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• Cyclists face long detour while Lachine Canal bike path undergoes repairs

  13-04-2018 23:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Cyclists say the closing of the western half of the Lachine Canal bike path until July could put them at risk.
  Parks Canada announced on Monday that a seven-kilometre stretch of the path, from De l’Église Ave. in the Sud­-Ouest borough to Du Musée Rd. in LaSalle, will be closed until the end of June for repairs to the lighting system and canal walls.
  It is instructing cyclists to detour to the Aqueduct bike path (along Champlain Blvd.) and LaSalle Blvd. 
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• Quebec City mosque gunman wanted to ‘protect family’ from terrorists

  13-04-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Apr 13: Alexandre Bissonnette, who killed six men as they prayed at a mosque in Quebec City in 2017, told investigators he wanted to protect his family from terrorist attacks. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• Buckle up for snow and freezing rain this weekend in Montreal

  13-04-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  While the weather briefly strayed into spring-like territory, it seems the winter is back for one last howl.
  
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• Champlain Bridge to now open Dec. 21

  13-04-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Apr 13: The federal government and the consortium building the new Champlain Bridge have reached a deal that sets a date for the new span to open. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, the new opening date is now Dec. 21.
  
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• Quebec trying to improve flood compensation program

  13-04-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Apr 13: Nearly a year after the devastating spring floods, the province says it is trying to improve its compensation program for victims of disasters. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.
  
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• HanesBrands donate undergarments to Montreal women’s shelter

  13-04-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Apr 13: HanesBrands has stepped forward to donate hundreds of undergarments to a Montreal women’s shelter. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports, the company cited a Global News story highlighting the organization’s desperate need for underwear.
  
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• New Champlain Bridge to be open in time for Christmas

  13-04-2018 22:36 via cbc.ca
  The federal government and the consortium building the new Champlain Bridge announced Friday they have reached a settlement paving the way for the new span to open in December.
  
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• In death, Leonard Cohen’s voice popping up in hit TV shows, violent video games

  13-04-2018 22:18 via montrealgazette.com
  MONTREAL — When it comes to getting permission to use Leonard Cohen’s music, Ubisoft’s bloody Assassin’s Creed trailer gets an enthusiastic green light, while ads, pornography and even the Montreal Symphony Orchestra don’t fare as well.
  Since his death in 2016, the late Canadian singer’s gravelly baritone has been popping up everywhere from highbrow Montreal art exhibits to the end credits of the hit American TV shows Billions and The Americans.
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• Buchignani: Ferrari on a roll as Formula One hits China

  13-04-2018 21:54 via montrealgazette.com
  Two races, two wins. Does that constitute a trend?
  Ferrari fans certainly hope so, after watching Sebastian Vettel prance to unlikely victories in the first two events of the Formula One season, first in Australia and again in Bahrain last Sunday.
  But the tifosi also know not to get too pumped up ahead of Round 3 in China this weekend. They’ve had their hopes raised before, only to have the air let out of the tires.
  Take last year. Vettel triumphed at two of the first three stops, includin
  
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• Governor General considers honouring Azzeddine Soufiane for bravery during Quebec City mosque attack

  13-04-2018 21:48 via cbc.ca
  Azzeddine Soufiane was one of the six men killed during the shooting at the Quebec mosque in January 2017. Surveillance video shown during sentencing showed Soufiane rushing the gunman to try and disarm him.
  
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• Editorial: Quebec's police-hijab debate isn't just theoretical

  13-04-2018 21:37 via montrealgazette.com
  The issue of whether Quebec should ban religious headgear for public employees who wield coercive authority on behalf of the state is no longer theoretical. Now, it has a name and a smiling face, and they belong to Sondos Lamrhari, a 17-year-old, Montreal-born student in a CEGEP police technology program whose ambition it is to serve as a police officer. 
  Thursday’s Journal de Montréal story about the hijab-wearing teen caused a stir among legislators in Quebec City.
  Those
  
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• 10-year-old’s heartbreaking plea to stop bullying: ‘Kids don’t want to go near me’

  13-04-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Cassidy Slater has been spit on, pushed and kicked by bullies at her school. Her mother wants all parents to know her daughter's story.
  
