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• Montrealer admits to smuggling guns from Vermont into Quebec

  29-01-2018 23:53 via montrealgazette.com
  BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Montreal man has admitted to smuggling handguns from the United States into Canada, including some that were left in a library that straddles the border of Vermont and Quebec.
  Authorities say 40-year-old Alexis Vlachos, of Montreal, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Burlington. He could be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  Court documents say that between 2010 and 2011, Vlachos worked with others to get about 100 handguns purchased from dealers in Florida into Ca
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Baby born outside MUHC

  29-01-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 29: A Montreal mother was forced to give birth just outside the MUHC’s Royal Victoria Hospital. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the family says the doors on the main floor were locked so they had to take matters into their own hands.
  
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• Anniversary vigil for mosque shooting victims draws thousands in Quebec City

  29-01-2018 23:43 via cbc.ca
  A weekend of commemorative events across Quebec to mark the anniversary of last year’s fatal mosque attack in Quebec City is being capped by Monday evening’s tribute to the victims near the site of the massacre.
  
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• Anniversary vigil for mosque shooting victims draws more than 1,000 in Quebec City

  29-01-2018 23:43 via cbc.ca
  A weekend of commemorative events across Quebec to mark the anniversary of last year’s fatal mosque attack in Quebec City was capped by Monday evening’s tribute to the victims near the site of the massacre.
  
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• Anjou mayor reprimanded for snow removal

  29-01-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 29: The borough of Anjou has been reprimanded for clearing its streets of snow and ice. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, Montreal officials insist snow clearing is a “central” task and that borough mayor Luis Miranda overstepped his boundaries.
  
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• Icy sidewalks in some Montreal boroughs

  29-01-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 29: It’s been one week since the ice storm covered Montreal with freezing rain. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, residents are furious officials still haven’t properly cleaned the sidewalks in some parts of the city, making it very difficult to get around.
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Jan 29

  29-01-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, January 29, 2018 edition of Global News at 5:30 on Global Montreal.
  
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• Plante administration cancels plan for inflatable tunnel over Ste-Catherine St.

  29-01-2018 23:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s new leadership has cancelled the idea of placing a three-storey-high inflatable cover over Ste-Catherine St. first floated by the administration of former mayor Denis Coderre.
  Presented as an audacious way to draw customers to Montreal’s main commercial strip while it suffers through four years of infrastructure work, the plan was for the large, inflatable structures to separate pedestrian traffic from construction upheaval and the elements and hopefully act as a draw for
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooting: 1 year later

  29-01-2018 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 29: It’s been one year since the deadly mosque shooting in the provincial capital. Global’s Felicia Parrillo recalls what happened on that tragic night.
  
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• Anjou reprimanded by Montreal for clearing streets of snow

  29-01-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  Anjou Mayor Luis Miranda has been reprimanded for ordering the streets in his borough to be cleared of snow and ice.
  
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• SQ officer reprimanded for firing plastic bullets into crowd at 2012 student protest

  29-01-2018 22:27 via cbc.ca
  The police ethics committee ruled that Const. Denis Burelle acted without prudence or judgement during a Maple Spring student protest in Victoriaville.
  
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• Celine Cooper: CAQ's rise has other parties scrambling

  29-01-2018 21:49 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s been a hot few days in the world of Quebec politics. 
  Parties are scrambling after a new Léger poll released over the weekend put François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) in majority territory in the lead-up to the October general election, with 39 per cent support. Notably, the party is gaining favour among francophone voters, 46 per cent of whom indicated that they would vote for the CAQ. 
  In an attempt to bolster the slumping fortunes of h
  
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• City hall ceremony honours Quebec City mosque victims

  29-01-2018 21:35 via montrealgazette.com
  It was a message of solidarity and unity.
  About 200 Montrealers from all faiths and backgrounds took part in a ceremony at city hall Monday in honour of the victims of the Jan. 29, 2017 shooting rampage in Quebec City. The attack claimed the lives of six men — Ibrahima Barry, 39, Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42, Khaled Belkacemi, 60, Abdelkrim Hassane, 41, Aboubaker Thabti 44 and Azzeddine Soufiane, 57 — and injured 19 others. 
  “It’s to say Montreal is a
  
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• Justin Trudeau remembers anniversary of Quebec mosque shooting

  29-01-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a statement Monday in recognition of the one year anniversary of the mosque attack in Quebec, and said tragedy should not be what prompts changes in attitude.
  
