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• Iconic St-Joseph’s Oratory to get dazzling facelift

  04-06-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Jun 4: One of the most iconic symbols of Montreal that attracts millions of visitors each year is getting a major makeover. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, visitors are in for a treat once work is completed under the big green dome of St-Joseph’s Oratory.
  
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• Suspended Montreal police chief not likely to return to job: report

  04-06-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Suspended Montreal police Chief Philippe Pichet is not likely to be returning to his job, according to a report made public late Monday afternoon.
  
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• Former Canadien Chris Chelios still keeping himself in top shape at 56

  04-06-2018 23:38 via montrealgazette.com
  Former Canadiens defenceman Chris Chelios is 56 now, but he still keeps himself in top shape.
  Chelios’s daughter, Caley, posted a photo on Twitter Monday afternoon with her father of what she thought was going to be a leisurely, vacation bike ride in Malibu Hills, Calif. That changed when her dad, who was always a fitness freak during his playing career, showed up.
  It’s not a vacation until my dad turns a fun, leisurely bike ride into a rigorous death workout 🤮… but it
  
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• Road block: Transports Quebec announces summer construction

  04-06-2018 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Transports Quebec announced this year's summer roadwork.
  
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• Road block: Tough drive coming to Montreal this summer

  04-06-2018 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Transports Québec announced this year's summer roadwork.
  
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• Sentencing arguments heard in case of woman who drove into D.D.O. house

  04-06-2018 22:27 via montrealgazette.com
  Sentencing arguments were heard in a Montreal court Monday afternoon for a woman who drove into someone’s house in D.D.O. at 135 km/hour — while three children were asleep upstairs — causing $350,000 in damages.
  The incident took place just after midnight Dec. 1, 2013, but has taken this long to get through the court system, in part because the woman, Melinda Kazandjian, now 29, was finishing her master’s degree in law in California.
  She pleaded guilty to a char
  
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• Video: Sexual-assault victims of ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest speak out

  04-06-2018 22:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Four of the women sexually assaulted by ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest when they were adolescents say he robbed them of much of their childhood and turned their dreams into a nightmare.
  Genevieve Simard, Gail Kelly, Amelie Frederique-Gagnon and Anna Prchal attended a news conference in Montreal on Monday, more than 20 years after the repeated abuse.
  
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• Céline Dion to ring in 2019 with more Las Vegas residency shows

  04-06-2018 21:53 via cbc.ca
  Céline Dion will ring in another New Year's Eve at The Colosseum At Caesars Palace.
  
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• Quebec prepared to offer financial support for aluminum producers

  04-06-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government is prepared to support financially smaller aluminum producers hurt by U.S. tariffs just as it did with the softwood lumber sector, the province's economic development minister said Monday.
  
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• Emergency crews race to serious bus crash on Highway 401

  04-06-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Emergency crews, including an Ornge air ambulance, are on the way to a serious bus crash on Highway 401 near Prescott, Ont.
  
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• Bus crash on Highway 401 leaves dozens injured

  04-06-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Multiple people have been seriously injured in a bus crash on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario near Prescott. The paramedic service of Leeds and Grenville County tweeted that multiple people at the scene were found with vital signs absent.
  
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• Quebec Public Security Ministry begins process to remove Pichet as SPVM chief for good

  04-06-2018 21:20 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's Ministry of Public Security has made an official request to the City of Montreal, asking for the go-ahead to definitively relieve Philippe Pichet of his duties as Montreal police chief.
  
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• Quebec maple syrup producers tapping into strategic reserves after cold spring

  04-06-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Between 2003 and 2007, the federation fully depleted reserves of about 27.2 million kilograms after a series of relatively poor harvests.
  
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• See-saws in Quartier des spectacles at heart of legal dispute

  04-06-2018 20:48 via montrealgazette.com
  In December 2015, visitors to the Luminothérapie festival marvelled over the 30 see-saws in Place des Festivals that lit up and made music when in use.
  But now, the award-winning art installation, titled Impulse, is at the centre of a legal dispute between the city agency that commissioned it and its creator.
  On Wednesday, Quebec Superior Court will hear a request for an interlocutory and permanent injunction by the Partenariat du Quartier des Spectacles against CS Design Inc., a small co
  
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• Quebec reserves will offset this year's poor maple syrup yield

  04-06-2018 20:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Chilly spring weather means less maple syrup this year from Quebec, the world’s biggest producer.
  The province harvested 53,500 tons this season, a 22-per-cent drop from last year’s record 69,000 tons, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers said Monday. That’s the lowest since 2015 after production was hurt by unusually late snow and cold.
  Still, pancake lovers can breathe a sigh of relief because the government-sanctioned agency, which sets prices and controls output,
  
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• Quebec woman calls for rescue after historic summit of Mount Logan

  04-06-2018 20:41 via cbc.ca
  It was hard work for Monique Richard to reach the summit of Canada's highest mountain last month, becoming the first woman to do so in a solo trek. It was even harder coming down.
  
