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• 'Enough is enough': West Island residents push back against tax hikes

  21-01-2018 23:59 via cbc.ca
  More than 100 West Island residents gathered to protest tax hikes imposed on demerged cities in front of Pointe-Claire City Hall on Sunday.
  
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• 'Enough is enough': West Island citizens push back against tax hikes

  21-01-2018 23:59 via cbc.ca
  More than 100 West Island residents gathered to protest tax hikes imposed on demerged cities in front of Pointe-Claire City Hall on Sunday.
  
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• Montreal yoga studio holds fundraiser for Dans la rue

  21-01-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  This is the sixth year that Land Within Atterrissage Intérieur has held the event, which included yoga and a silent auction.
  
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• Sex workers advocacy group demands Laval retract new restrictions

  21-01-2018 23:27 via cbc.ca
  Advocates for sex workers are demanding Laval reverse its decision to move all massage parlours, strip clubs, and other erotic businesses to a small, industrial stretch of the city.
  
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• Residents and mayors of demerged cities call for Plante to revisit budget

  21-01-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Residents and mayors in the West Island rallied on Sunday to call for Valérie Plante to revisit the 2018 budget.
  
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• Julien says 'we're not good enough' as Boston's top line dissects Habs

  21-01-2018 21:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Things might not be going well for the Canadiens, but give coach Claude Julien credit for maintaining his sense of humour.
  The Canadiens dropped a 4-1 decision to the Boston Bruins on Saturday at the Bell Centre and most of the damage was done by Boston’s top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand.
  When asked how it felt to be victimized by players he helped to develop when he was coaching the Bruins, Julien said: “At the end of the day, if I knew I would have to
  
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• Provincial NDP elects Raphaël Fortin to lead party into fall election

  21-01-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  The New Democratic Party of Quebec (NDPQ) has a new leader: Raphaël Fortin, a graduate of UQAM's business administration program who has run for the federal NDP in the past.
  
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• Quebec Tobacco-Free Week to raise awareness of smoking-related cancers

  21-01-2018 21:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Smokers are up to 10 times more likely to develop oral cancer and four times more likely to have heart disease than non-smokers, says the Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health.
  Moreover, 85 per cent of lung cancers and 60 per cent of throat cancer deaths are linked to smoking, the council said on the first day of Quebec Tobacco-Free Week 2018.
  The campaign slogan, “Le tabac laisse des marques” (roughly, “tobacco leaves its imprint”), aims to reflect shocking cancer st
  
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• A U.S. Navy ship is trapped in Montreal until spring due to icy waters

  21-01-2018 20:46 via cbc.ca
  A Navy spokeswoman says the USS Little Rock was commissioned in Buffalo on Dec. 16 and was expected to make its way to its home port in Mayport, Fla., but it's been moored in Montreal since Christmas Eve.
  
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• Quebec doctors still charging administrative fees, watchdog group says

  21-01-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Quebec doctors are still charging patients too much for administrative services, such as filling out forms, says a Montreal watchdog group that has been monitoring billing practices.
  
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• Fête des neiges kicks off at Parc Jean-Drapeau

  21-01-2018 19:20 via cbc.ca
  The 35th annual Fête des neiges de Montréal is now underway at Parc Jean-Drapeau. The outdoor family event runs every weekend until Feb. 11.
  
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• Special weather statement issued for Montreal as snow, freezing rain on the way

  21-01-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement, with snow and freezing rain beginning Monday.
  
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• Newly commissioned U.S. combat ship stuck in Montreal due to icy conditions

  21-01-2018 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  A newly commissioned Navy warship will be wintering in Montreal after its journey to Florida was interrupted by cold and ice.
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'We're not good enough,' Julien says as Boston's top line dissects Canadiens

  21-01-2018 17:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Things might not be going well for the Canadiens, but give coach Claude Julien credit for maintaining his sense of humour.
  The Canadiens dropped a 4-1 decision to the Boston Bruins on Saturday at the Bell Centre and most of the damage was done by Boston’s top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand.
  When asked how it felt to be victimized by players he helped to develop when he was coaching the Bruins, Julien said: “At the end of the day, if I knew I would have to
  
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• One number encapsulates the Canadiens' horrible season so far; Remembering Red Fisher

  21-01-2018 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  One number caught my eye this past week.
  That number is 64, which is the number of points that the first-year expansion Vegas Golden Knights (in 45 games) have so far this season, 20 more than the Montreal Canadiens (44 points in 47 games).
  Let me repeat that, the first-year expansion Vegas Golden Knights have 20 more points, just past the mid-season point, than the Canadiens in the sixth year of Marc Bergevin’s five-year plan.
  Former Habs assistant coach Gerard Gallant is the head co
  
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• Amazon would have been welcome, say Canadian tech sector CEOs whose cities were snubbed

  21-01-2018 17:30 via cbc.ca
  Tech sector entrepreneurs whose Canadian cities were snubbed by Amazon in its search for a second corporate campus say they are disappointed, despite fears they would have seen increased competition for scarce skilled talent.
  