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• Antonio Accurso: I wrote $300,000 cheque to help a friend

  29-01-2018 21:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction magnate Antontio Accurso has told a jury he was lending an old friend “a little hand” when he gave a $300,000 cheque to Richard Marcotte when he was the mayor of Mascouche.
  Accurso is charged with helping Marcotte commit a breach of trust between 2006 and 2008.
  The charge involves contracts ‎awarded by inter-municipal organizations that shared services, like a water treatment plant, with Mascouche.
  As soon as Accurso took the stand at the Joliette courthouse on Monda
  
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• School bus drivers to strike, leaving 15,000 Montreal students in the lurch

  29-01-2018 21:11 via cbc.ca
  Talks have broken down between the union representing 330 Montreal school bus drivers and Autobus Transco, leaving the parents of some 15,000 students scrambling to find alternative transportation Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• Parliament observes moment of silence in honour of Quebec mosque attack anniversary

  29-01-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  MPs in the House of Commons observed a moment of silence to recognize the one year anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting.
  
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• Looming school bus driver strike could affect thousands of Montreal students

  29-01-2018 21:11 via cbc.ca
  If talks break down between a union representing 330 drivers and Autobus Transco, the drivers' employer, about 15,000 students will have to get to school another way Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• Bombardier win could speed up C Series sales and rival merger talks: analysts

  29-01-2018 21:11 via cbc.ca
  Bombardier's unexpected win at the U.S. International Trade Commission could accelerate the merger talks between Boeing and Embraer in order to offer an alternative to the C Series, some industry analysts say.
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooting victim ‘optimistic’ 1 year after tragedy

  29-01-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  As a shooter charged the mosque, Aymen Derbali said he tried to draw attention to himself to try to save the others.
  
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• Montreal resident breaks ankle on icy RDP sidewalk. Now she’s calling on the city to do more to protect pedestrians. https://t.co/6eI3b8wYBW

  29-01-2018 20:39
  
  Montreal resident breaks ankle on icy RDP sidewalk. Now she’s calling on the city to do more to protect pedestrians. https://t.co/6eI3b8wYBW
  
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• Increase in asylum seekers at border in December as 2017 sets record for claims

  29-01-2018 20:32 via montrealgazette.com
  OTTAWA — December brought a rise in the number of asylum seekers apprehended between formal entry points at the Canada-U.S. border.
  New figures from the federal government show 1,978 people were stopped by the RCMP, up from 1,623 the month before.
  The majority were stopped in Quebec, with others in Manitoba and British Columbia.
  The December crossings still pale in comparison to a spike of over 5,000 people stopped in Quebec alone in August.
  But, the figures make December the third-busiest
  
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• American skies open to C Series after Bombardier win against Boeing

  29-01-2018 19:38 via montrealgazette.com
  The skies over the world’s largest aerospace market have opened to Bombardier’s C Series aircraft after it won a resounding victory Friday against Boeing Co.
  U.S. International Trade Commissioners voted 4-0 that Boeing didn’t suffer harm from prospective imports of C Series planes.
  Boeing launched the trade case last April, arguing that governments in Canada and Britain subsidized the plane’s development and allowed Bombardier to sell it at unfairly low prices.
  The decisi
  
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• 5 years of broadcasting local morning news to Montreal

  29-01-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Global News Morning Montreal celebrated its 5th anniversary on January 28th.
  
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• Lasalle woman killed, daughter arrested

  29-01-2018 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jan 29: A 61-year-old woman has died after being stabbed in Lasalle. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• ‘Paralyzing sense of fear’: Canadians recall shock, sadness of Quebec mosque shooting

  29-01-2018 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Six Muslim men were killed inside a Quebec City mosque on Jan. 29, 2017.
  
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• Antonio Accurso trial: 'You can't hide' a $300,000 cheque

  29-01-2018 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  You can’t hide a cheque, an accountant who used to work for a company owned by Antonio Accurso told the construction magnate’s trial Monday.
  Steve Caissy worked as an accountant for Simard Beaudry Construction in 2008, a key moment in the case brought against Accurso, who is accused of helping Richard Marcotte, the mayor of Mascouche at the time, to commit a breach of trust.
  On Monday, Caissy testified as a defence witness and answered questions about a $300,000 cheque issued by Sima
  
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• Just For Laughs festival books star comedian Kevin Hart for Montreal show

  29-01-2018 18:07 via cbc.ca
  The comedy festival has announced that superstar Hollywood comedian Kevin Hart will perform a one-night only show at the Bell Centre, July 27. It's been a difficult couple of months for the festival, ever since misconduct allegations came to light concerning founder Gilbert Rozon.
  
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• UPDATED: Woman in stable condition after brutal beating on Ste-Catherine St.

  29-01-2018 17:23 via montrealgazette.com
  A 22-year-old woman has seen her medical condition upgraded to stable from critical after being the victim of a savage beating on Ste-Catherine St. early Monday.
  The incident occurred at 2 a.m. near Amherst St. Police responded to 911 calls that a man was beating a woman on the street, witnesses telling investigators he continued to strike her even as she was on the ground.
  The severe injuries to her head and face were deemed at first to be life threatening.
  A 29-year-old man was arrested not fa
  
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• Vigil to mark one year anniversary of Quebec City mosque shooting

  29-01-2018 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  A vigil will be held in Quebec City to mark the one-year anniversary of the mosque shooting where six men were killed.
  
