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• Convict serving life sentence for fatal armed robbery has parole revoked following accident

  13-01-2018 23:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The mastermind behind an armoured truck heist in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce that resulted in the death of a security guard more than two decades ago has been returned behind bars after he admitted to driving while impaired and assaulting a person after having caused an accident.
  Thomas James, 54, is serving a life sentence for his leading role in the Nov. 22, 1994, robbery carried out inside a Provigo grocery store on Monkland Ave. while two guards working with the Secur armoured car company were
  
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• Surging water levels wash away part of railway bridge in Sherbrooke

  13-01-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  No trains were involved and the damage affects only railway infrastructure.
  
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• Liveblog: Boston at Canadiens

  13-01-2018 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Beginning of the end or end of the beginning?
  Saturday night’s game against Boston at the Bell Centre launches the most important – to date – week of the Canadiens’ star-crossed season.
  A team with faintly flickering playoff hopes will play their arch-rivals three times in the next eight days: two Saturdays in Montreal bracketing a Wednesday night game in Boston. The Canadiens also play host to the Islanders on Monday and visit Washington on Friday.
  The first game is cruc
  
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• Lac-Mégantic jurors adjourn to deliberate for fourth day Sunday

  13-01-2018 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  SHERBROOKE — The jurors at the trial of three men charged with criminal negligence causing death in the Lac-Mégantic railway disaster will deliberate for a fourth day Sunday after failing to reach a verdict Saturday.
  Day 3 of deliberations passed without any questions or messages from the 12 jurors.
  The jury is deciding the fate of Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaître, who are charged in connection with the July 2013 tragedy in which 47 people were killed when a runaw
  
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• Thick, reusable plastic bags aren't more eco-friendly than the thin ones Montreal banned, study finds

  13-01-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Recyc-Quebec found that the thin plastic bags banned by the city have the lowest environmental impact of any disposable bag.
  
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• Thick plastic bags aren't more eco-friendly than thin ones, says study

  13-01-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Thick, reusable plastic bags are not better for the environment than thin, single-use ones, according to a new study by a Quebec recycling group.
  
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• Potentially huge losses from future earthquakes in Eastern Canada: study

  13-01-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  Each year, there are about 450 quakes in Ontario and all points east.
  
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• Driver fighting for his life after head-on collision between car and truck

  13-01-2018 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  A man is fighting for his life after his car hit a truck in a head-on collision in Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, 125 kilometres northeast of Montreal, near Drummondville, late Saturday morning.
  It appears the car swerved out of its lane and hit the oncoming van. Visibility was poor because of the snowstorm and the road was slippery.
  The car driver sustained life-threatening injuries, but the driver and a passenger of the truck were not hurt.
  Police and ambulance services were dispatched to the scen
  
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• Heavy rainfall leads to flooding in parts of Southern Quebec

  13-01-2018 21:48 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers across southern Quebec are overflowing, leading to flooding of basements and property damage.
  
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• Montreal actor pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

  13-01-2018 21:39 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal actor known for roles in French-language television series and movies will have to serve at least one year behind bars following his guilty plea to possessing and accessing child pornography. 
  Paul Cagelet, 52, perhaps best know for his roles in the Radio Canada television series Cormoran, which originally aired during the early 1990s, and the 1993 film Matusalem, will be sentenced later this year. He also had roles in English language productions like I’m Not There, a 2007
  
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• Céline Dion bounces back, announces Asian tour

  13-01-2018 21:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Singer Céline Dion, who had to cancel a tour of Asia in 2014 because of the illness of her husband, will perform 10 concerts there in seven cities, from June 26 to July 23.
  His biggest show will be at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, which holds 55,000 people.
  She will also visit Macau, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.
  She apologized for having cancelled the 2014 tour to care for René Angélil, who died two years ago on Jan. 14. She said she was sure her Asian fans
  
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• Canadian musician opens up about her allegations against Charles Dutoit

  13-01-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Mary Lou Basaraba alleges Dutoit, who was the artistic director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra between 1977 and 2002, forced himself on her when she was a journalist interviewing him in the city sometime in late 1977 or early 1978.
  
