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• New Quebecers take on 250-kilometre bike ride to promote inclusion, living together

  17-02-2018 23:45 via cbc.ca
  The 250-kilometre winter bike ride brings together a mix of young immigrants and refugees for a five-day trip. It was organized by Motivaction Jeunesse in hopes of promoting integration and inclusion.
  
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• Construction begins on Montreal’s first day centre for the terminally ill

  17-02-2018 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  The church has been closed for almost nine years but volunteers have been working tirelessly for years to transform the 1930s church into a palliative care centre.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Dr. Philip Gordon’s “Chemotherapy: A Senior Surgeon’s Personal Challenge”

  17-02-2018 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal surgeon who spent his life treating cancer patients and is now a cancer patient himself wrote a missive to his colleagues hoping it’ll help change they way we treat cancer patients. Jamie Orchard sits down with Dr. Philip Gordon.
  
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• Petition circulating opposing Montreal’s plan to close part of Mount Royal to drivers

  17-02-2018 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  A petition is circulating opposing Montreal's plan to close a portion of Camillien Houde Way to drivers in a pilot project this spring.
  
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• Focus Montreal: New program warns young people about the pitfalls of running away from home

  17-02-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Jamie Orchard speaks to Pina Arcamone from The Missing Children’s Network as it’s launched a new program that’ll warn young people about the pitfalls of running away from home.
  
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• Longueuil police ask for public's help after string of snowblower thefts

  17-02-2018 22:29 via cbc.ca
  Most of the snowblowers were stolen from temporary outdoor shelters, police say.
  
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• Raze the roof: Brossard makes Habs fan take down backyard ice bar

  17-02-2018 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Derek Parker’s magnificent, illuminated ice castle  – a tribute to the Habs, a hit with his neighbours and a welcome respite from the winter doldrums – is no more.
  An apparently joyless inspector from the city of Brossard phoned Parker Friday morning warning him that he had to take down the roof over his ice castle immediately because it posed an imminent danger, Parker said.
  The city official, however, reached that conclusion without having inspected the ice structure or
  
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• Focus Montreal: Projet Montreal’s first 100 days in office

  17-02-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  Projet Montreal’s new administration has passed its 100 days in office benchmark. Jamie Orchard sits down with city councillor Craig Sauvé to talk about Projet Montreal’s sometimes controversial policies.
  
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• West Island food bank gets helping hand after series of misfortunes

  17-02-2018 21:34 via cbc.ca
  Things are starting to look up for On Rock, a charity based in Pierrefonds, after a difficult start to the year. The Beaconsfield-based Tenaquip Foundation has offered to pay for a new van after their old one broke down.
  
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• Young anglophones want out of Quebec: poll

  17-02-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Out of those polled, nearly half of respondents said they feel like relationships with francophones are tense.
  
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• Quebec farmers wary of new, stricter pesticide regulations

  17-02-2018 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s grain producers say their perspectives were sidelined instead of being taken into consideration by the province’s environment ministry, which is due to announce new, tighter rules on the use of pesticides on Monday. 
  Producteurs de grains du Québec (PGQ) president Christian Overbeek says he’s waiting for the new regulations with apprehension. The new measures, he says, will bring additional costs that are “extremely important” for producers
  
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• Montreal boy shaves his head to raise funds for cancer to help his dad

  17-02-2018 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  Tyler Goldsmith launched an appeal to raise money in support of the Jewish General Hospital. His father has stage 4 colon cancer, and Tyler wanted to help.
  
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• Quebec welcomes delayed timeline for legal marijuana

  17-02-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is welcoming the delay in the federal government's marijuana legislation going into effect, saying it gives the province more time to prepare.
  
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• Bloc Québécois members debating finances, Martine Ouellet's salary

  17-02-2018 18:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Bloc Québécois members are meeting Saturday at a general council meeting in Drummondville to discuss the party’s finances, and the salary leader Martine Ouellet will receive once she leaves her position as a member of the National Assembly in October. 
  Ouellet is reportedly asking to be paid $24,000 for the months of October, November and December 2018. It appears she will then ask for a $96,000 salary in 2019. 
  The party leader’s salary will be debated b
  
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• Children's literacy program isn't going anywhere, Montreal mayor says

  17-02-2018 16:59 via cbc.ca
  The City of Montreal says it has suspended, not abolished, its Livres en la rue program, which aims to encourage reading among children.
  
