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• Jack Todd: Take me out to the ballgame will take patience in Montreal

  25-03-2018 23:56 via montrealgazette.com
  If you’re waiting for the Expos return to Montreal, think of yourself as a hitter facing the late, great Pascual Perez.
  You’re dug in, expecting the high heat, when Perez shakes his Jheri curls, does a little dipsy-doodle on the mound — and comes at you with the Pascual pitch, a.k.a. the Eephus pitch, a.k.a. l’arc-en-ciel, that slow-moving rainbow that lands in the catcher’s mitt about the time the last of the fans are trickling out of the stadium.
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• Volunteers continue search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

  25-03-2018 23:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Although Montreal police suspect that Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou drowned in Rivière des Prairies two weeks ago, dozens of volunteers turned up on Sunday to continue the search for the missing 10-year-old boy.
  Searches were carried out in local strip malls and behind buildings in Montreal’s Ahuntsic-Cartierville neighbourhood, while police officers continued to search along the shoreline of Rivière des Prairies. 
  Ariel disappeared on March 12 while walking home from a friend&r
  
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• Montreal’s vibrant sports scene comes together for a good cause

  25-03-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Some big names in sports and business were in Montreal Sunday morning to take part in the 14th annual Sports Celebrity Breakfast, benefiting the Cummings Centre.
  
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• Habs prospect Hayden Hawkey fails to backstop Providence to NCAA Frozen Four

  25-03-2018 21:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Dylan Malmquist scored with 27 seconds remaining in the third period to give No. 2 Notre Dame a 2-1 win over No. 7 Providence in the NCAA hockey championship East Regional final Saturday at Bridgeport. The win moves Notre Dame into the Frozen Four next month at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
  Providence took a 1-0 lead in the first period, but the Fighting Irish tied it in the second when Canadiens prospect Jake Evans set up Andrew Oglevie for a power-play goal. Providence goaltender Hayden
  
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• Montreal receives $75M from provincial government to rehabilitate contaminated land

  25-03-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  The city will be able to determine its own priorities for rehabilitating contaminated land and meet the specific needs of its population.
  
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• Irish Embassy Pub evaluating water damage after major building fire

  25-03-2018 20:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal firefighters battled a major downtown fire on Saturday in the building that houses the Irish Embassy Pub & Grill.
  The fire – on Bishop St. between Ste-Catherine St. and René-Lévesque Blvd. – began early Saturday. Firefighters arrived on the scene before 5:30 a.m.
  The firefighters completed their work just after 2 p.m. There were no injuries.
  Parts of Bishop, Ste. Catherine and René-Lévesque were closed for several hours and Hydro-Qu&
  
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• Champion of Montreal's Greek community Dimitri Galanis has died

  25-03-2018 20:28 via cbc.ca
  As the owner of Parc Avenue's Mythos Ouzeri Estiatorio restaurant, many considered Galanis to have contributed to the vibrancy of the Greek community in Montreal.
  
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• Champion of Montreal's Greek community, Dimitri Galanis, dead at 74

  25-03-2018 20:28 via cbc.ca
  As the owner of Parc Avenue's Mythos Ouzeri Estiatorio restaurant, many considered Galanis to have contributed to the vibrancy of the Greek community in Montreal.
  
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• This week on Focus Montreal: March 24

  25-03-2018 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  This week on Focus Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante talks about her first four months in office, and meet Claire Webster, a Great Montrealer who talks about how her journey as a caregiver turned her into an unlikely pioneer in the health care system.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Meet #GreatMTLer Claire Webster

  25-03-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Claire Webster joins senior anchor Jamie Orchard to talk about how she found her calling as an advocate in the field of Alzheimer’s disease after the illness took her mother away from her and almost destroyed her own life in the process.
  
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• Focus Montreal: One-on-one with Mayor Valérie Plante

  25-03-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  Global News senior anchor Jamie Orchard sits down with Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante as they discuss her first four months in office. Part two of two.
  
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• Three Habs prospects who can help | HI/O Bonus

  25-03-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Which Canadiens prospects do you think will earn a regular role on the team next season?
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• Quebec announces $75m investment to decontaminate soil in Montreal

  25-03-2018 17:42 via montrealgazette.com
  The provincial government will invest $75 million to clean up polluted areas in Montreal.
  Quebec Environment Minister Isabelle Melançon and Municipal Affairs Minister Martin Coiteux announced the funds Sunday morning, accompanied by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante.
  It’s not clear yet which areas will be subjected to decontamination. The cleaned properties are targeted for social housing.
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• Prime Minister Trudeau to celebrate Greek Independence Day at Montreal parade

  25-03-2018 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  The annual parade is expected to bring out over 30,000 spectators.
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau celebrates Greek Independence Day at Montreal parade

  25-03-2018 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  The annual parade is expected to bring out over 30,000 spectators.
  
