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• Montrealers gather to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque shooting

  28-01-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante attended an event in Montreal on Sunday, to commemorate the first anniversary the fatal shooting at a Quebec City mosque.
  
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• Pilot unhurt after crashing beside Gatineau road

  28-01-2018 23:12 via cbc.ca
  A pilot escaped injury Sunday morning after their ultralight aircraft crashed beside a road in northwest Gatineau, fire officials say.
  
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• Hickey on Hockey: Even as a seller, Habs have limited options for trade deadline deals

  28-01-2018 23:03 via montrealgazette.com
  With the trade deadline less than a month away, it’s becoming clear that, if the Canadiens aren’t going to be sellers, they are certainly not going to be buyers. With each loss, they become less likely to reach the playoffs and the focus has to be on the future. 
  But there is one team that has emerged as a surprise seller. The New York Rangers are only one point out of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, but reports from the Big Apple indicate the Rangers are willing to
  
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• Young Montrealers meet Holocaust survivors, hear their stories

  28-01-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Young aspiring Montreal writers meet and interview a Holocaust survivor in an effort to pass on their stories to the next generation.
  
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• Police search for possible victim after gunshots fired in broad daylight in Lachine

  28-01-2018 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  Officers discovered a BB gun and blood on the ground, leading them to believe someone may have been injured.
  
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• PQ tries to reverse poll results by recruiting more female candidates

  28-01-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  They are 19 points behind the CAQ in the latest poll, but the Parti Quebecois says they have the right strategy to win over voters. It includes recruiting more women candidates.
  
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• Canadiens fans have their say on Marc Bergevin conundrum

  28-01-2018 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  To fire or not to fire.
  That is the question, for Canadiens owner, president and CEO Geoff Molson, on the fate of GM Marc Bergevin.
  In 2018, which is actually the year 25 A.C., the 25th year After (Last Stanley) Cup, we find ourselves pondering the Montreal Canadiens’ future.
  The winter of our hockey discontent is cold and long.
  My story on Bergevin’s performance, and why it is time to move on for the franchise, generated many comments far and wide.
  My poll question on what Molson sh
  
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• Québec solidaire adopts new logo

  28-01-2018 22:01 via montrealgazette.com
  After months of consultations, and several suggestions that were met with disdain from party members, Québec solidaire has settled on a new logo, one that closely resembles its old one.
  The party announced the new branding on Sunday. Like the previous logos, the new one features a stylized figure juggling. The logo has added blue as a colour, meant to represent Quebec’s fleurdelisé and its “distinct culture,” the party said, while communicating its sovereignist co
  
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• Quebec's new long-gun registry fixes a 'mistake,' public security minister says

  28-01-2018 21:58 via cbc.ca
  Gun owners will be able to register firearms online, for free starting Jan. 29.
  
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• Quebec long-gun registry comes into effect Monday

  28-01-2018 21:58 via cbc.ca
  Gun owners will be able to register firearms online, for free starting Jan. 29.
  
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• Quebec's gun registry law effective Monday

  28-01-2018 21:51 via montrealgazette.com
  The new Quebec Firearms Registration law comes into effect on Monday.
  Public Safety Minister Martin Coiteux will outline the details on Sunday in Montreal.
  Owners of non-restricted firearms and the companies that trade them will have to register the firearms with the Firearms Registration Service. The service, which will be offered online, will be free of charge for the owners, who will have one year to register. No engraving will be required.
  Coiteux has already indicated that the registration
  
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• Quebec’s long-gun registry comes into effect Monday

  28-01-2018 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  Starting Monday, Quebec gun owners will have to register their firearms.
  
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• Saint’s right arm comes to Montreal as part of cross-country tour

  28-01-2018 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  The right forearm of a 16th-century Jesuit missionary will arrive in Montreal Sunday on the latest stop on a cross-country tour.
  Montreal Archbishop Christian Lépine says the relic of St. Francis Xavier will arrive on a flight from Vancouver on Sunday afternoon, just in time for an evening mass.
  The relic, which normally rests in Rome, has been criss-crossing the country as part of a tour to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.
  Christians in cities from Halifax to Vancouver have had a
  
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• Centuries-old relic of St. Francis makes stop in Montreal as part of cross-country tour

  28-01-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  The right forearm of a 16th-century Jesuit missionary will arrive in Montreal Sunday on the latest stop on a cross-country tour.
  
