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• Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques visits Montreal robotics competition

  03-03-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Around 5,000 students from different schools across Quebec and beyond had the chance to compete at the event.
  
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• Via Rail halts passenger service after CN train derails near Kingston, Ont.

  03-03-2018 23:45 via cbc.ca
  Via Rail has cancelled all Saturday night passenger travel on its Montreal-to-Toronto and Ottawa-to-Toronto routes after two CN Rail train cars derailed near Kingston, Ont.
  
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• Bloc Quebecois leader Martine Ouellet refusing to step down

  03-03-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  The pressure was on after more than 20 former Bloc Québécois MPs called on Ouellet to resign.
  
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• MUHC implements changes after death of Kimberly Gloade

  03-03-2018 22:45 via montrealgazette.com
  The McGill University Health Centre says it has changed the way patients without valid medicare cards are treated in light of the 2016 death of Kimberly Gloade, an Indigenous woman who left the hospital after being told she would need to pay for treatment. 
  The 43-year-old Mi’kmaq woman died weeks after she was brought to the Royal Victoria Hospital by ambulance and left without seeing a doctor. Her boyfriend alleges she was turned away after being asked to pay $1,400 b
  
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• Liveblog: Canadiens at Boston

  03-03-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s a tea time special.
  Fresh off their Friday night win in Brooklyn, the Canadiens visit the Bruins for a late-afternoon puck drop on Saturday.
  The home team is rested and motivated. The B’s are in a tussle with Toronto for second place, behind Tampa Bay, in the Atlantic Division.
  The visiting team is playing for late-season pride … and doing a pretty good job of it.
  Despite missing their best goaltender and defenceman, the Canadiens have played solid hockey over the last we
  
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• Just For Laughs reportedly sold to American company

  03-03-2018 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Until now, the Juste Pour Rire Group belonged to Gilbert Rozon, who put the company up for sale after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him. 
  
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• Just For Laughs could be on the verge of being sold to American company

  03-03-2018 21:22 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal-based Just For Laughs Group could be sold to American buyers, ICM Partners, unless Quebec media giant Quebecor exercises its right of first refusal in the next 12 days.
  
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• Parents, school board call for new elementary school in downtown Montreal

  03-03-2018 20:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Each weekday, Sabine Philippides’s nine-year-old son boards a school bus in downtown Montreal and heads to Westmount. 
  The trip to École Saint-Léon-de-Westmount is about 20 minutes every morning and afternoon, longer when traffic is worse. It’s not the end of the world, Philippides admits, but it’s time she says her son would rather spend playing.
  The real worry lies with her younger son, who’s three-and-a-ha
  
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• Just for Laughs to be sold to American firm ICM Partners

  03-03-2018 20:29 via montrealgazette.com
  Just for Laughs will be sold to an American company — ICM Partners.
  According to Cogeco News, Groupe Juste pour rire is being sold to the American talent and literary agency for a price in the tens of millions of dollars.
  Anne Dongois from the firm Ad Communications confirmed to La Presse Canadienne that an agreement in principle had been reached with potential buyers, but declined to confirm them by name.
  ICM Partners, which includes some Canadian investors, would acquire the entire
  
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• Quebec musher vying for 9th win in Maine's biggest dog sled race

  03-03-2018 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Martin Massicotte, of Saint-Tite, Que., was seen as the favourite having dominated the grueling, 400-kilometre Irving Woodlands Can-Am Crown in the past.
  
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• Parents, students rally to push for new school on site of old Montreal Children's Hospital

  03-03-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Community groups, parents and the Commission Scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) have been pushing for a new French-language school in the downtown area, which stretches from Atwater to University streets.
  
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• Parents, students push for new school on site of old Montreal Children's Hospital

  03-03-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Community groups, parents and the Commission Scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) have been pushing for a new French-language school in the downtown area, which stretches from Atwater to University streets.
  
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• Driver seriously injured after hitting MTQ truck on Highway 20 in Drummondville

  03-03-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  Blood samples were taken from the young man as police believe alcohol may have been a factor. 
  
