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• The gain of high-tech REM comes with more Montreal construction pain

  25-04-2018 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Construction on the largest public transportation project in Quebec since Montreal’s métro was inaugurated 52 years ago will start in earnest this weekend.
  It will bring with it even more construction-related chaos to Montreal’s already overburdened infrastructure renewal scene, including the two-year closure of the city’s busiest commuter train line, bottlenecks for drivers and bus passengers using the Champlain Bridge, the closure of half of McGill College Ave. downtow
  
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• Pierrefonds mosque buys Twist & Crème ice cream shop

  25-04-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Apr 25: The Twist & Crème ice cream shop in Montreal’s Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough has been sold. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, a mosque across the street bought the lot and is planning to keep the ice cream parlour open, while using the parking lot.
  
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• REM construction gearing up, disrupts service for commuters

  25-04-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Apr 25: Construction on Montreal’s light rail REM system is causing disruption for drivers and commuters. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, the patience of thousands of public transit users will very soon be put to the test.
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooter not Islamophobic, showing remorse: defense expert

  25-04-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  The lawyers defending Alexandre Bissonnette tried to paint a portrait of a suicidal, immature man who is capable of showing remorse and could be rehabilitated.
  
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• Quebec City mosque shooter not Islamophobic, showing remorse: defence expert

  25-04-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  The lawyers defending Alexandre Bissonnette tried to paint a portrait of a suicidal, immature man who is capable of showing remorse and could be rehabilitated.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil to revive its classic show Alegria in April 2019

  25-04-2018 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  Cirque du Soleil is bringing back Alegria, one of its most famous shows, and it will première under the Big Top at the Old Port in Montreal in April 2019, 25 years after its première in the same place.
  “Honestly there was a huge demand from fans and there were a lot of people inside (the Cirque) who were as excited as the fans,” said Daniel Fortin, the newly appointed vice-president of creation at the Cirque du Soleil. “So we said, ‘Why not?’ ”
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• Move over Kansas, Quebec saw record-breaking 11 tornadoes in a single day last summer

  25-04-2018 22:55 via cbc.ca
  A total of 11 tornadoes touched down in southern Quebec in one day last year, June 18, 2017 — the most ever recorded in the province's history.
  
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• Montreal fashion talent in spotlight at Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards

  25-04-2018 22:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal is celebrated for its fashion savvy — by its avant-garde créateurs and by a stellar roster of image-making photographers, stylists and makeup artists.
  But in Montreal, as in the rest of Canada — and beyond — there is a lack of awareness of just how vibrant and creative the fashion industry is.
  Now in its fifth year, the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards have managed to shine a light on Canadian fashion, enhance its image and put everybody on the same stage &mda
  
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• 3 teens charged with sexual assault released into custody of parents

  25-04-2018 22:32 via cbc.ca
  Three teenagers accused of participating in a sexual assault in Montreal North last month have been granted bail and released into the custody of their parents.
  
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• Three youths charged with sexual assault of 13-year-old released to custody of their parents

  25-04-2018 22:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Three youths who were arrested and charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl that was recorded on video and released on social media have been released to the custody of their parents. 
  The two 15-year-old boys and 13-year-old girl made an appearance before Youth Court Judge Pauline Laforce on Wednesday. Their defence lawyers conceded that had there been a bail hearing, all three accused would have been ordered to be in the custody of their parents. 
  All three
  
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• Quebec town hopeful dismantling of rusting cargo ship will go smoothly after fire

  25-04-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  A southwestern Quebec town is counting down the days until an unwelcome piece of marine history disappears from its shores.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Hénoc Muamba ready to write a new life chapter with Alouettes

  25-04-2018 22:24 via montrealgazette.com
  Hénoc Muamba has an inspiring life story to tell and his latest chapter will be with the Alouettes.
  The Alouettes signed the Canadian free-agent linebacker to a three-year contract this month worth $185,000 per season, including bonuses. The 29-year-old was the No. 1 overall pick by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the 2011 CFL Draft after winning the President’s Trophy as the top defensive player in Canadian Interuniversity Sport during his final season with the St. Francis Xavier
  
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• Quebec Remparts expected to bring back former coach and GM Patrick Roy

  25-04-2018 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  He has been out of hockey since acting as coach and vice-president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche from 2013 to 2016.
  