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• Canadiens refining tools they use to assess NHL prospects - Montreal Gazette

  04-06-2018 20:41 via montrealgazette.com
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  Canadiens refining tools they use to assess NHL prospects
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  Canadiens put psychologist to work in effort to help uncover talent at combine ahead of NHL Entry Draft, where the team has the No. 3 pick. Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette. Updated: June 4, 2018. "We want players with character and we'll be looking at ...
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• Canadiens refining tools they use to assess NHL prospects

  04-06-2018 20:41 via montrealgazette.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Canadiens have added a few wrinkles to their preparations for the NHL Entry Draft, including a question about the time a player devotes to video games.
  The downside of video games was brought to light this year when Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek suggested an unnamed player was struggling because he was spending too much time playing video games. Many players at the NHL combine last week were asked about Fortnite and other online battle games.
  Trevor Timmins, the Can
  
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• Lise Ravary: Québec solidaire, Projet Montréal are two peas in a pod

  04-06-2018 20:34 via montrealgazette.com
  I’m not sure English-speaking Québécois who consider Québec solidaire a viable alternative to Coalition Avenir Québec, itself an alternative to the Liberals, have read the party’s platform and realize how far left it stands.
  Hint: about as far left as Projet Montréal and Mayor Valérie Plante, whose husband is an economist with the “progressive” think tank IRIS, which is an ideological ally of Québec solidaire.
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• Summer detours: Transport announces major Montreal roadwork

  04-06-2018 20:25 via montrealgazette.com
  The usual suspects will be the cause of most of Montreal’s traffic headaches this summer, as continuing work on the new Champlain Bridge, the rebuilding of the Turcot Interchange, and work on the Bonaventure Expressway promises to slow commuters. Preliminary building of the REM express rail line will also bring detours on the Deux-Montagnes commuter rail line
  Presented Monday by Quebec’s Ministry of Transport, the following areas will be seeing work this summer:The Turcot Interchange
  
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• Human trafficking still a problem in Quebec

  04-06-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  By law, the purchase of sexual services is a crime.
  
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• 1993 Stanley Cup archive: Habs beat Kings in overtime to tie series

  04-06-2018 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It has been 25 years since the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. Leading up to the anniversary on June 9, we’ll be tracking the Habs’ route to victory with articles from the Montreal Gazette archives. 
  June 4, 1993Original headline: Cup now a best-of-five series; Desjardins a 3-goal hero as Habs beat Kings in OT
  CANADIENS 3
  KINGS 2 (OT)
  Eric Desjardins had that feeling, he was saying. Feeling good about everything, that is.
  “You feel good because you know y
  
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• Compensate Montreal commuters for métro, bus delays: opposition - Montreal Gazette

  04-06-2018 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
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  Compensate Montreal commuters for métro, bus delays: opposition
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  “Users of public transportation in Montreal have a right to expect the same guarantees for service offered by other transit systems in the metropolitan region, as well as beyond,” said Alan DeSousa, transportation critic for the Ensemble Montréal party.
  
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• Compensate Montreal commuters for métro, bus delays: opposition

  04-06-2018 19:56 via montrealgazette.com
  You’re on the métro on your way to an important meeting at work when those dreaded words come on the loudspeaker:
  “Une panne de train cause un arrêt de service sur la ligne … verte!”
  Another delay in a hot, crowded métro car. Another guessing game as you ponder, do I walk or do I wait?
  The opposition at city hall is calling on Montreal’s transit corporation to compensate riders for delays and other service issues, involving courtesy, cleanliness
  
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• Document recommends dismissal of former Montreal police chief: reports

  04-06-2018 19:38 via montrealgazette.com
  A report submitted to Quebec Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux last month is recommending that the city of Montreal relieve former police chief Philippe Pichet of his duties, according to Radio-Canada.
  Pichet, who was named police chief in 2015 by then mayor Denis Coderre, was suspended with salary in December in the wake of a scathing, government-ordered report detailing an apparently dysfunctional police command structure riven by personal and professional rivalries as well troubling que
  
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• The First Edition Montreal CocktailFest - mtltimes.ca

  04-06-2018 19:31 via mtltimes.ca
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  The First Edition Montreal CocktailFest
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  Montreal CocktailFest – Mojitos, Bloody Caesars, Moscow Mules, Negronis – just a few of the numerous delicious craft cocktails that will be offered at the First Edition of Montreal CocktailFest. Taking place on Sunday, July 8th at the St-James Theatre ...
  