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• Denis Villeneuve leads Quebec's contingent of BAFTA nominees

  17-02-2018 16:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec director Denis Villeneuve may not have received an Oscar nomination for “Blade Runner 2049,” but this weekend he could get a similar trophy across the pond.
  Villeneuve is nominated for best director for the sci-fi sequel going into Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, a.k.a. the BAFTAs.
  He’s among several Canadians in the running for BAFTAs this year. Here are some others:
  J. Miles Dale
  “The Shape of Water” is up for a leading 12 BAFTAs, including best
  
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• The Bridge: Black history needs to be part of the 'constant conversation'

  17-02-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Nantali Indongo, host of CBC Quebec’s The Bridge, along with CBC's Shari Okeke, Sean Henry and Duke Eatmon, look back on their childhood memories — and look forward to a future where a month to celebrate Black history no longer matters.
  
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• Montrealer whipping people into shape with L.A.-style workout

  17-02-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Do you even Lagree?
  
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• #ICYMI: Inspired by flavours of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, celebrity Chef Ricardo (@Ricardocuisine) shared hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-02-2018 16:00
  #ICYMI: Inspired by flavours of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, celebrity Chef Ricardo (@Ricardocuisine) shared hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Snowmobiler dies following accident in Charlevoix region

  17-02-2018 15:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Another snowmobiler has died in Quebec, this time near La Malbaie, in the Charlevoix region.
  The victim, a man in his fifties, was in the company of three other snowmobilers. He is believed to have lost control of his snowmobile and crashed into a tree. 
  His companions later realized he was missing and found him in a ditch. 
  The accident took place around 1 a.m. on Saturday. Its cause has yet to be determined 
  The cause of the accident has yet to be determined.
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• Karl Lohnes: Surviving the winter decor blahs

  17-02-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I must admit that since saying goodbye to my twinkly and bright holiday decorations, my house feels, well, a bit plain and dull. Like most people, I get used to a brighter, shinier decor scheme during December and then fall into a sad state when it’s all packed up in January. By February, the blahs have settled in and my style soul needs a little soothing.
  If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering: Is there a way to get that excitement year-round? Yes, Virginia, there is &md
  
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• The Week in Review: Cavendish, Ste-Catherine, snow, shinny and seeds

  17-02-2018 14:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Catch up on all the big stories that happened this week in Montreal.
  Montreal accused of stalling on Cavendish extension
  The city is dragging its feet on plans to extend Cavendish Blvd. from St-Laurent to Côte-St-Luc, the municipal opposition charged Monday. “We’ve talked about it for donkey’s years,” said Alan DeSousa, the mayor of St-Laurent borough and vice-president of Montreal’s finance and administration committee. “We had made really good headway
  
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• Dunlevy: Decrying gentrification – 'Big developers' are a big problem in Mile End

  17-02-2018 14:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Marie Plourde has one word to describe her reaction to the skyrocketing rents for certain commercial properties in Mile End, and how the situation is forcing out businesses that are part of the fabric of the neighbourhood.
  “I’m devastated,” said the Projet Montréal councillor for the neighbourhood. “It’s dramatic. I support all the business owners who are there, who are resisting, who are worried. All this brings up inflation, and rents in general.
  “Lan
  
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• While you were sleeping: Robots try and fail to replace Olympians

  17-02-2018 14:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Also: A new way to contest parking tickets
  Quebec Medical Association president Hugo Viens said he worries the associations that represent doctors in their negotiations with the government have become too focused on winning bigger salaries. This was one of the points he made in an open letter published Friday. In the letter, Viens said he was now embarrassed to tell people he was a doctor, adding that doctors need to be more involved in improving the health-care system. With health-care cos
  
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• Shelter: Ville-Marie condo has new facade, old foundation

  17-02-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Thomas Leslie, who grew up in Nova Scotia, moved from Halifax to Montreal to study music at McGill University. After he graduated, he stayed on, working in the concerts and publicity department, then moving into the Department of Human Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine where he stayed for five years.
  Leslie was there as an artist-in-residence and says it was a “delightful place to work.” During his stint at the Faculty of Medicine, he earned an MBA at UQAM. Today, Leslie is the exe
  
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• Long road home: One man's journey out of homelessness

