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• Videotron launches $78.5M lawsuit against Bell over actions of travelling sales reps

  27-09-2018 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  Videotron has launched a $78.5-million lawsuit against its telecom rival Bell Canada for allegedly contravening Quebec's consumer protection law in its efforts to recruit new customers.
  
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• Search underway for 2 suspects in Dorval mosque theft

  27-09-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 27: Montreal police are searching for two suspects in connection with a theft at a West Island mosque. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, surveillance video shows them entering the Cité de Dorval mosque on Aug. 21.
  
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• Quebec election: After having taken aim at QS, Lisée urges unity

  27-09-2018 23:45
  LA PRAIRIE — After warning of the Marxist menace hidden with Québec solidaire’s ranks, Jean-François Lisée softened his tone Friday.
  In fact, Lisée called on all Quebecers to unite ahead of the Oct. 1 elections.
  “We’re in the uniting phase of the campaign,” the PQ leader said. “We are the unifying party. I am the candidate for unity. I’m telling people, positively, that if you don’t want the Liberals back in power, we&rs
  
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• Beaconsfield city officials on verge of pay bump

  27-09-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 27: Beaconsfield city council is set to vote on giving elected officials a significant raise. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, the mayor says they are underpaid – but some residents are questioning the potential pay bump.
  
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• Muslim candidate in Quebec election stops campaigning after threats

  27-09-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 27: A Muslim candidate in the Quebec provincial election says he has stopped campaigning following a violent threat. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, Ali Dahan is running as an Independent in Quebec City’s Jean-Talon riding.
  
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• Quebec election blog Sept. 27: Bloc divided over which sovereignists to back

  27-09-2018 23:02
  Hello! This was our liveblog about the Quebec election for Thursday, Sept. 27. Email me at [email protected]
  Use the scroll bar within the box below to read previous posts.Related
  Find out where each party stands on the seven biggest issuesRead more of our 2018 Quebec election coverage right hereCan’t get enough of Quebec politics? Join our Facebook group
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• Montreal filmmaker takes long route to feature film directorial debut

  27-09-2018 22:58
  A dream comes true on Friday for Karl R. Hearne. The Montreal filmmaker’s debut directorial effort, Touched, opens in his hometown. What a ride it has been.
  Also written, edited and produced by Hearne, the haunting yet heartwarming psycho-thriller was shot for the ridiculously low sum of $300,000, but has production values of a film 20 times that budget. The cinematography is stunning, and the acting of Hugh Thompson and Lola Flanery is truly inspiring at the centre of this tale of a despe
  
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• Jesperi Kotkaniemi's coming-out party with Canadiens has ripple effect

  27-09-2018 22:16
  The decision to start the season with 18-year-old Jesperi Kotkaniemi on the roster will allow Canadiens head coach Claude Julien to employ pretend centres Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi where they are most effective — on the wings.
  Kotkaniemi played most of last season in the Finnish Liiga as a left winger, but the Canadiens drafted him as a centre and that’s where he has played all through an eye-opener of a training camp.
  He looked awkward in the rookie tournament at Laval preceding
  
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• Quebec election: Man sought by police after threat to CAQ volunteer

  27-09-2018 22:13
  Laval police have turned to the public to track down a man who allegedly uttered a death threat to a campaign volunteer working for the Coalition Avenir Québec.
  The incident is alleged to have occurred at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the corner of L’Avenir and Souvenir Blvds. in the city’s Chomedey district.
  Police say the suspect approached two men who were erecting CAQ campaign signs and told one of them the work was unnecessary because he would be pulling them down that night. T
  
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• 'A lighter shade of blue': Will voters in the Eastern Townships repaint the political landscape?

  27-09-2018 21:50 via cbc.ca
  Despite the die-hard Liberals, the patch of red on the electoral map in the Eastern Townships could turn to light blue on Oct. 1, as the Coalition Avenir Québec gains momentum.
  
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• Quebec spends $1.6 M editing history textbooks to use proper Indigenous terms

  27-09-2018 21:38 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government has just spent $1.6 million to replace the word "Amerindian" and modify other Indigenous content in history textbooks that had been introduced only two years earlier.
  
