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• A possible no-go: How do you translate 'nonos'?

  01-02-2018 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  What’s in a name? 
  Speaking at the Jan. 29 vigil to mark the anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau referred to “these ‘nonos’ who wear dog paws on their T-shirts,” which means … well, what does it mean?
  It’s not a term of endearment. That much seems clear. The comment provoked an angry backlash from people associated with La Meute, which does have a paw as its logo. But if there’s broad consensus t
  
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• Guy Ouellette testifies in corruption trial

  01-02-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Feb 1: Liberal MNA Guy Ouellette is testifying in the corruption case against former party members Nathalie Normandeau and Marc-Yvan Côté in Quebec City. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• More people getting injured on icy Montreal streets

  01-02-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Feb 1: More Montrealers are ending up in the ER after taking dangerous spills on the icy streets. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Feb 1

  01-02-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Thursday, February 1, 2018 edition of Global News at 5:30 on Global Montreal.
  
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• Hydro-Quebec's Northern Pass electricity project rejected by New Hampshire

  01-02-2018 23:08 via cbc.ca
  Regulators in the state of New Hampshire have rejected a major electricity project being piloted by Quebec's hydro utility and its American partner, Eversource.
  
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• Hydro-Québec's Northern Pass electricity project rejected by New Hampshire

  01-02-2018 23:08 via cbc.ca
  Regulators in the state of New Hampshire have rejected a major electricity project being piloted by Quebec's hydro utility and its American partner, Eversource.
  
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• 18-year-old shot at courthouse in Maniwaki, Que., is in a coma: mother

  01-02-2018 23:01 via cbc.ca
  The 18-year-old man who was shot and seriously injured at the Maniwaki courthouse yesterday is currently in a coma, according to his mother.
  
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• Celebrating Black History Month, in ways large and small

  01-02-2018 22:41 via cbc.ca
  Clearly African-Canadian communities take the reins when it comes to celebrations, but if black history is a part of all history, then marking the occasion is everyone's prerogative.
  
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• Quebec parents to be given option to spread out parental leave benefits over 2 years

  01-02-2018 22:16 via cbc.ca
  The new parental leave rules would permit Quebec parents to spread out their time off, including allowing them the option of returning to work part-time.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Wins will help new-look Impact forge bond with fans

  01-02-2018 22:10 via montrealgazette.com
  How many players can you name on the new-look roster for the Impact?
  That’s a good question to ask the average Montreal sports fan and the response could be a concern for the Impact after an off-season that saw the departure of head coach Mauro Biello, captain Patrice Bernier and Ballou Tabla — three homegrown talents — along with fan favourites Laurent Ciman, Hassoun Camara, Ambroise Oyongo, Hernan Bernardello and designated-player Blerim Dzemaili.
  Goalkeeper Evan Bu
  
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• Union decries Concordia plan to pick students for task force

  01-02-2018 22:04 via montrealgazette.com
  The Concordia Student Union lashed out Thursday against the university’s planned sexual violence task force, saying it’s not properly representing students. 
  At a news conference in the morning, Leyla Sutherland, the CSU’s student life co-ordinator, said she is concerned the university is nominating students to the task force when that job should be left to the CSU, which represents students.
  Concordia launched a Task Force on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence,&nb
  
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• Restaurant review: Prime seats for game night at 1909 Taverne Moderne

  01-02-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  1909 Taverne Moderne
  ★★ out of ★★★★
  $$$
  Address: 1280 des Canadiens-de-Montréal Ave., in the Tour des Canadiens next to the Bell Centre.
  Phone: 514-416-9809
  Website: 1909tavernemoderne.com
  Open: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  Wheelchair access: Yes
  Reservations: Recommended
  Vegetarian friendly: Yes
  Parking: On the street with meters; many surrounding parking lots.
  Price range: Appetizers $7-$19; main courses $17-$42; des
  
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• Legault reassures anglos after poll suggests he's poised to lead Quebec

  01-02-2018 21:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Describing himself as a businessman who puts “Quebec first, but within Canada,” Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault reached out on Thursday to a radio audience that includes a large block of longtime Liberal voters — anglophones.
  Conducted five days after a new poll suggests the CAQ would win a majority government, Legault — once a Parti Québécois cabinet minister — quickly addressed concerns a CAQ government might eventually
  