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• No joke: Quebec fisherman reels in monster cod in Baie des Ha! Ha!

  21-01-2018 17:04 via cbc.ca
  A local fisherman in Baie des Ha! Ha! outside of Saguenay says he could barely believe his eyes when he reeled in a giant 24 kilogram codfish Friday night.
  
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• Snow, freezing rain coming in Montreal winter storm

  21-01-2018 16:25 via montrealgazette.com
  A major winter storm is coming to Quebec early in the week and it’s expected to launch with snow, then rain, wind and freezing rain. 
  The freezing rain will be “significant,” Environment Canada said in a statement issued Sunday. The winter storm will affect southwestern, central and eastern Quebec beginning Monday afternoon through Wednesday.
  The most affected regions will be the Outaouais, Montreal and the Mauricie toward Quebec City, with five to 10 millimetres of f
  
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• #ICYMI: Today until 6 pm is the last chance to check out Montreal's Salon de l’Amour et de la Séduction at Place Bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-01-2018 16:05
  #ICYMI: Today until 6 pm is the last chance to check out Montreal's Salon de l’Amour et de la Séduction at Place Bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Special-teams struggles fall on coaching staff | HI/O Bonus

  21-01-2018 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Our panel — Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan, former Canadien and TSN 690 host Chris Nilan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak and host Adam Susser — discusses Claude Julien and the Habs’ struggles to score and defend on the power play.
  Check us out:Facebook: facebook.com/hockeyinsideoutTwitter: twitter.com/habsioInstagram: instagram.com/hockeyinsideoutVideo Production by 5 Pound Media (5poundmedia.com) 
  
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• Fitness: Hot yoga is popular, but is it effective?

  21-01-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Catherine Pamel was hooked the first time she stepped into a hot yoga studio five years ago. A veteran yogi, her practice had been limited to classes held at room temperature. But from her first series of sun salutations performed in 38-degree Celsius heat, Pamel knew she had found her happy place.
  “I love the intensity,” she said. “And I love the sweat.”
  Pamel is one of the many Canadians who have jumped on the hot yoga bandwagon. Some revel in the heat. And some, like P
  
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• Powerful storm expected to bring freezing rain to Quebec

  21-01-2018 14:53 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada says the weather system will affect southwestern, central and eastern Quebec beginning Monday afternoon through Wednesday.
  
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• Charlie Lindgren makes 25 saves as Rocket shut out Senators 4-0

  21-01-2018 14:12 via montrealgazette.com
  BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Charlie Lindgren made 25 saves and Adam Cracknell had two goals and an assist as the Laval Rocket shut out the Belleville Senators 4-0 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.
  Matt Taormina scored once and set up two more for the Rocket (17-19-7) while Markus Eisenschmid had the other. Defenceman Eric Gelinas chipped in with three assists.
  Marcus Hoberg stopped 38-of-42 shots for the Senators (18-22-3), who had won three in a row.
  Laval went 3 for 6 on the power pla
  
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• How 1950s moralizing is still impacting Mount Royal's trees

  21-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Montreal announced earlier this week that 4,000 ash trees will be felled on Mount Royal Park. But this won't be the first time the mountain lost huge swaths of woodland.
  
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• How 1950s moralizing is still impacting Mount Royal today

  21-01-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Montreal announced earlier this week that 4,000 ash trees will be felled on Mount Royal Park. But this won't be the first time the mountain lost huge swaths of woodland.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts, France withdraws Paris bid for 2025 World Expo

  21-01-2018 13:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam: An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted again Sunday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air. Thousands of people have been evacuated from islands surrounding Kadovar Island off the South Pacific nation’s north coast since the volcano there began erupting on Jan. 5. Flights nearby have been cancelled due to the risk posed by ash plumes and ships were warned to stay away from the i
  
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• Montreal abolishes infamous traffic and parking ticket quotas, bonuses tied to them

  21-01-2018 13:46 via cbc.ca
  Montreal's widely loathed quota system for traffic tickets is over, as are lucrative performance bonuses for bosses that were tied to lower-level cops reaching the targets.
  
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• Schukov: A ride down memory lane

  21-01-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The other day, I saw a black 1963 Pontiac Parisienne cruise by me. I thought I had seen a ghost. It was a copy of my father’s first car, and the one he gave me when I graduated from McGill University in 1975. I half expected to see my Dad inside it but sadly he had passed away in 1986 and now I only stood and stared at this incredible rolling memory.
  Ask any guy about his all-time favourite car, and he will probably say something about his first set of wheels. It might have been given to h
  
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• Paired with university students, Montreal merchants learn French on the job

  21-01-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Jun Huang had a hard time learning French until he was part of a pilot project that brings together merchants like Huang and Université de Montréal students.
  