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• Choose-your-own-adventure winter storm system headed to Quebec

  13-04-2018 20:58 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada has expanded on a special weather statement warning a winter storm is headed for Quebec. It’s expected to hit Sunday and Monday.
  Motorists should be prepared for bad road conditions, especially if there’s snow or ice buildup Sunday or Monday. Poor weather could lead to airline travel delays.
  A low-pressure system will cross the border from the U.S. Midwest, bringing with it a “wintry mix.” As of Friday, no one seems sure just which path it’ll take
  
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• Would you like your eggs Instagrammable? How social media can make a menu item a star

  13-04-2018 20:27 via cbc.ca
  "If people are posting on social media, it means they had a good experience, right?" asks foodie Amit Singh, show rarely bites into a meal without snapping a shot of it first. It's an attitude restaurants ignore at their peril.
  
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• Gunman says he went to Quebec mosque in 2017 to protect people from terrorists

  13-04-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Alexandre Bissonnette made the comments to police while being questioned a day after the shooting.
  
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• Gunman says he went to Quebec mosque in 2017 to protect family from terrorists

  13-04-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Alexandre Bissonnette made the comments to police while being questioned a day after the shooting.
  
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• 'We have nowhere to go': Pierrefonds flood victims fear being forced out of emergency housing

  13-04-2018 20:11 via cbc.ca
  Vasiliki Petrisi got the green light to demolish her home less than a week ago. But she says there's no way they can leave the motel by Saturday. There are still a number of bureaucratic hoops to jump through before she can start fresh.
  
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• Future of Pierrefonds flood victim still in limbo, living in motel as anniversary looms

  13-04-2018 20:11 via cbc.ca
  Vasiliki Petrisi has been living in a cramped Pointe-Claire motel room for 11 months, and while it doesn't have all the comforts of home, she's at least happy to have a roof over her head.
  
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• 'I had to do something': Mosque shooter said he acted to prevent terrorism

  13-04-2018 19:45 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC – Alexandre Bissonnette told a police officer that the decision by the Canadian government to accept refugees that were being turned away from the United States spurred his decision to shoot people at the Quebec City mosque.
  Terrified that his family would be the victim of an attack, he left his parents’ home and headed to the mosque, carrying a rifle and a handgun.
  “I was like, sure that they were going to come and kill my parents also, and my family,” Bisson
  
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• To help you survive Friday the 13th, here's Coeur de Pirate singing in a church

  13-04-2018 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Fridays are hard and Friday the 13th is wont to be even harder. 
  Here to help you through the afternoon slog is Coeur de Pirate, who started the day off by releasing a performance video set in Montreal’s Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church.The performance is of “Somnambule,” the latest single off her upcoming album, En cas de tempête, le jardin sera fermé. A studio recording of the song is currently available on a bevy of streaming platforms. 
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• Journée Dansons Ensemble 2018 de l’ÉNB – Répétitions GRATUITES

  13-04-2018 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  La Journée Dansons Ensemble de l’ÉNB offre GRATUITEMENT des répétitions pour les personnes de tous âges et niveaux d’habileté. Aucune expérience requise! Ces répétitions vous prépareront à donner une prestation remarquable lors de spectacles communautaires qui se tiendront le 1er juin 2018 dans le cadre de la Journée Dansons Ensemble 2018 de l’ÉNB à Montréal...
  
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• New Champlain Bridge now expected to open December 21

  13-04-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government and the consortium building the new Champlain Bridge have reached a settlement.
  
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• Agreement ensures new Champlain Bridge to open in Montreal in December

  13-04-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government and the consortium building the new Champlain Bridge have reached a settlement.
  
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• Macpherson: No 'budget bounce' for Quebec Liberals where they need it

  13-04-2018 18:51 via montrealgazette.com
  “Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
  “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
  “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”
  “That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.
   — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Silver Blaze
  In politics, too, sometimes what happened doesn’t matter as much as what didn’t.
  Too much was made this week of the top-line result of the latest Léger poll, s
  
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• NBS Sharing Dance Day – FREE dance rehearsals

  13-04-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  NBS Sharing Dance Day is offering FREE dance rehearsals for dancers of all ages and abilities! No experience required! Rehearsals will prepare you to shine in community dance performances on June 1st at NBS’ Sharing Dance Day 2018 Montreal and other NBS Sharing Dance Day events across the country! This year’s theme is environmental stewardship!...
  
