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• Quebec Crown to ask Supreme Court to reverse judgment that saw man charged with murdering wife go free

  02-03-2018 23:52 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec Crown is hoping the Supreme Court of Canada will overturn a 2017 judgment that stayed the second-degree murder case against Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingham because his trial had been delayed for too long.
  
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• Anthony Calvillo could be heading to Argonauts

  02-03-2018 23:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo is reportedly in line to become the next quarterbacks coach for the Toronto Argonauts, joining his former general manager Jim Popp and coach Marc Trestman.
  Justin Dunk of 3DownNation and Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette independently reported the news, citing unnamed sources.
  Hearing @acalvillo13 could go to Toronto Argonauts as QB coach under OC Tommy Condell. Calvillo would be the body to replace Marcus Brady
  — Herb Zurkowsky (@Her
  
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• Having a toll on Mount Royal is not an option, Mayor Plante says

  02-03-2018 23:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said Friday that the city is not considering charging a toll to drive over Mount Royal.
  “Having a toll is not an option, we are not going in that direction,” Plante said. “The mountain needs to be accessible for everyone.”
  Plateau-Mont Royal borough mayor Luc Ferrandez had raised the idea of charging a $10 entrance fee to the park in a lengthy Facebook post where he defended the city’s plan to block through traffic over the
  
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• 'I broke down in tears': Laval students shaken by accidental death of Athena Gervais

  02-03-2018 23:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police confirmed Friday afternoon that Athena Gervais, the 14-year-old girl found dead on Thursday in a stream behind the school she attended, died accidentally.
  A preliminary autopsy confirmed that there were no signs of violence on the body, said Laval police spokesperson Geneviève Major.
  She said a more detailed report, to come in the next few days, will confirm the cause of death and whether she had consumed any substances. 
  Gervais’s body was found Thursday
  
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• Quebec sees boom in tourists

  02-03-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Last year, Montreal saw the second biggest growth in tourism of any city in Canada. At the same time, Quebec City recorded the most tourists in its history.
  
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• Frustration grows over struck U.S. navy ship in Montreal

  02-03-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  A U.S. Navy ship has been stuck in the ice in Montreal’s port for so long now, it’s wearing out its welcome. Mike Armstrong explains why.
  
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• Montrealer adopts 3-legged dogs

  02-03-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Mar 2: Montrealer Jeffrey White has adopted three amputee dogs – or tripawds – saying his training as a physical therapist allows him to give them a good life. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Montreal Greek church may close due to unpaid bills

  02-03-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Mar 2: Three years after their church was burned to the ground, Montreal’s Greek community was finally able to celebrate the reopening of Panagitsa. But, Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the building may now be in jeopardy again – this time due to unpaid bills.
  
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• Tolls for cars on Mount Royal?

  02-03-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Mar 2: Montreal’s controversial decision to close Camillien-Houde Way to through traffic on Mount Royal has taken a new turn. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, Plateau Mont Royal borough mayor Luc Ferrandez suggested imposing a pay toll on drivers.
  
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• Quebec Court of Appeal voids bylaw forcing protesters to provide route to police

  02-03-2018 23:18 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled the requirement of submitting a protest itinerary in advance is "arbitrary" and "unreasonable." The appeal was filed by CEGEP professor Julien Villeneuve, a.k.a. "Anarchopanda," the costumed mascot of Quebec's 2012 student protests.
  
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• Pierrefonds gun range concerns residents

  02-03-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Mar 2: Residents in Pierrefonds-Roxboro say they’re worried about an air gun shooting range that just opened up in their neighbourhood. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, Pierrefonds Mayor Jim Beis says he’s looking to revise the borough’s bylaws so these kinds of businesses will no longer be located near people’s homes.
  
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• Montreal International says foreign direct investment rose 50% in 2017 - Financial Post

  02-03-2018 22:54 via business.financialpost.com
  Montreal International says foreign direct investment rose 50% in 2017
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  Eleven of the foreign companies Montreal International helped establish operations here were related to the artificial intelligence sector, it said. CARSTEN KOALL / AFP/Getty Images. Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette. March 2, 2018 4:54 PM EST. Filed ...
  
