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• Hickey on Hockey: It's all or nothing in coming draft for sinking Canadiens

  02-04-2018 23:58 via montrealgazette.com
  With less a week to go before the end of a short season that has seemed like a loooooong season, it’s time to look ahead to the Canadiens’ prospects in the June draft. 
  In case you came in late, general manager Marc Bergevin’s philosophy is to build through the draft, which hasn’t proved to be very successful because the Canadiens have usually been drafting somewhere in the 20s — which is akin to lining up for Boxing Day sale on Dec. 30.
  Of course, Tampa Bay pi
  
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• Quebec's future in flux as six-month countdown to provincial election begins

  02-04-2018 23:57 via montrealgazette.com
  If current polling projections hold, Canadians could be reintroduced to a political reality in Quebec not seen since the late 1960s — a party other than the federalist Liberals or the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois running the province.
  With the Oct. 1 election now six months away, Francois Legault’s nationalist Coalition Avenir Quebec is riding high in public opinion polls.
  Recent surveys have suggested the Coalition would have formed a minority government or obtained a slim majority
  
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• New Quebec program hurts welfare seekers, anti-poverty advocate says

  02-04-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec anti-poverty group is worried about a provincial program that imposes financial penalties on welfare seekers who fail to take part.
  
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• Farthest star ever seen captured by astronomers

  02-04-2018 22:17 via cbc.ca
  Scientists have captured a record-breaking portrait of the most distant individual star ever spotted — one that is nine billion light years away or 100 times farther away than the previous record-breaker.
  
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• Road and sewer work to disrupt traffic around Sherbrooke St. E.

  02-04-2018 22:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Major construction work on and around Sherbrooke St. E., east of Lafontaine Park, beginning on Tuesday will disrupt traffic until October.
  The streets where the city will undertake road, sewer and water repair are: Sherbrooke St. E., Parthenais St., Érables Ave. and Rachel St.
  The sector crosses the boroughs of Plateau Mont-Royal and Ville-Marie. 
  Starting on Tuesday, Sherbrooke, between Parthenais and Érables, will be reduced to one to two lanes per direction. As of April 9,
  
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• Sûreté du Québec asks the public for help identifying a suspect

  02-04-2018 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec has released a photo of a man who allegedly made a purchase using a stolen credit card, March 9.
  The purchase was made at a dépanneur on Langelier Blvd. in St-Leonard one hour after a break-in in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île Perrot where a credit card was reported stolen.
  During the burglary of the private home on Perrot Blvd. one person in the home was assaulted. 
  The suspect is described as around 30 years old with black hair and around 5
  
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• Montreal police end river search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

  02-04-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police have suspended their river search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou.
  
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• Montreal police end underwater search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

  02-04-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Apr 2: Three weeks after 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou disappeared, Montreal police are ending their search in the Rivière des Prairies.
  
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• Second-degree murder trial in Halifax yoga instructor’s death set to begin

  02-04-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Nicholas Jordan Butcher is expected to face a jury trial in the death of 32-year-old Kristin Johnston.
  
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• Quebec anti-poverty group upset about plan that could penalize new welfare seekers

  02-04-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec anti-poverty group is worried about a provincial program that imposes financial penalties on welfare seekers who fail to take part.
  
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• Update: Police suspend search of river for Ariel Kouakou

  02-04-2018 20:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Although Montreal police suspect that 10-year-old Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou drowned after falling through the ice on Rivière des Prairies three weeks ago, investigators called off their search of the river on Monday.
  Ariel was last seen entering Parc des Bateliers, adjacent to Rivière des Prairies, on March 12, the day he went missing. Surveillance cameras have images of him entering the park, but not leaving it.
  A woman, whom police described as a credible witness, spoke to Ariel in t
  
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• Montreal police halt river search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

  02-04-2018 20:48 via cbc.ca
  After several days of focused searches in the icy Rivière des Prairies for the missing 10-year-old boy, police say their operations in the water are finished for now.
  