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• Quebec vows law to protect Bombardier's Azur métro order

  13-04-2018 18:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec will table legislation to protect it from any legal challenges it may face over efforts to extend an existing contract between Bombardier and the city of Montreal for the production of Azur métro cars, Premier Philippe Couillard said Friday.
  “It’s important … that you to mention that this is an extension of the same contract,” Couillard told reporters covering his trip to Bombardier’s La Pocatière plant on Friday. “There are business agre
  
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• Montreal police seek Lachine teenager missing since March 19

  13-04-2018 18:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police have turned to the public in an effort to find Selisha Robb, a 16-year-old who left her home in Lachine early on March 19 and hasn’t been seen since.
  Police describe the English-speaking teenager as “vulnerable” and say when last seen she was wearing a black coat and fur hood. She was carrying a beige purse and wearing beige boots.
  Anyone with any information on the girl or her whereabouts is urged to call 911, contact their local police station or call Info-Cri
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooter told police he wanted to prevent terrorist attack

  13-04-2018 18:23 via cbc.ca
  "Thanks to what I did, there will be hundreds of people saved," Alexandre Bissonnette told an interrogator the day after he stormed a Quebec City mosque, killing six people.
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooter set off by Canada's open stance on refugees

  13-04-2018 18:23 via cbc.ca
  The man responsible for killing six Muslims inside a Quebec City mosque had been anxious for months about his own family becoming victims of a terror attack, and that peaked when he saw reports the Canadian government was going to allow more refugees into the country.
  
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• Crown wants conditions on Montreal couple acquitted of terrorism-related offences extended

  13-04-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Despite being acquitted, El Mahdi Jamali and Sabrine Djermane are still subject to a series of conditions, relating to peace bonds issued separately from the criminal trial.
  
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• 9,000 Montreal teachers poised to strike illegally on May 1

  13-04-2018 18:11 via montrealgazette.com
  The 9,000 teachers who are members of the Alliance des professeurs de Montréal are ready to undertake a one-day strike on May 1, even though the walkout is illegal under the conditions of the Quebec Labour Code.
  However, union president Catherine Renaud told reporters on Friday that the alliance is ready to go to court over the issue if need be.
  The provincial contract for primary and secondary teachers is in effect until March 31, 2020. As a rule, workers cannot legally strike if their c
  
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• Is dishwashing the chore that could kill your relationship? @DrLaurieBetito explains. Full video at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-04-2018 18:05
  Is dishwashing the chore that could kill your relationship? @DrLaurieBetito explains. Full video at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Wine: Patience is required for pinot blanc

  13-04-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s one thing to suggest what to drink. All sorts of folks can recommend wines to you.What’s often missing is guidance on how to drink. The “how” can make a big difference in wine appreciation, and I believe is essential to learning about wine.The most basic elements of wine service are temperature, temperature and, of course, temperature, but there are other important factors. The right food pairing and the proper glass can drastically alter your appreciation. And a fac
  
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• Montreal's African film festival puts ladies first this year

  13-04-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  This year's Vues d’Afrique International Film Festival focuses on highlighting female filmmakers and challenges world-views of the continent of Africa.
  
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• Enjoy that piece of bread! We bust some common food myths with @Alithedietitian. Full video: btmontreal.ca/videos/ https://t.co/aqNbTgCN9b

  13-04-2018 18:00
  
  Enjoy that piece of bread! We bust some common food myths with @Alithedietitian. Full video: btmontreal.ca/videos/ https://t.co/aqNbTgCN9b
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: April 13, 2018

  13-04-2018 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $16
  Comté-Tolosan IGP 2016, Malbec, Tradition Familiale, Georges Vigouroux, France red, $14.50, SAQ # 13360056. There’s lots of inexpensive malbec out there, but this one is particularly good. Loads of dark and juicy fruit, with a hint of that earthy meatiness one associates with the malbec of France’s southwest. Easy drinking, but with good power. Grape
  
