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• West Island school issues warning about Momo challenge

  28-09-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sep 28: Pointe-Claire parents received a troubling safety notice recently from St. John Fisher Elementary School urging them to be careful. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, authorities are worried about a cyberbulling scam called the Momo challenge.
  
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• Quebec election: Ouellette investigation obscures Liberals' message

  28-09-2018 23:49
  QUEBEC — With three days left to voting day, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard’s attempts to put the emphasis on the province’s positive economic outlook were once again sidetracked by controversy surrounding his candidate Guy Ouellette.
  On Friday, an hour after Couillard’s Quebec City press conference touting his party’s stable economic stewardship, Ouellette, MNA for the Laval riding of Chomedey, published a personal Facebook post saying Quebec’s crown prose
  
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• Quebec election analysis: Voters dither until bitter end Monday

  28-09-2018 23:48
  Almost from the beginning, we knew this campaign would be a game changer.
  Quebecers had grown so used to the years of campaigns obsessively focused on the federalism-sovereignty debate that when it failed to emerge this time around many were left dazed and confused, displaying the same withdrawal symptoms of someone coming off an addiction.
  A 50-year habit will do that to you.
  Suddenly, the battle for Quebec took on the attributes of a regular Canadian provincial election, with decisions to be m
  
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• Political parties giving short shrift to domestic animal welfare?

  28-09-2018 23:48
  Mike Cohen has a big beef with the major provincial parties: “They are not really addressing the needs of thousands and thousands of constituents.”
  Namely, cats and dogs.
  Cohen, the Côte-St-Luc city councillor responsible for animal protection, has a soft spot for pets, particularly cats. But he laments that while the provincial parties have made billions of dollars of promises to two-legged constituents in this election campaign, they have talked precious little about animal w
  
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• Nick Fontanelli trial delayed until new year

  28-09-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sep 28: Nick Fontanelli is charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 death of his former fiancée Samantha Higgins – but now the trial is delayed. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the trial will only begin in 2019 and possibly with a lesser charge.
  
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• Is Quebec headed for a minority government?

  28-09-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sep 28: Leaders of Quebec’s four main parties are making their final pitches to voters as recent polls indicate a minority government is likely. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, is there enough time for one of those leaders to drum up the support needed for a majority?
  
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• Quebec parties head into last weekend of tight campaign

  28-09-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  There are two final days of the election campaign. Leaders of Quebec's four main parties are making their final pitches to voters as the polls indicate more and more we're heading for a minority government.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Finnish Connection could be key for Canadiens this season

  28-09-2018 23:23
  The Canadiens’ Artturi Lehkonen is enjoying being able to speak Finnish again.
  When Lehkonen broke into the NHL two seasons ago, he was the only Finn on the Canadiens. For the two seasons before that, Lehkonen was the only Finn on his Frolunda HC team in the Swedish Hockey League.
  Now, Lehkonen is one of four Finnish players in the Canadiens’ locker room at training camp along with goalie Antti Niemi and fellow forwards Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Joel Armia.
  “It’s nice to spe
  
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• Quebec election notebook: Five weeks of highs, lows, gaffes and flip-flops

  28-09-2018 23:11
  Voters have experienced an inordinate number of twists, turns, ups, downs, bumps and flip-flops over the past five weeks.
  Before the election ride abruptly ends Monday, here’s a recap.
  Highs: The four leaders — Liberal Philippe Couillard, François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec, the PQ’s Jean-François Lisée and Manon Massé of Québec solidaire — managed to put aside their differences three times. They took part in an E
  
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• Nick Fontanelli trial delayed, his lawyer contesting 1st-degree murder charge

  28-09-2018 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  The family of the victim, Samantha Higgins, is upset at how slow the wheels of justice are turning.
  
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• Watch: Where do the leaders' loyalties lie? Bagels or croissants?

  28-09-2018 23:03
  We have a good sense of where the leaders of Quebec’s major parties stand on such issues as education, environment and the economy. We know that filling jobs is high on the minds of each of them.
  But what about their everyday lives? Summer or fall? Dogs or cats? And the biggie: cheddar or Brie?
  Jean-François Lisée of the Parti Québecois, the Liberal’s Philippe Couillard, and Québec solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois submitted to rapid-fir
  
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• Desire for change could lead to minority CAQ government: Ipsos poll

  28-09-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  It looks like the Coalition Avenir Quebec will have a minority government.
  