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• François Legault: Muslim community has support of 'all of Quebec'

  29-01-2018 16:56 via montrealgazette.com
  On the first anniversary of the attack on a Quebec City mosque that left six persons dead, Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault is telling the province’s Muslims that the “true face of Quebec” was displayed in the support their community received in the wake of shootings.
  “It will take time to heal all of the wounds,” Legault posted on his Facebook page on Monday. “I want to tell the Muslim community that it is not alone and that all
  
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• Why do fitness professionals vouch for HIIT?

  29-01-2018 16:55 via montrealgazette.com
  If your New Year’s resolution was to get back in shape, you might consider trying HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).
  Experts say the workout regimen — which involves bursts of intense activity followed by a recovery period — is an effective way to build cardiovascular endurance. When it first emerged in the mainstream, there were concerns that the sheer explosiveness of the workout might be dangerous for novices.
  But new research suggests that by slightly modifying the in
  
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• Montreal North car fire investigated by arson squad

  29-01-2018 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police found accelerants on the car as well as clues nearby.
  
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• Montreal police investigate city’s first murder of 2018

  29-01-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  A 61-year-old woman stabbed by her daughter in Lasalle resulted in Montreal’s first murder of 2018. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Accelerants found near car fire in Montreal North

  29-01-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Accelerants were found on a car that was set on fire in Montreal North Sunday night. Montreal police arson squad is investigating.
  
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• ’24 Davids,’ a film about men with one thing in common

  29-01-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Filmmaker Céline Baril talks to Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan about creating ’24 Davids,’ a film about 24 men named David.
  
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• NDG fire destroys SUV parked on Girouard Avenue

  29-01-2018 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police say an SUV was set on fire after its window was smashed early Monday morning. Police have no suspects.
  
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• Global News Morning Montreal celebrates 5 years

  29-01-2018 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  Global News station manager Karen Macdonald joins Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to celebrate the Montreal morning show’s fifth anniversary, along with some of our favourite bloopers over the past five years.
  
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• NDG car fire investigated by Montreal police arson squad

  29-01-2018 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  An SUV was destroyed by fire on Girouard Avenue early Monday morning.
  
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• 28 Days Sober Challenge

  29-01-2018 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  Fondation Jean Lapointe spokesperson Cheryl Besner joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to talk about 28 Days Sober Challenge.
  
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• "Giant walking origami!" - @LolittaDandoy and @karolinajez share their savage takes on #GRAMMYs fashion. Full video… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  29-01-2018 16:01
  "Giant walking origami!" - @LolittaDandoy and @karolinajez share their savage takes on #GRAMMYs fashion. Full video… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canadian actor and stuntman stars in ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’

  29-01-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian actor and stuntman Alain Moussi talks to Global’s Laura Casella about starring in ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’ alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, January 29

  29-01-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, January 29.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, January 29

  29-01-2018 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, January 29.
  
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• APA seeks class action suit against Kia over alleged engine defect

  29-01-2018 14:50 via montrealgazette.com
  The Automobile Protection Association (APA) has filed a request in Quebec Superior Court seeking autorization to launch a class action suit on behalf of owners of Kia Forte automobiles equipped with a two-litre engine.
  The APA contends it has found a serious fault manifested by knocking in engines in cars assembled between 2010 and 2015.
  The association argues that an assembly error causes the engine’s pistons to abnormally wear at their cylinders. After a certain time, the engine emits a
  
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• Montreal's Beaver Lake ice rink closed https://t.co/UCguXby1L4

  29-01-2018 14:49
  
  Montreal's Beaver Lake ice rink closed https://t.co/UCguXby1L4
  
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• NAFTA update today: All eyes on U.S. trade czar for clues on state of talks

  29-01-2018 14:46 via cbc.ca
  Today could offer some clues on the state of the NAFTA negotiations. The political ministers leading negotiations for Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are in Montreal for a rare group event.
  
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• 'A step forward': NAFTA Round 6 talks wrap up in Montreal with some progress

  29-01-2018 14:46 via cbc.ca
  Trade ministers from Canada, Mexico and the United States wrapped up the sixth NAFTA negotiations in Montreal, agreeing some progress was made but acknowledging tough challenges still lie ahead to strike a new deal.
  
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• Woman, 22, in critical condition after downtown Montreal assault

  29-01-2018 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  A 29-year-old male suspect was arrested while trying to flee the scene of the assault.
  
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• Funky fashion from Hailee Steinfeld at last night's @GRAMMYAwards! https://t.co/0XNH9rsAGp

  29-01-2018 14:38
  
  Funky fashion from Hailee Steinfeld at last night's @GRAMMYAwards! https://t.co/0XNH9rsAGp
  
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