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• Debate at National Assembly after Quebec premier accused of ‘mansplaining’

  25-04-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Philippe Couillard is being hotly criticized for comments he made about parity between men and women in politics.
  
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• Quebec judge authorizes lawsuit against federal government over Phoenix pay system

  25-04-2018 22:10 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the federal government related to the troubled Phoenix pay system.
  
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• Opinion: Towns and cities are last line of defence against cannabis

  25-04-2018 21:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Warning bells are ringing across Canada as towns and cities wake to the realization that they will soon face a panoply of corrosive social problems that our leaders in Ottawa have failed to foresee, obsessed as they are with the revenues of legal cannabis. Calgary has just banned all public consumption. Locally, the Union des municipalités du Québec is asking for the power to regulate public consumption, and with good reason.
  Quebec is on notice that more pot shops will be opened t
  
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• Echos of Montreal Massacre's misogyny in Toronto van attack

  25-04-2018 21:17 via cbc.ca
  Montreal feminist Francine Pelletier says the same baneful beliefs posted before the Toronto attack simmered after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 14 women 28 years ago.
  
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• Quebec judge authorizes lawsuit against the federal government over Phoenix

  25-04-2018 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the federal government related to the troubled Phoenix pay system.
  
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• Teen shot at Maniwaki courthouse charged

  25-04-2018 20:44 via cbc.ca
  ​The 18-year-old who was seriously injured when he was shot by a special constable during an altercation at the courthouse in Maniwaki, Que., is now facing four charges.
  
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• June 18 Quebec tornado outbreak largest in provincial history: Western University experts

  25-04-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Experts out of Western University identified seven additional tornadoes in addition to four previously confirmed in Quebec on June 18, making it the largest recorded outbreak in Quebec's history.
  
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• Opinion: Decriminalization of sex work is essential

  25-04-2018 20:14 via montrealgazette.com
  As principal of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, I have the privilege of working in a converted living room replete with big windows, wooden floors, trimmed mouldings and brightly coloured walls. My office has an additional unique feature: its own private bathroom. In fact, the three-story walk-up in which the institute resides includes 10 private bathrooms. That is because, in some distant past, this building likely was, as the story is told, home to a brothel.
  It is hard to know what the work
  
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• Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio resigns, citing family reasons

  25-04-2018 19:54 via cbc.ca
  Nicola Di Iorio, Liberal MP for Saint-Léonard—Saint Michel, announced Wednesday he is leaving politics, citing family reasons.
  
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• Show Biz Chez Nous: Paul Cargnello celebrates the Montreal soul scene

  25-04-2018 19:46 via montrealgazette.com
  It all started when Paul Cargnello realized someone other than himself had to sing his new songs.
  “I’m a songwriter, and what comes out of me sometimes is stuff that doesn’t work for my own personal voice,” the seasoned indie rocker said in an interview in his studio, above the garage behind his house in lower N.D.G.
  “When I sing, I sound like a rocker,” said Cargnello. “I sound like I’m influenced by Joe Strummer. It’s an obvious thing. For
  
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• CAA-Quebec starts annual worst roads campaign

  25-04-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Apr 25: For the fourth year in a row, CAA-Quebec is asking Quebecers to vote for the bumpiest, most decrepit road they know. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Bail hearing put over for mother of dead two year old Quebec girl

  25-04-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec City woman whose two-year-old daughter was found dead last week has had her bail hearing put off until Friday.
  
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• Bail hearing delayed for mother of dead two year old Quebec girl

  25-04-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec City woman whose two-year-old daughter was found dead last week has had her bail hearing put off until Friday.
  
