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• Bombardier employees vote in favour of Airbus deal

  04-03-2018 23:54 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — Bombardier Aerospace workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new reciprocity agreement on Sunday, as the manufacturer and Airbus continue to work towards finalizing their partnership to produce C Series aircraft.
  The agreement would ensure that workers who switch from Bombardier to the future partnership, and vice-versa, will not lose their pensions and will keep most of their seniority benefits, including salary and vacation time.
  It would also ensure that workers who are l
  
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• Hickey on Hockey: Antti Niemi a bargain as backup goaltender

  04-03-2018 23:26 via montrealgazette.com
  With Carey Price on board for the next eight seasons and Charlie Lindgren signed to a one-way deal for three seasons, there’s no room for Antti Niemi next season.
  But Niemi’s play since he joined the Canadiens after being waived by Pittsburgh and Florida is proof that the 34-year-old Finn has something left in the tank. 
  The latest evidence came Saturday in Boston when Niemi made 48 saves, including 20 on the Boston power play, in the Canadiens’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Br
  
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• Saint-Laurent borough celebrates 125th anniversary

  04-03-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Saint-Laurent has turned 125 years old, and area residents and politicians celebrated with a birthday party.
  
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• This week on Focus Montreal: March 3

  04-03-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  This week on Focus Montreal: a local visual effects company gets an Oscar nod; a popular chef and his unique recipe for success; and a 9-year-old Montrealer whose wish came true thanks to the Children's Wish Foundation.
  
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• Quebec organizations form feminist coalition to help fight violence against women

  04-03-2018 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  Several different groups and organizations have come together to form a new feminist coalition aimed at ending violence against women.
  
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• Bombardier workers vote in favour of reciprocity agreement with Airbus

  04-03-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Workers voted 92.3 per cent in favour of the letter of agreement during a special meeting on Sunday morning.
  
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• Bloc Québécois dissidents want to fast track vote of confidence on Martine Ouellet

  04-03-2018 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  The Bloc Québécois’ seven resigning MPs will meet over the next few days to discuss how to fast track a vote of confidence that could lead to the dismissal of party leader Martine Ouellet.
  The group of seven that resigned from the party’s caucus in the middle of the week has vowed not to make any statements for the moment, stating only on Saturday night that “the stalemate persists” and that “nothing has changed.”
  After a long meeting, the party&
  
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• Former Bran Van 3000 singer Stéphane Moraille gets personal with #MeToo-inspired song

  04-03-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  "I wanted to be free. I wanted every word to be a reflection of my heart," says Stéphane Moraille of her new English & Creole solo album, Daïva.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Montreal company gets Oscar nod

  04-03-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Framestore visual effects supervisor Richard Hoover speaks to Jamie Orchard about the Oscar nomination they received for their work in Blade Runner 2049.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Children’s Wish Month

  04-03-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  On Children’s Wish Month, Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard meets a 9 year-old Montrealer who saw his wish come true thanks to The Children’s Wish Foundation.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Seasoned Dreams

  04-03-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Jamie Orchard meets Chef Jae-Anthony, the man behind the popular St. Henri restaurant, Seasoned Dreams. His specialty: infusing unique Caribbean flavours into North American classics.
  
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• With trip to nationals on the line, crosstown rivals McGill and Concordia face off tonight

  04-03-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  It’s been more than three decades since the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team has played for a shot at a national title. So naturally, the road back to the championship goes through McGill, one of their fiercest, and nearest, foes.
  
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• McGill Redmen beat Concordia Stingers 6-2 in face off Sunday

  04-03-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  It’s been more than three decades since the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team has played for a shot at a national title. So naturally, the road back to the championship goes through McGill, one of their fiercest, and nearest, foes.
  
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• McGill Redmen beat Concordia Stingers 6-2 in crosstown showdown

  04-03-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  It’s been more than three decades since the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team has played for a shot at a national title. So naturally, the road back to the championship goes through McGill, one of their fiercest, and nearest, foes.
  