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• Camillien-Houde Way closure in effect

  04-06-2018 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Remembrance Road between Beaver Lake and Smith House is now closed, stopping most vehicles from crossing Mount Royal.
  
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• Montreal's forgotten history: A visionary school bringing English and French together

  04-06-2018 19:19 via montrealgazette.com
  In the heart of what is today Montreal’s Chinatown, a visionary school taught both English and French working-class students.
  Founded in 1822, at the British and Canadian School one teacher would oversee hundreds of students, with the older students instructing the younger ones.
  Modern day teachers may not approve, but it was an effective way to teach reading, writing and arithmetic to working-class children.
  The rebellions of 1837-38 ended that experiment. French parents pulled their
  
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• Quebec education minister announces 111 new pre-K classes

  04-06-2018 19:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Education Minister Sébastien Proulx announced on Monday that 111 pre-kindergarten classes will be added at the beginning of the new school year.
  This will bring the number of full-time classes for 4-year-olds in disadvantaged areas of the province to 400, Proulx said during his visit to École Sainte-Geneviève in Quebec City.
  The government is investing $130 million over five years to create these classes, obtain educational materials and train educators.
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• Document recommends dismissal of former Montreal police chief ... - Montreal Gazette

  04-06-2018 18:59 via montrealgazette.com
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  Document recommends dismissal of former Montreal police chief ...
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  Philippe Pichet was suspended with salary in December in the wake of a scathing report about police command structure.and more »
  
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• City to monitor traffic as plan to limit cars on Mount Royal begins

  04-06-2018 18:15 via cbc.ca
  Not all motorists have been won over by the Plante administration's plan to close a stretch of Camillien-Houde Way to car traffic until Oct. 31.
  
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• From almonds to macarons with @OBSESSIONBAKES youtu.be/keTu6y6jcGE https://t.co/UatGvBJFiF

  04-06-2018 18:10
  
  From almonds to macarons with @OBSESSIONBAKES youtu.be/keTu6y6jcGE https://t.co/UatGvBJFiF
  
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• Martine Ouellet to step down as Bloc Québécois leader, effective June 11

  04-06-2018 17:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Martine Ouellet is stepping down as head of the Bloc Québécois after a resounding defeat in a weekend leadership vote.
  Ouellet took potshots at several of her detractors this morning as she announced her decision to retire, effective June 11.
  Bloc rank and file gave Ouellet 32 per cent support in the leadership vote.
  Ouellet, 49, has been leader since March 2017.
  The Bloc has been in disarray since late February when seven of its 10 MPs quit over Ouellet’s leadership style.
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• Quebec offers financial support to aluminum producers hurt by U.S. tariffs

  04-06-2018 17:37 via cbc.ca
  The province has received about 20 requests for financial support, but no money has yet been distributed, a government official said.
  
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• Video games a growing concern for Canadiens' top scout Trevor Timmins

  04-06-2018 17:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Parents aren’t the only ones concerned these days about kids spending too much time playing video games. It’s also a concern for some NHL scouts, including Trevor Timmins, the Canadiens’ vice-president of player personnel.
  “We have a player information file (prospects) fill out during the season and they have to list their hobbies,” Timmins told reporters in Buffalo on the weekend when he held a media scrum at the NHL Scouting Combine. “So if they list vi
  
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• Embattled Bloc Québécois leader Martine Ouellet resigns

  04-06-2018 17:31 via cbc.ca
  After a crushing vote of non-confidence on the weekend, Martine Ouellet announced Monday morning that she'll be stepping down as leader of the Bloc Québécois, ending a dramatic chapter in the party's history.
  
