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• Legault holds first presser as Quebec premier

  19-10-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Oct 19: François Legault held his first official press conference as premier. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the CAQ leader is trying to reassure anglophones and Montrealers that he cares for their concerns.
  
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• A mark to remember in Brome-Missisquoi

  19-10-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Oct 19: Volunteers from the Brome-Missisquoi Legion are taking on a special project. As Global’s Phil Carpenter explains, they are creating signs to mark the graves of 200 unrecognized veterans from WWI, WWII, Korea and Afghanistan.
  
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• West Island sisters fighting cancer inspire fundraising efforts

  19-10-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Oct 19: A pair of sisters diagnosed with cancer have been participating in fitness classes to help deal with the side effects of treatment. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki explains, the sisters are hoping to give back by participating in a fundraiser to benefit the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre.
  
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• Construction set to begin soon for Molson Coors Brewery

  19-10-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Oct 19: The New Molson Coors Brewery in Longueuil is one step closer to becoming a reality. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new 80,000 square foot building was held on Friday. As Billy Shields reports, the new building will pay homage to the original building in Montreal.
  
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• After Quebec election, Parti Québécois last to be sworn in at National Assembly

  19-10-2018 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Parti Quebecois caucus — now reduced to just 10 MNAs — was the last party to be officially sworn in at the National Assembly Friday afternoon.
  
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• What the Puck: Les Boys of October make Canadiens GM look like genius

  19-10-2018 23:05
  Do you believe in magic?
  Your Montreal Canadiens are second in the Eastern Conference, behind only the absurdly talented Toronto Maple Leafs. Dream the dream.
  Are we all high? Yes, we are — high on the Habs. The team is 4-1-1 after six games. Who predicted that kind of start? Precisely no one.
  I know it’s only October, that it’s only six games, but you have to be impressed by what you’ve seen so far. It’s not just that they’re winning, it’s how they&rsqu
  
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• Cheering for son Max on the Habs comes naturally for Tie Domi

  19-10-2018 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  Tie Domi said his son's move from Arizona, where he played the first three years of his career, has been welcome.
  
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• Oblate religious order ready to settle out of court with Quebec victims of priests' sexual abuse

  19-10-2018 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Nearly one year after allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of Oblate priests were made public, the Catholic religious order says it is now ready to negotiate an amicable settlement with the victims.
  
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• The Habs are fun to watch again. Who saw that coming?

  19-10-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  After the team was borderline unwatchable in the 2017-18 season, they are off to an unexpectedly hot start, earning a record of 4-1-1 in their first six games.
  
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• City of Montreal's new initiative aims to make municipal boards more diverse

  19-10-2018 22:18 via cbc.ca
  The City of Montreal is taking steps to get more women, young people and minorities on municipal and para-municipal boards of directors, and is encouraging private organizations to do the same.
  
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• Dunlevy: Vegan Festival runs year-round chez nous

  19-10-2018 22:06
  I used to dream of white bread.
  And peanut butter with sugar. I don’t mean peanut butter with extra sugar sprinkled on top — that’s gross. I mean what most people consider normal peanut butter: Kraft, Skippy, Jiffy. We used to scoop our peanut butter — which consisted of plain, crushed peanuts — out of a bulk bin at the health food store.
  Speaking of Kraft, processed cheese slices seemed exotic to my impressionable child mind. Basically, anything normal seemed exoti
  
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• Sisters inspire fitness fundraiser for West Island Cancer Wellness Centre

  19-10-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  A new ballet fitness studio is holding a fundraiser for the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre.
  
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• Charles Taylor on religious garb ban: 'Dangerous, appalling, divisive'

  19-10-2018 21:41
  Charles Taylor, co-author of a report cited by Premier François Legault to justify a partial ban on religious symbols, is speaking out against the plan.
  Legault says that as part of his vision for a secular state, he will bring in a law forbidding judges, Crown prosecutors, police officers, prison guards and teachers from wearing symbols such as the Muslim hijab, Jewish kippah and Sikh turban at work.
  In its 2008 findings, the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on religious accommodation said tea
  
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• Is a discount enough to entice EXO train commuters?

  19-10-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  In an effort to encourage more people to use public transit, transit authorities are offering a yearly discount, with some conditions. But as Global’s Dan Spector reports, not many commuters were excited by the deal.
  