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• Stricter bylaw on wood-burning appliances to take effect in Montreal

  28-09-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Any domestic wood-burning fireplaces or appliances emitting more than 2.5 grams per hour of fine particulate will be banned in all 19 boroughs.
  
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• How to watch the Quebec election results

  28-09-2018 21:21 via cbc.ca
  On Oct. 1, get up-to-the minute updates with CBC Montreal across all platforms
  
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• Montreal bylaw on wood-burning appliances to take effect

  28-09-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sep 28: New restrictions on wood-burningappliances are coming into effect across Montreal.
  
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• Quebec election: UPAC barred from examining documents seized from MNA Guy Ouellette

  28-09-2018 21:10
  QUEBEC — Philippe Couillard tried to put the emphasis on maintaining the province’s positive economic outlook Friday, but found his message sidetracked once again by allegations against his candidate Guy Ouellette.
  On Friday, an hour after Couillard’s press conference touting positive reviews of Quebec’s economic growth, Ouellette published a personal Facebook post saying Quebec’s department of criminal investigations advised him search warrants levelled against him
  
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• Quebec election: PQ fights for middle ground in polarized race

  28-09-2018 21:01
  SHERBROOKE — When Jean-François Lisée took over the reins at the Parti Québécois in 2016, he was fighting a two-front war.
  On his left flank, disillusioned former PQ supporters rallied around Québec solidaire, a party that claims to better reflect René Lévesque’s social-democratic vision of Quebec.
  To his right, the Coalition Avenir Québec — founded in 2011 by former PQ cabinet minister François Legault — siph
  
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• MNA Ouellette wins bid to quash search warrants against him

  28-09-2018 20:58
  MNA Guy Ouellette has won a partial victory in his attempts to derail the investigation of him by UPAC, the province’s permanent anti-corruption squad, which suspects he is the source of sensitive police information leaks to the media.
  In light of new information it has received, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP), Quebec’s crown prosecutors office, decided not to contest the LIberal MNA’s request to invalidate the search warrants that had al
  
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• Donnacona prison "partially closed" after seizure of drugs, weapons

  28-09-2018 20:51
  The maximum security federal prison in Donnacona has been partially shut down and visits postponed after the seizure of more than $41,000 worth of contraband earlier this month that included opioids, hashish and hand made weapons, Correctional Services of Canada announced on Friday.
  On Sept. 18, correctional officers conducted a search of the prison in an operation that included detector-dogs and the work of security intelligence officers.
  The contraband seized during a series of searches i
  
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• Without sovereignty as issue, Quebec leaders struggled to offer vision

  28-09-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Quebecers head to the polls Monday after a rare election campaign in which independence was not an issue and parties were left struggling to present a clear vision to voters.
  
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• Quebec election: PQ seeks injunction against mysterious 'racist' website

  28-09-2018 20:41
  The Parti Québécois is seeking to shut down a website that pretends to be linked to the political party and highlights past quotes made by its leader and a controversial candidate in Monday’s election.
  In a request for an injunction filed at the Montreal courthouse earlier this week, the PQ also called for the Directeur général des élections du Québec to investigate the source of the website serieusement.fun as its origins are currently cloaked in
  
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• Parti Québécois seeks injunction to close website spreading ‘defamatory’ statements

  28-09-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Parti Québécois is trying to get a judge to shut down a website the party says is using its logo to spread racist messages online.
  
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• Canadian Forces plan CT-155 jet flybys in downtown Montreal during Alouettes game on Sunday

  28-09-2018 20:20
  The Canadian Armed Forces is advising residents of Montreal not to panic when they see two fighter jets flying low to the ground downtown on Sunday.
  The flyby of two Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawk training jets is being scheduled as part of the pregame ceremony of a Montreal Alouettes game at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, a Canadian Armed Forces appreciation game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The flybys are set for 1:04 p.m. and 1:08 p.m. on Sunday.
  The CT-155 Hawks, from 
  
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• Hard campaigning Jean-François Lisée hoping for late surge as election looms

  28-09-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Polls suggest Lisée has failed to shift public opinion, despite a punishing campaign pace and two strong debate performances.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: David Schlemko out for six weeks with knee injury

