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• Quebec budget: $64.7 million over five years to help print media

  27-03-2018 23:59 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government will be helping out struggling print media outlets with a new tax credit to support their digital transformation.
  The measure, announced in Tuesday’s budget plan, would cost $64.7 million over five years, with most of that money coming as of 2020-21.
  The refundable 35 per cent tax credit will be open to print media at least a year old that “produce, in Quebec, original, written informational content of general interest” daily or at least 10
  
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• Pain at the pump

  27-03-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Mar 27: The price of gas shot up in Montreal overnight, and as Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, the fuel costs are not likely to improve anytime soon.
  
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• McGill’s plastic water bottle ban

  27-03-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Mar 27: Students, faculty and staff are being encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles as part of McGill University’s move to phase out the sale of bottled water on campus. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Allegations of corruption in Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough

  27-03-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Mar 27: A group of CDN-NDG residents are calling for UPAC to investigate corruption in their borough. As Anne Leclair reports, city councillor Marvin Rotrand claims former borough mayor Russell Copeman offered him a high-paying job on the condition he not run in the recent municipal election.
  
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• Quebec budget: Tax breaks for young families, seniors, homeowners

  27-03-2018 23:41 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Young families, seniors and homeowners are among the Quebecers who will benefit from tax breaks thanks to the Tuesday’s budget.
  Key tax measures announced by Finance Minister Carlos Leitão include:
  Families
  Some parents will see a bigger tax break on childcare expenses.
  Those who use non-subsidized daycare, pay for the service, but can obtain a refundable tax credit for the expense. That gives them a break on their income taxes. This credit will be increased.
  Under th
  
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• The search continues in the water for missing boy

  27-03-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Mar 27: Police continue their search for 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou. Dan Spector reports on the latest efforts to locate the boy who disappeared more than two weeks ago.
  
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• Quebec Budget 2018 reaction, something for just about everyone

  27-03-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Mar 27: Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes gathers reaction to Quebec’s 2018 pre-election budget
  
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• Quebec government increases spending by over $4 Billion dollars

  27-03-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Mar 27: The Quebec Liberal government unveils its 2018 budget, just months from the October 1 election. Global’s Raquel Fletcher has the details.
  
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• Penguins heading west as Montreal Biodôme closes for renovations

  27-03-2018 23:23 via montrealgazette.com
  They may be flightless birds, but next month, five of this city’s penguins will be defying nature to fly to Alberta.
  The emperor penguins will board a plane and fly as cargo to Calgary, where they will be temporarily housed in that city’s zoo while Montreal’s Biodôme undergoes extensive renovations. 
  Starting next Tuesday, the zoo/museum that replicates four different ecosystems in the shadow of the Olympic Stadium will be closed for 14 months. Most of the animals ho
  
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• Quebec budget: Business groups welcome tax cut, focus on labour shortage

  27-03-2018 23:22 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Hoping to spur economic growth and deal with a labour shortage, Quebec is cutting some business taxes and focusing on training and immigration to help companies find qualified workers.
  The measures, announced in Tuesday’s provincial budget and expected to cost more than $3 billion over five years, were met with cheers from Quebec business groups.
  Quebec’s “small and medium-sized businesses are very vibrant and very dynamic portion of the economy” but they p
  
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• Quebec budget: $24.5 million for anglo secretariat

  27-03-2018 23:20 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Following years of complaints that the needs and concerns of the province’s English-speaking minority have gone largely unheeded, Quebec announced it will invest $24.5 million over the next six years to support community institutions and work to keep young anglo Quebecers in the province.
  The money will go toward the secretariat of anglophone affairs created last November, with minister Kathleen Weil at its helm. To date, the bureau within Quebec’s civil service design
  
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• REM work stalls Deux-Montagnes train service on weekends starting next month

  27-03-2018 23:19 via cbc.ca
  The first round of work on the new light-rail train system (REM) will mean disruptions for users of the existing Deux-Montagnes commuter train line as of next month.
  
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• What the Quebec budget means for you: Netflix tax, home renos and craft beer

  27-03-2018 22:40 via cbc.ca
  There are dozens of news measures, both large and small, in Quebec’s 2018 budget. Here’s how some of them will affect you.
  