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• Couillard defends Liberal candidate who allegedly leaked info to rivals

  27-09-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard is defending a candidate accused of leaking embarrassing information to the rival Coalition Avenir Québec.
  
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• Quebec spends $1.6M to edit history textbooks to include proper Indigenous terms

  27-09-2018 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Quebec government has just spent $1.6 million to replace the word "Amerindian" and modify other Indigenous content in history textbooks that had been introduced only two years earlier.
  
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• LIVE – Quebec election: Bloc divided over which sovereignists to back

  27-09-2018 20:46
  Hello! This is our liveblog about the Quebec election for Thursday, Sept. 27. Email me at [email protected]
  Use the scroll bar within the box below to read previous posts.Related
  Find out where each party stands on the seven biggest issuesRead more of our 2018 Quebec election coverage right hereCan’t get enough of Quebec politics? Join our Facebook group
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  twitter.com/andyriga
  
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• Quebec election: Couillard stands with Ouellette despite CAQ revelation

  27-09-2018 20:41
  ST-PROSPER/RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP — Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard re-affirmed his confidence in Chomedey candidate Guy Ouellette after it was revealed that he leaked information to rival Coalition Avenir Québec.
  Speaking to reporters Thursday morning, Couillard repeated several times that he would continue to support Ouellette’s candidacy and welcome him into the fold of the Liberal party if he wins re-election on Monday.
  CAQ Leader François Legault named Ouell
  
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• Hydro-Québec says losses due to equipment, material thefts down drastically

  27-09-2018 20:29
  While it may be too soon to claim a record year, Hydro-Québec seems to be on its way in 2018 to posting yet another steep reduction in the amount of losses due to theft.
  After eight months ending Aug. 18, the total value of the 98 thefts recorded thus far from Hydro-Québec installations is estimated at $152,325, while losses for all of 2017 stood at $1.3 million, according to a recent response to an access to information request.
  However the Crown corporation cautions that year&rsq
  
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• Stunning museum exhibit places Alexander Calder in constant motion

  27-09-2018 20:15
  You may or may not know the artist. But if you’ve spent any time in Montreal, you’re almost sure to know the work.
  Commissioned for Expo 67 and sponsored by the International Nickel Company of Canada, Alexander Calder’s monumental Trois Disques stood out even among the wildly unconventional architecture of the Expo site, an embodiment of the fair’s inclusive spirit. In recent years it has taken on a new life in a new setting on Île Ste-Hélène, where a
  
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• Karl Lohnes: When it comes to decor, it's all in the details

  27-09-2018 20:08
  Little details, often overlooked by builders and novice decorators, can give your home charm and character. Not only do they step up your decor a notch, they add interest to things you might already have. Anyone living with poorly chosen decor details (such as doorknobs, mouldings or light fixtures) knows they are like a bad tattoo: They’re a mistake that desperately needs to be erased and to go away. Here are a few decor details that could use a review every 15 to 20 years. Don’t be
  
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• Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir hit the road across Canada

  27-09-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 27: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have organized a cross-Canada tour with other Olympic figure skaters to meet their fans. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.
  
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• Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir hit the road across Canada to give back to fans

  27-09-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The two Olympic figure skaters organized a Thank You Canada Tour to entertain their fans across the country.
  
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• Suspect faces kidnapping, robbery charges after woman ambushed outside bank

  27-09-2018 19:23
  A 20-year-old man is expected to face charges of kidnapping, forcible confinement, robbery, uttering threats and fraud after a 19-year-old woman was ambushed outside a bank in Quebec City.
  The incident occurred late on the night of Sept. 22-23, when the victim got into her car after leaving a local financial institution only to discover a hooded man holding a handgun sitting in the vehicle’s back seat.
  He ordered her to hand over her bank cards as well as their pass codes and then made wit
  
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• Advance polls extended by 2 hours Thursday after computer glitch

  27-09-2018 18:56 via cbc.ca
  A glitch slowed down advance voting at a number of stations across the province Wednesday, prompting Quebec's chief electoral officer to keep polling stations open today until 4 p.m.
  