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• Plateau predator sentenced to 15 years, declared dangerous offender

  01-02-2018 21:16 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who attacked a teenage girl and two young women in the Plateau in less than seven hours more than a year ago has been sentenced to a 15-year prison term and was declared a dangerous offender on Thursday during a hearing in which he was described as sex offender who is guaranteed to reoffend. 
  François Dulude, 28, admitted to the three attacks. On Nov. 3, 2016, he spotted a 15-year-old girl who was riding the métro alone and began stalking her. He followed her as she head
  
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• Opinion: At long last, butter worthy of the name

  01-02-2018 20:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Where we came from, food was rationed. But the Communists had just given back my uncle’s notarial licence, so my aunt, the notary’s secretary, took payments in chickens, eggs, vegetables and butter. Grateful country folk always found a way.
  The butter, which came from Flower, a cow I knew personally, was wonderful. I thought about Flower and her butter often in Canada, which welcomed us with open arms and terrible butter from anonymous cows in 1954. The butter stayed awful for 63 yea
  
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• Flu shot less than 20% effective for most common strain this season, scientists find

  01-02-2018 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Researchers say the effectiveness of this season's flu shot has been low, with the vaccine preventing only 10 to 20 per cent of infections caused by the dominant H3N2 strain affecting Canadians.
  
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• Saint-Laurent getting pedestrian walkways

  01-02-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Feb 1: The City of Montreal is adding some new pedestrian-friendly streets next summer, including in Saint-Laurent. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Saint-Laurent revitalization plan brings excitement, concern

  01-02-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Montreal is adding some new pedestrian-friendly streets next summer, including in Saint-Laurent.
  
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• Quebec health minister urges nurses to take full-time positions

  01-02-2018 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette is urging the province’s nurses to fill the many available full-time positions to address the problem of mandatory overtime.
  The sooner the positions are filled, the sooner the extra shifts will stop, he said Thursday morning on the sidelines of a meeting of the Liberal caucus.
  Barrette said there is a vicious circle at play wherein nurses refuse to take full-time positions for fear they will be forced to regularly work overtime — th
  
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• Man in stable condition after being shot in head at Maniwaki courthouse

  01-02-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  An 18-year-old man was in stable condition after he was shot in the head.
  
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• Like father, like son: Duelling pianists keep music in the family

  01-02-2018 19:27 via cbc.ca
  Eddie Bullen and son Quincy bring a competitive edge to their musical collaboration at their Feb 3. show at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall on Concordia University's Loyola campus.
  
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• Student union wants voice on Concordia's sexual misconduct task force

  01-02-2018 19:14 via cbc.ca
  Concordia University is putting together a task force to prevent sexual violence and misconduct, but members of the student union aren't happy with how student representatives are being chosen to take part.
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Winger Paul Byron bounces back from boarding

  01-02-2018 18:51 via montrealgazette.com
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Paul Byron left the morning skate early Thursday, but it appears that he will be in the lineup when the Canadiens face the Carolina Hurricanes (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690).
  And, after hinting that he might give Carey Price the night off, coach Claude Julien has decided to go with his No. 1 goaltender for the 25th time in 27 games.
  Byron had to leave Tuesday’s game in St. Louis after he crashed into the boards with less than three minutes to play. He wasn’t
  
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• Port Authority says it can ease Contracoeur project's environmental impact

  01-02-2018 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Port Authority said it will be able to take sufficient steps to mitigate and make up for the environmental impact of its planned Contrecoeur expansion. 
  While concerns have been raised about an endangered fish and frog species, port officials say the impact of the new terminal won’t be severe enough to stop the project from going forward.
  The Port Authority plans to start construction on the new container terminal in the south shore town of Contrecoeur in 2020.
  The a
  
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• Black History Month starts today https://t.co/CNzmyGZ6Qy

  01-02-2018 18:37
  
  Black History Month starts today https://t.co/CNzmyGZ6Qy
  
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• 'So exposed': Filmmaker's debut, Manic, mines her family's mental health history