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• Celine Cooper: Enough winter! I'm ready for terrasse season

  02-04-2018 20:21 via montrealgazette.com
  This is an April Fool’s joke, right?
  Over the weekend, Environment Canada announced that a spring storm was making its way up from the central United States, over the Great Lakes and into Quebec. Starting Tuesday, parts of this province could see spots of snow, flurries and freezing rain.
  The good news is that Montreal will likely be spared the worst of it. The latest forecasts predict rain for our city, not more of the dreaded white stuff. OK, fine. But it’s still just a little too
  
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• Man arrested during break-in in St-Hubert

  02-04-2018 19:48 via montrealgazette.com
  A 52-year-old man was arrested just before midnight on Sunday while trying to break into a business in St-Hubert.
  The Longueuil man was spotted trying to enter a business on Sir-Wilfred-Laurier Blvd. when he was apprehended.
  The man was to be arraigned in court on Tuesday on charges of breaking and entering and violating conditions of his parole.
  
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• Montreal Expos logo enjoys afterlife across Canada and U.S.

  02-04-2018 18:41 via montrealgazette.com
  When professional baseball returned to Montreal last week with the St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays playing a pair of exhibition games at Olympic Stadium, baseball fans might have noticed a lot more Expos caps on display around town. But the sightings aren’t unique to Montreal — Expos caps have enjoyed renewed popularity across Canada and the United States.
  Lids Canada, a sports apparel chain with 139 stores in Canada, confirmed that Expos cap sales continue to rise.
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• What does it take to be the best wrestler? Three @Concordia students share their secrets ahead of the Commonwealth… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-04-2018 18:32
  What does it take to be the best wrestler? Three @Concordia students share their secrets ahead of the Commonwealth… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New salon Achaia is your one-stop shop for hair, nails and more! btmontreal.ca/videos/opening…

  02-04-2018 18:28
  New salon Achaia is your one-stop shop for hair, nails and more! btmontreal.ca/videos/opening…
  
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• New trapeze workshop in Laval has people flying through the air to help conquer their fears and anxiety.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-04-2018 18:24
  New trapeze workshop in Laval has people flying through the air to help conquer their fears and anxiety.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Montreal author and high school teacher David @ranalli_ just released his first anthology of short stories titled “… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-04-2018 18:21
  Montreal author and high school teacher David @ranalli_ just released his first anthology of short stories titled “… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The Biggest Zumba Party is back! What do you think of @DerickFage, @CVDmtl and @Tinatenneriello's Zumba moves? btmontreal.ca/videos/zumba-p…

  02-04-2018 18:07
  The Biggest Zumba Party is back! What do you think of @DerickFage, @CVDmtl and @Tinatenneriello's Zumba moves? btmontreal.ca/videos/zumba-p…
  
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• What not to say to the parent of a child with autism. @Todaysparent #WorldAutismAwarenessDay btmontreal.ca/videos/ten-thi…

  02-04-2018 18:00
  What not to say to the parent of a child with autism. @Todaysparent #WorldAutismAwarenessDay btmontreal.ca/videos/ten-thi…
  
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• Missing boy: Search for Ariel Kouakou enters fourth week

  02-04-2018 17:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Three weeks after Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou went missing, Montreal police say they will continue searching for the 10-year-old boy on land and in the Rivière des Prairies.
  “We will probably use the boats in the river” on Tuesday, said Constable Jean-Pierre Brabant of the Montreal police. “The command post is still there and the search will be ongoing on the shore and on the river.”
  Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou was wearing a black hooded coat, grey pants and yellow shoes
  
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• Teenager in hospital after stabbing in Laval

  02-04-2018 16:56 via montrealgazette.com
  A 17-year-old youth is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the chest on Sunday night.
  The teen was sitting in a car at the corner of Lévesque Blvd. and 77th Ave. in the Chomedey district when he was attacked around 11 p.m.
  He was taken to hospital but his life in not in danger, said Constable Stéphanie Beshara of the Laval police.
  The youth is known to police and is not cooperating with the investigation, she said.
  
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• Early-morning fight ends in stabbing in Ahuntsic

  02-04-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  A 26-year-old man suffered non-life threatening injuries after he was stabbed in the upper body this morning on Arthur-Lismer Street.
  
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• Montreal police investigate stabbing in Ahuntsic

  02-04-2018 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  A 26-year-old man is in hospital after a stabbing in Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.
  