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• Quebec showers cash on small businesses, families in election-year budget

  27-03-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Quebec’s health care and education systems will see a huge spending influx in 2018 as the Couillard government prepares for a fall election campaign.
  
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• Quebec budget 2018: Will it affect you? Short answer: yes

  27-03-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Everyone is getting a slice of the pie as Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao unveils his final budget before the elections.
  
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• Montreal mayor defends police efforts to find Ariel Kouakou in face of criticism

  27-03-2018 21:28 via cbc.ca
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante defended the ongoing police investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou at a city council meeting Tuesday.
  
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• Post-surgery, Canadiens' Shea Weber is upbeat about next season

  27-03-2018 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s remarkable Shea Weber was able to play 26 games with the Canadiens this season — even more remarkable that he averaged a team-high 25:20 of ice time.
  The 32-year-old defenceman met with the media Tuesday in Brossard for the first time since having season-ending surgery on March 13 to repair tendons in his left foot. The Canadiens expect his recovery period to be six months.
  Weber confirmed his foot was fractured during the first game of the season on Oct. 5 in Buffalo when he wa
  
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• Montreal's Biodome to seek temporary homes for 4,500 animals ... - CTV News

  27-03-2018 20:45 via ctvnews.ca
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  Renovations to Montreal's Biodome will mean 4500 animals who have called it home will be moving out temporarily.
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• Quebec teen celebrates 18th birthday with lottery ticket, hits the jackpot

  27-03-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec teen who bought a lottery ticket for the first time to celebrate her 18th birthday has walked away with $1,000 a week for the rest of her life.
  
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• Please update your Montreal Gazette app

  27-03-2018 20:34 via montrealgazette.com
  An important update was released on Monday for the Montreal Gazette app.
  As part of the update, we’re happy to announce that we are now using YouTube to host all video content.
  This change will ensure more seamless playback and more viewing options for you.
  We have also disabled autoplay on videos to improve user experience.
  Until your app is updated, videos will not play correctly and some breaking news articles will not be displayed at all.
  Click here to update your app if you use a
  
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• Update: Missing Laval boy found, police say

  27-03-2018 20:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Laval police say a missing 12-year-old boy was found early Tuesday afternoon.
  Police say he was safe and will be brought back to his home.
  The boy had been reported missing on Tuesday.
  
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• Montreal Biodôme to close for renovations April 3

  27-03-2018 20:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s Biodôme will close on April 3 for renovations.
  The museum, one of Montreal’s most popular tourist attractions, will be renovated to make new areas of the building accessible to the public, including behind-the-scenes views. Several new species will be added when the museum reopens in late summer 2019.
  The Biodôme opened in 1992, and is home to more than 4,500 animals. 
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Habs' Shea Weber confirms he played injured since season opener

  27-03-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber says he played over two months with a torn tendon in his left foot after being injured in Montreal's season opener against the Buffalo Sabres.
  
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• Huntingdon in the running for title of 2018 Kraft Hockeyville

  27-03-2018 19:42 via montrealgazette.com
  The town of Huntingdon is one of four finalists in the running for the 2018 Kraft Hockeyville title.
  The winner will be announced the night of March 31, following two days of voting at krafthockeyville.ca.
  The town that wins the contest will receive $250,000 to put toward arena upgrades and will host a National Hockey League pre-season game.
  The three finalists will receive $25,000 each for arena work.
  The only Quebec town to win the prize was Roberval, which was named Hockeyville in 2008.
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• X-Files' David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson heading to Montreal Comiccon - Montreal Gazette

  27-03-2018 19:39 via montrealgazette.com
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  X-Files' David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson heading to Montreal Comiccon
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  Duchovny and Anderson will take part in a Q&A, and will be available for autographs and photo ops on Saturday, July 7. Montreal Gazette. Published on: March 27, 2018 | Last Updated: March 27, 2018 4:06 PM EDT. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will ...and more »
  
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• X-Files' David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson heading to Montreal Comiccon