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• Alex Harvey wins silver in cross-country World Cup ski race

  28-01-2018 20:15 via montrealgazette.com
  SEEFELD, Austria – Quebec cross-country skier Alex Harvey won silver in the men’s 15-kilometre mass start Sunday in the final World Cup before the Olympic Games.
  The 29-year-old Harvey battled to his third medal of the season, finishing with a time of 31 minutes, 39.3 seconds.
  “The races started our really fast so that first lap was hard,” said Harvey. “I was feeling really tired after the last few weeks of training and thought ’oh boy, this could be a long da
  
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• International Holocaust Remembrance Day honoured at Montreal museum

  28-01-2018 19:51 via cbc.ca
  Montreal’s Holocaust Museum is opening its doors to honour International Holocaust Remembrance Day and give young adults a chance to meet survivors.
  
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• Opéra de Montréal's JFK is a visually full-blast affair that comes up short

  28-01-2018 19:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Say this about JFK: snappy title. Good subject, too. Someday a worthy opera might be written about the 35th American president. 
  Before outlining the ways in which David T. Little (music) and Royce Vavrek (libretto) have managed not to do so, I should mention why a journey to Place des Arts for one of the remaining Opéra de Montréal performances is nevertheless something to consider.  
  This production by Thaddeus Strassberger for the Fort Worth Opera is visually a fu
  
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• How Quebec City Muslims and Anglicans found friendship through faith and grief

  28-01-2018 19:11 via cbc.ca
  Boufeldja Benabdallah, co-founder of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec and Bruce Myers, Anglican Bishop of Quebec explain how a relationship can be built from simple gestures of kindness.
  
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• Montreal film screening aims to emphasize Indigenous politics, perspectives

  28-01-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  Many believe Indigenous cinema is experiencing resurgence, and bringing those works to more people is one of the inspirations behind film screening taking place at Concordia University Monday night.
  
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• Montreal official apologizes for not launching snow removal operations sooner

  28-01-2018 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  Snow removal operations will begin Sunday evening at 7 p.m.
  
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• Sad-sack cycle for Atlantic Division teams | HI/O Bonus

  28-01-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Five of the eight teams in the Atlantic Division (Montreal, Detroit, Florida, Ottawa and Buffalo) have losing records. Why is the division filled with bottom-feeders?
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• Quit to Win! Challenge begins Feb. 5

  28-01-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  As Quebec Tobacco Free Week comes to a close, entries for the Quit to Win! Challenge are in full swing.
  Thousands of smokers have pledged not to smoke for six weeks starting on Feb. 5. Registration for the challenge continues on the defitabac.ca website.
  For the last 18 years, more than 436,000 people have participated in the challenge, with two-thirds of the participants going smoke-free for six weeks.
  Dr. Christiane Laberge, the campaign’s spokesperson, encourages all smokers who wa
  
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• Fondation Jean Lapointe launches its 28 Days Sober Challenge

  28-01-2018 17:07 via montrealgazette.com
  The Jean Lapointe Foundation is launching the 5th edition of its Défi 28 jours sans alcool (28 Days Sober Challenge).
  The foundation expects to raise half a million dollars this year, with close to 10,000 people participating.
  By registering on the foundation’s website, participants pledge not to consume alcohol in February, while donating a total of $28, a dollar a day for the month.
  Funds raised will help prevent addiction among 76,000 teens this year through the free APTE program
  
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• Emotional gathering held at Quebec City mosque to mark anniversary of massacre

  28-01-2018 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  Almost one year after the tragedy, many of the victims and their family members who gathered at the Islamic cultural centre said they're still struggling to move on.
  