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• Teenage father arrested after 6-week-old son is assaulted

  02-03-2018 22:47 via montrealgazette.com
  A six-week-old infant in Sherbrooke has been seriously injured after allegedly being assaulted by his 19-year-old father.
  Sherbrooke police confirmed the father was arrested Thursday and is expected to be charged Friday with aggravated assault.
  It seems the child will carry the scars of the attack for the rest of his life.
  Police were called in after the child was brought to hospital earlier in the week and the nature of his injuries suggested he had been attacked.
  Police then executed a warrant
  
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• Finnish Olympic team goalie Noora Raty blanks Les Canadiennes in China

  02-03-2018 22:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Les Canadiennes wrapped up their first trip to China on a losing note as they were shut out by Kunlun Red Star 3-0 Friday in Shenzhen.
  Finnish Olympic goalie Noora Raty made 17 saves for the shutout. Rachel Lianes and former U.S. national team players Stephanie Anderson and Kelli Stack scored for Red Star. The loss left Les Canadiennes with 1-2-1 record in China.
  The win moved Kunlun Red Star into second place in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League with 39 points, two points behin
  
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• Canadian country star Ronnie Prophet dead at 80

  02-03-2018 21:41 via cbc.ca
  Country music star Ronnie Prophet, a familiar face on Canadian television in the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 80.
  
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• Don Macpherson: A PQ nomination becomes a test of Lisée's leadership

  02-03-2018 21:10 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s nice to have your own media empire to promote your political ambitions. And in Quebec, you can do that.
  Quebecor boss Pierre Karl Péladeau, who controls the province’s dominant media, has made it clear that he wants his old job back as leader of the Parti Québécois. Recently, he went on his TVA network to clear up any doubt in the minds of PQ supporters about his availability for the election due by Oct. 1.
  It was a well-timed kick at the leadership of his s
  
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• What the Puck: With GM Bergevin at Canadiens' helm, another reef looms

  02-03-2018 20:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Now is the winter of our discontent.
  Habs fans are in a funk. Again. For the second time in three years, the Montreal Canadiens will miss the playoffs and there is nothing more depressing than a spring in our city with no playoff hockey to celebrate.
  Since early January, it’s been pretty clear that this sad-sack team was not going to make the post-season and, naturally, folks’ interest in watching the games has been dropping big-time. TV ratings are down and there are loads of empty
  
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• Editorial: Quebec's flood action plan is welcome

  02-03-2018 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Increasingly, it feels as if spring might be just around the corner. For most of us, that’s a cheerful thought. Perhaps less so for those still recovering from last year’s devastating floods in various parts of Quebec, including western Montreal.
  Forecasters are not expecting anything of that magnitude this spring, thankfully. Such floods have been rare. Still, climate change is expected to increase the incidence of extreme weather, including flooding. So there is no time like the pr
  
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• 5 free, kid-friendly events to check out at Nuit Blanche - CBC.ca

  02-03-2018 20:50 via cbc.ca
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  5 free, kid-friendly events to check out at Nuit Blanche
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  The annual Nuit Blanche — a night filled with art, music and food that marks the end of the Montréal en Lumière festival — is just around the corner with a slew of more than 200 activities to choose from. The festival, running Saturday into the wee ...and more »
  
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• Laval high school students grapple with death of classmate - CBC.ca

  02-03-2018 20:47 via cbc.ca
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  Laval high school students grapple with death of classmate
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  Students in Laval huddled in the cold outside their high school on Friday morning, sharing hugs and tears after a fellow schoolmate was found dead just steps away from the building. One friend said she was always there for her. Another said he will ...and more »
  
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• 5 free, kid-friendly events to check out at Nuit Blanche

  02-03-2018 20:41 via cbc.ca
  The nocturnal-themed festival attracts thousands of visitors — and this year families have plenty of kid-focused options to choose from.
  
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• Crown will not appeal Accurso acquittal

  02-03-2018 20:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec’s Crown prosecutor’s office announced Friday that it will not appeal the acquittal of former construction magnate Tony Accurso.
  A jury found Accurso not guilty last month on one charge of breach of trust.
  Accurso was accused of giving a $300,000 cheque and other gifts to the late mayor of Mascouche in exchange for contracts for his construction company, which used to be one of the biggest in the province.
  He was initially charged with six counts in 2012, but the charges were r
  
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• It's artificial intelligence versus raw emotion in Marjorie Prime

  02-03-2018 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  “Is it live or is it Memorex?” went the ad slogan for a brand of magnetic recording tape back in the ’80s. Six decades worth of accelerated technology later and the audience, made privy to a future world of A.I. companions for the aged and the bereaved (circa 2040), is forced to ask a similar question of at least one of the four characters in Jordan Harrison’s elegant, achingly poignant play, Marjorie Prime, which is at Segal Centre to March 18.
  We’re clued in fairl
  
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• Debate rages over opening of air gun range in Pierrefonds-Roxboro

  02-03-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  In response to the intense debate, the borough mayor wants to revise zoning laws in the area.
  
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• 5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: March 2

  02-03-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  One young Montrealer is rallying her peers to march in solidarity of the victims of the Florida shooting.
  