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• Is your dad the greatest of them all? We want to know all about him! Send us a photo + a special message, and we’ll… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 17:20
  Is your dad the greatest of them all? We want to know all about him! Send us a photo + a special message, and we’ll… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Update: Sexual-assault victims say ski coach robbed them of their childhood

  04-06-2018 17:15 via montrealgazette.com
  Four of the women sexually assaulted by ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest when they were adolescents say he robbed them of much of their childhood.
  Genevieve Simard, Gail Kelly, Amelie Frederique-Gagnon and Anna Prchal attended a news conference in Montreal this morning to discuss their feelings and emotions.
  Simard says the sexual abuse she suffered destroyed her self-esteem and that her adolescence was a nightmare.
  She says her daily interactions with other people were greatly affected by
  
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• How the @EnglishMTL's Hampstead Elementary is integrating technology in the classroom https://t.co/ZQC6Z1sOGO

  04-06-2018 17:05
  
  How the @EnglishMTL's Hampstead Elementary is integrating technology in the classroom https://t.co/ZQC6Z1sOGO
  
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• Gift ideas for teachers and grads youtu.be/-n7Ok5DhGFc https://t.co/icpK0TbnX5

  04-06-2018 16:50
  
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• School bus and vehicle collide in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

  04-06-2018 16:42 via montrealgazette.com
  A vehicle and a school bus carrying children collided on Grand Blvd. and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Ave. at 8:30 this morning. No one was seriously injured.
  The children were put on another bus and are now at school, Montreal police said. The driver of the vehicle suffered a back injury and was treated for shock. He was taken to hospital for evaluation.
  SPVM spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said the streets around the accident have been cleared and are now open to traffic. Brabant said
  
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• Indie band Modern Space performs

  04-06-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  Modern Space is a Toronto Indie group that many are calling one of Canada’s best up and coming bands. They’re in concert later this summer in Quebec city, but Global News Morning gets a sneak preview!
  
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• Les Affamés wins top prize at Gala Québec Cinéma

  04-06-2018 16:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Les Affamés was crowned best film at the 20th annual Gala Québec Cinéma, and Robin Aubert hailed as its director.
  Aubert said he was especially pleased for his “gang,” the team that brought to life this feature-length film about the undead invading Quebec’s countryside.
  Aubert insisted he would have welcomed the victory of any other film in the running.
  “The important thing is to participate,” he said on stage in a brief speech.
  The other c
  
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• Watch: 5 reasons Montreal's real-estate market will never match Toronto's - Montreal Gazette

  04-06-2018 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
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  Watch: 5 reasons Montreal's real-estate market will never match Toronto's
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  What's driving this price increase? What are we actually seeing when it comes to prices? What about condos? Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette. Updated: June 4, 2018. Share Adjust Comment Print. Montreal has seen its property sales rise every month for ...
  
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• Canadiens' 1993 Cup win, Part II: Patrick Roy trade capped demolition

  04-06-2018 16:00 via montrealgazette.com
  After losing to the Calgary Flames in the 1989 Stanley Cup final, the Canadiens underwent a dramatic transformation that resulted in their last NHL title in 1993. In a two-part series, we look at how the championship team was assembled and how it was destroyed during a 30-month period following that success. Part I looked at how the team was built. Part II looks at how the team was demolished.
  When the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup on June 9, 1993, there was every reason to believe it
  
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• Watch: 5 reasons Montreal's real-estate market will never match Toronto's

  04-06-2018 15:59 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal has seen its property sales rise every month for the past three years — and supply is dropping.
  What’s driving this price increase? What are we actually seeing when it comes to prices? What about condos? Will you be able to get as much house as you’d like?
  Montreal Gazette business reporter Jacob Serebrin compares Montreal’s real-estate future with what property-watchers have seen happen in Vancouver and Toronto. Let’s not forget, he says, that Montreal is
  
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• Food that will help you lose weight

  04-06-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  Which foods should you eat to lose weight? Certain foods on their own have nutrients that can help you lose more weight. Join Global’s Laura Casella and Nutritionist Tracy Satov to find out which ones.
  
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• Educational and innovative outdoor summer toys for kids

  04-06-2018 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Want some toys that are different and innovative for your kids? Be sure to watch as Evolve Toys co-founder Keren Besner joins Global’s Kim Sullivan with some great toys!
  
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• Working while being treated for a major illness

  04-06-2018 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  If you’ve been diagnosed with a major illness, how do you tell your boss, or your workmates? HR specialist Sherri Rabinovitch joins Global’s Laura Casella with a personal story that’s a learning lesson for everyone.
  
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• Water Safety Week

  04-06-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  It’s water safety week! Get the lowdown on water safety rules before you open your pool or put your boat in the water from Global’s Laura Casella and Adam Di Fulvio from the Montreal Institute of Swimming.
  
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