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• Therapy dog helping homeless at Montreal shelter

  30-01-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  The resident pet at a shelter in Montreal is showing that animal therapy can work. Argon’s roommates are homeless, and often have no contact with their families. As Amanda Jelowicki reports. the therapy dog is lifting their spirits.
  
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• Tony Accurso cross-examined about $300K loan to late Mascouche mayor

  30-01-2018 23:49 via cbc.ca
  Tony Accurso was cross-examined Tuesday over statements he made about loaning the late mayor of Mascouche $300,000.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadian hockey hero Paul Henderson happy and healthy at 75

  30-01-2018 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Paul Henderson turned 75 on Sunday.
  That will make those of us who remember watching him score the greatest goal in Canadian hockey history on a black-and-white TV in an elementary-school gymnasium feel old.
  How about Henderson?
  “I feel terrific,” Henderson, who scored the winning goal for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, said over the phone Tuesday afternoon from his home in Mississauga, Ont. 
  That’s fantastic news because Henderson’s
  
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• Lac-Mégantic railway bypass could happen sooner than July, Quebec transport minister says

  30-01-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Quebec Transport Minister André Fortin says he's confident he can reach a deal quickly with Ottawa to relocate the train tracks that run through the town left devastated by the derailment of a runaway train and resulting explosions in 2013.
  
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• Valérie Plante broke promise on internal expertise: union

  30-01-2018 23:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor Valérie Plante paid tribute to city employees in her election victory speech in November.
  “You work relentlessly to provide good service to Montrealers and I will always value your work,” she said. “Internal expertise allows us to maintain control over the quality of work performed and is a defence against collusion and corruption.”
  That left Anne Dorais, president of a union of city employees, optimistic that the incoming administration would “value ou
  
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• Vaudreuil resident upset after falling on ice at community mailbox

  30-01-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  A Vaudreuil resident is upset after claiming she slipped on ice at the site of her community mailbox.
  
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  30-01-2018 23:11
  
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• Slips and falls on icy streets: Can you sue the city & win? We get the answer from @legallogik. Full video at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 22:48
  Slips and falls on icy streets: Can you sue the city & win? We get the answer from @legallogik. Full video at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• La Meute member lashes out after Trudeau's 'nonos' comment

  30-01-2018 22:20 via montrealgazette.com
  A man linked to La Meute has lashed out after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made comments about “racists” at a ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack Monday night. 
  In his speech at the Quebec City ceremony, Trudeau condemned “racists … these ‘nonos’ who wear dog paws on their T-shirts,” in an apparent reference to the symbol worn by the far-right group La Meute. 
  In a post on Facebook, Sylvain (Maï
  
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• Far-right group La Meute insulted after Trudeau calls members ‘dumdums’

  30-01-2018 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  Trudeau didn't name the group directly, but said its members were "dumdums'.'
  
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• Lunar eclipse: Montrealers might see opening act early Wednesday

  30-01-2018 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  If the skies are clear Wednesday, Montreal’s early birds can catch a glimpse of a lunar eclipse before dawn.
  A dark, red shadow will overtake the upper left corner of the celestial body around 6:48 a.m. Anyone with a clear view of the horizon will be able to watch as the moon fades into the northwestern sky about 28 minutes later.
  “What’s too bad about this year’s eclipse is that Montrealers will only get to see the opening act,” said Marc Jobin, an astronomer with
  
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• Water filtration plants servicing Dorval, Lachine to close

  30-01-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  The filtration plants that have been providing drinking water to residents in Dorval and Lachine are slated to close.
  
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• Lac-Megantic bypass could be completed before summer

  30-01-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  A bypass in Lac-Mégantic could be built before this summer. It's something residents have been calling for since the July 2013 tragedy in which 47 people were killed.
  
