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• Taider lifts Impact over Crew with goal, 2 assists

  06-10-2018 23:44 via cbc.ca
  Saphir Taider scored from the penalty spot and added two assists as the Montreal Impact defeated the visiting Columbus Crew 3-0 on Saturday.
  
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• Canadian scientists slam male physicist's 'discriminatory' speech on gender issues

  06-10-2018 23:39 via cbc.ca
  Canadian scientists and professors are among hundreds that have signed a statement condemning what they call a "fundamentally unsound" presentation by an Italian physicist on gender issues, and they say they are concerned about prevailing sexism in science.
  
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• Hamilton seizes on Vettel blunder for pole in Japan; Stroll in 14th

  06-10-2018 22:24
  Lewis Hamilton said he believed Ferrari were cracking under the pressure of the championship fight after he claimed pole position for this morning’s Japanese Grand Prix.
  Lance Stroll of Montreal qualified in 14th place in his Williams Mercedes.
  Sebastian Vettel, who went in to the race 50 points behind Hamilton, lined up only ninth after an embarrassing tire blunder by Ferrari cost the German dearly in qualifying.
  It did not help that Vettel, too, was culpable of another error as, in attem
  
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• Lac-Saint-Jean mayors disappointed by Couillard's departure

  06-10-2018 22:12 via cbc.ca
  The mayors of former Quebec premier Philippe Couillard's riding are expressing sadness over the loss of their local representative in the province, saying he contributed a lot to the Lac-Saint-Jean region's development.
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: October 6

  06-10-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Global's Jamie Orchard discusses a Pointe-Claire development project, the recent provincial election and World Mental Health Day on this week's Focus Montreal.
  
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• L'Appui wants to make sure caregivers get the care they need

  06-10-2018 20:30
  The group called l’Appui, which translates to “support,” is launching a campaign to advocate for the rights of those who provide care for seniors in need.
  Interim executive director Guillaume Joseph says these caregivers are not aware of the supports that already exist to help them through groups like l’Appui. Compounding the problem, such caregivers are so focused on those they are helping that they aren’t even aware or and take time to attend to their own needs. B
  
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• Reward for finding missing Montrealer Jesse Galganov raised to $500K

  06-10-2018 20:06 via cbc.ca
  The father of Jesse Galganov, the Montrealer who went missing last year while travelling in Peru, has raised the reward for finding his son from an initial $10,000 to $500,000.
  
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• Father of Montrealer missing in Peru, Jesse Galganov, raises reward to $500K

  06-10-2018 20:06 via cbc.ca
  The father of Jesse Galganov, the Montrealer who went missing last year while travelling in Peru, has raised the reward for finding his son from an initial $10,000 to $500,000.
  
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• Happy Thanksgiving. Pass the stuffing. Drivers, don't speed or text

  06-10-2018 19:48
  The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Montreal and Quebec provincial police have launched Operation Impact on this Thanksgiving weekend in hopes of urging holiday drivers to keep the roads as safe as possible.
  All weekend, through Monday and hopefully at least one turkey dinner, police will be conducting road and autoroute checks for seatbelt use, speed, use of electronic devices while driving and of course impaired driving.
  Last year, two people died in traffic incidents and 10 were
  
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• Montreal Canadiens' Kotkaniemi gets more tutoring

  06-10-2018 19:18
  PITTSBURGH — The education of Jesperi Kotkaniemi is continuing and he hopes the lessons he learned over the past two days pay dividends when the Montreal Canadiens meet the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena Saturday (7 p.m., City-TV, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio).
  The 18-year-old Finn has spent extra time working on faceoffs with Tomas Plekanec and the other more experienced centres on the team.
  “I’m hoping I do better than I did in the first game,’ said Kotkaniem
  
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• A ski hill in Mount-Royal park? It could happen again

  06-10-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Downhill skiiers could be whizzing down the slopes of Montreal's beloved Mount Royal park in a few years if a Quebec promoter gets its way.
  
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• Father of missing hiker Jesse Galganov increases reward to $500,000

  06-10-2018 18:31
  A reward offered after Montrealer Jesse Galganov disappeared while hiking in Peru last year has been increased substantially as his father continues to make every effort to find his son.
  Galganov has not been heard from since Sept. 28, 2017, when he texted his mother to say it would be impossible to contact him for four days while he hiked the Santa Cruz trail in Peru, which cuts through the world’s highest tropical mountain range. It was the last message sent from his phone.
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• Quebec elects record number of women candidates in Canada: analysts

  06-10-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec elected a record number of women in Monday's election, reflecting a trend on the continent toward greater female involvement in politics.
  