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• Advance polls extended by 2 hours after computer glitch

  27-09-2018 18:56 via cbc.ca
  A glitch slowed down advance voting at a number of stations across the province, prompting Quebec's chief electoral officer to keep polling stations open today until 4 p.m.
  
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• Quebec election: Advance poll hours extended after computer glitch

  27-09-2018 18:46
  Quebec’s chief returning officer announced Thursday — the final day of advance polling in the province — that polling offices across Quebec will remain open until 4 p.m. rather than 2 p.m.
  The extension is due to the lengthy delays encountered for much of the day by voters at advance polls on Wednesday caused by a computer glitch.
  More information can be obtained at www.elections.quebec or by calling 1-888-ELECTION (1 888 353-2846).
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• Hydro-Québec says loses due to equipment, material thefts down drastically

  27-09-2018 18:39
  While it may be too soon to claim a record year, Hydro-Québec seems to be on its way in 2018 to posting yet another steep reduction in the amount of loses due to theft.
  After eight months ending Aug. 18, the total value of the 98 thefts recorded thus far from Hydro-Québec installations is estimated at $152,325, while loses for all of 2017 stood at $1.3 million, according to a recent response to an access to information request.
  However the Crown corporation cautions that year&rsquo
  
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• SAQ workers to strike for 5th day on Friday

  27-09-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  At the heart of the conflict with the SAQ is a requirement to work weekend shifts — the busiest time at the SAQ.
  
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• SAQ workers strike for 5th day today

  27-09-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  At the heart of the conflict with the SAQ is a requirement to work weekend shifts — the busiest time at the SAQ.
  
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• Quebec election update: We have to work on better immigration — Legault

  27-09-2018 18:27
  RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP — “The immigrants coming in right now, they’re erasing us, we want to remain Québécois, will you fight for us?” a voter asked Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault Wednesday night, to which Legault answered, “Bien oui!”
  But on Thursday morning, Legault said that the woman’s comments about immigrants erasing Québécois were “too strong.” However, he refused to
  
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• Hotel Intel: Stanbridge East's Le Old Mill showcases Townships terroir

  27-09-2018 18:22
  Le Old Mill 1849 is a small but significant showcase for the bountiful harvest of the Eastern Townships.
  It’s a stylish incarnation of a vintage red brick house at the centre of Stanbridge East, a historic village along La Route des Vins in the fertile Brome-Missisquoi region.
  It has a picturesque, tranquil setting beside the Rivière aux Brochets and a vintage gristmill, whose wheel still turns and turns with a peaceful, steady rhythm.
  Le Old Mill 1849 is also a design delight. The
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: A welcome spotlight on integration of immigrants

  27-09-2018 18:02
  Immigration has been a hot topic during the campaign, perhaps because for the first time in decades, we are witnessing a Quebec election that does not centre around separation. I’m pleased to see that the problems faced by immigrants trying to integrate into our society are being spoken about so openly.
  As a child of immigrant parents and someone who knows hundreds of people who have immigrated to Quebec over the past few decades, I can understand the struggle faced by so many.
  Growin
  
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• Quebec election: After the vote, rivals may find themselves working together

  27-09-2018 17:59
  Quebec’s party leaders have engaged in an increasingly brutal struggle for power as the Oct. 1 election draws nearer.
  There have been accusations Québec solidaire has secret Marxist plans, that Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard parks his money in offshore accounts and, most recently, the wife of Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault insulted the good people of Saskatchewan.
  But when the dust settles after the vote, it looks increasingly as though no matt
  
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• Opinion: A CAQ victory wouldn't be good for federalists

  27-09-2018 17:59
  For the first time in a generation, no party in a position to form the next Quebec government will call a referendum on sovereignty during its mandate. This may seem like progress, but it’s only superficial.
  The sovereignist project remains a non-starter for most Quebecers. About 70 per cent of young Quebecers, according to one recent estimate, identify as federalists, but the Coalition Avenir Québec seems to be signalling that, if elected on Oct. 1 to form the next government, it w
  