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• Speaker's Night marks Eating Disorder Awareness Week in Canada

  30-01-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Two experts in the treatment of eating disorders will speak at CEGEP Gérald-Godin in Ste-Geneviève, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The event marks Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which runs Feb. 1-7.
  Dr. Howard Steiger, head of the Eating Disorders Program at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and Dr. Mimi Israel, psychiatrist-in-chief at the Douglas, will talk about latest advances in the treatment of eating disorders including the use of what is called “motivational interview
  
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• Kramberger: West Island mayors hold out hope for a better agglo

  30-01-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Following heated protests from demerged West Island cities over Montreal agglomeration tax hikes imposed by the Valérie Plante administration, local mayors are cautiously optimistic about the future now that Municipal Affairs Minister Martin Coiteux is prepared to meet with them.
  Last week, the Association of Suburban Municipalities, which represents 15 demerged cities, called on Coiteux to “initiate a review process for the rules of governance and cost-sharing within the Agglomerat
  
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• Montreal to close water-filtration plants in Lachine and Dorval

  30-01-2018 21:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal will close two small water-filtration plants in Lachine and Dorval as part of a $235-million plan that aims to cut costs, improve water quality and ensure water security.
  The announcement Tuesday was met with enthusiasm from the mayor of Lachine — but skepticism from the mayor of Dorval.
  As part of a 10-year project, Montreal will close plants that serve Dorval and Lachine, leaving the city with four to cover the island. The Dorval and Lachine facilities supply drinking water
  
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• Anjou mayor says he won't pay for clearing streets without approval

  30-01-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  The decision to start clearing the streets on Wednesday — compared to the city, which started on Sunday — was a matter of safety, the mayor said. Luis Miranda said he expects that price tag to be between $200,000 and $300,000, but isn't planning on paying up.
  
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• Jesse Galganov: Mother of Montrealer missing in Peru urges police to resume search

  30-01-2018 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Jesse Galganov’s mother returned to Peru last week where she has been calling out local police for not taking her son’s disappearance seriously enough.
  Alisa Clamen has been doing interviews with newspapers, a television station and local radio stations hoping that politicians and public pressure will force the police in Huaraz to conduct a more thorough investigation.
  “I need the police to be on the ball,” Clamen said in an interview from Peru. “Something that push
  
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• Montreal taking heat over state of sidewalks, roads after slow snow removal

  30-01-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  The city is getting an earful from residents over tardy snow removal.
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Jordie Benn will be a healthy scratch vs. Blues

  30-01-2018 20:48 via montrealgazette.com
  ST. LOUIS — Canadiens defenceman Jordie Benn will be a healthy scratch Tuesday when the Canadiens play the St. Louis Blues (8 p.m. TSN2, RDS, TSN 690).
  “He’s a good player and we like him,” said coach Claude Julien. “If it was a popularity contest, he’s in tonight. He’s the kind of guy we like, but he’s been struggling. I think you have to make hockey decisions vs. popularity decisions. This is where we are. There are other guys back there who are
  
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• Metro tests Scan-and-Go and adds self-checkout units in response to minimum wage hikes

  30-01-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  Metro Inc. will soon test scan-and-go technology and increase the number of self-checkout machines in its grocery stores as it looks to offset higher minimum wages in Ontario and Quebec.
  
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• Montreal school bus drivers strike

  30-01-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 30: Thousands of Montreal parents scrambled to get their kids to school as unionized Autobus Transco employees began a two day strike. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Dan Delmar: Will CAQ's momentum last until October?

  30-01-2018 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  With eight months remaining before the provincial election, the Coalition Avenir Québec is experiencing a remarkable rise in popularity, according to recent polls, but some skepticism is warranted. 
  Polling firm Léger reports the CAQ leads Liberals by 11 percentage points and the imploding opposition Parti Québécois by nearly 20.
  Quebec’s political landscape may be undergoing substantial transformation as Quebecers abandon sovereignty. However, as seve
  
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• Longueuil recovers $6M from contractors who admit past collusion

  30-01-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  The City of Longueuil has recovered some $6 million from companies that admitted having colluded on municipal contracts, but like Montreal, it's considering suing contractors that failed to come forward under Quebec's voluntary repayment program.
  
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• Longueuil recovers $6M from contractors that admit past collusion

  30-01-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  The City of Longueuil has recovered some $6 million from companies that admitted having colluded on municipal contracts, but like Montreal, it's considering suing contractors that failed to come forward under Quebec's voluntary repayment program.
  