  27-03-2018 19:39 via montrealgazette.com
  The X-Files’ 11th season wrapped last week, but Montrealers haven’t seen the last of Mulder and Scully.
  David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will take part in a Q&A at Montreal Comiccon, and will be available for autographs and photo ops on Saturday, July 7.
  Other guests announced Tuesday for the three-day convention include Chuck Norris and Danny Trejo. For more details, visit montrealcomiccon.com.
  Montreal Comiccon takes place at Palais des congrès from Friday, July
  
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• Divers resume search for 10-year-old Ariel, missing since March 12

  27-03-2018 19:32 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police divers returned to the banks of the Rivière des Prairies Tuesday morning in an effort to find 10-year-old Ariel Kouakou, who went missing from his parents’ north-end home two weeks ago.
  Investigators continue to favour the theory that the boy drowned, however no other possibility — including abduction — is being dismissed, which is why the case is still classified as a criminal investigation.
  Ariel Kouakou disappeared March 12 after leaving his home alone
  
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• Mayor Plante gives emotional defence of police in search for Ariel Kouakou

  27-03-2018 19:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor Valérie Plante lashed out at the municipal opposition for asking why she has not defended the police investigation into 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou, who disappeared in Rivière-des-Prairies two weeks ago.
  “Is it normal that the municipal administration has not spoken out, has not publicly defended its police force and especially reassured Montrealers?” Ensemble Montreal councillor Francesco Miele asked Plante during Tuesday’s question period.
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• Women on the Rise Pancake Breakfast

  27-03-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Breakfast fundraiser for NDG non-profit organization, that works with mothers and children 0-5.
  
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• Plante administration is interested in the return of MLB to Montreal

  27-03-2018 19:02 via montrealgazette.com
  The administration of Valérie Plante is interested in a plan to return Major League Baseball (MLB) to Montreal, despite the fact the mayor has taken a pass on attending two pre-season games at the Olympic stadium this week between St. Louis Cardinals the Toronto Blue Jays.
  Some observers criticized the mayor for not changing her schedule — a city council meeting Monday night and the adoption Tuesday afternoon of the provincial budget ahead of the second Tuesday-night game — to
  
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• Has spring finally sprung? Warm weather sets in for Montreal - CBC.ca

  27-03-2018 18:02 via cbc.ca
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  Has spring finally sprung? Warm weather sets in for Montreal
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  It has been a long winter, but the snow is melting and the temperature is rising in Montreal. (Charles Contant/CBC). 1 comments. After a long winter of extended cold snaps and plenty of snow, Montrealers are due for a break. Luckily, warmer weather is ...and more »
  
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• Has spring finally sprung? Warm weather sets in for Montreal

  27-03-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  After a long winter of extended cold snaps and plenty of snow, Montrealers are about to get a break. As the week goes on, temperatures will rise into the double digits.
  
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• Dorval village up for discussion at workshop

  27-03-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Dorval is inviting citizens to take part in a public workshop on the redevelopment of the “village” portion of Lakeshore Drive.
  The workshop will take place on Monday, April 9, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., in Salon D of the Sarto Desnoyers Community Centre.
  The workshop will allow citizens to participate in exchanges through working tables that will tackle various topics concerning the redevelopment of Lakeshore Dr., between Dorval and St-Charles avenues.
  Topics discussed will in
  
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• Canada, provinces lack clear plan to adapt to climate change, auditors say

  27-03-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  A joint report by the auditor general of Canada and nine provinces says Canada will likely miss 2020 emissions targets and a significant effort will be required to meet 2030 targets.
  
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• Two arrested in connection with decades-old sex crimes

  27-03-2018 17:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Roussillon regional police, in collaboration with the Sûreté du Québec, have arrested two suspects in connection with a string of sexual crimes dating from the 1970s and ’80s.
  René Poirier, 81, and Roger Legault, 75, were arraigned Monday in Longueuil on charges of numerous sexual offences, including gross indecency, in connection with a series of incidents in the South Shore community of Delson.
  Police are urging anyone with information on these or other cases i
  
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• JEM Workshop presents Oscar Nominated film Life, Animated and talkback with Ron Suskind

  27-03-2018 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  JEM Workshop will be screening the Oscar-nominated documentary LIFE, ANIMATED on April 19 at 7 pm at Cinemas Guzzo Méga- Plex Sphèretech 14 in Saint-Laurent. The powerful film, based on the book by Pulitzer prize-winning author and journalist Ron Suskind, chronicles Suskind’s son’s journey with Autism. Ron Suskind will be present and will take questions...
  