  01-02-2018 18:11 via montrealgazette.com
  In terms of subject matter for a first feature, it doesn’t get much more personal than making a documentary about your family’s inter-generational struggle with mental illness.
  And in terms of publicity for your intimate little film, it doesn’t get much bigger — in Quebec at least — than a 14-minute interview on the province’s biggest talk-show, Tout le monde en parle.
  There Kalina Bertin was, Sunday night, answering probing questions from host Guy A. Lepage a
  
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• Update: No motive determined in deadly Mirabel shooting, SQ says

  01-02-2018 18:10 via montrealgazette.com
  MIRABEL — Sûreté du Québec officers were combing a rural road near Mirabel on Thursday where two men were shot inside a car. One of the victims has succumbed to his wounds.
  The two men took refuge a few kilometres away, in the parking lot of a gas station near Highway 15 late Wednesday. They called police from the parking lot. 
  A 24-year-old man was pronounced dead while another man, 40, was transported to hospital with serious injuries and is expected to survive.
  
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• Student union dismayed by Concordia’s plan to tackle sexual violence

  01-02-2018 17:51 via montrealgazette.com
  The Concordia Student Union lashed out on Thursday against the university’s planned sexual violence task force, saying it’s not properly representing students. 
  Leyla Sutherland, the CSU’s student life coordinator, said she is concerned that the university is nominating students to the task force, when that job should be left to the students themselves.
  The school has said it will choose which students sit on the committee and they must be students in good academic standin
  
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• It’s a French Fry frenzy as Poutine Week kicks off in Montreal - We get a sneak peek at six great options with… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  01-02-2018 17:41
  It’s a French Fry frenzy as Poutine Week kicks off in Montreal - We get a sneak peek at six great options with… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Third suspect in brash hospital robbery arrested, ending 3-month search

  01-02-2018 17:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Robbery investigators and a SWAT team have arrested the last of three suspects in a robbery that occurred last October at Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital.
  Éric Demers, 40, was arrested Monday and appeared in court Tuesday to face charges of robbery, firearm and conspiracy charges.
  Demers was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with a robbery that saw two other men enter Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Oct. 16 and ambush a hospital employee pushing a cart that held bags containing ab
  
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• The People Project: Science teacher by day, pro wrestler by night

  01-02-2018 17:36 via montrealgazette.com
  When he slips into his green luchador mask, Joseph Fitzmorris becomes the Green Phantom: a pro wrestler known for pile-driving his opponents through tables and absorbing steel chairs to the skull.
  Fitzmorris loves his job as a science and physical education teacher but his passion lies in the ring. Over the past 20 years, the Green Phantom has toured North America and taken on some of the biggest names in underground wrestling.
  But last year Fitzmorris tore his ACL, the ligament in his left knee
  
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• MNA Guy Ouellette to testify in case of leaked UPAC evidence

  01-02-2018 17:20 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — MNA Guy Ouellette is to testify in court Thursday as part of procedure digging into media leaks of evidence in the trials of former Liberals Nathalie Normandeau and Marc-Yvan Côté.
  Ouellette, the Liberal MNA for Chomedey, is expected to take the stand sometime after 2 p.m. at the Quebec City courthouse in a case that could determine whether the Normandeau-Côté trial can actually go ahead in April.
  Normandeau and Côté’s lawyers are tryin
  
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• Les Misérables storms Montreal once more

  01-02-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  To the barricades! The student protests are coming back to Montreal!
  I’m referring, of course, to the ones in Les Misérables, Victor Hugo’s great slab of a historical novel set against the background of youth-driven armed insurrection on the streets of 19th-century Paris.
  The all-conquering musical based on Hugo’s novel first marched on Montreal in 1991, when English performances alternated with French ones, the show’s creators Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch&o
  
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• Ottawa to increase funding for First Nations child welfare services

  01-02-2018 16:26 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her department would immediately move to increase funding for First Nation child welfare services after another compliance order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the federal government fails to grasp the “seriousness and emergency of the issues.”
  
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• Human rights tribunal says Ottawa fails to 'grasp seriousness' of First Nations child welfare crisis

  01-02-2018 16:26 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her department would immediately move to increase funding for First Nation child welfare services after another compliance order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found Ottawa fails to grasp the “seriousness and emergency of the issues.”
  
