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• REM construction prompts concerns about wildlife

  10-09-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Sep 10: The REM transit project is long overdue for many West Island residents looking for reliable public transit. But as Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, construction has environmentalists worried about the surrounding wildlife.
  
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• Does Quebec need more immigrants?

  10-09-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Sep 10: Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard says immigration is a ballot box question for voters heading to the polls on Oct. 1. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the Coalition Avenir Québec is calling for fewer immigrants and better integration – but the Liberals say that could harm Quebec’s economy.
  
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• Immigration the ‘ballot box’ question in Quebec election, Couillard says

  10-09-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Does Quebec need more or less immigration? Liberal leader Philippe Couillard says this is the ballot box question.
  
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• Quebec transport minister suspends increase in parking fines

  10-09-2018 23:05 via cbc.ca
  Motorists in many Quebec municipalities have been alarmed by the fines they've received for parking tickets since the rates went up from between $30 and $60 to between $100 and $200 last spring.
  
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• Deal struck in 2012 case of Quebec City legionnaires’ disease outbreak that killed 14

  10-09-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Victims of the 2012 legionnaires' disease outbreak in Quebec City that killed 14 people and affected 167 others have reached an agreement-in-principle with defendants in a class action lawsuit.
  
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• Quebec City legionnaires' disease class action suit settled out of court

  10-09-2018 22:44 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer for between 200 and 250 people affected by the 2012 outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Quebec City that killed 14 people said Monday a negotiated settlement to their class action suit avoids a "costly trial."
  
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• Quebec election: Leadership debates might influence undecided voters, poll finds

  10-09-2018 22:17
  A new poll shows that with three weeks to go before the election, 38 per cent of Quebecers could still change their minds on who they will vote for.
  And more than four voters in 10 (44 per cent) say the upcoming televised leadership debates might influence their vote, a piece of data that will only increase the pressure on the leaders of the four main parties as they prepare to square off under the lights.
  On the other hand, 49 per cent say the debates won’t influence their vote.
  With 21 d
  
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• What the Puck: Who is twisting the truth in l'Affaire Pacioretty?

  10-09-2018 21:54
  Someone is not telling the truth. It’s as simple as that.
  Max Pacioretty and his agent, Allan Walsh, spent the past several weeks insisting that the captain of the Canadiens wanted to stay with the team and that he never asked for a trade.
  Here’s what Walsh said on TSN 690 a few days ago: “I would tell you this and I’m going to say it directly and I hope everybody hears me and understands this: Max Pacioretty has never, never ever requested a trade out of Montre
  
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• Quebec election: Lisée continues to stand by controversial candidate Michelle Blanc

  10-09-2018 21:54
  ALMA — Jean-François Lisée continued to defend candidate Michelle Blanc on Monday amid mounting criticism about her past comments, specifically a 2011 tweet that she “forgot to celebrate Adolph Hitler’s birthday.”
  Campaigning in Quebec City, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard said that he wasn’t going to tell Lisée what to do, but jokes about Hitler cross the line of acceptable comment.
  “We have a society of freedom and one of our
  
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• Jack Todd: Habs GM Bergevin garners nice haul in return for Pacioretty

  10-09-2018 21:50
  Max Pacioretty is a sweet and gentle soul. Too sweet and gentle, you might think, for the helter-skelter mayhem of the National Hockey League, with its sharp elbows, sharper skate blades and still sharper critics ready to pounce on every move.
  Yet gentle Max has prospered in the world of gap-toothed warriors, and rose to become both a feared sniper and captain of the once mighty Montreal Canadiens. Not bad for a college boy from Connecticut.
  Much has been written — and much more will be wr
  
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• Live – Quebec election blog: Tracking Michelle Blanc's online outbursts

  10-09-2018 21:47
  This is the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Monday, Sept. 10. It will be updated throughout the day. Email me at [email protected]:25 p.m.: PQ sticks with controversial candidate
  Jean-François Lisée is still standing by Michelle Blanc, the Parti Québécois candidate in Mercier riding whose social media past continues to make headlines.
  Lisée says she just has a twisted sense of humour and he had noted that she ha
  
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• Canadiens send mixed signals with Pacioretty trade

  10-09-2018 21:23 via cbc.ca
  In his latest move, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin dealt captain Max Pacioretty to Vegas. Pacioretty now joins a growing list of big names shipped out of Montreal. So, Monday's move finally signals the start of a rebuild for a team that has missed the playoffs twice in the past three years, right? Not necessarily.
  
