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• Quebec job growth to rebound: economist

  11-03-2018 23:56 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite February’s increase in the unemployment rate in Quebec, job growth should rebound in the coming months, according to Desjardins Group.
  Quebec lost nearly 3,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.6 per cent, up 0.2 per cent.
  But according to Desjardins Group senior economist Hélène Bégin, the jobless rate should return to about 5 per cent during the year.
  Bégin points out that the Quebec economy is in “good health” and that h
  
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• Jack Todd: Molson fends off the hordes, backs Bergevin. But why now?

  11-03-2018 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  So it came to pass that as the Ides of March approached, the leader of the Montreal Canadiens found himself in the theatre of public opinion, surrounded by rabble-rousers brandishing their #FireBergevin daggers and screeching for blood.
  It was then that one of the gods stepped down from the mountain, raised his palm, and thundered: “Nay! Stay your daggers! Marc Bergevin’s job is safe and secure. I like his plan for the future.”
  With that, there was much wailing and gnashing of
  
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• Molson employees vote to accept contract offer

  11-03-2018 23:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Workers at Montreal’s Molson plant voted on Sunday to accept a new contract offer from their employer.
  Union spokesman Stéphane Lacroix said 55 per cent of employees voted in favour of contract.
  Just over half of the bottling and delivery workers voted to reject the employer’s previous offer on Feb. 25, and 87 per cent then voted in favour of authorizing strike action.
  The workers refused another one of the employer’s offers two weeks earlier by a margin of 57 per cent.
  
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• Pat Hickey: If Drouin is so exceptional, why is he in the doldrums?

  11-03-2018 23:25 via montrealgazette.com
  The day before the Canadiens played the Tampa Bay Lightning, Brendan Gallagher was asked what he and Paul Byron could do to help linemate Jonathan Drouin. 
  “He’s a special talent, obviously,” Gallagher said. “We’re out there to complement him. Paulie’s one of the fastest players in the world, and he’s hoping to create a lot of havoc that way. For me, it’s a question of working hard and getting the puck on (Drouin’s) stick as much as we c
  
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• It's their day: Heroic dogs inducted into Quebec hall of fame

  11-03-2018 23:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Who’s a good boy? 
   That would be Buffon, a wet-nosed, black Labrador mix with a white patch on his chest. And he is also, officially, a hero.
  Last October, Jacques Millette fell out of his wheelchair while trying to put out a fire after a welding torch fell from his hands and filled the basement with black smoke.
  Buffon rescued Millette by dragging him out to safety. Millette clung to Buffon’s fur with one arm and pushed himself along the floor with his other hand to the e
  
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• Montreal comics offer up alternative laughs in the name of diversity, inclusion

  11-03-2018 23:08 via cbc.ca
  The spotlight shining on comedy's dark side has created a demand for more voices and a more respectful brand of humour, one comic says.
  
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• Côte Saint-Luc residence celebrates 20 centenarians

  11-03-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  A Côte Saint-Luc seniors residence is celebrating 20 centenarians.
  
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• Brownstein: Ruth Wilensky, matriarch of iconic Mile End deli, 'won't soon be forgotten'

  11-03-2018 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  She never sought the limelight. She was hardly the warm and fuzzy greeter who would shmooze with customers about their lives or those of their offspring. She was a worker bee, pure and simple. Ruth Wilensky was also the heart and soul of Wilensky’s Light Lunch in Mile End.
  Ruth died Friday at the age of 98, and was a going concern until her last days. She may have officially retired from behind the Wilensky’s counter five years earlier, but she would still show up to keep her kids on
  
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• Parents of children with autism stage protest at Public Health Minister’s office

  11-03-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Parents are demanding the province provide them with access to speech therapy and other forms of support for kids and youth within the autism spectrum.
  
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• 130 firefighters take on St. Denis street fire

  11-03-2018 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  It took seven hours for firefighters to control the fire at Universel restaurant in Montreal.
  
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• Montreal-born golfer Jerry Anderson dead at 62

  11-03-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Canadian golfer Jerry Anderson has died at the age of 62. PGA Tour Canada confirmed Anderson's passing on Sunday when it tweeted out condolences to his family.
  
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• Section of Parc Avenue still closed after morning water main break

  11-03-2018 19:07 via cbc.ca
  Police are telling people to avoid Parc Avenue between Van Horne Avenue and Beaubien Street as cleanup is underway following a water main break.
  
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• Montreal Molson brewery workers vote to accept contract from employer

  11-03-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Workers at Montreal’s Molson plant voted on Sunday to accept a new contract offer from their employer. Union spokesman Stephane Lacroix said 55 per cent of employees voted in favour of contract. Just over half of the bottling and delivery workers voted to reject the employer’s previous offer on Feb. 25, and 87 per cent...
  