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• Tales of Trudeau Sr. and Savannah sippers at Hudson Village Theatre

  25-04-2018 18:44 via montrealgazette.com
  There’s yet another switch of tracks at Hudson Village Theatre, the company housed in a still-operating train station in the pleasant off-island market town of Hudson.
  Just three years ago, Matthew Tiffin became HVT’s artistic director following the board’s controversial ousting of his predecessor, Andrew Johnson. Tiffin embarked on an interestingly eclectic two years, which saw Dostoyevsky rubbing shoulders with summer-theatre favourite Norm Foster, then left for a job at Cana
  
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• Kid Koala waxes nostalgic on Floor Kids

  25-04-2018 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  For his latest project, the soundtrack to the breakdancing video game Floor Kids, Montreal turntablist Kid Koala reached back into his earliest musical memories.
  “I started scratching when I was 12. My friends and I were so into the scene before some of us branched into graffiti and some into dance,” said Koala. “I could never dance like that, but because of piano lessons I had the hand dexterity for the turntables. That’s what it took to get me into that party, and that
  
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• 2017 an all-time high for anti-Semitic acts: B’nai Brith Canada

  25-04-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  The audit found that incidents of vandalism more than doubled across the country.
  
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• Think your road is bad? There’s a contest for that

  25-04-2018 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  For the fourth consecutive year, CAA-Quebec is asking Quebec road users to vote for the bumpiest, most decrepit road they know.
  
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• Airbus to rename Bombardier's C Series jets, insiders say

  25-04-2018 18:29 via montrealgazette.com
  Airbus SE plans to cap its takeover of the Bombardier Inc. C Series jetliner by scrapping the Canadian plane’s 14-year-old branding, people familiar with the plan said.
  Among the names under consideration for a plane in which Bombardier invested more than $6 billion is A200, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as no decision has been made. The designations A210 and A230 would be applied to the CS100 and CS300 variants respectively.
  Rebranding the jet, which would slot i
  
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• Bail hearing postponed for mother of girl found dead in garbage bin

  25-04-2018 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  The mother of a two-year-old girl found dead in a garbage bin in Quebec City last week has had her bail hearing put off until Friday after court was told police are continuing their investigation.
  Audrey Gagnon, 23, is described by police as the only suspect in the death of her daughter, Rosalie.
  For now, she is charged with obstructing a police officer and arson. (A fire broke out in her cell after her arrest.)
  Gagnon was taken into custody last Thursday after Rosalie’s body was found in
  
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• Car strikes 85-year-old woman in east-end Montreal

  25-04-2018 18:23 via montrealgazette.com
  An 85-year-old woman was in hospital Wednesday morning with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Pointe-aux-Trembles district.
  The incident occurred at about 9:15 a.m. at the corner of Sherbrooke St. and St. Jean Baptiste Blvd. Police investigators are on the scene.
  The driver, a woman in her 60s, remained at the scene and police say alcohol does not seem to be a factor in the incident.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Quebec mosque shooter angry at fundraising for victim, court hears

  25-04-2018 18:06 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — According to a prisoner detained with Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette, the convicted killer reportedly grew angry while watching a news report on one of the shooting’s survivors.
  “L’esti, I can’t believe that after seven bullets, he’s not dead,” Bissonnette, 28, allegedly told the prisoner this year.
  The two men were watching a news report about Aymen Derbali, who was left in a wheelchair after being shot seven times while trying to
  
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• Maple Leafs vs. Bruins: Who are you cheering for?

  25-04-2018 17:45 via montrealgazette.com
  They are both bitter Atlantic Division rivals of the Canadiens, and tonight they face off in Game 7 of their first round NHL playoff series.
  One team will advance to face the Tampa Bay Lightning,  while the other will pack their bags and head off to the golf courses for the summer.
  Which team gets your vote?Take Our Poll
  
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• Montreal métro marks 10 billionth ride. Was it you?

  25-04-2018 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  There is no mention of confetti suddenly falling from the ceiling, horns being blown or anyone receiving a commemorative plaque, but if you were among those who used the métro on March 29, the Société de transport de Montréal wants you to know you may have made public transit history.
  The Société de transport de Montréal announced Wednesday that 52 years after this city inaugurated its subway system, someone, somewhere tapped their Opus card
  
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• REM: Stretch of Deux-Montagnes line to shut for two years

  25-04-2018 17:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Commuters on the Deux-Montagnes train line — Montreal’s busiest commuter rail service — will no longer be able to use the train on Friday evenings and weekends by the end of this week because of work being done on the REM light-rail system.
  Service will be entirely shut during the week beginning in early 2020 and lasting for two years between the Du Ruisseau station, north of Town of Mount Royal, and Central Station.
  Commuters will have to transfer to a bus service that will sh
  