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• Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard’s legacy lives through family foundation

  02-03-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Maurice Richard Family Foundation raises money to help underprivileged children attend hockey school
  
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• Top Hells Angels member behind syrup enterprise in west Quebec

  02-03-2018 18:51 via cbc.ca
  An influential member of the Hells Angels is running a maple syrup business in the Outaouais that sells bottles of the sweet condiment decorated with the gang's colours, sources tell Radio-Canada.
  
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• Lesley Chesterman: Pass the popcorn for home movies with the kids

  02-03-2018 18:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Growing up in Montreal, once a week I’d head out to see the movie du moment, at first with family and later with friends. Movies played a big part in my life — so much so that I still recall the $1.50 kids’ ticket to Star Wars in 1977 and Grease in 1978, and that I saw each movie eight times at the Côte-des-Neiges cinema.
  I remember seeing films with actual intermissions, like Gone With the Wind, The Sound of Music and Barry Lyndon, at the majestic Snowdon Theatre. I reca
  
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• Update: Having a toll on Mount Royal is not an option, Mayor Plante says

  02-03-2018 18:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said Friday that the city is not considering charging a toll to drive over Mount Royal.
  “Having a toll is not an option, we are not going in that direction,” Plante said. “The mountain needs to be accessible for everyone.”
  Plateau-Mont Royal borough mayor Luc Ferrandez had raised the idea of charging a $10 entrance fee to the park in a lengthy Facebook post where he defended the city’s plan to block through traffic over the
  
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• Wine: Costières de Nîmes is a well-kept secret, and a bargain

  02-03-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  People are always on the lookout for something new, and for a bargain. One of my personal faves that fills both those needs is a lesser-known region in southern France called Costières de Nîmes. While I have yet to visit, I have come to know its wines pretty well.
  The appellation has an interesting history. It has one of France’s oldest vineyards, planted by Greeks and continued by the Romans during the time of Julius Caesar. Throughout most of its history, it was part of
  
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• Mete, Juulsen bright spots for Habs | HI/O Bonus

  02-03-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Noah Juulsen has looked good in his first few games with the Canadiens and Victor Mete has played well all season. Is that a sign the Canadiens are improving at player development?
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: March 2, 2018

  02-03-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16
  Côtes du Ventoux 2015, Grande Réserve des Challières, France red, $11.95, SAQ # 331090. Always a bargain, and this vintage is even better. Very earthy Rhône red, with black olive and meaty notes acting as a nice juxtaposition to the dark fruit. This is southern grenache and syrah doing its thing, with texture and good length. Tannins are there, but
  
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• Turcot closures this weekend will mean headaches for drivers en route to airport

  02-03-2018 17:52 via cbc.ca
  As a result of ongoing work to dismantle the old Turcot Interchange, Transports Québec has announced a number of major closures this weekend starting Friday at midnight.
  
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• Major Turcot closures this weekend will mean headaches for west end drivers

  02-03-2018 17:52 via cbc.ca
  As a result of ongoing work to dismantle the old Turcot Interchange, Transports Québec has announced a number of major closures this weekend starting Friday at midnight.
  
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• Canada seeks exemption to Trump's steel tariffs, vows retaliation

  02-03-2018 17:49 via cbc.ca
  Canada is seeking an exemption to any new U.S. trade restrictions on aluminum and steel, and is vowing to retaliate if slapped with any new tariffs.
  
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• Quebec announces $1.8 billion reno for Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

  02-03-2018 17:43 via montrealgazette.com
  A major renovation project that will see the modernization of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital’s health care, research and teaching facilities has been confirmed by the Quebec government.
  Health Minister Gaétan Barrette said on Friday the project will cost close to $1.8 billion.
  The renovation will see the reconstruction of most of the hospital’s buildings and their relocation into two distinct wings.
  The first section will concentrate on health care services while the second wil
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Magical thinking about special carafe is all wet

  02-03-2018 17:37 via montrealgazette.com
  It is a very pretty carafe, but I didn’t buy it for its looks. I made my considerable investment based on the supposedly magical effects the “TC Energy Design Water Carafe” will have on the water stored in it. “TC” stands for Thomas Chochola, an Austrian glassblower who claims to have found a way to “revitalize water, restore its memory and improve its life-giving benefits through the use of structural physics and sacred geometry.” He also designs indoor
  
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• Olympic gold & bronze medalist @SamGirardCAN makes his mark on the future of Canadian speed skating btmontreal.ca/videos/samuel-…

  02-03-2018 17:36
  Olympic gold & bronze medalist @SamGirardCAN makes his mark on the future of Canadian speed skating btmontreal.ca/videos/samuel-…
  
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• Let the good times roll with Shae Dupuy

  02-03-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  Country singer/songwriter Shae Dupuy tells Global’s Laura Casella about her Let the Good Times Roll concert at Mademoiselle — and performs her hit song, “Tin Man.”
  
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