killing

  09-01-2018 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  A Côte-des-Neiges resident was sentenced on Tuesday to an overall 13-year prison term for having killed his best friend while they played a drug-fuelled game of Russian roulette.
  The sentence delivered by Quebec Court Judge Julie Riendeau at the Montreal courthouse put an end to a case that had began in August 2011, when Toru Syed, 30, was first arrested for having killed his friend, 20-year-old Rakib Ullah Mohammed. Syed shot the victim after both had consumed drugs and alcohol inside Sye
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: mezzi rigatoni with sausage

  09-01-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Sausages are a perfect addition when you want a meal-in-one pasta, as Lidia Matticchio Bastianich demonstrates in her latest book, Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian (Appetite by Random House, $45).The popular TV cook uses sweet Italian sausages (without fennel seeds, she recommends), but any well-flavoured sausages will do. Crunch is provided by the coarse outer leaves of escarole. Bastianich suggests using the tender inner leaves in a salad. Grated grana padano or Parmesan cheese add
  
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• Montreal snow-removal proceeds under sunnier skies

  09-01-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Tuesday’s rush hour was already looking better than Monday’s, with fewer transit delays, and some streets plowed and cleared.
  A snow removal operation began Monday at 7 p.m., and by Tuesday morning, only Pierrefonds—Roxboro had not yet started hauling away snow.
  “We need the cooperation of citizens and want people to respect the ‘no parking’ signs,” said Jean-François Parenteau, the executive committee member in charge of snow removal.
  Parenteau s
  
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• Gilbert Rozon will challenge sexual-assault class-action suit, lawyers say

  09-01-2018 16:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The founder of the Just for Laughs Festival intends to mount a legal challenge against a class-action suit being sought against him by several women alleging sexual assault.
  A group is seeking court authorization to mount a class-action in the names of all women who say they were sexually assaulted by Gilbert Rozon, and is seeking millions in damages.
  In a court document obtained by the Journal de Montréal, Rozon’s three lawyers wrote that “the defendant intends to contest the
  
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• North Korean skaters who trained in Montreal cleared to compete at Olympics

  09-01-2018 16:14 via cbc.ca
  North Korea's announcement that it will send a delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea clears the way for a pair of figure skaters with Montreal ties to compete. Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik spent eight weeks last summer working with Canadian coach Bruno Marcotte.
  
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• MMA did not strive for safety: Defence lawyer at Lac-Mégantic criminal trial

  09-01-2018 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre have all pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Closing arguments to end at Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial

  09-01-2018 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre have all pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Father John receives Order of Canada

  09-01-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal priest and interfaith leader Father John Walsh tells Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan about what it was like to receive the Order of Canada.
  
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• Quebec opposition parties against marking mosque shooting with day against Islamophobia

  09-01-2018 15:24 via cbc.ca
  Both the Parti Québécois and Coalition Avenir Québec have come out against a proposal made last week by the National Council of Canadian Muslims.
  
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• Mikael Kingsbury is the next Quebec moguls skier due for Olympic coronation

  09-01-2018 15:22 via cbc.ca
  Four years ago, Canada's Mikael Kingsbury had to make do with a silver medal in Sochi as compatriot Alexandre Bilodeau claimed his second consecutive gold in the men's moguls. Since then Bilodeau has retired, Kingsbury has taken over his mantel. Now, Kingsbury knows his relentless winning form means he is the man to beat in Pyeongchang.
  
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• Man rescued from Saint Lawrence River

  09-01-2018 15:16 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec City ferry crew performed a quick rescue to save a man spotted floating in the Saint Lawrence River.
  
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• Taking care of your post-pregnancy self

  09-01-2018 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  Fashion and beauty expert Lisa Kisber shows Global’s Laura Casella some must-have products to help you take care of yourself once baby has arrived.
  
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