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• Pierrefonds piano students take their talents to Carnegie Hall (again)

  21-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Pierrefonds's Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts isn't your average music school. For the past eight years, students from the Lambda School have been invited to play the cream of the crop of classical music venues: New York City's Carnegie Hall.
  
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• Less than half the people deported from Canada in 2017 paid their own way home

  21-01-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Less than half the foreign nationals forced to leave Canada last year did so voluntarily and paid their own way home, according to data from the border services agency. Some advocates say the government should provide financial assistance to help migrants resettle back home.
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'We're not good enough,' Julian says as Boston's top line dissects Canadiens

  21-01-2018 05:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Things might not be going well for the Canadiens, but give coach Claude Julien credit for maintaining his sense of humour.
  The Canadiens dropped a 4-1 decision to the Boston Bruins on Saturday at the Bell Centre and most of the damage was done by Boston’s top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand.
  When asked how it felt to be victimized by players he helped to develop when he was coaching the Bruins, Julien said: “At the end of the day, if I knew I would have to
  
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• Stu Cowan: Montreal media pays its own tribute to Red Fisher

  21-01-2018 05:08 via montrealgazette.com
  A moment of silence for Red Fisher before Saturday night’s game between the Canadiens and Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre was interrupted early on by one fan who decided to start clapping.
  It wasn’t disrespectful — it was a sign of just how much the man hockey fans knew as Red, or Mr. Fisher, meant to the city of Montreal.
  It would be interesting to know how old that fan is because Fisher, who died Friday at age 91, touched people of all ages during the 57 years he covered the
  
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• About last night … Bruins beat Canadiens 4-1

  21-01-2018 04:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Truncated edition tonight, peeps.
  The Ol’ Blogger has to split early to catch the last train home.
  And there’s not much to say about a game that was a game for 40 minutes.
  Playing the second half of a back-to-back after travelling home from a great effort in D.C. on Friday night, the Canadiens played Boston tough through the first two periods.
  But it didn’t last.
  Positives:
  • Max Pacioretty’s trade value goes up with every goal, and he has scored seven times in the l
  
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• Déjà vu: Bruins burn Habs for 2nd time in a week

  21-01-2018 04:04 via cbc.ca
  David Pastrnak scored two goals and set up another as the Boston Bruins defeated Montreal on Saturday night 4-1 to sweep a set of three games in an eight-day period over the Canadiens.
  
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• Habs Game Report: Bruins brush off bleu-blanc-rouge in handy fashion

  21-01-2018 03:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The bottom line: Tuukka Rask had the edge over Carey Price as the Boston Bruins beat the Canadiens 4-1 at the Bell Centre. The win extended an impressive streak for the Bruins and their goaltender. The Bruins have collected at least one point in each of their last 16 games.They have a 12-0-2 record over that stretch. As for Rask, he hasn’t lost a game in regulation since Nov. 26. The win Saturday extended his record to 14-0-2 since that 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.  
  The streak co
  
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• Mikaël Kingsbury's magical moguls winning streak ends at Mont-Tremblant

  21-01-2018 02:11 via montrealgazette.com
  MONT-TREMBLANT — The incredible winning streak carved out by Mikaël Kingsbury, one that lasted almost a full calendar year, is finally over.
  Now the question becomes: was it only one of those days or has the chink come off the moguls ace’s armour before the start of the Winter Olympics? Not that finishing second necessarily should place the 25-year-old into a corner.
  “I’ve won six of seven events and my worst result was second place. I don’t know how I can be d
  
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• Second annual women’s march held in Montreal

  21-01-2018 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  Joining cities across the world, hundreds of people in Montreal took part in the second annual women’s march. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Brossard, Que. man builds frozen man cave

  21-01-2018 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  It took more than a hundred hours, but one man has built his own version of an igloo. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports
  
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• Liveblog: Boston 0 – Canadiens 0 after one

  21-01-2018 01:51 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens aren’t trailing.
  The team that played last night held their own for 20 minutes, at least, against the rested Bruins.Each team had a futile power play.
  Shots were 11-9 for Boston.
  For our mobile app users, please click here to follow the liveblog. 
  
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• NDG's Head & Hands relocates to more accessible location

  21-01-2018 00:48 via cbc.ca
  The organization that provides health and social services to youth packed up its Sherbrooke Street location and moved to the former site of the Benny Library.
  
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• Hundreds join Montreal women's march at Place des Arts

  21-01-2018 00:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Hundreds gathered outside Place des Arts Saturday as Montreal hosted one of dozens of marches and other events across Canada to call for empowerment and gender equality.
  The local protest — billed as a march but really a rally on the esplanade of Place des Arts — began at 11 a.m. and was supposed to continue until 1 p.m. However, by 12:30, many participants had taken refuge from the cold, damp wind in nearby malls.
  Celine Thomas, a recent McGill University grad in internati
  
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• Brossard man builds man cave out of ice

  21-01-2018 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  Some houses are just cooler than others, like the one Derek Parker built in his backyard in Brossard, south of Montreal.
  
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