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• Quebec philanthropist Jacqueline Desmarais dies at 89

  03-03-2018 17:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Jacqueline Desmarais, a Quebec philanthropist and widow of businessman Paul Desmarais, died Saturday at the age of 89, her family has announced. 
  According to information provided by the family, a private funeral will be held in the coming days and will be followed by a memorial service at a later date. 
  Born Jacqueline Maranger in Sudbury, Ont., Desmarais was recognized as one of the most important patrons of Quebec’s arts scene. Many Quebec musicians have be
  
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• After Laval teen's death, Éduc'alcool calls for more regulations on alcoholic energy drinks

  03-03-2018 17:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Éduc’alcool is calling on Health Canada to impose new regulations on alcoholic energy drinks after reports that a Laval teen may have consumed such a product before her accidental death.
  The results of the autopsy on Athena Gervais, 14, have not yet been made public. La Presse reported Friday that it had learned the young woman and her friends had stolen cans of the sugary alcoholic drink FCKD UP from a Provi-Soir near their high school, École secondaire Poly-Jeunesse, a
  
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• Quebec philanthropist Jacqueline Desmarais dead at 89

  03-03-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Jacqueline Desmarais, the widow of Montreal financier Paul Desmarais, has died at the age of 89. She was known as a patron of the arts who devoted her life to supporting the music and opera world.
  
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• Martine Ouellet will stay on as Bloc leader amid growing revolt over her leadership

  03-03-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Bloc Québécois head Martine Ouellet will stay on as leader of the party amid a growing revolt over her leadership within the sovereigntist party.
  
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• Martine Ouellet vows to stay on as Bloc leader despite revolt over her leadership

  03-03-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Bloc Québécois Leader Martine Ouellet is not budging from her insistence on promoting sovereignty at every turn, despite it having cost her the support of most of her caucus and a long list of former MPs.
  
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• Facing revolt over her leadership, Bloc leader Martine Ouellet to make announcement today

  03-03-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Bloc Québécois head Martine Ouellet will make an announcement today amid a growing revolt over her leadership within the sovereigntist party.
  
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• Bloc leader Martine Ouellet to make announcement later today

  03-03-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  The head of the Bloc Québécois, Martine Ouellet, will make an announcement later today amid a growing revolt within the sovereigntist party.
  
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• #ICYMI Behind Canada's ice dancing gold medal at Pyeongchang are coaches Patrice Lauzon and Marie-France Dubreuil (… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  03-03-2018 16:01
  #ICYMI Behind Canada's ice dancing gold medal at Pyeongchang are coaches Patrice Lauzon and Marie-France Dubreuil (… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• While you were sleeping: Michigan shooting suspect arrested, storm batters East Coast, Emoji Movie wins big at Razzies

  03-03-2018 14:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A 19-year-old student suspected of killing his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory before running from campus was apprehended early Saturday following an intensive daylong search that included more than 100 police officers, some heavily armed in camouflage uniforms, authorities said.
  James Eric Davis Jr. was arrested without incident after an individual spotted him on a train passing through the north end of campus shortly after midnight, according to a release posted on Central M
  
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• Karl Lohnes: The simple search for storage in your home

  03-03-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I am a self-confessed decor hoarder, so the idea of living a clutter-free life seems like only a dream to me. You name it, I own at least one. At last count, I have 14 cake stands. 
  I am lucky to live in a large place, but I am also bracing for the day when closets are stuffed, bookshelves are overflowing and the basement just can’t accommodate more boxes. Oh wait, that day arrived about two years ago; time to start planning a big yard sale for late spring. 
  If you are also livin
  
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• Josh Freed: Canada back in world news and this time it's not Quebec's fault!

  03-03-2018 13:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Justin Trudeau’s Not-So-Excellent India Adventure has finally put Canada back in the world news, after a long absence — even if it wasn’t good news for Trudeau
  His Bollywood-style masquerade costumes and other India trip blunders took a huge beating in the world press — where for the moment, he’s gone from hot to not, from cool to near-fool.
  What’s next in his travels, ask snarky world journalists: Japan in a kimono, Spain in a flamenco outfit?
  Yet all these i
  
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• Shelter: Life goes round and round at Ahuntsic-Cartierville condo

  03-03-2018 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Ever since he can remember, Oddbjørn Taraldsvik has been interested in the world of transportation. His father worked for the Norwegian railways and it was assumed when he became an adult, he would do the same. Taraldsvik, who grew up in northern Norway, did follow in his father’s footsteps. Straight out of high school, he became a train conductor, but over the years, he worked his way up into management.
  Taraldsvik is now the director of business development for an international tr
  
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• 30 Days of Céline Dion: 'Take a kayak' comment on CNN came with tears and plea to help victims of Hurricane Katrina

  03-03-2018 13:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec singer, businesswoman and all-around icon Céline Dion is turning 50 on March 30, 2018. Every day for the month leading up to this milestone, the Montreal Gazette is revisiting a memorable moment from her career. Today is Day 2 of 30 Days of Céline. Check back in tomorrow for another update.
  In September 2005, Céline Dion appeared on Larry King Live on CNN to talk about her $1-million donation to the American Red Cross to help the people of New Orleans in the
  