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• Easter fun for the whole family! @nadiastar shares some great ideas btmontreal.ca/videos/easter-…

  27-03-2018 17:02
  Easter fun for the whole family! @nadiastar shares some great ideas btmontreal.ca/videos/easter-…
  
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• Quebec teachers unions protest outside provincial budget announcement

  27-03-2018 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  The group of teachers unions were protesting public education cuts of over $1.5 billion since 2010.
  
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• Quebec teachers demonstrate outside provincial budget announcement

  27-03-2018 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  A group representing teachers unions across Quebec protested outside the provincial budget announcement in Quebec City Tuesday morning.
  
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• Task force sets sights on fixing lack of diversity at Montreal’s City Hall - We speak to @myrnalashley about the ch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-03-2018 16:55
  Task force sets sights on fixing lack of diversity at Montreal’s City Hall - We speak to @myrnalashley about the ch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Montreal police investigating double hit-and-run in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve - CTV News

  27-03-2018 16:53 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
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  Montreal police investigating double hit-and-run in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
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  A driver was hospitalized in critical condition after a series of collisions on Sainte-Catherine St. on Tuesday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., the 28-year-old driver collided with a vehicle at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Joliette Sts. in Hochelaga ...
  
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• King of the Hill: @MikaelKingsbury joins us in studio btmontreal.ca/videos/mikael-…

  27-03-2018 16:51
  King of the Hill: @MikaelKingsbury joins us in studio btmontreal.ca/videos/mikael-…
  
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• Concordia teacher, students fight for the Mohawk language

  27-03-2018 16:51 via montrealgazette.com
  If you’re missing your language, you’re missing a piece of yourself.
  That’s the message Steve Bonspiel is imparting on students at Concordia University — where his journalism class is documenting efforts to save the Kanien:kéha language.
  The language once thrived in southern Quebec, Ontario and upstate New York and has been used by the Mohawk people for millennia. But there are now only about 3,000 Kanien:kéha speakers left on the planet.
  Today, the lan
  
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• Suspect in critical condition after hit and run in east-end Montreal - Montreal Gazette

  27-03-2018 16:37 via montrealgazette.com
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  Suspect in critical condition after hit and run in east-end Montreal
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  Firefighters use hydraulic pliers to free driver who rolled his car after fleeing the scene of a crash only to hit another vehicle. Montreal Gazette. Published on: March 27, 2018 | Last Updated: March 27, 2018 10:33 AM EDT. The incident began around 7 ...
  
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• What will Apple announce this morning in Chicago? @Gadget_Guy joins us from the Windy City https://t.co/5Fji6CLXQe

  27-03-2018 16:29
  
  What will Apple announce this morning in Chicago? @Gadget_Guy joins us from the Windy City https://t.co/5Fji6CLXQe
  
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• Suspect in critical condition after hit and run in east end

  27-03-2018 16:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A driver in his 30s is in critical condition in hospital Tuesday morning after the car he was driving collided with two other vehicles during what police are calling a hit and run.
  The incident began at about 7:30 a.m. with a collision between the suspect’s vehicle and another car at Ste-Catherine and Joliette Sts. in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
  As the suspect fled the scene in his vehicle, he collided with a second car on Ste-Catherine St. — the impact causing his car to roll over.
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• Five ways to power down a busy mind - We speak to @wisewomencanada btmontreal.ca/videos/5-ways-…

  27-03-2018 16:26
  Five ways to power down a busy mind - We speak to @wisewomencanada btmontreal.ca/videos/5-ways-…
  
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• 73% of Facebook users changing habits after data scandal https://t.co/UOrdHvpxvd

  27-03-2018 16:24
  
  73% of Facebook users changing habits after data scandal https://t.co/UOrdHvpxvd
  
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