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• Plateau tenants prepare for eviction

  09-10-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Oct 9: Close to 30 tenants living in a dilapidated apartment building in the Plateau—Mont-Royal are facing eviction. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the city considers the dwellings to be dangerous and unsanitary, but the mayor says the city is doing everything it can to hold the landlord responsible.
  
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• Canada, Quebec poised to back Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo, not Michaelle Jean, for la Francophonie

  09-10-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Former governor general Michaelle Jean has been dogged by accusations of excessive spending during her time as head of la Francophonie
  
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• Dozens of Plateau Mont-Royal tenants face eviction over mould, bug infestation

  09-10-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Close to 30 tenants living in a dilapidated apartment building in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough are facing eviction.
  
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• Pascal Bérubé named interim leader of Parti Québécois

  09-10-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Parti Québécois has named Pascal Bérubé as its new interim leader. He replaces Jean-François Lisée, who stepped down on Oct. 1 after the party suffered a crushing defeat at the polls.
  
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• Legal experts say it's 'impossible' for CAQ to ban judges from wearing religious symbols

  09-10-2018 22:52 via cbc.ca
  Some constitutional experts say it may be impossible for the new CAQ government to ban judges from wearing religious symbols.
  
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• François Legault not supporting Michaëlle Jean's Francophonie bid

  09-10-2018 22:44
  Quebec premier-designate François Legault will not support Michaëlle Jean in her bid for another term as head of La Francophonie (OIF).
  Preparing to fly to the Francophonie summit in Yerevan, Armenia, Legault said in a statement that he “will not support the renewal of the mandate of Michaëlle Jean” to the post of secretary-general of La Francophonie.
  “Africa has enormous potential, both for our economy and for the future of the French language. That&rsquo
  
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• Montreal's Chris Boucher hopes long and winding road ends with Raptors

  09-10-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca
  Chris Boucher will be back in Montreal on Wednesday with the Toronto Raptors in a remarkable full-circle moment. The road he's travelled to get there reads like a Hallmark movie script.
  
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• Former Quebec premier Jean Charest to pilot space industry relaunch plan

  09-10-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's aerospace industry has appointed former Quebec premier Jean Charest to chart a new course for the industry.
  
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• Opinion: Climate change panel delivers message of hope, call to action

  09-10-2018 22:23
  Last week, I witnessed the world’s top climate scientists work with governments to deliver a much-needed message of nuanced hope.
  The group — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a scientific body that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 — met in South Korea, to approve the first-ever report on the actions required of countries to limit dangerous climate change. The report, released Monday, was the first to examine ways the world could limit global warming to 1.5 d
  
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• Pascal Bérubé named interim Parti Québécois leader

  09-10-2018 22:19 via cbc.ca
  The former tourism minister and MNA for Matane-Matapédia will head the party until it chooses a replacement for Jean-François Lisée, who stepped down after the PQ suffered devastating losses in the Oct. 1 election.
  
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• Parti Québécois names Pascal Bérubé as interim leader

  09-10-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  Pascal Bérubé replaces Jean-François Lisée, who stepped down on Oct. 1 after the party suffered a crushing defeat at the polls. 
  
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• Parti Québécois caucus picks Pascal Bérubé interim leader

  09-10-2018 22:10
  QUEBEC — Battered and bruised, the remaining Parti Québécois MNAs have selected Matane-Matapédia MNA Pascal Bérubé as their interim party leader.
  The party made the announcement Tuesday following a closed-door caucus.
  Bérubé, an MNA since 2007 and house leader for the PQ the past two years, replaces Jean-François Lisée, who quit on election night after the PQ crashed along with the Liberals in the general election.
  The PQ went
  
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• Geoff Molson says time had come to change the Canadiens' philosophy

  09-10-2018 22:07
  What a difference a couple of games make.
  When Montreal Canadiens president, CEO and owner Geoff Molson said in an interview in early July that he was excited about where his team was going, many fans found it hard to believe. The Habs had just finished 28th out of 31 teams in the National Hockey League and there seemed to be few reasons to believe the squad had improved notably since that disastrous season.
  But here was Molson Tuesday morning at the Bell Centre again saying he was excited about
  
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• Ottawa signals Michaëlle Jean's bid for second term at Francophonie all but over

  09-10-2018 21:43 via cbc.ca
  Canada is all but abandoning its support for former governor-general Michaëlle Jean as she campaigns for a second term as secretary general of the Francophonie.
  
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• CAQ takes softer tone on banning religious symbols but says crucifix will stay in Quebec legislature

  09-10-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Coaltion Avenir Québec MNA Simon Jolin-Barrette says the crucifix in the Quebec legislature is of historical significance and is part of the province's heritage.
  
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• CAQ says crucifix will stay in Quebec legislature as party seeks to ban religious symbols

  09-10-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Coaltion Avenir Québec MNA Simon Jolin-Barrette says the crucifix in the Quebec legislature is of historical significance and is part of the province's heritage.
  
