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• Girl, 14, stabbed in leg Sunday afternoon in Anjou

  07-10-2018 23:39
  A 14-year-old girl was stabbed in the leg on Sunday afternoon in a restaurant on Boul. des Galéries d’Anjou not far from Bélanger St. in the Anjou district of Montreal.
  A 911 call about the armed assault came in at about 4:15 p.m., said Service de police de la Ville de Montréal spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.
  The teenager was conscious as she was being transported to hospital, he said.
  A perimeter had been set up around the area in which the incident took place,
  
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• Quebecers give thanks to nature, hug trees across province

  07-10-2018 22:46 via cbc.ca
  The Thanks to Nature event is in its third year, and is taking place in eight parks across the province, two of them national and five provincial.
  
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• Montreal statue of Sir John A. Macdonald once again defaced

  07-10-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal statue has been spray-painted on several previous occasions, including this past August.
  
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• What’s open and what’s closed in Montreal over Thanksgiving Monday

  07-10-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Here's a quick guide to which stores and services will be open — or closed — in Montreal over Thanksgiving weekend.
  
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• Jack Todd: Good, bad or ugly, Canadiens hang their skates on speed

  07-10-2018 21:01
  Two games into a season that is still in diapers, this swift, fuzzy-cheeked edition of les Canadiens is on its way to its first significant accomplishment: Rekindling the love affair with the Habs that has been so much a part of this city for more than 100 years.
  Mind you, it won’t be easy. Elements of this acrimonious, embittered fan base, egged on by obsessed fanatics on social media and elsewhere, will never be won over. They hate Marc Bergevin, they despise Geoff Molson and damned if t
  
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• Manziel facing stiff test as Alouettes host league best Stampeders

  07-10-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Quarterback Johnny Manziel needs to earn his first victory of the season if the Montreal Alouettes hope to remain in playoff contention.
  
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• Limo in upstate New York crash that killed 20 was headed to birthday party

  07-10-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A limousine went through a stop sign at the end of a highway and plowed into a parked and unoccupied SUV, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest transportation accident in the United States in almost a decade, officials said Sunday.
  
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• 'Like an explosion': Limousine crash in New York state leaves 20 dead

  07-10-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A relaxed weekend afternoon turned into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage when a crash involving a limousine left 20 people dead, officials said Sunday.
  
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• 4 sisters, newlyweds among 20 killed in upstate New York limo crash

  07-10-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  The collision turned a relaxed Saturday afternoon into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage.
  
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• 20 killed after limo headed to birthday celebration crashes in upstate New York

  07-10-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday.
  
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• 20 dead after limo going down hill in New York state crashes into bystanders

  07-10-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Twenty people have died in a crash in upstate New York that local officials said Sunday involved two vehicles, including a limousine that ended up crashing into bystanders at a crowded country store where people were taking in the colourful fall trees.
  
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• NDG Karate Club celebrates 50 years of community and martial arts

  07-10-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  When Michael Litwinczuk started the club in 1968 at the YMCA in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, he had no idea he was creating something that would still be kicking a half-century later.
  
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• Quebec-born Cardinal Marc Ouellet defends Pope against 'blasphemous' coverup claims

  07-10-2018 17:58 via cbc.ca
  Quebec-born Cardinal Marc Ouellet issued a scathing rebuke Sunday of the ambassador who accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual misconduct of a prominent American cardinal, saying his claims were a "blasphemous" political hit job.
  
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• Montreal's John A. Macdonald statue spray-painted by activists

  07-10-2018 17:46
  Montreal’s Sir John A. Macdonald monument has once again been vandalized.
  The leftist group No Borders Media says “a group of anonymous local anti-colonial, anti-racist, anti-capitalist activists” covered the statue in red paint on Saturday night as an act of protest against white supremacy.
  Colonial & Racist John A. Macdonald Monument once again vandalized with red paint in Montreal (with video). For details, visit: https://t.co/hCK4gqTmhK … @NoBordersMedia is shari
  
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• Pedestrian struck by car in Plateau-Mont-Royal

  07-10-2018 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  Police received several 911 calls after witnesses saw a car hit a pedestrian on St-Denis Street at around 10 p.m.
  
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• Weber right choice to wear ‘C’ as Gallagher waits | HI/O Bonus

  07-10-2018 17:00
  In this bonus episode — Gazette sports columnists Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — discuss the Montreal Canadiens’ decision to name Shea Weber their captain.
  Related
  High-tempo Habs should be more fun to watch this season | HI/O ShowRookie Kotkaniemi earned his spot on Habs | HI/O BonusJoin the Hockey Inside/Out Facebook group
  
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• Business booming as cruise ship passengers arrive in Quebec City

  07-10-2018 16:33 via cbc.ca
  Cruise ship visitors contribute about $30-million to the Quebec City economy annually.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton cruises to win at Japanese GP, Lance Stroll 17th

  07-10-2018 16:18
  SUZUKA, Japan — Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, claiming his fourth straight Formula One win and moving a step closer to a fifth world championship.
  Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver was never seriously challenged and crossed the finish line 12.919 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third, 14.295 seconds back.
  “The whole weekend has been incredibly strong for the team,” Hamilton said. &ldq
  
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• Montreal police seek help locating missing man, 64

  07-10-2018 16:02
  Montreal police are turning to the public for help finding a missing 64-year-old man.
  Kha Seng Tan was last seen in the Côte-des-Neiges area on Oct. 6. He is schizophrenic and has difficulties orienting himself.
  Tang stands 4′ 11″ tall, weighs 165lbs, has grey hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing a black coat and black pants. He communicates in Cambodian and understands French and English.
  Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is urged to call Info-Crime
  
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• Missing 64-year-old man found in Côte-des-Neiges

  07-10-2018 16:02
  Montreal police have located a missing 64-year-old man who had been reported missing earlier in the weekend.
  He was found near the Snowdon métro station.
  He is in good health.
  