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• One dead in house fire in Lanaudière

  13-01-2018 20:59 via montrealgazette.com
  One person has died after fire destroyed a house in Mandeville, in the Lanaudière region, just over 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
  Firefighters were alerted to the overnight fire around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
  They evacuated one person in critical condition. Early Saturday afternoon, Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson Sgt. Stéphane Tremblay said the person had died. She did not reveal the victim’s name, age or sex.
  Tremblay said the cause of the fi
  
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• Canadiens, Bruins set to renew rivalry after mid-season bye weeks

  13-01-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  After not facing one another in the first three months of the season, the Canadiens and Bruins will play each other three times in the next eight days. It starts Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
  
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• Bundle up: Temperature to drop after Montreal is blanketed by winter storm

  13-01-2018 20:07 via montrealgazette.com
  After the storm, the cold.
  After the stowstorm that blanketed the Montreal region Saturday morning, temperatures will dive during the afternoon, falling to minus-14 — with a wind chill of -23 — by 5 p.m.
  By Sunday at 7 a.m., the thermometer will drop to minus-23 — with a wind chill of minus-31 . Expect sunny skies with a high of minus-18 tomorrow.
  Greater Montreal received even more snow than expected — 36 centimetres of snow at Pierre Trudeau Airport — by the time&
  
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• Safety first in stormy weather: Tips for winter warriors

  13-01-2018 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite inclement weather spanning Friday’s daylong downpour, Saturday’s dump of up to 30 centimetres of snow and Sunday’s expected cold snap, not all Montrealers are hunkering down for a quiet weekend. 
  If you’re going out on foot, in defiance of Urgences Santé’s warning to stay in, or if you’re hitting the highway, despite the Sûreté du Québec’s advisory about perilous visibility and driving conditions, we’ve
  
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• Winter storm blankets Montreal

  13-01-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  A winter storm battering Montreal is making it difficult to get around.
  
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• Quebec actor pleads guilty to child pornography charges

  13-01-2018 19:32 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec actor known for his roles in family-friendly movies has pleaded guilty to possessing around 40,000 images of child pornography.
  
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• Navigating Montreal city streets during snowstorm

  13-01-2018 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Some Montrealers are finding creative ways to navigate city streets during the city’s latest winter storm.
  
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• Game Day: It's Canadiens vs. Bruins on Hockey Night in Canada

  13-01-2018 18:27 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s always special when the Canadiens and Boston Bruins square off in an Original Six rivalry and even more so when it’s on Hockey Night in Canada.
  The Canadiens and Bruins will meet for the first time this season Saturday night at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., CBC, SN, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690) and fans are about to get a full fix of the rivalry with the teams squaring off three times over an eight-day span. 
  “You grow into it,” the Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher s
  
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• Former NFL QB Josh Freeman signs 2-year deal with Alouettes

  13-01-2018 18:09 via cbc.ca
  Quarterback Josh Freeman signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday. The six-foot-six, 240-pound Freeman started 61 games in the NFL, including 59 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which he led to a 10-6 record in 2010, his first full season as a starter.
  
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• A sneak peek: Rialto Theatre transformed into a museum of original art, live performances

  13-01-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  When you walk into the main hall of the Rialto, with it's enchanting decor, the transformation is meant to get you ready for a new discovery at every turn.
  
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• Saturday marks Day 3 of jury deliberations at Lac-Mégantic trial

  13-01-2018 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  The jury is deciding the fate of Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre, who are charged in connection with the July 2013 tragedy in which 47 people were killed when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded.
  
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• Lac-Mégantic jurors to deliberate for fourth day Sunday

  13-01-2018 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  The jury is deciding the fate of Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre, who are charged in connection with the July 2013 tragedy in which 47 people were killed when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded.
  
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• Flags at half-mast for Quebec ferry worker

  13-01-2018 16:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Flags have been lowered to half-mast at a ferry crossing east of Montreal where a worker was killed by a drunk driver on Thursday.
  Staff at the Société des traversiers du Québec are observing the death of Normand Gravel, 57, who was standing on the ferry, which had just crossed the St. Lawerence River from Sorel to St-Ignace-de-Loyola, when he was hit by a 77-year-old driver who crashed through the barrier to the ferry.
  Gravel had worked for the ferry company for about 10 ye
  
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• Storm, snow removal will delay delivery of Montreal Gazette

  13-01-2018 16:28 via montrealgazette.com
  The weekend storm, which is expected to dump up to 30 centimetres of snow on Montreal and surrounding areas, will cause delivery delays of the Montreal Gazette Saturday print edition.
  We expect to have deliveries completed sometime Saturday. Thank you for your patience and our apologies for this inconvenience.
  To access the Montreal Gazette epaper, please go to epaper.montrealgazette.com.
  