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• Hiring spree at Montreal port extended thanks to trilateral free trade deal

  09-10-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal port employers are taking on 50 new workers by 2019 in a move prompted by the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada trade deal, according to the association representing port companies.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Jesperi Kotkaniemi's mother joins him in Montreal

  09-10-2018 20:37
  Canadiens rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi is getting a roommate — his mother, Kati.
  Kotkaniemi’s mother arrived in Montreal Tuesday from Finland and will be moving in with her 18-year-old son, who for now is still staying at a hotel near the Canadiens’ Brossard practice facility.
  “I think I’ll try to find some place to live at some point,” Kotkaniemi said after practice Tuesday in Brossard. “But I’m now in the hotel.”
  Last season, after defenceman
  
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• Service restored to Métro Green Line after equipment failure

  09-10-2018 20:26
  The métro’s Green Line has resumed service between the Frontenac and Honoré-Beaugrand stations after being interrupted for about 20 minutes.
   
  
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• Trilateral free trade deal extends hiring spree at the Montreal port

  09-10-2018 20:23 via cbc.ca
  Employers at the Montreal port are taking on 50 new workers by 2019 in a move prompted by the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada trade deal, according to the association representing port companies.
  
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• West Island Community Calendar for the week of Oct. 10

  09-10-2018 20:00
  Galleries and exhibitions
  The Dorval Artists Association presents their fall exhibition at the Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, 1401 Lakeshore Dr. in Pointe-Claire. Vernissage on Friday at 7 p.m. and exhibition continues until Oct. 28. Call 514-633-4170.
  The Kirkland Library, 17100 Hymus Blvd., presents an exhibit of paintings by Yelena Samoukova starting Thursday and continuing to Oct. 28. Vernissage on Sunday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Call 514-630-2726.
  Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. i
  
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• New Quebec government open to allowing existing teachers who wear religious symbols to keep their jobs

  09-10-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  After a week of controversy, a spokesperson for Coalition Avenir Québec says it is open to allowing employees who wear religious symbols to continue to do so.
  
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• Crucifix will stay in Quebec's National Assembly, CAQ says

  09-10-2018 19:51
  QUEBEC — The incoming Coalition Avenir Quebec government says it has no intention of removing the crucifix that hangs behind the Speaker’s chair in the legislature.
  Simon Jolin-Barrette, a spokesman for the transition team, said Tuesday there is no contradiction between the new government’s plan to impose strict secularism rules on certain public servants and its desire to maintain the crucifix.
  He says the crucifix, which has hung in the national assembly since 1936, is part o
  
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• Two bodies found in Drummondville home in suspected murder-suicide

  09-10-2018 19:47
  The Sûreté du Québec on Tuesday identified two bodies they found bodies Monday afternoon in a home in Drummondville.
  They are Pierre Chaperon, 58, and Nathalie Blais, 48.
  They were found late afternoon on Monday inside a house on des Éperviers St. in the St-Nicéphore district. Police believe it was a murder-suicide of conjugal violence.
  A bit before 11 a.m., police received a call reporting gunshots heard in the area.
  According to early reports from police,
  
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• New owner has big plans for condemned Plateau building, calls tenants 'collateral damage'

  09-10-2018 19:11 via cbc.ca
  Tenants of a crumbling, unheated building on the Plateau-Mont-Royal say the City of Montreal is doing their new landlord's work for him by condemning the structure, giving them until next week to find somewhere else to live.
  
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• City of Montreal condemns neglected, unheated Plateau apartment building, evicting dozens of tenants

  09-10-2018 19:11 via cbc.ca
  Residents of an apartment building in the Plateau-Mont-Royal are looking for a new place to live after the City of Montreal put up eviction notices last week, informing tenants they have until Oct. 17 to move out due to the building's lack of heat and unsanitary condition.
  
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• ‘Very, very, very bad’: Jean-Talon Market merchants say construction killed summer season

  09-10-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Some merchants at the Jean-Talon Market say construction had a big effect on their summer.
  
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• CAQ wants to work with opposition on secular bill

  09-10-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference in Quebec City onTuesday, CAQ MNA Simon Jolin-Barrette reiterated his party’s position or religious symbols for people in positions of authority and said the CAQ would work with opposition parties to hammer out a solution.
  
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• Nicholas Butcher appeals conviction, sentence in murder of Montreal-born yoga instructor

  09-10-2018 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  Nicholas Butcher was convicted of second-degree murder in April after a jury found he stabbed 32-year-old Kristin Johnston to death on March 26, 2016.
  
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• CAQ to legislate against political appointments

  09-10-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Coaltion Avenir Québec (CAQ) MNA Simon Jolin-Barrette speaking on behalf of the transition governments at a press conference in Quebec City, explains why the CAQ wants to legislate against political appointments.
  