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• Aging well: Montreal seniors are living longer — and better

  03-03-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In the middle of an interview about healthy aging, Fishel Goldig, 84, bursts into song.
  Anh Lan Vu, 89, has a Facebook account where she posted photos from her recent trip to Paris.
  On Wednesday afternoons, Eleanor Robertson, 91, bowls. Robertson, who still drives, stops to pick up a 94-year-old neighbour on her way to the bowling alley.
  Lisa Gartner, 98, wears funky red and blue eyeglasses and enjoys the occasional smoked meat sandwich at Snowdon Deli. “It has to be medium with fries,&rdq
  
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• 30 Days of Céline Dion: Her show A New Day… revolutionized Vegas

  03-03-2018 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec singer, businesswoman and all-around icon Céline Dion is turning 50 on March 30, 2018. Every day for the month leading up to this milestone, the Montreal Gazette is revisiting a memorable moment from her career. Today is Day 3 of 30 Days of Céline. Check back in tomorrow for another update.
  Céline Dion’s show A New Day…. premiered March 25, 2003 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a 4,000-seat venue built specifically for notre Céline
  
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• Death of Indigenous woman who left ER without being treated leads to changes at MUHC

  03-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The McGill University Health Centre has changed its admitting practices following an internal investigation into why an Indigenous woman who had her medical insurance card stolen left the hospital when she was informed she would have to pay to see a doctor.
  
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• Canadiens at Boston Bruins: Five things you should know

  03-03-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Bruins game at TD Garden Saturday (5 p.m., Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio). 
  The new and improved Canadiens: It might be a case of too little too late, but the Canadiens went into Friday night’s game against the Islanders with points in five consecutive games after posting a 2-0-3 record. Coach Claude Julien said one difference in the team’s play of late is an improved ability to move the puck out of its own end. Jul
  
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• City of Montreal to pay $51,000 fine for failing to protect the environment

  03-03-2018 06:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The City of Montreal was fined $51,000 for breaching an Act protecting the environment.
  Montreal was found guilty of two offences under the Environment Quality Act, on Dec. 13, 2017.
  The city had failed to obtain authorization from the provincial environment department before proceeding with excavation and storage of contaminated soil on two separate occasions, Nov. 1 and 8, 2013, the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Action against Climate Change, said in a statement
  
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• Departing MNA Nicole Léger backs Jean-Martin Aussant for Pointe-aux-Trembles riding

  03-03-2018 05:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Nicole Léger, who is not seeking another mandate as MNA for Montreal’s Pointe-aux-Trembles riding, has endorsed Jean-Martin Aussant to be the Parti Québécois candidate in the riding for the next general election.
  At a news conference with Aussant on Friday, Léger announced her decision and said the executive of the riding association is also behind Aussant, the former PQ MNA who left the party and started Option nationale.
  Aussant will battle for the PQ nominati
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'I got the bounces tonight,' Alex Galchenyuk says of his 3-goal game

  03-03-2018 05:29 via montrealgazette.com
  BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Alex Galchenyuk’s 400th game was a night to remember. 
  Galchenyuk scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders Friday at the Barclays Center.
  “We came in and we weren’t happy about our record (on the road),” Galchenyuk said. “Then we got scored on with five seconds to go in the (first) period and three seconds to go in the second, but we stuck together and we found a way to win.&rdq
  
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• Lafranchise and Dal Colle power Sound Tigers past Rocket 4-2

  03-03-2018 04:59 via montrealgazette.com
  LAVAL — Kane Lafranchise and Michael Dal Colle both scored in the third period as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers rallied past the Laval Rocket 4-2 on Friday in American Hockey League play.
  Stephen Gionta and Travis St. Denis had goals in the second period as Bridgeport (27-22-8) went in to the third period tied 2-2.
  Kerby Rychel opened scoring for Laval (21-27-8) in the first period and Adam Cracknell tied it with 22 seconds left in the second.
  Kristers Gudlevskis made 22 saves for the win as
  
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• Stu Cowan: McGill beats Concordia 3-2 in OT to deadlock OUA East series

  03-03-2018 04:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Jan Kaminsky was confident the McGill Redmen would beat the Concordia Stingers Friday night in Game 2 of the best-of-three OUA East final at the Ed Meagher Arena.
  “I have confidence in our team that we’re going to win,” the fifth-year forward with the Redmen said Thursday night. “We have a special team this year. I”m not stressed about it.”
  The Redmen did win, but there was a lot of stress involved before Jerome Verrier scored at 13:40 of overtime to give McGi
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened in Montreal on March 2