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• François Legault urged to follow through on electoral reform promise

  07-10-2018 16:01
  The Mouvement Démocratie Nouvelle, a group dedicated to replacing Quebec’s first-past-the-post electoral system, is hoping that the winds of change promised by the Coalition Avenir Québec will enact electoral reform before the 2022 election.
  After Monday’s electoral win, premier-designate François Legault said he’d uphold his promise to implement electoral reform during the first year of his term.
  In May, the CAQ, Parti Québécois, Québe
  
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• While you were sleeping: Squirrel census to answer life's big questions

  07-10-2018 13:40
  Here’s what happened while you were enjoying some pre-brunch rest.
  Protesters in Montreal called on premier delegate François Legault to make climate change a priority. The non-partisan protest was the fourth in as many weeks under the banner of “The Planet Goes to Parliament,” calling on provincial and federal governments across the country to make climate change a top priority. Recent elections in Ontario and Quebec, where Doug Ford and François Legaul
  
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• Don't be late for turkey: Avoid these road closings today

  07-10-2018 13:00
  If you are jumping into the car to go to grandma’s house for a Thanksgiving feast, don’t forget about the 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. T
  
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• Montreal weather: A dreary and brisk Sunday

  07-10-2018 12:30
  Mainly cloudy with a northeast wind at 20 km/h blowing near noon.
  Environment Canada is calling for a high of 13 and the UV index will be 4, or moderate.
  Tonight: Mainly cloudy and a low of 7.
  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 @nico_godineau.
  Justice cannot be for one side alone, bu
  
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• Was the CAQ's big victory predictable all along? These charts say yes

  07-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  In most issues dear to Quebecers, Coalition Avenir Québec was closer to the public consensus.
  
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• In the Habs' Room: Stellar Carey Price backstops potent offence in Pittsburgh

  07-10-2018 05:19
  PITTSBURGH — Penguins coach Mike Sullivan had a simple explanation for his team’s 5-1 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday night
  “They were outworked and you never want to see that happen,” he said.
  “We talked about it all camp, we wanted to play with pace,” said speedster Paul Byron, who led the Montreal  offence with a pair of goals and an assist. “We want to move up quickly and with the talent we have and the speed, we can play that fast game. There
  
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• Paul Byron’s 2 goal lead lifts Montreal Canadiens past Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1

  07-10-2018 04:55 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Canadiens' Paul Byron helped snap a five-game losing streak against the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring twice and adding an assist in a 5-1 win.
  
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• In case you missed it: Here's what happened on October 6

  07-10-2018 04:30
  The flame burns on: Leonard Cohen has the last word in his posthumous book
  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
  
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• Habs steamroll Penguins for 1st win of season

  07-10-2018 04:19 via cbc.ca
  Paul Byron scored two goals and added an assist, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Byron had his first multi-goal game since scoring a hat trick last December against Detroit.
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Plan the parade

  07-10-2018 04:10 via globalnews.ca
  Here's Call of the Wilde for the Habs game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
  
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• Gritty Canadiens shock talented Penguins 5-1

  07-10-2018 03:58
  PITTSBURGH — What were the odds the Canadiens would start on the road against two of the top teams in the NHL and come home with three of a possible four points?
  That improbable scenario played out Saturday night as the Canadiens shocked a sellout crowd at PPG Paints Arena by upsetting the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. The victory followed a 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs in the season opener Wednesday in Toronto.
  Paul Byron scored two goals and added an assist to pace the Montreal offenc
  
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• Hero Run fundraiser for the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre

  07-10-2018 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Hero Run is a 5K family run and walk raising funds for the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre where participants dress up as super-heros. As Phil Carpenter reports, the costumes represent the everyday heroes that band together to help fight cancer.
  
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• NDG karate club celebrated its 50th anniversary

  07-10-2018 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Hampton YMCA was filled with karate enthusiast both past and present to celebrate the NDG karate club celebrated it’s 50th anniversary Saturday. As Brayden Jagger-Haines reports, today’s event celebrated not only the club but also its decades long commitment in teaching more than just karate in the community.
  
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• Protesters in Montreal call on Legault to make climate change a priority

  07-10-2018 01:30
  Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Montreal and the Centre-Sud on Saturday, chanting and blowing horns to make noise about the state of the environment after an electoral campaign that was all but silent on climate change.
  “There is no Planet B,” they shouted, as they moved from one TV station to another in the hope of making the news.
  “System change — not climate change,” they wrote on placards.
  “For the future of our children,” they said,
  
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• One of Montreal’s oldest karate clubs celebrates 50th anniversary

  07-10-2018 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  The NDG Karate Club has been teaching the Yoshucan karate style out of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce YMCA for 50 years.
  
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• Stu Cowan: A big win for Impact in front of 19,015 fans at Saputo Stadium

  07-10-2018 01:03
  If you were among the 19,015 fans at Saputo Stadium on Saturday afternoon, it’s hard to imagine you didn’t have a good time.
  Coming off an embarrassing 5-0 loss to D.C. United last weekend in Washington, the Impact put on a great show, beating the Columbus Crew 3-0 on goals by Saphir Taider, Alejandro Silva and Ignacio Piatti, while goalkeeper Evan Bush made nine saves for the clean sheet.
  The win improved the Impact’s record to 13-15-4 and moved them five points ahead of D.C.
  
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• West Island Cancer Wellness Centre holds first fundraising run in Kirkland

  07-10-2018 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  The event happened on a pedestrian path in Kirkland Saturday afternoon with just over a hundred participants dressed like superheroes — hence the name: "Hero Run."
  
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