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• Brasserie Le Manoir temporarily barred from serving liquor

  30-01-2018 19:24 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the West Island’s most popular drinking establishments will be dry until Friday.
  Brasserie Le Manoir in Pointe-Claire was slapped with a 10-day suspension of its liquor licence by Quebec’s Régie des alcools for contravention of provincial liquor laws.
  The ban came into effect Jan. 23 and ends Friday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m.
  The cases dates back to Jan. 14, 2014 when more than 28 litres of spirits were seized at the Manoir, which was licensed to sell only beer and wine at the
  
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• Montreal announces $235-million plan to improve water security

  30-01-2018 19:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal will close two small water-filtration plants in a $235-million plan that aims to improve water security in Dorval and Lachine.
  As part of a 10-year plan, Montreal will close plants in Dorval and Lachine, leaving the city with four to cover the island, the city announced Tuesday.
  The two plants slated for closure produce less than 5 per cent of the water treated on the island.
  When the work is completed in about 10 years, Dorval will be served by the Pointe-Claire plant, while Lachi
  
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• Longueuil avoids school-bus strike while Montreal prepares for Day 2

  30-01-2018 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  While 330 school bus drivers employed by Autobus Transco and affiliated with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) were poised Tuesday to begin the second consecutive day of a strike, a work stoppage has been avoided by about 60 of their colleagues in Longueuil who are affiliated with the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec.
  In Montreal about 15,000 schoolchildren using 300 bus routes have been affected by the two-day, Tuesday-Wedne
  
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• STM quietly killing off its mobile application

  30-01-2018 18:50 via montrealgazette.com
  The Société de transport de Montréal is killing off its mobile application, saying the work is better left to third-party developers.
  Staring Feb. 1, the STM app, which works for iOs and Android devices, will no longer be supported, the transit corporation said on its website. The app can be used for trip planning and to find out bus and métro schedules.
  It cost $25,000 to produce the initial version of the app in 2010, and it has been downloaded a total of 250,000 ti
  
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• Patrick Lavoie returns to Alouettes in fullback switch with Redblacks

  30-01-2018 18:44 via montrealgazette.com
  OTTAWA — The Montreal Alouettes re-acquired Patrick Lavoie from the Ottawa Redblacks for J.C. Beaulieu in a swap of Canadian fullbacks on Tuesday.
  Lavoie, 30, of Ste-Flavie, spent four seasons with Ottawa after playing his first two years with Montreal. Lavoie, a 6-foot-4, 240-pounder, was a member of the Redblacks Grey Cup-winning team in 2016 before registering 35 catches for 280 yards last season.
  “We are very happy to bring Patrick back home, where it all started for him,”
  
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• Good Samaritans help senior who slipped on ice in Kirkland parking lot

  30-01-2018 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  Linda Centomo was left stranded, unable to get up, before a stranger finally offered to help.
  
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• RCMP seize 11 lbs. of meth destined for P.E.I. in N.B. traffic stop

  30-01-2018 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  During their search of the vehicle, officers located and seized over 11,000 pills of methamphetamine and a small quantity of cocaine. 
  
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• Accurso 'extremely proud' of yacht that paid for itself, he testifies

  30-01-2018 18:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Antonio Accurso saw his yacht as not just a luxury but also as a revenue-generating part of his business empire. 
  Accurso was boastful about his yacht, called Touch, while testifying for a second day in the jury trial at the Joliette courthouse, where he is charged with helping former Mascouche mayor Richard Marcotte commit a breach of trust. 
  The jury has heard evidence and been shown photographs of Marcotte taking vacations on the yacht but, as part of his defence, Accurso has testif
  
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• These cities have heated sidewalks and seem pretty happy about it

  30-01-2018 18:11 via montrealgazette.com
  The largest cities in two of the world’s three happiest countries, as ranked in the latest World Happiness Report published by the United Nations, have heated sidewalks. 
  In Reykjavik, Iceland, thermal energy harvested from hot springs is used for snow melting. Hot water is pumped through tubes under many of the sidewalks. It’s like in-floor heating, but outside. Meanwhile in Oslo, Norway, uses electric heating elements embedded in sidewalks to melt snow.
  Montreal’s experi
  
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• Montreal's Trudeau airport to increase 'improvement fee' to $30

  30-01-2018 18:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport announced this week that its airport improvement fee — a surcharge placed on ticket purchases by departing passengers and used to finance airport infrastructure — will be increased to $30 from $25, plus taxes, effective April 1, 2018.
  The last increase in the fee was in 2010.
  