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• Police investigate assault in Ahuntsic

  02-04-2018 15:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A 26-year-old man is recovering from a slash wound across his upper body after a dispute broke out among a group of individuals on Arthur-Lismer St. near Bois-de-Boulogne Ave. in Ahuntsic—Cartierville.
  The incident occurred at about 6:40 a.m. What sparked the dispute has yet to be determined.
  Police have set up a perimeter at the site of the assault and have called in a canine unit to help in their search for the assailant.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Montreal police investigate assault in Ahuntsic

  02-04-2018 15:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A 26-year-old man is recovering from a slash wound across his upper body after a dispute broke out among a group of individuals on Arthur-Lismer St. near Bois-de-Boulogne Ave. in Ahuntsic—Cartierville.
  The incident occurred at about 6:40 a.m. What sparked the dispute has yet to be determined.
  Police have set up a perimeter at the site of the assault and have called in a canine unit to help in their search for the assailant.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Police waiting on autopsy for answers in death of woman found in Côte des-Neiges apartment

  02-04-2018 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police say the 85-year-old woman's body was discovered after a janitor working in the building reported a suspicious smell.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/EGxg5SKqSS

  02-04-2018 14:39
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/EGxg5SKqSS
  
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• Awww... Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price melts hearts! twitter.com/NHL/status/980…

  02-04-2018 14:36
  Awww... Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price melts hearts! twitter.com/NHL/status/980…
  
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• Schukov: Template for a teen party contract

  02-04-2018 14:09 via montrealgazette.com
  I am very happy that towns adjoining humming Highway 20 are inching closer to getting a sound wall, but here is something noisier even closer to home:
  Based on what I recently witnessed of my neighbours’ son’s last party in their basement, I have valuable advice for parents who are about to consent to their teen’s next party: Draw up a legally binding contract with the perpetrator. To make it simple, I herewith offer a draft for consideration:
  “ON THIS DAY, the  &nbs
  
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• While you were sleeping: Rebel retreat in eastern Ghouta, Chinese space station plunges into Pacific, Malala leaves Pakistan

  02-04-2018 13:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The most powerful Syrian rebel faction on the fringes of Damascus began abandoning its stronghold in the once rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta on Monday, setting the stage for the final chapter of the government’s relentless offensive to fully retake the area after seven years of revolt.
  The first fighters from the Army of Islam left the town of Douma in the morning hours as part of an evacuation deal that will hand the town to the Syrian government, reported the state SANA news agency
  
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• Spring storm to hit Quebec this week

  02-04-2018 13:29 via cbc.ca
  Winter isn't over yet, Montreal. A spring storm will bring snow and rain to parts of Quebec starting Tuesday.
  
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• It ain't over yet: Wintry weather on the way to Quebec

  02-04-2018 13:29 via cbc.ca
  The spring weather was nice while it lasted, but a mix of snow and rain is on the way. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for several regions across the province.
  
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• Search for missing Ahuntsic boy enters third week https://t.co/DVXsC0Eow9

  02-04-2018 13:27
  
  Search for missing Ahuntsic boy enters third week https://t.co/DVXsC0Eow9
  
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• Check out this week's #BTCalendar https://t.co/bVV44owOoZ

  02-04-2018 12:54
  
  Check out this week's #BTCalendar https://t.co/bVV44owOoZ
  
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• Spring storm expected to sweep Quebec with snow, freezing rain on Wednesday

  02-04-2018 12:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Montreal area in anticipation of what it describes as a “spring storm” expected to roll into Quebec on Tuesday evening and continue on Wednesday.
  The service says a weather system developing in the central United States is expected to move across the Great Lakes region and “bring significant amounts of snow starting Tuesday afternoon or Tuesday evening for regions north of the St. Lawrence Valley.”
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• Police to question victim in wake of Verdun stabbing

  02-04-2018 12:33 via montrealgazette.com
  A 37-year-old woman was recovering from stab wounds to her upper body early Monday in the wake of an apparent attack in an apartment in the borough of Verdun.
  Police say the woman was conscious when she was taken to hospital and investigators intend to question her later in the day.
  The incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. on Lesage St., when officers answering several 9-1-1 calls found the woman, covered in blood, but no suspect.
  A perimeter has been set up around the site of the attack and a c
  
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• TV producer Steven Bochco has died at the age of 74. https://t.co/XUofwr4Fxj

  02-04-2018 12:11
  
  TV producer Steven Bochco has died at the age of 74. https://t.co/XUofwr4Fxj
  
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• Sexual abuse: Women use social media to warn teens about West Island tattoo artist