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• #ICYMI wedding photographer and videographer duo Michael Johnson and Marie-Christine Genero were on the show this w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-03-2018 16:00
  #ICYMI wedding photographer and videographer duo Michael Johnson and Marie-Christine Genero were on the show this w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Arcade Fire frontman says Quebec student protests are example to follow

  25-03-2018 15:36 via cbc.ca
  Win Butler says he was moved and inspired by Quebec’s student protests and hopes students south of the border have similar tenacity when it comes to their fight for stricter gun control.
  
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• Arcade Fire front man says Quebec student protests are example to follow

  25-03-2018 15:36 via cbc.ca
  Win Butler says he was moved and inspired by Quebec’s student protests and hopes students south of the border have similar tenacity when it comes to their fight for stricter gun control.
  
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• Hundreds attend vigil in support of Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou's family

  25-03-2018 15:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Around 200 people gathered in a local church on Saturday night to bring a message of hope to the family of Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou, who disappeared on March 12 in Montreal’s Ahuntsic Cartierville borough. 
  Members of 10-year-old boy’s family were in attendance at the candlelight vigil. 
  Without ruling out other possibilities, Montreal police said earlier this week that they were convinced the boy headed to a nearby park after realizing his friend wasn’t home and dr
  
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• Fitness: Turning your walk into a workout is all about pace

  25-03-2018 14:29 via montrealgazette.com
  After a long, cold, snowy winter, there’s no better way to celebrate sunshine and double-digit temperatures than going for a walk. With no learning curve and little in the way of gear to buy, walking is a great option for anyone trying to achieve their fitness goals.
  Yet despite the number of people shaking off the winter doldrums by heading out for a spring stroll, there’s more to walking than just smelling the roses. To reap all it has to offer, you need to do more than simply put
  
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• While you were sleeping: Court won't rescind living man's death certificate

  25-03-2018 14:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Also: Carles Puigdemont has been arrested
  About 800 people marched through downtown Montreal to protest against the recent pay increase negotiated between the province and its medical specialists. The group, Médecins québécois pour le régime public (MQRP), has denounced the specialists’ pay increase as “quite simply embarrassing” when quality of care is slipping, when essential care such as mental health and dental are not fully covered by
  
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• West Island perspective on woeful Canadiens

  25-03-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Here’s how we haul the train wreck that is the Montreal Canadiens out of the sinkhole they have been hopelessly whirling about in for the last few years (That’s what happens when Patrick Roy tells management where to get off and they don’t give Scotty Bowman a promotion.): The answer is staring us in the face. But let me back up a bit (beep-beep-beep.) What do you do when you are playing Scrabble and you are dealt your first seven letters, and they are 3 Es, 2 Is an O and a H?
  
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• Quebec artists you'll see at the Junos: A primer

  25-03-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's big music night, L'ADISQ, is typically the place where the vast majority of its musicians are recognized, but they are also making their mark outside the province, as can be seen by their strong showing at this year's Juno Awards.
  
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• 30 Days of Céline Dion: Of course she owned a water park

  25-03-2018 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec singer, businesswoman and all-around icon Céline Dion is turning 50 on March 30, 2018. Each day for the month leading up to this milestone, the Montreal Gazette is revisiting a memorable moment from her career. Today is Day 25 of 30 Days of Céline. Check back tomorrow for another update.
  Céline Dion once owned a personal water park and arcade, because why wouldn’t you if you were her?
  These were just some of the amenities at her six-acre estate on Florida’
  
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• Sebastian Vettel wins Australian GP; Lance Stroll 14th

  25-03-2018 13:51 via montrealgazette.com
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Believing his Ferrari still lacks the race pace to fully challenge Mercedes in Formula One, Sebastian Vettel will take a little luck when he can get it.
  On Sunday at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, his Ferrari team benefitted not only from a smart pit-stop strategy, but also the fortuitous emergence of a safety car midway through the race that helped Vettel take the lead from rival Lewis Hamilton and hold on for victory.
  “We got a bit lucky, but we&rs
  
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• Saying adieu to beloved Ogilvy Christmas window tradition

  25-03-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Dancing hedgehogs, fishing frogs in corduroy coats and a bunny in boots turning the water mill: The phantasmagoria of the Ogilvy Christmas window was a must-see for many Montrealers for seven decades, including the CBC's Sarah Leavitt.
  