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• Quebec elects more than 40 per cent women candidates, most in Canada: analysts

  06-10-2018 17:39 via cbc.ca
  Ruba Ghazal, newly elected member of Quebec solidaire, said women in the province are gaining "confidence in themselves'' to run for office. Quebec elected 52 women elected to office, representing 41.6 per cent of the province's 125 seats.
  
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• Montreal man stabbed after allegedly intervening in alley fight

  06-10-2018 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  A 40-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body early Saturday morning after allegedly getting in the middle of a fight. 
  
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• Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court justice

  06-10-2018 16:51 via cbc.ca
  Following months of incendiary accusations, polarizing politics and rowdy Capitol protests, Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday was sworn in as the latest U.S. Supreme Court justice.
  
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• Brett Kavanaugh confirmed as U.S. Supreme Court justice amid protests

  06-10-2018 16:51 via cbc.ca
  The U.S. Senate has confirmed Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court in a near party-line vote in Washington, following a polarizing process plagued by incendiary accusations, hardball politics and rowdy Capitol protests.
  
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• After bitter nomination fight, Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court justice

  06-10-2018 16:51 via cbc.ca
  Following months of incendiary accusations, polarizing politics and rowdy Capitol protests, Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday was sworn in as the latest U.S. Supreme Court justice.
  
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• Quebec City police chief doesn't want officers to consume cannabis

  06-10-2018 16:25 via cbc.ca
  The head of Quebec City's police department is asking his officers to make a moral commitment never to consume cannabis so they retain their "judgment capacity."
  
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• Too slow for new NHL? Alzner relegated to Canadiens' press box

  06-10-2018 16:20
  PITTSBURGH — Karl Alzner admits he was upset when he learned he wouldn’t be in the Canadiens’ lineup for the season opener, but “I’m not going to be a baby about it.”
  The 30-year-old defenceman was a healthy scratch along with fellow veteran Tomas Plekanec and youngster Nikita Scherbak. The three also appear to be on the outside looking in as the Canadiens face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at the PPG Paints Arena (7 p.m., City-TV, TVA Sports, TSN-
  
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• Promoter wants to bring an international ski race to the slopes of Mount Royal

  06-10-2018 16:01 via cbc.ca
  Their goal is to have a plan to present in spring 2019 and hold the inaugural event as early as 2020.
  
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• Late delivery today for the Montreal Gazette

  06-10-2018 15:08
  Due to a problem with the presses, the delivery of the Montreal Gazette print edition is late on Saturday. We apologize for this inconvenience.
  We hope to have delivery completed later this morning. In the meantime, please check our home page, montrealgazette.com or you can read the ePaper edition, which you can access here. (Tap on “View Today’s Edition.”)
  
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• What Liberal losses in Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick mean for Justin Trudeau in 2019

  06-10-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  Recent elections in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario have left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with few friends at the provincial level.
  
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• Leonard Cohen gets last word in posthumous book

  06-10-2018 14:50
  If you’ve got it handy, pull out your copy of Songs of Leonard Cohen — LP or CD, though the former is better, being bigger — and look at the back cover. The image there, often assumed to depict Joan of Arc being burned at the stake, is in fact a piece of Mexican religious folk art, chosen by Cohen to represent, in his words, “the triumph of spirit over matter — the spirit being that beautiful woman breaking out of the chains and fire and prison.”
  Fire and flam
  
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• A man was stabbed after intervening in an argument

  06-10-2018 14:21
  A section of Ontario St. was still closed to traffic after an overnight stabbing put a 40-year-old man in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  Montreal police say the man was stabbed at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday after apparently trying to intervene in an argument. He was shot and the suspect fled on foot and is being sought by police.
  Ontario was still closed as of 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, between Papineau Ave. and Cartier St. while police investigators searched for evidence.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Banksy pranks art house, and farewell to a Spanish diva

  06-10-2018 14:14
  Slept well, we hope? Here’s a look at a couple of stories from the overnight desk.
  Banksy, art prankster: A work by the elusive street artist self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday, moments after being sold for the equivalent of US$1.4 million. The spray-painted canvas Girl With Balloon went under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London, fetching more than three times its pre-sale estimate and equalling a record price for the artist. Then, as an alarm sounde
  