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• We meet the Montreal animation studio behind @StubbyMovie - Full video at btmontreal.ca/videos/ https://t.co/6R302EXpKx

  13-04-2018 17:56
  
  We meet the Montreal animation studio behind @StubbyMovie - Full video at btmontreal.ca/videos/ https://t.co/6R302EXpKx
  
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• Montreal couple acquitted of terror-related charges negotiate toward peace bond

  13-04-2018 17:50 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec Court judge was informed on Friday that the young couple acquitted recently on terror-related charges are negotiating with the Crown on what conditions they can accept to live with while the RCMP continues to suspect they will commit a terrorist act. 
  Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali, both 20, made a brief appearance before Judge Karine Giguère at the Montreal courthouse on Friday while prosecutor Richard Roy offered a few details on the Crown’s efforts to get the
  
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• The importance of exercise as we age btmontreal.ca/videos/the-imp… https://t.co/Sysv9AVweQ

  13-04-2018 17:49
  
  The importance of exercise as we age btmontreal.ca/videos/the-imp… https://t.co/Sysv9AVweQ
  
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• ‘I’m going to shoot myself in the head,’ Quebec mosque shooter tells 911 dispatcher

  13-04-2018 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  He frequently asks during the call if anyone at the mosque was injured and tells the operator to reassure police he never hurt anyone.
  
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• Are Anglos getting quality healthcare across Quebec? We speak to Geoffrey Chambers of @QCGN. Full video:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  13-04-2018 17:36
  Are Anglos getting quality healthcare across Quebec? We speak to Geoffrey Chambers of @QCGN. Full video:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: April 13

  13-04-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  More than make you smile, some of these stories are guaranteed to give you feels.
  
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• Greater Montreal Day 2018

  13-04-2018 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Apr 13: Find out how you can take part in Greater Montreal Day.
  
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• The @FairmontQueenE celebrates its 60th birthday this Sunday! Full video at btmontreal.ca/videos/ https://t.co/db3E10izHV

  13-04-2018 17:26
  
  The @FairmontQueenE celebrates its 60th birthday this Sunday! Full video at btmontreal.ca/videos/ https://t.co/db3E10izHV
  
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• Canada’s average home price drops over 10% year-over-year in March

  13-04-2018 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  Housing markets across most of Canada are feeling the impact of rising interest rates and Ottawa's new mortgage rules.
  
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• Ex-Coast Guard member won't be jailed for agreeing to drug-smuggling bribes

  13-04-2018 17:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A Nova Scotia man who agreed to accept bribes while he worked as a quarter-master for the Canadian Coast Guard will serve no time behind bars for helping a man he believed was a cocaine smuggler. 
  William Delbert Meister, 72, was arrested in 2015 as part of an RCMP investigation into drug smugglers. During the investigation, Meister’s brother, Gary, came into contact with an undercover agent posing as a cocaine smuggler. 
  Despite not having seen his brother for 11 years, Gary Mei
  
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• Price, Weber selling point for free agents | HI/O Bonus

  13-04-2018 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette sports columnists Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, Sportsnet’s Eric Engels and host Adam Susser — consider the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects in free agency.
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• Brownstein: Montreal director's painful tale of family reconciliation

  13-04-2018 16:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal director Arshad Khan has just returned from a theatre in Istanbul after taking in the Turkish première of his debut documentary feature Abu. On the surface, that might not seem like such a huge deal, except that Abu is an intensely personal film about Khan trying to reconcile with his fragmented Pakistani Muslim family and to grapple with sexual abuse within the family. And, oh yeah, it’s also about his coming out as gay.
  Needless to say, this would still be pretty controve
  
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• Guizo of Montreal: This k.d. lang-impersonating drag king has definitely seen it all

  13-04-2018 16:45 via cbc.ca
  Watch the latest episode of the new CBC Arts docu-series Canada's a Drag, where our country's drag performers sashay into the spotlight.
  
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• Quebec premier wants Bombardier rail plant to get Montreal Metro renewal contract

  13-04-2018 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  The premier says the province would first sign a deal with the City of Montreal for the cars before tabling a bill to secure the agreement.
  
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