  17-02-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In the shadow of a 20-storey financial building in downtown Montreal is a small concrete nook, near the entrance of a loading dock, that Terry Weaymouth affectionately calls “his spot.”
  Two years ago, Weaymouth spent every day there. It sheltered him from the rain and snow. Air vents along the wall kept him warm.
  At night, the commotion of homeless shelters too hectic for him, he would crawl below a nearby terrasse, set down a yoga mat and rest his head on his backpack.
  There, with t
  
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• Josh Freed: Montrealers should have their say on plan to block cars from crossing Mount Royal

  17-02-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I leave town for two weeks and what happens? I return to find a mini-Berlin Wall set to go up on Mount Royal, blocking off my Plateau neighbourhood from the west end.
  OK, OK, there’ll be no Checkpoint Charlie, or machine-gun-toting guards atop the mountain, but there will be a huge 800-metre roadblock and a major transformation of Mount Royal and our city.
  The plan to seal off the upper part of the mountain road, announced by city park boss Luc Ferrandez, will terminate a 60-year-old drive
  
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• Time is ticking for Metro's Blue line extension to Montreal's east end

  17-02-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Time is running out for the provincial government to announce the extension of the Metro’s Blue line towards Montreal’s east-end boroughs of Saint-Leonard and Anjou.
  
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• Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights: Five things you should know

  17-02-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Golden Knights game in Las Vegas on Saturday (7 p.m., SN360, CITY, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio):
  Matchup of opposites: While the Canadiens have to rate as one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL this season, the expansion Golden Knights are the biggest surprise. The most generous expansion draft in NHL history gave Vegas a leg up on previous expansion teams because the NHL wanted this team to succeed. However, it’s safe to say no
  
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• Blind people face new challenges to getting around the city

  17-02-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  For most people, the elimination of a beeping sound on a keypad would seems innocuous, but for many vision impaired people in the city, it can seriously hamper how they get around.
  A group of advocates for the blind is calling out the Société de transport de Montréal for violating its own universal accessibility policy by installing new keypads at several OPUS recharging machines that don’t provide an essential audio cue for blind users.
  OPUS card rechargers curre
  
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• Money123: Paying off your mortgage vs. saving for retirement

  17-02-2018 11:58 via globalnews.ca
  For many it’s the largest investment in their lifetime. But the question is, once you own a home, is it better to aggressively pay down your mortgage? Or put your extra cash towards retirement savings?
  
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• 'We were innocent': How one survivor hopes to get justice for Duplessis Orphans

  17-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Marc Boudreau, now 62, is trying to take seven Catholic organizations, along with the federal and provincial governments, to court for the abuse he said he suffered as a child.
  
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• NHL's Golden Knights draw a hot hand in Sin City

  17-02-2018 05:42 via montrealgazette.com
  LAS VEGAS — Canada has made significant contributions to the Sin City entertainment scene from Paul Anka to Rich Little to Céline Dion to Cirque du Soleil.
  Add NHL hockey to the list.
  The Vegas Golden Knights have become one of the hottest draws in Vegas, both on and off the ice.
  The NHL pushed for a team here because they wanted to establish a professional sports beachhead before the National Football League arrived.
  There were some concerns because of the NHL’s history in no
  
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• Pay the wrong parking meter? That's now a defence, Quebec Court of Appeal says

  17-02-2018 04:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Have you ever accidentally put money in the wrong parking meter and found a ticket on your windshield? You can breathe a little more easily, a Court of Appeal decision means offenders can present a defence of error in an effort to get the ticket cancelled. 
  In a 27-page judgment rendered on Feb. 14, the Court of Appeal said that parking infractions have a “strict” and not “absolute” liability.
  In plain language, that means people who receive tickets can challenge the
  
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• Doctors need to play a bigger role in improving medical system: QMA president

  17-02-2018 04:47 via montrealgazette.com
  In an open letter published on Friday, the president of of the Quebec Medical Association said he’s now embarrassed to tell people he’s a doctor. 
  “Recently, I find myself, in taxis, at restaurants, no longer longer daring to say that I am a doctor. When asked the question, I hear my self responding that I work in the health sector,” Hugo Viens wrote. “Yet, when I became a doctor, I was proud to join this group of professionals. I knew we enjoyed a special
  
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• Massachusetts to continue talks with Hyrdo-Québec for Northern Pass project

  17-02-2018 04:31 via cbc.ca
  Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
  
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• Massachusetts to continue talks with Hydro-Québec for Northern Pass project

  17-02-2018 04:31 via cbc.ca
  Despite a rejection in New Hampshire, Massachusetts will continue negotiations on a conditional basis with Hydro-Québec and its American partner Eversource for the Northern Pass project.
  