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• Week in Review: Fires, CAQ, noise, garb and shoebox

  06-10-2018 14:00
  Catch up on what stories you might have missed this week in Montreal.
  Montreal’s wood-burning ban starts Oct. 1: What you need to know
  Tempted to build a cosy fire to ward off that autumn chill in the air? Remember that as of Monday, Oct. 1, Montreal’s strict ban on wood burning outlaws the burning of any solid fuel in residences in all of Montreal’s 19 boroughs, unless the stove or fireplace is one of the newest, cleanest burning models (i.e. certified to emit no more tha
  
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• Shelter: And baby makes three for couple that returned to Westmount

  06-10-2018 14:00
  Lauren Guay and Peter Riddell are both in their 30s and they’ve just become first-time parents of a baby girl. Guay, whose background is in advertising and marketing, grew up in Westmount. Prior to the birth, she was involved in her father’s duty-free business, but now she’s preparing to spend some time being a stay-at-home mom.
  Riddell is from the West Island. A partner in a major Montreal law firm, he has a downtown office but he’s also able to work some of the time fro
  
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• Schukov: No American turkey for Thanksgiving

  06-10-2018 14:00
  Now that the United States is allowing Canadians to cross the border again after their free trade agreement (I read only the National Enquirer because they pay for their news tips), my wife and I decided to go to Plattsburgh to buy our Thanksgiving turkey.
  Of course, I did my Internet research first:
  The exchange rate was 0.78 which my solar-powered calculator converted $1 US into 99 cents Canadian (It was a very cloudy day.) So, close enough to venture south.
  After nearly disappearing from the
  
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• 5 free, family-friendly things to do in Montreal this Thanksgiving weekend

  06-10-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  There's a number of free activities going on this weekend including concerts, museum visits and kid-friendly workshops to keep the whole family entertained.
  
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• Montrealer finds forgotten lottery ticket worth $1.75M in an old jacket

  06-10-2018 13:44 via cbc.ca
  Gregorio De Santis hadn't planned on cleaning out his wardrobe, but his his sister encouraged him to get the job done. He found an old lottery ticket. And now he's a millionaire.
  
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• Montrealer finds forgotten lottery ticket worth $1.75 million in an old jacket

  06-10-2018 13:44 via cbc.ca
  He hadn't planned on cleaning out his wardrobe, but Gregorio De Santis said his sister encouraged him to get the job done. Now he is a millionaire.
  
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• A man was shot after intervening in an argument

  06-10-2018 13:39
  A section of Ontario St. was still closed to traffic after an overnight shooting put a 40-year-old man in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  Montreal police say the man was shot at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday after apparently trying to intervene in an argument. He was shot and the suspect fled on foot and is being sought by police.
  Ontario was still closed as of 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, between Papineau Ave. and Cartier St. while police investigators searched for evidence.
  
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• Montreal weather: Sunny early, but then the rain comes in - Montreal Gazette

  06-10-2018 13:00
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  Montreal weather: Sunny early, but then the rain comes in
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  Don't forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We'll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today's photo was posted on Instagram by @yan_mtl. Quote of the day: It matters ...
  
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• Montreal weather: Sunny early, but then the rain comes in

  06-10-2018 13:00
  Mainly sunny, but then increasing cloudiness near noon followed by rain.
  Environment Canada is calling for a high of 15 and the UV index will be 4, or moderate.
  Tonight: Rain and a low of 9.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @yan_mtl.
  Quote of the day:It matters not how long we live
  
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• Josh Freed: How long will I live? Let's do the math

  06-10-2018 13:00
  I got great news last month when I learned I would live nine years longer than most people, because I play tennis.
  A recent Danish study found people who play racket sports live six years longer than cyclists (or joggers) and nine years more than non-exercisers.
  Whew! That extra nine years should make up for the fact a recent U.S. study shows I will live four years less than non-drinkers, because I have a couple of glasses of wine most nights.
  I will lose an additional four years because I don&r
  
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• Man stabbed in Montreal trying to break up early morning altercation

  06-10-2018 12:45 via cbc.ca
  A 40-year-old man who tried to break up a fight early Saturday morning in Montreal ended up in hospital with a stab wound, say Montreal police.
  