  02-04-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Two young women are using the power of social media to warn teenagers about sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of a West Island tattoo artist who used his boutique as a hangout for troubled girls when he sexually abused them. 
  In 2007, Rowan Mckenzie, 49, was convicted of sexually assaulting one of the women, when she was 15, inside his shop in 2005 when it was located on Sources Blvd. In a more recent case, Mckenzie pleaded guilty in February to two counts each of sexual interference
  
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• Allison Hanes: McGill offers breather in the age of anxious parenting

  02-04-2018 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Are you a Tiger Mother or an Elephant Mom?
  Do you practise attachment, free-range, mindful or helicopter parenting?
  Did you let your baby cry it out or did you co-sleep? Did you baby-wear or baby-led wean?
  Yelling is the new spanking when it comes to the long-term scars of child discipline. And dirty is the new clean when it comes to protecting our kids from lethal superbugs, according to the new book Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Your Child From an Oversanitized World, by microbiologist B. Bre
  
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• The @CanadiensMTL last home game of the season is tomorrow night vs. the Winnipeg Jets https://t.co/hlaMkqEQeV

  02-04-2018 11:55
  
  The @CanadiensMTL last home game of the season is tomorrow night vs. the Winnipeg Jets https://t.co/hlaMkqEQeV
  
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• Good morning, Montreal! https://t.co/KRKlXar1lx

  02-04-2018 11:52
  
  Good morning, Montreal! https://t.co/KRKlXar1lx
  
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• 'Missing a voice': Victims, advocates urge Liberals to name new ombudsman

  02-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Victims' groups are urging the Liberal government to end a four-month vacancy and appoint a new federal ombudsman for victims of crime. There has been no interim or permanent replacement named since Sue O'Sullivan left on Nov. 15, 2017.
  
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• McGill prof says he's found a better, faster way to flood-proof your home

  02-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  According to Dr. Amar Sabih, a mechanical engineering professor at McGill, all you need to flood-proof your home is synthetic plastic tarp made of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and metal barriers commonly seen at outdoor events in the city.
  
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• Aeroplan member offended by survey asking provocative questions on immigration, male dominance

  02-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Aeroplan is apologizing to any members offended by its recent survey that included questions that asserted immigration was harmful, suggested males were superior and that traditional marriage was the only way to form a family.
  
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• In the Habs' Room: Disappointing season frames Price's milestone

  02-04-2018 05:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Carey Price caught up to a legend Sunday, but Taylor Hall spoiled what could have been a perfect night for the goaltender. 
  Price played in his 556th game, which ties him with the late Jacques Plante for the most appearances by a Canadiens’ goaltender, but Hall put a damper on the evening when he scored a short-handed goal late in the third period to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 win at the Bell Centre. 
  “I’m a little disappointed with the loss, but I’m defin
  
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• Man arrested after corpse found in Côte-des-Neiges apartment

  02-04-2018 04:52 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was arrested on Sunday after Montreal police officers found the body of a woman age about 90 in a state of advanced decomposition in a home in Côte-des-Neiges.
  A call was made to 911 at about 4 p.m. concerning a corpse found in a dwelling on Barclay Ave., near Decelles Ave.According to witnesses interviewed by the police, the woman’s body was discovered by the building’s janitor while he was checking the apartment during maintenance.
  The tenant, a 45-year-old man on the s
  
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• About last night … Canadiens drop 2-1 heartbreaker

  02-04-2018 04:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens nearly pulled off an epic April Fool’s prank by beating a playoffs-bound team at the Bell Centre on Sunday night.
  But, of course, it was not to be. And the season-long agony continued with a 2-1 loss to New Jersey.
  Can we take some solace from a decent game by the home team?
  Why not? Solace is all Montreal fans can suck on until training camp begins.
  There were, however, some very good performances against New Jersey.
  • Carey Price, playing his 556th game to tie Jacques
  
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• Habs Game Report: Taylor Hall scores short-handed to give Devils the win

  02-04-2018 04:14 via montrealgazette.com
  The bottom line: Taylor Hall scored a short-handed goal at 15:53 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and the New Jersey Devils beat the Canadiens 2-1 Sunday at the Bell Centre. After the Canadiens failed to capitalize on a 5-on-3 advantage for 52 seconds, Hall stepped out of the penalty box and was sent on a breakaway by Travis Zajac. Hall skated in alone on Carey Price to score his 37th goal of the season. 
  The Devils closer to playoffs: The win was important for the Devils as they moved
  
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