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• Quebec City mosque mobilizes to help the homeless

  13-01-2018 16:27 via montrealgazette.com
  The Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec (ICCQ), where six worshippers were killed and 19 injured in a gun attack almost a year ago, is mobilizing to help the homeless in Quebec City.
  With homeless people facing a particularly harsh winter, ICCQ spokesperson Mahedine Djamai said it is the duty of Muslims and the entire population to care for the poor.
  Djamai said the Muslim community was deeply touched by the solidarity Quebecers showed following the Jan. 29, 2017 shooting.
  He called on community m
  
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• ICYMI: Masterchef's @dinoballerino stopped by the BT kitchen to cook up his post-holiday vegan favourites. Get ins… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-01-2018 16:01
  ICYMI: Masterchef's @dinoballerino stopped by the BT kitchen to cook up his post-holiday vegan favourites.Get ins… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Made in Canada moments: We heckled the PM, marveled at a homemade ice ship and disputed pay in Tim Hortons

  13-01-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Prime minister hecklers, some creative ways with snow and a minimum wage increase spat that's brewing in Ontario Tim Hortons: here are the stories that had Canadians chatting this week on Global's social channels.  
  
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• The week in review: Angelic hero, disgusted judge, tax hikes, language maladie, appalling misconduct

  13-01-2018 14:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Catch up on all the big stories that happened this week in Montreal.
  ‘Guardian angel’ saved woman from certain death, family says
  The man who leaped over live electrical wires to help Sabryna Mongeon says it didn’t enter his mind he would be risking his own life. He just had to act. Christmas morning, as temperatures plunged to minus-9 and the snow fell fast, John Schuiteboer climbed into his plow at 5 a.m. and went to work clearing the Outaouais back roads of snow. An hour lat
  
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• More winter for Montreal: officials plead with commuters, 'stay home'

  13-01-2018 14:03 via cbc.ca
  After Montreal experienced the four seasons in about the span of a day Friday, in case you were worried, winter's back.
  
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• More winter for Montreal: authorities plead with drivers, 'stay home'

  13-01-2018 14:03 via cbc.ca
  After Montreal experienced the four seasons in about the span of a day Friday, in case you were worried, winter's back.
  
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• Montrealers urged to stay home as snow covers already icy roads

  13-01-2018 14:03 via cbc.ca
  ​Montrealers are being asked to stay indoors today as a heavy snowfall covers roads and walkways that may already have a sheet of ice following freezing raid on Friday.
  
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• Shelter: Old Villeray factory's industrial details showcased in condo transformation

  13-01-2018 14:02 via montrealgazette.com
  When Luc Bourdages moved from the Laurentians back to his home town of Montreal in 1999, the real-estate development and construction entrepreneur found an ideal home and business opportunity in an old factory building in Villeray.
  He had initially looked at a structure set to be demolished, but the building across the street caught his eye. Formerly the home of Dominion Preserving Co., aka “The Home of Habitant Soups”, the industrial space looked like a perfect spot for his pla
  
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• Holocaust Remembrance: a father's past revealed, a bond rekindled

  13-01-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Facebook message from a stranger went unnoticed by Regina Zorman for nearly three months. But the contents, once read, would prove life-changing for the Montreal daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
  “Hello. I contact you because I think you’re the daughter of Max Zorman,” began the note received at 12:53 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2015. “If so, I am the granddaughter of the family that has welcomed your father in France.”
  Regina began to tremble when she finally saw the
  
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• Here we go again: Montreal blanketed by another winter storm

  13-01-2018 13:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal is the subject of yet another winter storm warning from Environment Canada.
  The national forecaster warns of “hazardous winter conditions” with a further 10 to 15 centimetres of snow expected to fall Saturday morning and afternoon. Taken in conjunction with overnight snowfalls, that could bring the accumulation from this storm into the 20 to 30 centimetre range. 
  Temperatures are expected to fall to minus 13 degrees this afternoon en route to a low of minus 23 tonight.&
  
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• Canadiens vs. Bruins: Five things you should know

  13-01-2018 13:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Bruins game at the Bell Centre on Saturday (7 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio):
  The matchup: The season is more than half over and this is the first meeting between the Canadiens and the Bruins. The teams make up for lost time with three games over an eight-day period. They are in Boston Wednesday and back at the Bell Centre next Saturday. Both teams are coming off a bye week, which means they will be well-rested and/or rus
  
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• Josh Freed: What happened to Montreal's jaywalkers?