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• Five holiday traffic snags to avoid today

  06-10-2018 12:30
  Transport Quebec and the federal corporation overseeing the island’s bridges are warning of weekend work on the Turcot Interchange and the Champlain and Honoré-Mercier Bridges.
  1. On the Mercier Bridge, lanes will be reduced to one in each direction until Tuesday at 5 a.m.
  2. Highway 15 northbound, just after the Champlain Bridge, will be reduced from three lanes to one between Nun’s Island and Gaétan-Laberge Blvd. in Verdun until Tuesday at 5 a.m. The exit for downtown
  
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• What we've learned so far about the incoming CAQ government

  06-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Quebecers anxious about having a new party in power for the first time in 42 years can already draw some clues about what the next four years will look like.
  
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• Canadiens at Penguins: Five things you should know

  06-10-2018 12:00
  Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Penguins game Saturday (7 p.m., CITY, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio):
  Busy time for Price? Carey Price will start in goal and, with no back-to-back games in October, Price could be looking at a busy month. Canadiens coach Claude Julien said the calendar provides his No. 1 goaltender with an opportunity to get ample rest between games but, at the same time, he has to find work for backup Antti Niemi. “It’s a long season and you don&
  
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• Readers recount the hassles faced while using, or trying to use, an Indian status card

  06-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Even though a status card is a form of government-issued ID, many report having issues using it as identification or to claim their sales tax exemptions.
  
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• ‘I want nothing at all’: Senneville residents unhappy with potential housing project

  06-10-2018 05:24 via globalnews.ca
  Senneville will be holding public consultations on the new Boisé Pearson residential project set to be built in 'the triangle.'
  
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• New Senneville Residential development proposal has residents voicing their disproval

  06-10-2018 05:14 via globalnews.ca
  A new building proposal has been submitted for a future residential project in a Senneville wooded area. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, many residents are voicing their opposition.
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened on October 5 - Montreal Gazette

  06-10-2018 04:31
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  In case you missed it, here's what happened on October 5
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  store. Maison Corbeil - Montreal. Montréal, QC · store. Montreal Candaiens. Montreal, QC · store. Clinique Dentaire Et D'Omplantologie Tremblay. Pierrefonds, QC · store. Profusion Global - Tina Baer. Westmount, QC · businessSee more layersBy category.and more »
  
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• In case you missed it, here's what happened on October 5

  06-10-2018 04:30
  Busy day? Here’s what you might have missed.
  Quebec ban on religious symbols would be ‘catastrophic’: anglo groupsDisturbing, disruptive, divisive, catastrophic. Those are some of the words the head of a network of Quebec anglophone groups used Friday to describe the incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government’s plan to ban the wearing of religious symbols on the job by public employees in positions of authority. Under Premier-designate François Legault&rsqu
  
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• Crown and Anchor takes you on a punk rock tour of St. John's, Newfoundland

  06-10-2018 03:06 via cbc.ca
  Crown and Anchor takes you into the seedier side of St. John's, N.L. — a side you won't see on tourism ads.
  
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• Montreal real estate sales hit 9-year high - Orangeville Banner

  06-10-2018 02:30
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  Montreal real estate sales hit 9-year high
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  MONTREAL — The Montreal real estate market is on a roll. Residential sales rose eight per cent in September compared to the same month last year, with condominiums making up the bulk of the increase, according to the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board ...
  Montreal real estate sales hit 9-year high for September, extending hot streakMontreal Gazetteall 70 news articles »
  
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• Montreal faces a bleak future under the CAQ - iPolitics.ca

  06-10-2018 02:20
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  Montreal faces a bleak future under the CAQ
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  Quebec is a different place than it was last weekend. Until 8:30 the following Monday, when the TVA television network declared the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) would form a majority government, Quebec was caught in a 50-year time warp, finding itself ...
  Week in Review: Fires, CAQ, noise, garb and shoeboxMontreal Gazetteall 31 news articles »
  
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• After demolition of iconic restaurant, le Club Sandwich sign finds a new home

  06-10-2018 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  The sign from one of the Gay Village's most popular restaurants has found a new home.
  
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• Montreal fire department warning about dangers of kitchen fires

  06-10-2018 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  There were 51 fatal domestic fires in Montreal between 2012 and 2017. Fifteen started on a stove.
  
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