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• Osheaga leaks 2018 lineup to fans one song at a time

  11-03-2018 17:39 via cbc.ca
  Montreal's Osheaga music festival is putting fans to work, releasing snippets of songs ahead of the official program unveiling on Tuesday.
  
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• Heroic dogs have a special place in our hearts, and now a hall of fame

  11-03-2018 17:20 via montrealgazette.com
  Who’s a good boy? 
   That would be Buffon, a wet-nosed, black labrador mix with a white patch on his chest. And he is also, officially, a hero.
  Last October, Jacques Millette fell out of his wheelchair trying to put out a fire after a welding torch fell out of his hands and filled the basement with black smoke.
  Buffon rescued Millette by dragging him out of the thickening smoke to safety. Millette clung to Buffon’s fur with one arm and pushed himself along the floor with his
  
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• Molson employees vote to accept company's contract offer

  11-03-2018 17:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Workers at Montreal’s Molson plant voted on Sunday to accept a new contract offer from their employer.
  Union spokesman Stéphane Lacroix said 55 per cent of employees voted in favour of contract.
  Just over half of the bottling and delivery workers voted to reject the employer’s previous offer on Feb. 25, and 87 per cent then voted in favour of authorizing strike action.
  The workers refused another one of the employer’s offers two weeks earlier by a margin of 57 per cent.
  
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• Claude Julien seems comfortable with his staff | HI/O Bonus

  11-03-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
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• Leaky pipe floods Van Horne Ave., creates Sunday traffic woes

  11-03-2018 16:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal city workers are trying to fix a water leak that has paralyzed traffic since 8 a.m. Sunday in Mile-End.
  A broken water main shot a hole in the asphalt on Van Horne Ave., near Park Ave, flooding the area with jets of water reaching two metres high. Police have closed the intersection and put in a detour until city worker can fix the broken pipe. 
  Police recommend avoiding this area. Park Ave. is closed between Van Horne Ave. Beaubien St. and Van Horne Ave. is closed between Par
  
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• 120 firefighters fight 5-alarm fire on St-Denis

  11-03-2018 16:25 via cbc.ca
  A fire broke out in the cellar of the Universel restaurant on St-Denis Street, closed three blocks and cut power in the area Sunday morning.
  
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• Quebec job gains to rebound, Desjardins Group economist says

  11-03-2018 14:17 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite February’s increase in the unemployment rate in Quebec, job growth should rebound in the coming months, according to Desjardins Group.
  Quebec lost nearly 3,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.6 per cent, up 0.2 per cent.
  But according to Desjardins Group senior economist Hélène Bégin, the jobless rate should return to around 5 per cent during the year.
  Bégin points out that the Quebec economy is in “good health” and that
  
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• Fitness: Apps tap into snow sports

  11-03-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Runners aren’t the only ones obsessed with their stats. Skiers and snowboarders also love analyzing their performance. But unlike runners, skiers don’t have a wealth of apps at their fingertips. Still, there are some great apps for winter sports enthusiasts who want to get immersed in the details of their on-hill performance.
  The best ski apps combine GPS, altimeters and other internal sensors found in most phones to track and log activity on the slopes. The stats you can follow incl
  
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• Waldorf seniors' residence to celebrate 20 centenarians on Sunday

  11-03-2018 13:21 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal seniors’ residence will soon have 20 100-year-olds among its residents, nine of whom will be celebrated on Sunday.
  The nine will reach the venerable age of 100 this year at the Waldorf residence in Côte-Saint-Luc. That will bring to 20 the number of residents who are at least 100. 
  Having 20 centenarians under one roof is not trivial since only 0.02 per cent of the Quebec population lives to that age.
  These seven men and 13 women, including a lady who will turn 1
  
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• As MMIWG convenes in Montreal, families of missing women travel from far and wide to tell their stories

  11-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Johnny Wylde, whose daughter went missing four years ago, is among those coming to Montreal to testify at the inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.
  
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• 30 Days of Céline Dion: An epochal Met Gala debut

  11-03-2018 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 11 of 30 Days of Céline. Check back in tomorrow for another update.
  Human history, as we all know, is divided into two main periods: The years before Céline Dion first attended the Met Gala and those that came afterward.
  While Dion exists in the p
  
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• While you were sleeping: Spring forward and ruler for life in China

  11-03-2018 12:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead before going to bed last night? If not, you may be a little late for any engagements this morning as daylight saving time began overnight. As always at this time of year, the Montreal fire department is reminding citizens to check their smoke detectors and replace the batteries.  Fire prevention officers will visit some homes and businesses to spread the word. Daylight saving time will end this year on Nov. 4.
  One man rule: China’s
  
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• The life and times of Félix Leclerc to be celebrated in Pincourt