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• TIFF 2018: Kim Nguyen takes flight with The Hummingbird Project

  10-09-2018 21:08
  TORONTO — Kim Nguyen may have found his ticket to ride. The Quebec director’s career could jump a few significant notches with The Hummingbird Project, which had its world première Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
  The very funny, highly entertaining and surprisingly poignant movie is Nguyen’s best since his Oscar-nominated (for best foreign language film) Rebelle in 2012.
  It has star power to spare, with Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsg&ari
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after collision in Ahuntsic-Cartierville

  10-09-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  A 67-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a truck on Monday morning in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
  
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• Growth in container traffic creates 65 jobs at Port of Montreal

  10-09-2018 21:00
  Strong growth in container traffic from Europe to Canada will create 65 new full-time jobs at the Port of Montreal.
  The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) made the announcement on Monday in a release stating that the new hires will represent an investment close to $8 million annually. In the coming weeks, the association experts to hire 50 longshoremen and 15 checkers to “help meet the demands of the strong growth in container traffic from Europe at the Port of Montreal.” This is i
  
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• Candidates in Westmount—Saint-Louis talk immigration policy with Chinese Montrealers

  10-09-2018 19:45 via cbc.ca
  While the Chinese community's concerns go beyond a single issue, immigration was a hot topic at the informal debate.
  
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• Live – Quebec election blog: New ads tout independence, GND, a vox pop, milk quotas

  10-09-2018 19:38
  This is the Montreal Gazette’s live blog on the Quebec provincial election for Monday, Sept. 10. It will be updated throughout the day. Email me at [email protected]:20 p.m.: Independence, GND, a vox pop, milking NAFTA
  All four parties have posted new videos on social media in recent days.
  Though it’s promising not to hold a referendum, the PQ is touting independence in some ads.Surprise – a Coalition Avenir Québec vox pop found voters ready to dump the Liberals
  
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• Truck driver injured in accident in Anjou

  10-09-2018 19:20
  A truck driver was injured on Monday after he suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing the cargo he was carrying to trap him inside his cab.
  Police said the man was driving north on the Highway 25 service road in Anjou when the accident happened. Several witnesses called 911 to say the driver couldn’t get out of the truck. The driver was taken to a hospital with injuries.
  The service road was closed between Bombardier and Léger Sts.
  
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• 'Ballot question' is whether Quebec should cut number of immigrants, Couillard says

  10-09-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  Taking aim at CAQ rival François Legault, Philippe Couillard says Quebec is already facing a serious labour shortage, and reducing the influx of immigrants would make the problem worse.
  
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• Lise Ravary: Here's to a Jewish new year free of anti-Semitism, divisions

  10-09-2018 18:28
  My conversion to Judaism, when I was given a Jewish soul, was completed on Aug. 17, 1999. The process had lasted six years. After years of doing and learning and wondering “Why me, why this, why now?” nothing made sense, so I decided to “just be it.”
  Still, why it was that when I first stood at the Wall in Jerusalem in February 1993, I had never felt more at home and at peace in my life, remains a mystery of cosmic proportions.
  I flew home transformed and confused. &ldquo
  
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• Quebec election: Anti-Semitism question continues to dog PQ's Lisée

  10-09-2018 18:03
  Jean François Lisée’s election campaign faced questions for a second straight day about his continued support for embattled candidate Michelle Blanc.
  Blanc, who is running for the Parti Québecois in the Mercier riding, had already been in the media for several inflammatory statements. On Sunday, a letter from B’nai Brith Canada, made public by the PQ, revealed she called herself “intolerant” toward Outremont’s Hasidic community in a blog post fr
  
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• SAQ workers strike for 2nd-straight day, affecting stores across Quebec

  10-09-2018 17:50 via cbc.ca
  Striking SAQ workers closed hundreds of stores across Quebec again Monday. The provincial liquor board says it's still at the negotiating table and is ready to offer employees better scheduling arrangements and more full-time jobs.
  
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• SAQ strike continues Monday, affecting stores across Quebec

  10-09-2018 17:50 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of SAQ stores and offices are closed for the second day in a row as employees continue to protest against their working conditions.
  