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• ICYMI: @thebeat925’s @NikkiBOnAir and @CousinVinnyMTL chatted with @DerickFage about their Grammy predictions. Tune… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-01-2018 16:01
  ICYMI: @thebeat925’s @NikkiBOnAir and @CousinVinnyMTL chatted with @DerickFage about their Grammy predictions. Tune… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pedestrian hit by a car in critical condition

  28-01-2018 15:52 via montrealgazette.com
  A 32-year-old pedestrian sustained serious head injuries Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough in Montreal.
  The collision occurred just before 9:30 p.m. at the corner of Frontenac St. and Huet Ave.
  The driver, a 23-year-old man, was driving north on Frontenac St. when the impact occurred.
  The pedestrian was transported to hospital and is in critical condition.
  Police interviewed the driver of the vehicle and an investigation is underway.
  
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• Multi-faith ceremony in Quebec City calls for end to all forms of terror

  28-01-2018 15:42 via cbc.ca
  Members of the different faith communities in Quebec City joined forces Sunday evening — the eve of the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of six Muslim men — to issue a call for more tolerance of diversity.
  
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• Montreal neighbourhoods hold rallies commemorating Quebec City mosque shooting

  28-01-2018 15:42 via cbc.ca
  The events are being organized under the banner of "We Refuse to Forget; We Reject Islamophobia / anti-Muslim Racism."
  
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• Faith communities join forces to mark first anniversary of attack on Quebec City mosque

  28-01-2018 15:42 via cbc.ca
  Members of the different faith communities in Quebec City joined forces Sunday evening — the eve of the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of six Muslim men — to issue a call for better tolerance of diversity.
  
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• Fitness: The benefits of HIIT workouts might be maxed out

  28-01-2018 15:21 via montrealgazette.com
  It seems like every second headline these days is selling the benefits of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). Amid claims that it’s an express pass to losing weight, building muscle and increasing aerobic capacity, it appears as though there’s nothing that HIIT can’t do.
  Defined as workouts that feature short bouts of high intensity exercise followed by equal or slightly longer periods of recovery, HIIT was first lauded for offering improvements in cardiovascular fitness s
  
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• Canadiens fans have their say on the Marc Bergevin conundrum

  28-01-2018 15:09 via montrealgazette.com
  To fire or not to fire.
  That is the question, for Canadiens owner, president and CEO Geoff Molson, on the fate of GM Marc Bergevin.
  In 2018, which is actually the year 25 A.C., the 25th year After (Last Stanley) Cup, we find ourselves pondering the Montreal Canadiens’ future.
  The winter of our hockey discontent is cold and long.
  My story on Bergevin’s performance, and why it is time to move on for the franchise, generated many comments far and wide.
  My poll question on what Molson sh
  
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• City to start snow removal Sunday night

  28-01-2018 14:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal, which intended to let the past week’s snowfall melt, has now reversed it’s decision and will start clearing streets Sunday evening. 
  The head of snow removal, Jean-François Parenteau announced the reversal on Saturday.
  Parenteau explained the change because of cooler temperatures. The decision not to clear the snow was a bad choice on his part and he apologized.
  A snow removal operation costs an average of $1 million per borough. The City of Montreal
  
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• Alex Harvey finishes 2nd in 15-km race in Austria

  28-01-2018 14:25 via montrealgazette.com
  SEEFELD, Austria – Quebec cross-country skier Alex Harvey took second place in the 15-kilometre classic race on Sunday.
  Switzerland’s Dario Cologna won the race, narrowly beating Harvey who was only 1.4 seconds behind.
  Third place went to Norwegian Martin Johnsrud Sundby.
  Canada’s Devon Kershaw and Graeme Killick finished 29th and 30th, respectively.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Federer wins 20th major title, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies

  28-01-2018 14:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Federer beats Cilic in Aussie final; wins 20th major title: Roger Federer has won his 20th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Marin Cilic in the Australian Open final. Back where his career resurgence began last year with an unexpected run to the title following a six-month injury layoff, Federer had an almost perfect title defence until he reached the second set of the final. After going through four years withou
  
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• Sun sets on Quebec's iconic 'carte-soleil', but the story behind the image lives on

  28-01-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  As the province revamps the design of its health insurance card, many Quebecers are sad to see it change. For Yan Larivière and his family, the card's sunset image evokes a sense of pride.
  