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• Debate swirls around how best to heat the Harpell Centre

  30-01-2018 17:59 via montrealgazette.com
  How best to heat Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue’s community centre has become a matter for debate.
  The Harpell Centre is located at the intersection of St. Pierre St. and Highway 20. It was built in 1948 and has long been considered the heart of the community. The building has been expanded three times and now houses the town’s recreational services, a community hall, the library and a swimming pool and wading pool.
  Last June, the town announced that the centre would get an overhaul and the fo
  
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• School-bus drivers strike: Montreal students find other ways to get to class

  30-01-2018 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  More than 15,000 Montreal students will have to make their own way to school Tuesday and Wednesday as 330 school bus drivers with Autobus Transco are staging a two-day strike. The drivers are unhappy with contract talks and want the company to put more money on the table.
  The strike affects students in four school boards on the island of Montreal — the English Montreal and Lester B. Pearson school boards, the Commission scolaire de Montréal and the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bou
  
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• Vigil for Quebec City Mosque Massacre @Tinatenneriello https://t.co/XPv7FF9i4y

  30-01-2018 16:21
  
  Vigil for Quebec City Mosque Massacre @Tinatenneriello https://t.co/XPv7FF9i4y
  
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• The language of emotions: Syrian women follow their dreams in Montreal

  30-01-2018 15:47 via montrealgazette.com
  When it’s cold, Yussra Ballan’s wrist aches. Ballan, 40, a Syrian refugee who has been in Montreal since 2016, dislocated her right wrist in 2013, when she was pulling her children out from the rubble after a bombed-out building collapsed onto their apartment in Damascus.
  In the aftermath, Ballan was too busy looking after her children to seek medical treatment for her wrist. The ache when it is cold — and the fact that her wrist bone protrudes — does not bother Ballan.
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• Just for Kids Foundation ‘Dancing with the Stars’ gala

  30-01-2018 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  Just For Kids Foundation ‘Dancing With The Stars’ gala representatives Allyson Kassie-Goldberg, Mark Capombassis and N’Goné Gueye join Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about this year’s fundraiser.
  
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• Anjou mayor in hot water over ice-clearing operation

  30-01-2018 15:23 via montrealgazette.com
  With legions of Montrealers forced to walk in the streets for days rather than risk icy sidewalks, a spike in ambulance calls for falls, a public mutiny from one borough mayor and a public apology from the city’s snow-clearing chief, it has been a rough week on the snow and ice front for the newly elected administration of Mayor Valérie Plante. 
  The day after freezing rain coated the city in ice last Tuesday, the city of Montreal opted not to call for an operation to clear snow
  
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• Keeping your hair healthy through winter

  30-01-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  Beauty expert Caroline Elie talks to Global’s Laura Casella about products that can help your hair survive winter.
  
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• What to do if you’ve given up your fitness resolutions

  30-01-2018 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  Fitness coach Tina Kissavos joins Global’s Kim Sullivan with strategies to help you recover your fitness resolutions.
  
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• Autobus Transco employee strike halts Montreal’s school bus network

  30-01-2018 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of Montreal parents scrambled to get their kids to school as more than 300 unionized Autobus Transco employees began a two day strike Tuesday. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• NEXT: Carly Dorogi and Sherri French from Bump Swag bring us the best new baby products for 2018. @bumpswagmedia wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 14:30
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• Celebrations: January 30, 2018 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/cwve0XU634

  30-01-2018 14:30
  
  Celebrations: January 30, 2018 We celebrate you!!! https://t.co/cwve0XU634
  
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• NEXT: Not much of a beer drinker? Sommelier Natalie Richard recommends which wines to serve this Sunday for… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 14:00
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• Vigil for Quebec City Mosque Massacre https://t.co/cvsoUlWCHL

  30-01-2018 13:59
  
  Vigil for Quebec City Mosque Massacre https://t.co/cvsoUlWCHL
  
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• Plante administration takes heat over icy sidewalks

  30-01-2018 13:57 via montrealgazette.com
  With legions of Montrealers forced to walk in the streets for days rather than risk icy sidewalks, a spike in ambulance calls for falls, a public mutiny from one borough mayor and a public apology from the city’s snow-clearing chief, it has been a rough week on the snow and ice front for the newly elected administration of Mayor Valérie Plante. 
  The day after freezing rain coated the city in ice last Tuesday, the city of Montreal opted not to call for an operation to clear snow
  
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• Two minutes to help become happier and successful

  30-01-2018 13:54 via globalnews.ca
  Author Neil Pasricha drops by Global News Morning to talk to Laura Casella about his latest book ‘Two Minute Mornings,’ about achieving happiness and success.
  
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