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• Construction takes its toll on merchants at Jean-Talon Market

  09-10-2018 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  The summer and fall harvests are usually bountiful seasons for merchants at the Jean-Talon Market but as Global’s Dan Spector reports, ongoing construction is taking its toll.
  
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• Coalition Avenir Québec government to legislate against political appointments

  09-10-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The new Coalition Avenir Québec government will legislate before Christmas to prevent political appointments in key government positions.
  
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• Crown withdraws obstruction charge against Sabrine Djermane's sister

  09-10-2018 17:44
  A woman who was expected to be a key witness for the prosecution in the trial of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali last year on terrorism-related charges saw an allegation that she obstructed justice withdrawn at the Montreal courthouse on Monday.
  Rania Djermane, the younger sister of Sabrine Djermane, was charged last year of having obstructed justice while the case against her sibling and Jamali was at the preliminary inquiry stage in 2016. What was made clear in affidavits prepared be
  
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• Teachers who already wear religious garb could sidestep ban, CAQ suggests

  09-10-2018 17:32
  QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec is not backing down on its plans to bar authority figures like judges and police officers from wearing religious symbols.
  But for the first time it has floated the idea that teachers might be allowed to keep their garb because the government could consider those acquired rights.
  That would mean the strict new rules would only apply to new hires, suggested Simon Jolin-Barrette, who acts as the incoming government spokesperson.
  The ban on such symb
  
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• Strengthening your core

  09-10-2018 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Fitness expert Jenn Rochon joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to show some great exercises to develop your core strength and coordination.
  
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• School for dreamers

  09-10-2018 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  What to learn how to turn your dreams into reality? If you’re 13 to 17 years old, Totem Academy has a Future Founders course just for you! Find out more from Global’s Laura Casella and her guests, Totem Academy founders Nicole Svoboda and Alex Trinh.
  
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• What’s new in beauty this fall

  09-10-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  What’s new in beauty this fall? Find out from beauty and fashion blogger Caroline Elie and Global’s Laura Casella.
  
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• Jean-Talon market construction woes

  09-10-2018 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  Merchants at Jean-Talon Market say a construction project has cost them business over the summer. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, their busiest months proved tough to turn a profit.
  
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• New app allows Montrealers to file airport noise complaints with 'press of a button'

  09-10-2018 15:34 via cbc.ca
  Designed by a resident who is sick of the loud airplanes flying overhead, AEROplainte allows Montrealers to make a noise complaint to airport authorities instantly.
  
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• Warm winter clothes from Kombi

  09-10-2018 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  If you’re going to stay warm this winter, you’ll probably want to dress in winter clothes by 4th generation Montreal clothing company Kombi. Find out the secret to their success with President & CEO Mark Pascal and Global’s Kim Sullivan.
  
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• Cannabis legalization and the workplace

  09-10-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  Cannabis legalization is less than two weeks away. What are the implications for the workplace, the employees and the employer? Find out from lawyer Marianne Langlois and Global’s Laura Casella.
  
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• Let’s talk and share group

  09-10-2018 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  Are you looking for a safe space to connect with other women and discuss openly on various topics that tug at the heart? Join this free self-run English discussion group every Wednesday morning at 10 am. Call us for more information.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Tuesday, October 9

  09-10-2018 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Tuesday, October 9.
  
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• Legal consultation with a Family Law Lawyer

  09-10-2018 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  Legal consultation with a Family Law Lawyer Do you have questions regarding Family Law issues? The Centre des femmes solidaires et engagées-Your Woman’s Centre, offers a 30 minute legal consultation with Rosemarie Cerrone, a family law lawyer. Call to make an appointment for Thursdays, October 18th or November 15th between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm....
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Tuesday, October 9

  09-10-2018 14:55 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Tuesday, October 9.
  
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• Montreal to see fleeting return of warmth, humidity today

  09-10-2018 14:04 via cbc.ca
  For those who thought the summer heat gave way to sweater weather a little too fast, today will feel like a gift.
  
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• Al Gore's Generation, Caisse de dépôt teamed up to acquire fintech FNZ

  09-10-2018 14:02
  Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management LLP and Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec teamed up to acquire control of wealth-management services provider FNZ in one of the year’s largest fintech deals.
  The acquisition of a two-thirds stake held by the private equity firms General Atlantic and HIG Capital values FNZ at  around $2.2 billion U.S., according to a statement from the companies Tuesday that confirmed an earlier report by Bl
  
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• Montrealer Chris Boucher gets to shine in front of home town as Raptors come to Bell Centre

  09-10-2018 14:00
  Chris Boucher has some simple words of advice for youngsters.
  “Never give up on your dreams; always believe in yourself,” said Boucher, who will be returning to Montreal as a member of the Toronto Raptors when they play the Brooklyn Nets in an NBA exhibition game at the Bell Centre on Wednesday (7 p.m., TSN, RDS2).
  The 25-year-old Boucher, who is battling Eric Moreland for one of the final spots on the Raptors’ roster, is a symbol of perseverance. A one-time high dropout who wa
  
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