  11-03-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The late Félix Leclerc was a singer, songwriter, poet, actor, writer and political activist who played a central role in revitalizing the tradition of the Québécois chansonnier. He died in 1988.
  His life and work will be celebrated during a lecture and performance at the Pincourt Library, March 21 at 7 p.m.
  Author Marcel Brouillard, who was Leclerc’s neighbour in Vaudreuil-Dorion and has written four books about the artist, will be joined by singer and actor Andr&eacut
  
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• Korf: West Islanders facing recycling bin blues

  11-03-2018 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Ever stand in front of the recycling bins at the food court, trying to figure out which of your leftovers from a meal goes into which bin? Do I put the plastic fork I used in with the plastics? Is that napkin considered paper waste? Or is there a smudge of grease on it that makes it garbage?
  And then you look in the bin and see that there is no rhyme or reason to what is in there. It is just a jumble of paper, garbage and cans. So why bother?
  I am not sure what the answer is. I would like to thi
  
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• Molson employees voting on latest contract offer in bid to avoid strike

  11-03-2018 12:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Employees at Molson’s Montreal plant are voting Sunday on a contract offer from their employer. The 550 members of the Teamsters could go on strike as early as Monday if the deal is rejected.
  On Feb. 25, the delivery and bottling employees rejected offers by 52 per cent, and 87 per cent of employees then voted in favour of a strike mandate.
  Two weeks earlier, the workers had also refused the employers’ offers by a margin of 57 per cent.
  According to Teamsters spokesperson St&eac
  
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• Quebec City musicians hold benefit concert for survivor of mosque shooting

  11-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Classical music performers in Quebec City are uniting to perform a benefit concert on Sunday for Aymen Derbali, one of the survivors of the 2017 Sainte-Foy mosque shooting.
  
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• Quebec City cyclists question $165K price tag for 7 'signature' bike racks

  11-03-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Two years after Quebec City decided to promote cycling by running a design contest for a unique bike rack, it will install seven corrals with eight spots each in the summer of 2019, at a total cost of $165,000.
  
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• Statistics Canada loses, mishandles hundreds of sensitive census, employment files

  11-03-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  The federal agency in charge of collecting, analyzing and securely storing personal data about Canadians lost hundreds of sensitive files during the 2016 census, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Assassin's Creed video games are steeped in history, but how educational are they?

  11-03-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Ubisoft's virtual recreation of ancient Egypt caught the eye of teachers, but adapting the game for the classroom also has a marketing upside.
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened in Montreal on March 10

  11-03-2018 03:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Busy day? Here’s what you might have overlooked.
  The family of Jesse Galganov, the Montrealer who disappeared in Peru five months ago, is asking for donations to help pay for a search operation. A yoga studio in Westmount where Galganov worked before leaving on his trip and where hiss mother and some friends attend classes will hold a fundraiser on Saturday evening. The studio is seeking to raise $2,000 to help Galganov’s mother, Alisa Clamen, pay for an elite Israeli searc
  
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• Montreal 'weed conference' explores opportunities in cannabis industry

  11-03-2018 03:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Approximately 70 students and other curious types filed into an auditorium in Concordia’s John Molson School of Business on Saturday evening for something called The Weed Conference.
  Giggle all you want, but with its upcoming legalization, marijuana and the industry surrounding it are about to become serious business, and these people – on this night, mostly, but not all, young men – wanted to get in on the ground floor.
  “It’s always been… not a passion of mi
  
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• Mile End restaurant matriarch, Ruth Wilensky, dies at 98

  11-03-2018 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  Ruth Wilensky has been the driving force of the iconic Mile-End eatery bearing her name since her husband Moe died in 1984. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Flight makes emergency landing at Fredericton Airport

  11-03-2018 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  A plane bound for Montreal from Halifax was forced to land at Fredericton International Airport after a small electrical fire caused smoke to spread through the aircraft. Adrienne South brings us that story.
  
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• Beloved Ville-Émard Italian grocery store closes after almost six decades

  11-03-2018 01:00 via cbc.ca
  Whether it was the mortadella, espresso or just the company, Marché Gregoiré faithfully served Ville-Émard's Italian community since 1964. After years of dwindling sales and seeing many Italians move elsewhere, Tom Anzovino has decided to close up shop.
  
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• Friends, family gather for funeral of 14-year-old who drowned in a Rosemont pool

  11-03-2018 00:21 via cbc.ca
  Moukoko’s parents, Jean-Claude Moukoko and Évelyne Mavoungou-Tsonga, are now considering suing the city and the school board according to their lawyer, Jean-Pierre Ménard.
  
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• 41st annual Irishman of the year breakfast honours Paul Doyle

  11-03-2018 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  Doyle has been lending his leadership skills to the community for decades, most notably as a chairman of the Saint Patrick's golf tournament, a position he's held for 22 years.
  
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