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• SAQ store employees to hold one-day strike on Friday

  27-09-2018 17:49
  Employees working in the branches and offices of the Société des alcools will engage in a one-day strike on Friday.
  Unionized workers will spend part of that day in a general meeting to plan strategy.
  The employees are members of the Syndicat des employés de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ, part of the Fédération des employés des services publics, which is affiliated with the CSN.
  Negotiations have stalled on the issue of weekend scheduling, the bu
  
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• Montreal police searching for suspects in Dorval mosque theft

  27-09-2018 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police are searching for two men in relation to a theft at a Dorval mosque.
  
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• Montreal police searching for suspects in Dorval mosque donation robbery

  27-09-2018 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police are searching for two men in relation to a theft at a Dorval mosque.
  
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• Suspects caught on camera in connection with Dorval Mosque theft

  27-09-2018 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police are searching for two male suspects caught on camera in connection with theft at a Dorval mosque.
  
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• Man alleged to have threatened CAQ campaign worker sought by Laval cops

  27-09-2018 15:55
  Laval police have turned to the public to track down a man who allegedly uttered a death threat to a campaign volunteer working for the Coalition Avenir Québec.
  The incident is alleged to have occurred at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the corner of L’Avenir and Souvenir Blvds. in the city’s Chomedey district.
  Police say the suspect approached two men who were erecting CAQ campaign signs and told one of them the work was unnecessary because he would be pulling them down that night. T
  
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• Jesperi Kotkaniemi a breath of fresh air for Canadiens fans | HI/O Show

  27-09-2018 15:47
  It’s almost time for the NHL season to start, and this week’s Hockey Inside/Out show is breaking down the Habs’ preparations for 2018-19.
  On this week’s show, our panelists — Gazette sports columnists Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — weigh in on these topics:Kotkaniemi shows poise in first NHL camp
  Redemption season for new Hab Tatar
  Byron’s contract extension good for both sides
  NHL sends
  
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• Skateboarding heads to the summer Olympics

  27-09-2018 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Laura Casella and her guests to find out more about the Empire AM Getting Paid Skateboard competition as skate boarding gets ready for the summer Olympics.
  
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• Asylum seekers file human rights complaint over lack of access to Quebec subsidized daycare

  27-09-2018 15:25 via cbc.ca
  The couple looked into private childcare, but the cheapest they could find cost $40 per day.
  
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• Quebec election: ‘You want our votes but won’t visit our communities'

  27-09-2018 15:24
  It was supposed to be Nigel Adams’s last day on Earth.
  He tied a rope to the beam in his closet, slipped his head through the noose and began to feel the life being squeezed out of him.
  “I was fading away,” Adams said. “But my best friend walked into the room, he took his knife out and cut me loose. He saved me.”
  During his darkest hour — when he was beset with panic attacks and deep bouts of depression — Adams couldn’t lean on a psychologist, beca
  
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• Quebec election: PQ plan would reduce Montreal métro fares by 60%

  27-09-2018 15:18
  Jean-François Lisée says his party’s “audacious but responsible” transit plan will take half a million cars off Quebec’s roads.
  The Parti Québécois leader pledged Thursday to reduce Montreal transit fares by 60 per cent during non-peak hours. It was the final section of its four-year plan to invest $835 million in public transit.
  Lisée claims the measure would save 800,000 commuters up to $190 each.
  “What we’re proposing is a
  
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• Décor: Big 5 upcoming trends for 2019

  27-09-2018 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  Getting your renovation plans ready? Join Global News décor expert Karl Lohnes and Laura Casella for a look at the top 5 upcoming style trends for next year.
  
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• Back to school Bagel-O-Thon breakfast fundraiser

  27-09-2018 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  Join St. Viateur Bagel owner, Nicolo Morena, as he shows Global’s Kim Sullivan how to make bagels and what you can do to help the Generations Foundation.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Thursday, September 27

  27-09-2018 14:56 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Thursday, September 27.
  
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