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• Gibby’s Steakhouse owner Gilbert “Gibby” Rosenberg dies

  04-03-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Gilbert Rosenberg, affectionately known as "Gibby," died suddenly in his home last Thursday, according to his obituary.
  
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• Liberal minister Hélène David denounces CAQ's 'baby bonus'

  04-03-2018 18:18 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC – The election of a Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) government with its “baby bonus” natalist policy, would lead to a setback for women, according to Hélène David, the Minister of the Status of Women.
  David is warning voters against the temptation to vote for François Legault’s party, women having much to lose if he takes power on Oct. 1.
  The minister was speaking on many subjects affecting women in anticipation of International Women&rsqu
  
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• Sad-sack Habs hunting high draft pick | HI/O Bonus

  04-03-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
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• Montreal visual effects companies vying for Oscar glory tonight

  04-03-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Several visual effects companies based in Montreal are eagerly awaiting Sunday night's Oscars ceremony, in hopes that their efforts will be rewarded at Hollywood's biggest night.
  
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• International women’s day is March 8th and the Coalition féministe contre la violence envers les femmes is asking t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-03-2018 17:42
  International women’s day is March 8th and the Coalition féministe contre la violence envers les femmes is asking t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bombardier workers hold meeting in Montreal over Airbus partnership

  04-03-2018 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  Via Rail says its trains are back on schedule after a freight train derailment delayed trips between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa for hours on Saturday.
  
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• Canadiens' Phillip Danault and his spouse join fight against violence and intimidation

  04-03-2018 16:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Canadiens player Phillip Danault and his spouse Marie-Pierre are joining forces with the Jasmin Roy Foundation.
  To fight against violence and intimidation, Danault and his wife are launching an award called “The Marie-Pierre and Phillip Danault All-Star team”.
  The couple is from the Bois-Francs and the award will be given next June in the region, to the elementary or secondary school that has distinguished itself in the development of healthy emotional life habits in sports
  
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• Trains back on schedule after freight train derailment near Kingston, Ont., caused delays

  04-03-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  The widespread delays came about when two cars at the back of a Canadian National Railway train carrying paper derailed just east of Kingston at 1:20 p.m.
  
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• Man found unconscious in a condominium pool

  04-03-2018 16:15 via montrealgazette.com
  A man in his thirties was found unconscious early Sunday morning, in the indoor pool of a condominium complex on Papineau Ave. in Montreal.
  A security guard discovered the man at 5:20 a.m. at the bottom of the pool, on the 27th floor of the building located near Lafontaine Park.
  CPR was performed, and the man was taken to hospital and is in critical condition.
  Preliminary information points to the cause being accidental.
  
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• Via Rail service resumes after freight train derailment near Kingston, Ont.

  04-03-2018 16:02 via cbc.ca
  Via Rail says its trains are back on schedule after a freight train derailment delayed trips between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa for hours on Saturday.
  
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• #ICYMI Blogger, Angela Price (ByAngelaPrice) was in studio with her favourite skin care products for travel. Watch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  04-03-2018 16:00
  #ICYMI Blogger, Angela Price (ByAngelaPrice) was in studio with her favourite skin care products for travel. Watch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 'The boat left with him': Wreckage of classic Quebec schooner mysteriously swept away upon captain's death

  04-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The highly unlikely disappearance of ship wreckage upon the death of its former captain has left some people decided that he took it with him when he left this earth.
  
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• 'The boat left with him' — wreckage of classic Quebec schooner mysteriously swept away upon captain's death

  04-03-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The highly unlikely disappearance of ship wreckage upon the death of its former captain has left some people decided that he took it with him when he left this earth.
  
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• Schukov: What’s it going to take to make West Islanders use public transit?