  28-09-2018 20:08
  The Canadiens are going to be without defenceman David Schlemko for about six weeks after he suffered a knee injury during Wednesday night’s 5-3 pre-season loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre.
  “He finished the game and probably felt it more afterwards,” coach Claude Julien said after practice Friday in Brossard. “His injury is expected to keep him out close to six weeks, give or take.”
  Schlemko missed the first 25 games last season after suffering a b
  
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• Impact-United clash in D.C. crucial as they chase MLS playoff berth

  28-09-2018 19:45
  For a Montreal Impact side that’s getting used to playing crucial games down the stretch, Saturday’s clash is as big as they come.
  The Impact face D.C. United on the road (7 p.m., TVA Sports) in a match with major playoff implications as the teams head into the last month of the Major League Soccer campaign.
  Montreal (12-14-4) is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 40 points. D.C. United (9-11-8) is seventh with 35 points and two games in hand. Six teams make the playoffs in each co
  
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• Buchignani: When wishes come true in Formula One

  28-09-2018 19:11
  Careful what you wish for, they say — sage advice in life and Formula One.
  Just ask Valtteri Bottas.
  Who?
  Exactly.
  OK, we all know Bottas drives for Mercedes. But given his performance this season, he might as well be invisible.
  Sorry, I don’t mean to be mean. I like the guy, whose first name is the Finnish form of mine. He’s a terrific talent.At least, we think he is.
  And that’s the point. We just don’t know anymore.
  You see, what every F1 driver wishes most o
  
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• Facebook security breach affects 50 million users

  28-09-2018 19:02 via cbc.ca
  Facebook Inc. has discovered a security issue affecting about 50 million user accounts, the company said on Friday.
  
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• Facebook says 50 million user accounts affected by security breach

  28-09-2018 19:02 via cbc.ca
  Facebook reported a major security breach in which 50 million user accounts were accessed by unknown attackers.
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces jets making flyby over Montreal Sunday

  28-09-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Two Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawk training jets will conduct a flyby over Percival Molson Memorial Stadium at 11 a.m. as part of the Montreal Alouettes' Canadian Armed Forces appreciation game.
  
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• Montreal police want your help finding this missing 80-year-old man

  28-09-2018 18:36
  Montreal police have turned to the public for assistance in locating Desmond Waithe, 80, who left the Park-Extension seniors residence where he lives on Thursday morning and hasn’t been seen since.
  Waithe, who has poor eyesight, health problems and needs to take medication, was last seen at about 11 a.m. and was wearing a black hooded coat, grey pants and running shoes. He left without any personal effects or money.
  An anglophone, Waithe stands six feet tall and weighs 175 pounds. Police s
  
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• Unions kick off legal challenge to Quebec's pension plan reform

  28-09-2018 18:26
  Quebec Superior Court began this week to hear a challenge to a provincial law that compels municipal employees to equally split the costs of their pension plan with the cities that employ them.
  Dozens of unions representing tens of thousands of city employees across Quebec — white collar, blue collar, police and firefighters — are contesting the constitutionality of the law, which was adopted in December of 2014.
  The unions argue the law infringes on their freedom to negotiate as wel
  
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• 10 Elton John songs fit for a fond farewell: we pick the best of the best

  28-09-2018 18:15
  It’s been a while since the man born Reginald Kenneth Dwight last had a bona-fide hit, but that hardly matters. At this point, multiple generations know Elton John not only as a musician, but as an indefatigable force for good, a giant in the fight for gay rights and AIDS awareness, mentor to countless young artists, and an all-around compassionate presence in the culture.John’s Bell Centre appearance on Thursday will mark the 18th time since 1972 that he has played in our city (goin
  
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• McCarron gamble didn’t pay off for Montreal Canadiens | HI/O Bonus

  28-09-2018 18:00
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette sports columnists Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — discuss what went wrong for Montreal Canadiens 2013 first-round draft pick Michael McCarron.
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• Looking for a white wine that offers a bit of everything? Try Soave

  28-09-2018 18:00
  Since more people are looking to try white wines, I often get asked for recommendations. I usually start with ones I refer to as “all-around” whites. When starting with white wine, it’s best to pick one that is neither too acidic, too rich or too aromatic. Like Goldilocks, you want one that’s just right.
  Lately, I have been turning people onto Soave. This classic Italian appellation in the Veneto region makes wines that offer a little bit of everything, without being domi
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Sept. 28, 2018

  28-09-2018 18:00
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $15
  Sicilia 2017, Syrah, Cusumano, Italy red, $13.60, SAQ # 10960777. Young, ripe and juicy. No oak. Dark-fruited, with a hint of black olive and herbs to add some depth. This is a consummate table wine that puts ease of drinking ahead of complexity. Keep it cool and the bottle will be emptied before you know it. Grape variety: syrah. Residual sugar: 2.4 g/L. Serve at: 16
  
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• Montreal police seek public's help to find missing 80-year-old man

  28-09-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Desmond Waithe, 80, left his senior's residence in Parc-Extension alone on Thursday and has not been seen since, police said.
  