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• It’s not just about beauty, it’s about the booty! @Coach_JDubb puts @ChantalOnAir to work btmontreal.ca/videos/its-not… https://t.co/S2z0RVXNQK

  25-04-2018 17:16
  
  It’s not just about beauty, it’s about the booty! @Coach_JDubb puts @ChantalOnAir to work btmontreal.ca/videos/its-not… https://t.co/S2z0RVXNQK
  
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• Cuts to commuter train service coming as REM construction begins

  25-04-2018 17:14 via cbc.ca
  Starting this weekend, there will be no service on weekends on the Deux-Montagnes commuter train line for the foreseeable future. Weekday service will continue, but there will be schedule changes and a reduction in service starting in June.
  
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• It's time for @Realdrzach's spring health check-up! btmontreal.ca/videos/spring-… https://t.co/smZ9ve4Xgd

  25-04-2018 17:09
  
  It's time for @Realdrzach's spring health check-up! btmontreal.ca/videos/spring-… https://t.co/smZ9ve4Xgd
  
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• Vegan and delicious: Yes, it's possible! @cookingwithv makes the mouth-watering case. Full video at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 17:02
  Vegan and delicious: Yes, it's possible! @cookingwithv makes the mouth-watering case. Full video at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Has Andrei Markov buried the hatchet with Habs GM Marc Bergevin?

  25-04-2018 16:49 via montrealgazette.com
  In a wide-ranging interview with the Journal de Montréal following Ak Bars Kazan’s Gagarin Cup championship, former Canadiens defenceman appears to bury the hatchet with his former boss.
  Markov, who left the Canadiens last summer after 16 seasons with the club, has often appeared bitter toward Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin when he was approached about the subject.
  But there was a softening of his tone in the latest interview, conducted by Jonathan Bernier.
  “I know yo
  
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• The Annual @Defi_sportif AlterGo is back at Centre Claude Robillard btmontreal.ca/videos/the-ann… https://t.co/FMtiQ9E44L

  25-04-2018 16:46
  
  The Annual @Defi_sportif AlterGo is back at Centre Claude Robillard btmontreal.ca/videos/the-ann… https://t.co/FMtiQ9E44L
  
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• Montreal's native son @WilliamShatner wants you to explore the final frontier - and send your name to space! Are yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  25-04-2018 16:34
  Montreal's native son @WilliamShatner wants you to explore the final frontier - and send your name to space! Are yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• St. Barnabas Annual Rummage Sale

  25-04-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  2 day event starting Friday May 4th at 4 – 9 p.m. and Saturday May 5th fro 9 a.m – 1 p.m. All sorts of item s for sale.
  
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• Brownstein: Adam Gopnik is back and raging against the Habs and Trump machines

  25-04-2018 16:06 via montrealgazette.com
  He writes magazine pieces at a fiendish pace. He has penned adventures for children and opuses on the joys of Parisian food, among his eight books. He is a no-holds-barred raconteur. He has recently taken to writing librettos. He travels the globe to give lectures on everything from art to gun violence to geopolitics. He pops up on Real Time with Bill Maher to expound upon his views on The Donald and the American political process.
  Adam Gopnik comes to Montreal on Thursday night to bring his one
  
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• CONNECT MUSIC CONFERENCE

  25-04-2018 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  We are pleased to inform you to the Connect Music Conference. The Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel at 1201 René-Lévesque West, Mtl, QC H3B 2L7 on July 13 – 14t & 15th 2018. Three days of educational and creative content. CMC it’s first year, is a pivotal platform for the advancement of...
  
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• Annabelle Canto – Youth Concert

  25-04-2018 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  Annabelle Canto tells the story of a young opera singer who, in the morning of an important recital, loses her voice and memory. From hypnosis to magic potions, her pianist Henri will try everything to retrieve Annabelle Canto’s lost voice. In this concert with a singer and orchestra, children will discover different opera characters. Designed...
  
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• Neuro XXceptional – Celebrating and promoting women in science

  25-04-2018 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, also known as “The Neuro,” has recently launched an inspirational video series called “Neuro XXceptional.” Neuroscientist Dr. Nguyen-Vi Mohamed tells Global’s Laura Casella all about the series’ efforts in promoting women in science.
  
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