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• Quebec election: QS pledges to improve intercity bus service

  10-09-2018 17:48
  Québec solidaire wants to improve intercity bus service in the regions by creating a public bus company that would increase service to smaller cities across the province.
  The Agence du transport interurbain’s mandate would be to “develop a reliable and affordable public bus network across Quebec.”
  The party’s spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois made the announcement Monday morning. He said the intercity bus network has deteriorated over the past few years.
  “Wh
  
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• Canadiens owner Geoff Molson says ex-captain Max Pacioretty asked for trade

  10-09-2018 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Canadiens say Max Pacioretty asked for a trade last season.
  
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• Pedestrian hit by cement truck while using crosswalk in Ahuntsic-Cartierville

  10-09-2018 17:06 via cbc.ca
  A woman, estimated to be in her 60s, was hit while crossing at the intersection of O'Brien Boulevard and Salaberry Street, just west of Highway 15.
  
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• Six O’Clock Solution: Gratin of Haddock with Tomato and Zucchini

  10-09-2018 17:00
  The new cookbook One Pan, Whole Family should appeal to the busy family meal provider.
  If you have a big, cast-iron frying pan as well as a big saucepan and a serious chef’s knife, you are all set to cook Carla Snyder’s more than 70 “weeknight meals”, as she calls them in her latest book (Chronicle Books/Raincoast, $34.95).
  Her homey fish dinner is an example of her way of feeding the family fresh food in a rush. Kid-friendly aspects to the book include many pizza re
  
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• Brian Wilde

  10-09-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  Brian Wilde is Global News Montreal's hockey analyst -- look out for his blog, Call of the Wilde.
  
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• Call of the Wilde: The Max Pacioretty era in Montreal is over

  10-09-2018 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Max Pacioretty era in Montreal is over and the long-term future of the Canadiens shines brighter for it, writes Brian Wilde.
  
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• Woman critically hurt after being hit by truck in Cartierville

  10-09-2018 16:30
  A woman in her 60s is in critical condition after being struck by a truck in Cartierville Monday morning.
  The woman was walking westbound on de Salaberry St. when she was hit by a truck that was turning north from de Salaberry to O’Brien Blvd. The woman is being treated in a hospital for serious injuries to her upper and lower body and police said they fear for her life.
  The truck driver was treated at the scene for shock.
  Montreal police are investigating the accident.
  
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• A look at the players Canadiens got in exchange for Max Pacioretty

  10-09-2018 16:19
  Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin obviously didn’t want the Max Pacioretty Saga to drag on into the team’s annual golf tournament.
  The Canadiens announced at 1:08 a.m. Monday that captain Pacioretty had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knight in exchange for Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki and a second-round pick at the 2019 NHL Draft. The Canadiens golf tournament is Monday at Laval-sur-le-lac.
  After four straight seasons with at least 30 goals, Pacioretty slumped last season to 17 in
  
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• SAQ employees strike again Monday after wildcard Sunday

  10-09-2018 16:14
  Employees at Quebec’s liquor board are on strike for a second consecutive day Monday.
  On Sunday, their union tried to surprise the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) by moving up a strike day that had been planned for Monday.
  Monday’s strike day is the fourth of six planned one-day strikes for the employees, who have been without a contract since March 2017. The employees voted 91 per cent in favour of the strike days.
  SAQ employees are to take to the stree
  
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• Book Launch Celebration

  10-09-2018 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  “Caregiving: A Journey of the Heart – Stories to Feed the Spirit and Nourish the Soul” In her inspirational book, Naturopath and Energy Healer Irene Andrejczuk shares her journey of care-giving for her mother, and how this has enriched her life in so many ways and taught her to live in the present moment. At...
  
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• Quebec election: CAQ promises $800 million help keep seniors at home

  10-09-2018 15:45
  CHÂTEAUGUAY — A Coalition Avenir Québec government would look to allow seniors to stay in their own homes longer by investing $800 million in home care during its first mandate, Leader François Legault said Monday.
  Legault made the announcement while visiting a retirement home in Châteauguay Monday morning. Legault said the party would also develop a province-wide policy on the issue to standardize home care throughout Quebec and prevent “health facilit
  
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• Quebec election: Immigrants can help fix regions' labour woes: Liberals

  10-09-2018 15:36
  A re-elected Liberal government would help rural municipalities attract and retain immigrant workers to overcome labour shortages across Quebec, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard announced Monday.
  Visiting a business and IT consulting company in Quebec City, Couillard said the shortage of qualified workers will be the main economic challenge facing the province in the next few years.
  He promised, if returned to power, to take all possible measures to meet that need, from improving vocationa
  
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• Fueling up on energy snacks

  10-09-2018 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  Are your kids looking for energy during the school day? Join Global’s Laura Casella and registered dietitian Tracy Satov as they discuss the best energizing snacks for kids.
  