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• Montreal police find missing 80-year-old man

  28-09-2018 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police have located an 80-year-old man in the Outremont area Friday evening after he went missing the day before.
  
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• Watch: Do you plan to vote in the Quebec election Monday?

  28-09-2018 17:55
  Quebec is poised to vote on Monday — but are Montrealers ready to make a choice?
  We went for a walk in the park to ask our neighbours whether they’d made up their minds on who to vote for and how they felt about the election in general.
  “I was impressed that people came to my door,” one voter said of campaigners in her area. She says she’s happy that everyone she met who was linked to the election looked her in the eye and answered her questions.
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• 'They are gambling with his future': Laval mother fights to get son into English-language school

  28-09-2018 17:46 via cbc.ca
  Tehmina Younus' son Bilal has a speech disorder called childhood apraxia, which severely limits his ability to communicate. She says getting him into an English-language school will help, but her requests for an exemption to Bill 101 have been rejected.
  
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• Montreal Impact look to close in on MLS playoff spot with a win in D.C.

  28-09-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Whoever wins Saturday will have a clear advantage going into the final weeks of the season.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Jesperi Kotkaniemi on line with Jonathan Drouin at practice

  28-09-2018 17:44
  After enjoying a day off on Thursday, the Canadiens were back on the ice for practice at 11 a.m. Friday in Brossard as they prepare for their final pre-season game Saturday night in Ottawa against the Senators (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
  Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the Canadiens’ first-round pick at this year’s NHL Draft, was at centre during practice on a line between Jonathan Drouin and Joel Armia.
  Here’s a look at how all the lines and defence pairings looked at practice.
  Ta
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Collagen holds the body together

  28-09-2018 17:30
  Its name derives from the Greek “kolla,” meaning “glue,” and the suffix “gen” for “producer.” Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body of mammals, found in skin, tendons, ligaments, bone and cartilage. Tendons are connective tissues that attach muscles to bones, while ligaments attach bone to bone. Cartilage is the rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints and is also a structural component of the ri
  
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• Founders of Mandy's salad chain put out the welcome mat for refugees

  28-09-2018 17:30
  There’s green in them thar salads. Big green. So salad sisters Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe, the creators of the ever-mushrooming Mandy’s chain, decided it was time to give back to the community.
  Earlier this year, the sisters established the non-profit Welcome Collective, which was designed to work with the YMCA, city agencies and individuals assisting refugees and asylum seekers in gathering essentials for their residences.
  The idea for the collective began with a couple of doctor frien
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Friday, September 28

  28-09-2018 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Andrea Howick has the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, September 28.
  
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• Gaya plays Le Balcon

  28-09-2018 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  R & B singer Gaya drops by Global News Morning to talk to Andrea Howick about her career and about the big EP launch at Le Balcon.
  
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• Weekend Entertainment: Nitro Circus and navigating a maze

  28-09-2018 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  If you’re looking for something interesting to do make sure to watch Jay Walker and Andrea Howick for your best bets in weekend entertainment.
  
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• Black renaissance in the arts

  28-09-2018 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  There’s a black renaissance in society that’s being particularly felt in the creative world. Find out how the phenomenon is feeding creativity, with artist Keish JP and Global’s Andrea Howick.
  
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• National coffee day

  28-09-2018 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  It’s National Coffee Day this weekend! Celebrate all the things that coffee represents in the modern life with Global’s Andrea Howick and Keurig Vice-President of Marketing Caroline Losson.
  
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• Decision Quebec: last weekend before the election

  28-09-2018 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  With three days to go before voters go to the polls, Quebec’s politicians are doing their best to sway the vote their way. Catch up to the latest election news with Global’s Andrea Howick and Ipsos General Manager Sebastien Dallaire.
  
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