  03-03-2018 04:14 via montrealgazette.com
  A look at the day’s events in and around Montreal:
  Nunavik baby flown without mom, despite revised policy
  A Kuujjuaq mother is distraught that her sick toddler was airlifted to Montreal without her.
  Weeks after the Quebec Health Department said it was obvious that parents should be allowed to accompany their children, Charlotte Munik is wondering why she had to be separated from her critically ill baby during an emergency medical evacuation. 
  Charlotte Munik’s two-year-old
  
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• Montreal city councillor’s comment of Mount-Royal toll sparks controversy, confusion

  03-03-2018 04:13 via globalnews.ca
  A city councillor's comments on Facebook have sparked a lot of controversy.
  
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• Alex Galchenyuk's hat trick leads Canadiens to road win over Islanders

  03-03-2018 04:09 via montrealgazette.com
  BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Paul Byron scored his 16th goal at 8:10 of the third period to put the Canadiens ahead for good and they went on to beat the New York Islanders 6-3 Friday night at the Barclays Center. Byron snapped a 3-3 tie when he scored from the slot after Jaroslav Halak stopped Brendan Gallagher’s wraparound attempt. Rookie defenceman Noah Juulsen provided some insurance with his first NHL goal at 9:53 and Alex Galchenyuk scored his 15th goal into an empty net to complete a hat
  
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• Alex Galchenyuk hat trick leads Habs over Islanders

  03-03-2018 04:05 via cbc.ca
  Alex Galchenyuk completed his hat trick shortly after Paul Byron and Noah Juulsen scored 1:43 apart in the third period, lifting the Montreal Canadiens over the New York Islanders 6-3 on Friday night.
  
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• Police and family seek public help to find Priti Patel, missing since December

  03-03-2018 03:56 via montrealgazette.com
  At the request of its investigators, Montreal police are seeking the public’s help in finding a woman who has been missing since Sunday, Dec. 17.
  Priti Patel, 29, disappeared while visiting her family’s home in St-Laurent. Friends and family have organized search parties, scouring the area where Patel’s husband, Nitan, had tracked her smartphone’s last position signal — the parking lot of Sacré Coeur Hospital near Rivière des Prairies.
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• Newly rebuilt Panagitsa Greek church may be forced to close down

  03-03-2018 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  The general contractor who built the church and other subcontractors have now placed a lien on the property.
  
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• Teenage father charged with assaulting 6-week-old son by shaking him

  03-03-2018 01:59 via montrealgazette.com
  A young father in Sherbrooke pleaded not guilty Friday to assault after he was accused of shaking his six-week-old baby.
  The 19-year-old was released with a promise to appear under several conditions, including not entering into contact with his baby.
  The infant’s life was not in danger, but the damages from the attack may be permanent.
  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. The father
  
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• Ethics commissioner opens investigation into Gaétan Barrette

  03-03-2018 01:57 via montrealgazette.com
  The ethics commissioner for the National Assembly, Ariane Mignolet, announced Friday she has begun an investigation into Health Minister Gaétan Barrette at the request of Parti Québécois MNA Diane Lamarre.
  The request comes after an investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête about a series of decisions by Barrette apparently taken against the advice of his staff and experts.
  The report alleges that a pediatric medicine project in Longueuil, which had consensus suppo
  
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• Teenage father charged with assaulting 6-week-old son by shaking him - Montreal Gazette

  03-03-2018 01:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Teenage father charged with assaulting 6-week-old son by shaking him
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  A six-week-old infant in Sherbrooke has been seriously injured after allegedly being assaulted by his 19-year-old father. Presse Canadienne. Published on: March 2, 2018 | Last Updated: March 2, 2018 7:59 PM EST. Share Adjust Comment Print. A young ...and more »
  
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• More than 20 ex-Bloc Québécois MPs call on Martine Ouellet to quit

  03-03-2018 01:39 via montrealgazette.com
  More than 20 former Bloc Québécois MPs called on party leader Martine Ouellet to step down Friday, in a letter published in a Montreal newspaper accusing her of being intransigent and weakening Quebec’s voice in Ottawa.
  Meanwhile, the Bloc’s national office will hold a meeting Saturday to discuss the fate of seven of the party’s 10 MPs who quit the caucus this week, citing Ouellet’s poor leadership style.
  The letter, co-signed by ex-Bloc leader Gilles Ducepp
  
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