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• Retreat led by Montreal therapist helps women recover from divorce

  10-09-2018 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  Going through a painful divorce? Discover the tremendous power of the positive energy generated when women get together to work on recovery. Psychotherapist Vikki Stark joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the Jump Up! International Divorce Recovery Retreat coming to Montreal.
  
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• Opéra de Montréal presents Rigoletto

  10-09-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  The Opera de Montreal’s 39th season gets underway in September with Verdi’s Rigoletto. Join Opera director-general Patrick Corrigan and Global’s Kim Sullivan to find out more of what’s in store.
  
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• Heart disease in women: different symptoms, different outcomes

  10-09-2018 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  If you’re a woman, your experience of heart disease could be very different than a man’s. Discover just how important women’s heart health really is, with Global’s Laura Casella and Dr. Christine Pacheco, Quebec’s first cardiologist specializing in women’s health.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Monday, September 10

  10-09-2018 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Monday, September 10.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Goodbye Patches and #MeToo hits primetime

  10-09-2018 13:57
  Here’s what happened while you were dreaming.
  Goodbye Patches: The will-they-won’t-they soap opera surrounding Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty ended shortly after 1 a.m. when the team announced he had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. In return, the Canadiens get veteran winger Tomas Tatar, forward prospect Nick Suzuki and a second-round pick at next year’s NHL Draft. The sound and the fury of Habs fandom is all over social media. But what about the new gu
  
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• Montreal Canadiens trade captain Max Pacioretty to Vegas Golden Knights

  10-09-2018 13:52
  Max Pacioretty missed his tee time at the Canadiens’ annual golf tournament at Laval-sur-le-lac Monday.
  The soap opera surrounding the Canadiens captain ended shortly after 1 a.m. when the team announced Pacioretty had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. In return, the Canadiens get veteran winger Tomas Tatar, forward prospect Nick Suzuki and a second-round pick at next year’s NHL Draft.
  The trade ends any pretence that the team is retooling. The core that general manager Marc B
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai to speak in Montreal

  10-09-2018 13:49
  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will speak at Influence Montréal at Place Bonaventure Sept. 26.
  Yousafzai began speaking out for children’s education when she was only 10 years old. In October 2012, a Taliban gunman boarded her school bus and shot her in the head for her high-profile activism. She was 15 at the time.
  Two years later, in 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the award. She continues to push f
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Max Pacioretty traded to Las Vegas

  10-09-2018 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  Hockey analyst Brian Wilde joins Global’s Laura Casella to take a look the late-night bombshell trade of captain Max Pacioretty to the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, September 10

  10-09-2018 13:31 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, September 10.
  
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• Allison Hanes: 'Better safe than sorry' when it comes to EpiPen use

  10-09-2018 13:00
  Parents and children living with allergies are vigilant about keeping their precious EpiPens close at hand in case of a life-threatening reaction. But a new study from the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute has found that most of them aren’t using the epinephrine auto-injectors as often or as quickly as they should.
  In fact, the data published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice discovered that fewer than half of patients who showed up in Can
  
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• Canadiens trade captain Max Pacioretty to Vegas Golden Knights

  10-09-2018 12:15
  Max Pacioretty missed his tee time at the Canadiens’ annual golf tournament at Laval-sur-le-lac Monday.
  The soap opera surrounding the Canadiens captain ended shortly after 1 a.m. when the team announced Pacioretty had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. In return, the Canadiens get veteran winger Tomas Tatar, forward prospect Nick Suzuki and a second-round pick at next year’s NHL Draft.
  The trade  ends any pretence that the team is retooling. The core which general manager
  
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• Montreal weather: Tropical depression dregs are a definite Monday mood

  10-09-2018 12:00
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Montreal because the dregs of Tropical Depression Gordon — think of it as a failed hurricane — will rain down on the city starting Monday afternoon.
  Between 30 and 50 millimetres of rain are expected, and maybe some thunderstorms too.
  The daytime high is forecast to be 18 degree.
  Rain will continue at night, when the low is forecast as 14 degrees.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter a
  
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• Max Pacioretty traded to Vegas Golden Knights

  10-09-2018 11:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Vegas Golden Knights acquired the All-Star forward from the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night for Tomas Tatar, prospect Nick Suzuki and a 2019 second-round pick.
  
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