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• Sun sets on Quebec's iconic 'carte-soleil'

  28-01-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  As the province revamps the design of its health insurance card, many Quebecers are sad to see it change. For Yan Larivière and his family, the card's sunset image evokes a sense of pride.
  
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• Namaste indoors? Not with snow yoga heating up Montreal's parks

  28-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Montreal has hit its midwinter peak but the cold weather and dark days are no reason to stay indoors, nursing thoughts of spring, when groups are heating up with sun salutations in local parks.
  
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• Widows call for togetherness as Quebec City mosque opens its doors

  28-01-2018 04:32 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — From the moment planning for this weekend’s commemorative events began, the question was asked at every meeting. How would the six widows left behind, the mothers of the 17 orphaned children, like to take part?
  At first, they agreed any sort of public outing would be too overwhelming, their mourning still too raw. 
  Then they decided one would speak for all of them. Then another said she, too, had something to say. Then another. And another.
  So Saturday night, in a first
  
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• Dorval residents, business owners meet to brainstorm better look for commercial streets

  28-01-2018 03:35 via cbc.ca
  Citizens brought up issues like empty storefronts and lack of coherence in the design of its streets, namely Dorval Avenue and Lakeshore Drive.
  
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• Global News at 6: Jan 27

  28-01-2018 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, January 27, 2018 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Montreal.
  
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• Reviving Dorval’s commercial sector

  28-01-2018 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  Dorval merchants are hosting public consultations on how commercial areas should be developed in the city to help foster a sense of community and support thriving businesses. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• A final farewell to Pops

  28-01-2018 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  Montrealers gathered at St. Patrick’s Basilica on Saturday to bid a final farewell to “Pops” — a man who touched the lives of countless homeless youth in the city. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, Father Emmet Johns is being remembered for his kindness and generosity.
  
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• PQ determined as party meets for annual convention

  28-01-2018 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  Amid slumping poll numbers, a string of high-profile retirements, and questions surrounding leadership, the Parti Québécois was meeting for its annual policy convention. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• This week on Focus Montreal: Jan. 27

  28-01-2018 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  This week on Focus Montreal, meet the Bullens, a father and son musical duo, hear from Quebec politicians who are gearing up for the fall elections, and learn about what NAFTA means for business as round six of negotiations take place in Montreal.
  
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• Lisée downplays bad polls, says he’s got the right election plan

  28-01-2018 00:50 via montrealgazette.com
  ST-HYACINTHE — The train to Quebec independence will leave the station Oct. 1 with the election of the Parti Québécois, says party leader Jean-François Lisée.
  Unfazed by a devastating new poll showing the PQ has sunk 19 percentage points behind the soaring Coalition Avenir Québec, Lisée insisted his strategy, which is to tell Quebecers the other parties represent a threat to their public services, is a winner in the long run.
  That’s because t
  
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• Focus Montreal: Dueling Pianos

  28-01-2018 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Bullens, a father and son musical duo, talk to Global’s Amanda Jelowicki about their upcoming Dueling Pianos concert and how they came to share a love of music.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Quebec elections 2018

  28-01-2018 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jan 27: Political parties are gearing up for the upcoming elections this fall. Both Liberal MNA Kathleen Weil and PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée spoke to Global News about the year ahead.
  
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• Dorval merchants look to revitalize commercial arteries

  28-01-2018 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  Two main areas of concern are Dorval Avenue and Lakeshore Boulevard along Dorval village, where business vacancy is climbing.
  
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• Focus Montreal: What NAFTA means for business

  28-01-2018 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  As NAFTA negotiations continue in Montreal, Michel Leblanc form the Montreal Board of Trade joins Global’s Amanda Jelowicki to discuss how the trade agreement could impact business.
  
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