  04-03-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I have often said (arguably) the most recurring news headlines in the West Island relate to real estate development; stuff like building over green spaces, densifying neighbourhoods, and makeovers like what to do with a big nunnery on prime peninsular land. Hey, one can even throw in the enigma of a water tower that just won’t go away. This topic being number one is a good thing, in my unsolicited two cents (which now don’t exist) worth because that means the West Island is not overw
  
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• Fitness: Buddy system can help you get in shape

  04-03-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Getting in shape doesn’t have to be a lonely endeavour. Nor does losing weight.
  Friends, family, spouses and co-workers can have a positive effect on anyone struggling to make a change. But as friends and family members of someone attempting to make a positive lifestyle change can attest, it’s not always easy to know what kind of support makes the biggest impact. Should you be empathetic and non-judgmental? Or is a more directive approach better? In other words, is surrounding those
  
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• Auberge Willow Inn hosting Irishman of the Year banquet on March 10

  04-03-2018 15:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Shaeleigh Rose Spracklin has been named queen of the 2018 Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  
  Spracklin is a resident of St. Lazare. Her court is comprised of princesses Samara O’Gorman from Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue and Kimberlee O’Brien from St. Laurent. Hudson resident Judy Tellier is the Queen Mum.
  The queen and her court will be featured in the Hudson parade (March 17) and participate in the Montreal St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March 18) as well as the Châtea
  
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• Bombardier employees attend meeting over Airbus partnership

  04-03-2018 14:59 via montrealgazette.com
  About 4,000 Bombardier Aerospace employees have been asked to attend a special meeting in Montreal on Sunday, as the aerospace company finalizes its partnership with French giant Airbus to produce the CSeries jets.
  Few details of this meeting are known but workers are expected to be asked to decide on their future working conditions after hearing a presentation  by their union representatives.
  Although they are spread over three sites, in Mirabel, Dorval and St-Laurent, the employees are co
  
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• Philippe Couillard heads off for five-day mission to France

  04-03-2018 14:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Premier Philippe Couillard will make a five-day visit to France starting Monday.
  The Quebec premier will attend a meeting with French prime minister Édouard Philippe to strengthen trade, political ties and institutional links between the two governments.
  At Philippe’s invitation, Couillard will also meet President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.
  Among issues on the agenda are aerospace firm Bombardier, which has given up control of the CSeries to French giant Air
  
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• Retired Crown calls for overhaul of Quebec justice system to better serve Indigenous communities

  04-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée cites the appointment of the first Indigenous judge in Quebec as one of her political accomplishments but admits the province must do more to recruit Aboriginal people to work in the justice system. A retired prosecutor says Quebec must go farther still.
  
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• While you were sleeping: First man to run mile in under 4 minutes dies, Merkel set for 4th term and more

  04-03-2018 13:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Top stories from around the world:
  Roger Bannister, first to run mile in under 4 minutes, dies: Roger Bannister, the first runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, has died. He was 88. Bannister’s family said in a statement that he died peacefully on Saturday in Oxford, the English city where the runner cracked the feat many had thought humanly impossible on a windy afternoon in 1954. Bannister, who went on to pursue a long and distinguished medical career, had been slow
  
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• Man in critical condition after being found unconscious in Montreal apartment pool

  04-03-2018 13:39 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 30s is in critical condition after being found at the bottom of a pool in a Montreal apartment building early Sunday morning.
  
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• 30 Days of Céline Dion: Drake expresses his admiration for Céline

  04-03-2018 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 4 of 30 Days of Céline. Check back in tomorrow for another update.
  Last year, something strange happened.
  People began talking about the notion that Céline Dion might be cool. Dion has been one of the world’s top pop stars for a couple of de
  
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• 52-year-old Mauricie Paralympian gears up for his 2nd Winter Games

  04-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Para-nordic skier Yves Bourque says he'll be one of the oldest athletes at the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang getting underway Thursday. He says that's not going to stop him from bringing a medal home.
  