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• How having a stroke saved this woman's life

  25-03-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  When a 60-year-old Montreal woman showed up in a hospital emergency department three years ago unable to control the left side of her face, she was treated for a stroke. It took a second ER visit and multiple tests before doctors realized that what had been causing her symptoms was, in fact, a rare form of ovarian cancer that doctors have dubbed "the empress of subterfuge."
  
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• Diverse mix of gangs a growing security challenge for federal prisons

  25-03-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's prison system is struggling with a dangerous gang population that is increasingly diverse and more difficult to manage. About 2,306 inmates are now known to belong to what Correctional Service Canada calls "security threat groups."
  
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• Habs prospect Hayden Hawke fails to backstop Providence to NCAA Frozen Four

  25-03-2018 05:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Dylan Malmquist scored with 27 seconds remaining in the third period to give No. 2 Notre Dame a 2-1 win over No. 7 Providence in the NCAA hockey championship East Regional final Saturday at Bridgeport. The win moves Notre Dame into the Frozen Four next month at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
  Providence took a 1-0 lead in the first period, but the Fighting Irish tied it in the second when Canadiens prospect Jake Evans set up Andrew Oglevie for a power-play goal. Providence goaltender Hayden
  
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• In the Habs' Room: Coach has confidence in Price, but his numbers tell a different story

  25-03-2018 05:37 via montrealgazette.com
  What, me worry?
  Canadiens coach Claude Julien borrowed a page out of the Alfred E. Neuman playbook Saturday night when he said he wasn’t worried about goaltender Carey Price, who is struggling through the worst season of his NHL career.
  “‘There’s a goaltender on the other side, (Braden) Holtby, who’s having the same kind of year that Pricey is and he’s a pretty good goaltender,” Julien said after Price finished on the short end of a 6-4 count against the
  
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• Game Report: Habs hit sour note after strong start against Capitals

  25-03-2018 05:24 via montrealgazette.com
  The bottom line: Alex Ovechkin failed to pick up a point, but it didn’t matter because his teammates made life miserable for Carey Price and the Canadiens as the Washington Capitals coasted to a 6-4 win Saturday night at the Bell Centre. 
  Promising start: The Canadiens opened the scoring when Jacob de la Rose separated Jakub Vrana from the puck in the neutral zone and sent Alex Galchenyuk in alone for his 17th goal of the season at 8:35. Montreal thought it had a 2-0 lead when Br
  
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• Kuznetsov, Wilson get 2 goals apiece as Capitals top Canadiens

  25-03-2018 04:45 via cbc.ca
  Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson each scored twice and Nicklas Backstrom had four assists as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Saturday night.
  
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• About last night … Canadiens lose 6-4 to Caps

  25-03-2018 04:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Let’s get the nonsense out of the way:
  The disallowed Brendan Gallagher goal, which would have made it 2-0, was not the turning point of the game.
  The national anthems were the turning point.
  After those spectacularly inept warbles, the puck dropped and the home team skated off to a 1-0 … and nearly 2-0 … lead on a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal.
  But these are the 2017-18 Montreal Canadiens, for whom good starts are very rarely sustainable.
  The video review that erased Gallag
  
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• Liveblog: Washington beats Canadiens 6-4

  25-03-2018 03:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Evgeni Kuznetsov’s second power-play goal made it 5-2, seemingly sealing the deal 1:10 into the third period.
  Then Jakub Jerabek, of all people, made it 6-2.
  But it wasn’t over. Late goals by Charles Hudon and, on the power play, Jonathan Drouin made the final score deceptively respectable.
  A last-second second-period goal by Hudon had followed four unanswered goals by the visitors.
  Jay Beagle tapped home a point shot to make it 4-1 five minutes into the second.
  Alex Galchenyuk beat
  
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• Montreal collegiate standouts hope to be noticed at CFL combine

  25-03-2018 01:43 via montrealgazette.com
  WINNIPEG — Running-back Tanner Green played 12 games over two seasons with the Concordia Stingers. During that time, he was utilized out of the backfield in a limited capacity, known instead for his blocking skills and special teams duties.
  He might never play a game in the Canadian Football League or be selected in May’s Canadian college draft, but the 25-year-old made it to this weekend’s national combine — and had to advance from the west regional workout to make it th
  
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• Protesters demand cancellation of doctors' $2-billion pay increase

  25-03-2018 01:19 via montrealgazette.com
  About 800 people marched through downtown Montreal on Saturday to protest against the recent pay increase negotiated between the province and its medical specialists. 
  The protest, dubbed “Unified for health: a protest against inequality in the healthcare system,” was organized by a group of doctors opposed to the latest contract, which will give medical specialists a $2-billion pay increase by 2023, as well as $480 million retroactively.
  The group, Médecins qu&eacut
  
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