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• Second Hydro-Québec proposal selected as backup by Massachusetts if Northern Pass remains blocked

  17-02-2018 04:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Hydro-Québec will have an opportunity to save its $10-billion export contract with Massachusetts, even if the state decides not to stick with the Northern Pass transmission line, which has failed to secure approval in New Hampshire. 
  The New England Clean Energy Connect proposal, which would be built through a partnership with Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Avangrid, was selected as an alternative option on Friday by the Massachusetts Executive Office of&nbs
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened in Montreal on Feb. 16

  17-02-2018 02:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Busy day? Here’s what you might have overlooked.
  Pit bulls: Montreal’s new dog bylaw will be ‘balanced,’ Plante says
  Mayor Valérie Plante says public consultations will help the city come up with an animal-control bylaw that protects Montrealers without targeting pit bull-type dogs. “We saw that with the previous administration when they decided to do the bylaw (in 2016), a lot of people felt left out and not consulted,” Plante told the Montreal Ga
  
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• Quebec's next budget to address needs of anglophones: Weil

  17-02-2018 02:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s minister responsible for anglophone issues is raising hopes that the concerns and needs of the province’s English-speaking communities will be tackled in a concrete way in Quebec’s next budget.
  Kathleen Weil held an all-day forum at Concordia University Friday to hear from about 40 leaders of groups and institutions that serve anglophone communities across Quebec.
  At the end of the day she told them the Liberal government intends to present a costed-out, five-year acti
  
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• Quebec Cree self-governance closer to reality after act gets 3rd reading

  17-02-2018 01:57 via cbc.ca
  Self-government for the James Bay Cree Nation in Quebec over part of their territory moved one step closer to reality Thursday.
  
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• Charlevoix businesses eager to get high-speed internet, at last, thanks to G7 Summit

  17-02-2018 01:21 via cbc.ca
  Business owners in the Charlevoix region are welcoming news they will have soon be getting high-speed internet, as organizer of the June G7 Summit step up the pace to get installations ready in La Malbaie.
  
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• Neighbours rally for burglary victim of Sherbrooke West Dry Cleaner and Tailors

  17-02-2018 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  The front doors were smashed and the repair cost, even with insurance, is a strain because the business hasn't been doing well. 
  
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• Checking In: Trapp’s marks 50 years of Nordic skiing in Stowe

  17-02-2018 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Trapp Family Lodge, a Tyrolean-style mountaintop resort in Stowe, Vt., has attained legendary status on many fronts.
  Most compelling is the sheer scope of the property, a vast swath of splendid Vermont countryside — more than three times the size of all three peaks of Montreal’s Mount Royal Park.
  And it is absolutely loaded with possibility: sports facilities, a kids’ club, several dining choices and morning-to-evening diversions.
  Trapp’s is like an Alpine village, en
  
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• Minister reaches out to English-speaking Quebecers in daylong forum

  17-02-2018 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  The minister for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, Kathleen Weil, hears anglophone concerns and solutions in all-day forum.
  
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• Deal with medical specialists to save $3.6 billion, Quebec says

  17-02-2018 00:50 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Arguing it would be irresponsible to tear up past agreements, Treasury Board President Pierre Arcand said Friday that the province comes out a winner with a new deal it has negotiated with its medical specialists.
  “The deal we are presenting to you today allows us to settle up for the past,” Arcand said at a news conference moving to deflect criticism that Quebec’s medical specialists have hit the proverbial jackpot.
  “A contract cannot be torn up without th
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Feb 16

  17-02-2018 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, February 16, 2018 edition of Global News at 5:30 on Global Montreal.
  
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• Homeless Indigenous people in Montreal lack 'sense of belonging,' study finds

  17-02-2018 00:38 via cbc.ca
  A study looking into homelessness among Indigenous Montrealers has painted a stark picture of the situation, and it's recommending housing set aside specifically for Inuit, First Nations and other Indigenous peoples to help alleviate the problem.
  
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