  13-01-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I’ve been noticing some very un-Montreal behaviour by Montrealers. Don’t tell anyone, but I think our city’s notorious jaywalkers are jaywalking less.
  As a person known to cross on a red when the coast is clear, I find myself increasingly alone. Some pedestrians even stare at me from the curb, reminding me of my days in Toronto where I felt like a street outlaw.
  What’s changing? For decades the Montreal jaywalker was a fierce, omnipresent creature who weaved between speed
  
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• Hope the moose set free in the Quebec wilderness

  13-01-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  After spending several months at a wildlife refuge in the Abitibi region, a young moose has been released into the wild to forge her own path.
  
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• Donald Trump comments 'extremely difficult' to hear, says Haitian asylum seeker

  13-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Severson Junior Lormilus says it was hurtful to find out that U.S. President Donald Trump called his native Haiti and other nations "shithole countries."
  
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• Stu Cowan: Tomas Plekanec hoping to end his career with Canadiens

  13-01-2018 05:18 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens selected Tomas Plekanec in the third round (71st overall) at the 2001 NHL Draft in Sunrise, Fla. — two weeks after current teammate Victor Mete celebrated his third birthday.
  The Canadiens had two first-round picks that year, selecting defenceman Mike Komisarek seventh overall and taking forward Alexander Perezhogin with the 25th pick. In the second round, the Canadiens took forward Duncan Milroy 37th overall.
  Plekanec spoke no English when the Canadiens drafted him and
  
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• Victor Mete rejoins Canadiens after winning junior gold for Canada

  13-01-2018 04:26 via montrealgazette.com
  When the Canadiens meet the Boston Bruins on Saturday (7 p.m. CB C, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio), there will be one Montreal player who has some recent experience with winning.
  The Canadiens gathered in Brossard on Friday after a four-day break for the so-called bye week and they were led in their stretching exercises by rookie defenceman Victor Mete, who returned to Montreal after helping Canada win the gold medal at the word junior championships.
  Mete’s status with the Canadiens
  
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• Concordia student-run association says professors reassigned following sexual misconduct allegations

  13-01-2018 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Concordia Association for Students in English (CASE) says professors have been reassigned while an investigation into sexual misconduct takes place.
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened in Montreal on January 12

  13-01-2018 03:30 via montrealgazette.com
  A look at the day’s events in and around Montreal:
  Just stay home: Montreal faces another weather warning
  It seems winter is testing us. And maybe even testing our emergency preparedness, with warnings from the SQ, Urgences Santé and others advising us to just stay home.  After a respite from winter on Thursday and Friday, the national forecaster is warning weather conditions will get worse in the Montreal area over the next few days. Environment Canada updated a wint
  
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• Alouettes sign former NFL QB Josh Freeman to two-year contract

  13-01-2018 03:21 via montrealgazette.com
  The critics will say Josh Freeman was an NFL failure who hasn’t thrown a pass in earnest for two years. But the Alouettes have risked little by signing the former first-round draft choice and might turn out looking like geniuses should he regain his form.
  At the very least, Freeman will provide the Als with some experience and another live arm when the team reports for training camp this May. Now the question becomes: how will Freeman’s signing — rumoured to be close throu
  
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• Concordia students 'appalled' sexual misconduct allowed to go on so long

  13-01-2018 03:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Concordia University has reassigned courses that were to be taught this term by professors who have been the subjects of recent high-profile allegations of sexual misconduct while those allegations are being investigated, according to a notice sent to students in the English department by their student association.
  “We are deeply upset and appalled that this university has allowed sexual misconduct to harm students for so long in what should have been a safe and professional environment,&r
  
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• Quebec invests over $23 million to help crowded ERs

  13-01-2018 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government is investing over $23 million to add 350 beds to the private sector in Montreal and surrounding areas.
  
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• Just stay home: Montreal faces another weather warning

  13-01-2018 00:58 via montrealgazette.com
  It seems winter is testing us. And maybe even testing our emergency preparedness, with warnings from the SQ, Urgences Santé and others advising us to just stay home. 
  After a respite from winter on Thursday and Friday, the national forecaster is warning weather conditions will get worse in the Montreal area over the next few days. 
  Environment Canada updated a winter storm warning Friday, saying “hazardous winter conditions” are expected as the temperatures dip and t
  
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• City scrambles to patch potholes as weather wreaks havoc on roads

  13-01-2018 00:57 via cbc.ca
  The early emergence of potholes — usually a telltale indicator of spring — has drivers fuming and city crews scrambling to patch them up before the next onslaught of precipitation.
  
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