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• Gregory Charles says his father succumbed to his injuries after being hit by snow-clearing tractor

  01-02-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Lennox Charles died early Thursday morning, surrounded by family, his son said in a Facebook post.
  
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• Gregory Charles confirms his father's death after being hit by snowplow

  01-02-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Lennox Charles died early Thursday morning, surrounded by family, his son said in a Facebook post.
  
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• Quebec singer Gregory Charles’ father dies after being hit by snow plow

  01-02-2018 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec singer Gregory Charles' father has passed away after being hit by a snow plow.
  
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• Mirabel shooting leaves one man dead, another injured

  01-02-2018 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency services found a 24-year-old man dead in a car parked outside of a Mirabel gas station Wednesday night. A 40-year-old man was injured, his life is not in danger.
  
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• Community Shout-out: Terry Fox Comedy Fundraiser

  01-02-2018 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s Community Shout-outs for Thursday, February 1.
  
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• Winter wreaking havoc on your skin?

  01-02-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Find out the best way to care for your skin in the winter, with Sephora Pro lead artist Elmy Trieu and Global’s Laura Casella.
  
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• How a tiny frog and a big fish could block Port of Montreal expansion

  01-02-2018 15:19 via cbc.ca
  The Port of Montreal has its eye on expanding to the South Shore by building a large-scale shipping dock at Contrecoeur, but an at-risk fish and frog may get in the way of that.
  
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• Playing pickup with a champion: Sidney Crosby surprises Quebec teen at local hockey rink

  01-02-2018 15:18 via cbc.ca
  A 19-year-old Quebec hockey player didn't expect to meet Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby when he stepped onto fresh outdoor ice during a frigid morning last month.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Netflix ravenous for Quebec's zombie show Les Affamés

  01-02-2018 15:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Some things you might have missed, if you were sleeping instead of peering through your telescope or trying to drive downtown.Shuffling along: Netflix, which has said it’s serious about its stake in Canada, including francophone entertainment, is setting out to prove it with the purchase of Robin Aubert’s Les Affamés. The film’s IMDB.com description says it’s set in “upstate Quebec,” which one can only imagine is … Saguenay? Chibougamau? Anyway,
  
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• Time for Canadiens to tear it all apart | HI/O Show

  01-02-2018 15:14 via montrealgazette.com
  On this week’s show, our panelists — Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan, former Canadien and TSN 690 host Chris Nilan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak and host Adam Susser — say it’s time for the Canadiens to blow things up, as well these topics:
  • CH fanbase wouldn’t tolerate unilingual anglo GM• Teammates turtle after cheap shot on Byron• Habs’ immediate future is circling NHL drain• Not Price’s fault Canadiens can’t score
  
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• Sizzling décor ideas for Valentine’s Day

  01-02-2018 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Learn how to add a sensual touch to your home just in time for Valentine’s Day, with Global décor expert Karl Lohnes and Global News Morning host Laura Casella.
  
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• Facebook usage down in Canada for first time ever https://t.co/OWJPWQkpNE

  01-02-2018 14:51
  
  Facebook usage down in Canada for first time ever https://t.co/OWJPWQkpNE
  
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• Making the cut

  01-02-2018 14:50 via globalnews.ca
  From carving to cross-checking, students from the Gordon Robertson Beauty Academy show Global’s Kim Sullivan their hairdressing skills in a mock competition.
  
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• Happy February, Montreal. There's a snow squall watch in effect

  01-02-2018 14:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Mixed bag. Cocktail. Roller coaster. It’s barely February and we’re already running out of weather clichés.
  Thursday’s hodgepodge of precipitation includes rain, then flurries, then a risk of snow squalls this evening, according to Environment Canada.
  Montrealers woke up to cloudy skies and a temperature around minus-3 degrees Celsius, but by early afternoon the mercury was expected to climb above zero. The forecast high for the day is 1 C. We could see snow, rain, then
  
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• Global News Community Shout-out: Terry Fox Run

  01-02-2018 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s Community Shout-outs for Thursday, February 1.
  
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