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• In the Habs' Room: Niemi 'deserved better' but team was too tired, Julien says

  04-03-2018 04:28 via montrealgazette.com
  BOSTON — Antti Niemi is a man of few words, but he was selling himself short when he was asked to describe his performance in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins Saturday.
  “I got some lucky bounces,” said the 34-year-old Finn.
  But luck had nothing to do with Niemi’s play on a night when the Bruins needed a season-high 50 shots on goal — including 21 on the power play — to eke out a win.
  Niemi said it was easy to get into a rhythm with lots of pucks coming
  
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• About last night … Bruins beat Canadiens 2-1 in OT

  04-03-2018 02:23 via montrealgazette.com
  Begging readers’ indulgence:
  The Ol’ Blogger is fresh off IR and not quite up to speed. So with your kind permission, ALN will be a few bullet points.
  • Antti Niemi: Wow! Just wow! 48 saves, few of them easy. It’s great that he has resuscitated his career under the tutelage of Stephane Waite, his old Chicago goaltending coach. Niemi won’t be back in Montreal next season, but he’s playing himself into a contract with someone.
  • Jonathan Drouin: Phooey! Just
  
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• Bruins complete comeback in OT to sweep season series with Habs

  04-03-2018 02:18 via cbc.ca
  Brad Marchand scored 2:06 into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
  
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• Offensively-challenged Canadiens fall to Bruins in overtime

  04-03-2018 02:03 via montrealgazette.com
  BOSTON — A superb effort by Antti Niemi was wasted as Brad Marchand scored at 2:06 of overtime Saturday to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win over the Canadiens at TD Garden. Niemi made 48 saves but didn’t get any help from the offence after Brendan Gallagher opened the scoring in the first period, A power-play goal by Jake De Brusk at 17:15 of the third period allowed the Bruins to tie the score. DeBrusk tipped Nick Holden’s shot to spoil Niemi’s shutout. The Bruins went o
  
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• Liveblog: Boston edges Canadiens 2-1 in OT

  04-03-2018 01:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Brad Marchand in OT.
  Who else?
  Jake DeBrusk tied it at 1-1 on the Bruins’ umpteenth power play, with 2:45 left.
  Brendan Gallagher’s 23rd got the Canadiens on the board 9:16 into the game. His screened shot, off a turnover, fooled Anton Khudobin.
  Shots were 50-28.
   
  
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• Quebec’s Couche-Tard stores pull alcoholic drink ‘FCKD UP’ from shelves after teen’s death

  04-03-2018 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec-based convenience store chain Couche-Tard has decided to voluntarily pull an alcoholic beverage from its shelves.
  
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• Poll shows CAQ at 37% support in Quebec

  04-03-2018 01:31 via montrealgazette.com
  The Coalition Avenir Québec continues to lead in voter intentions in Quebec while the Quebec Liberal Party continues falling in support according to a new poll released Saturday by Le Devoir and the Journal de Montréal.
  The Léger Marketing poll showed the CAQ at 37 per cent, with the Liberals second at 26 per cent.
  Poll results
  Voter support (versus January poll)Coalition Avenir Québec: 37% (-2)
  Quebec Liberal Party: 26% (-2)
  Parti Québécois: 22% (+2)
  Qu
  
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• 7th annual FIRST Quebec Robotics Competition

  04-03-2018 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  About 5,000 students from across Quebec and the world went head-to-head with their creations in robotics at the 7th annual FIRST Quebec Robotics Competition. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, participants had a chance to show off their inventions to Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques.
  
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• Via trains cancelled between Toronto and Montreal after cargo derailment

  04-03-2018 00:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Passenger trains between Toronto and Montreal were stuck on Saturday afternoon and all further passenger trains between the two cities were cancelled after part of a cargo train left the tracks near Kingston.
  “Two cars at the end of a westbound freight train derailed at about 1:20 p.m. Saturday just east of Kingston,” CN spokesperson Patrick Waldron said. “One car is upright and the other is on its side on the tracks. Both cars were carrying paper. There were no injuries o
  
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• Steakhouse owner Gilbert "Gibby" Rosenberg has died

  04-03-2018 00:34 via montrealgazette.com
  The namesake of Gibbys restaurants has died. 
  Gilbert “Gibby” Rosenberg died suddenly at home on March 1, according to an obituary placed by his family. 
  Rosenberg was the owner of the steakhouses that bore his name, opening the first in 1970 in St-Sauveur. An Old Montreal location followed two years later.
  He was survived by his wife, Soryl Shulman, his four children and five grandchildren.
  “Gibby was an inspiration, mentor and friend to all of us. He will be tr
  
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