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• Molson Coors begins work on state-of-the-art facility

  19-10-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  It is expected that anywhere between 500 and 800 workers will be required to build the state-of-art facility and that local trades, contractors and operators are a crucial component.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin pens letter in hopes of rallying public support over criminal charges

  19-10-2018 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  SNC-Lavalin is trying to rally public support as it prepares to endure a lengthy criminal trial after federal prosecutors refused to negotiate a compensation agreement.
  
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• Sentencing decision for Quebec City mosque shooter pushed back

  19-10-2018 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  The judge deciding the fate of Quebec City's mosque shooter says he needs more time before pronouncing a sentence.
  
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• ‘I want to work with them’: Legault reassures English-speakers in Quebec

  19-10-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The new premier answered numerous questions of particular concern to the English-speaking community and minority groups in the province.
  
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• 'Dangerous, appalling, divisive' – Charles Taylor on CAQ's religious garb plan

  19-10-2018 19:14
  Charles Taylor, one of the authors of a report often cited by Premier François Legault to justify a partial ban on religious symbols, is speaking out against the plan.
  Legault says that as part of his vision for a secular state, he will bring in a law forbidding judges, Crown prosecutors, police officers, prison guards and teachers from wearing symbols such as the Muslim hijab, Jewish kippah and Sikh turban while at work.
  In its 2008 findings, the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on c
  
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• Victims' families willing to wait for justice as mosque shooter's sentencing delayed

  19-10-2018 19:09 via cbc.ca
  The sentencing arguments for mass murderer Alexandre Bissonnette, guilty of killing six men at a Quebec City mosque, left too many answered questions for Justice François Huot to render his decison on Oct. 29 as planned.
  
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• Legault sticks to plan on religious symbols despite Taylor's view

  19-10-2018 18:48
  QUEBEC — Despite the criticism of one of the Bouchard-Taylor report’s authors, Premier François Legault says the majority of Quebecers back his government’s plan to ban religious symbols for some authority figures.
  Legault said Charles Taylor has the right to change his mind about the report he signed in 2008 but things have evolved considerably since then. Taylor’s view is the opinion of one man.
  “We have to realize after the tabling of this report, support
  
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• Sentencing in Quebec City mosque massacre has been delayed

  19-10-2018 18:47
  Superior Court Justice François Huot has given himself until the end of January to pass sentence on Alexandre Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty last March to six counts of first degree murder in the wake of an attack on a Quebec City mosque on Jan. 29, 2017.
  Huot was supposed to pass sentence on the 28-year-old Bissonnette on Oct. 29. But he convened lawyers in the case to a Quebec City courtroom on Friday to tell them it would be impossible to meet that date because of certain doubts
  
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• Metro riders can now get cell service across entire Orange line

  19-10-2018 18:46 via cbc.ca
  The Blue line is also expected to be connected to cell towers by the end of the year. The STM is planning to have accessible cell service across the whole Metro network by 2020.
  
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• Macpherson: Quebec Liberals need less Taillefer, more Ciccone

  19-10-2018 18:33
  You would think that the Quebec Liberal Party’s worst election defeat since 1976, in terms of its share of the seats in the National Assembly, would humble the chair of its campaign. You don’t know Alexandre Taillefer.
  Since the Oct. 1 election, Landslide Taillefer has not only floated his name as a possible candidate to lead the party, but also offered his advice on how it can recover from the disaster over which he presided.
  He even upstaged the Liberal MNAs who, unlike Taillefer,
  
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• Opinion: It's not too late to reduce the REM's impact on T.M.R.

  19-10-2018 18:27
  As The Montreal Gazette reported on Oct. 13, residents of the Town of Mount Royal are increasingly concerned about the impact on their community of the REM transit system as it is now proposed.
  We are hugely frustrated by the indifference to our concerns shown by CDPQ Infra, the subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec which is developing the REM. This is supposed to be a public agency, serving the public good, yet it is riding roughshod over the well-being of
  
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• François Legault defends cabinet picks in first news conference as premier

  19-10-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  In his first news conference as Quebec Premier, François Legault announced he would create a new compensation program for tornado victims in the Outaouais, defended his choice of immigration minister and admitted his party didn't talk about climate change enough in its campaign.
  
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• François Legault dismisses Charles Taylor's contempt for CAQ's planned religious symbols ban

  19-10-2018 18:26 via cbc.ca
  In his first news conference as premier, François Legault dismissed philosopher Charles Taylor's derision of the CAQ's proposed religious symbols ban, defended his choice of immigration minister and admitted his party hasn't talked enough about climate change.
  
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• Wine: Montrealers are about to get a taste of private import

  19-10-2018 18:00
  It’s tasting season once again. La Grande Dégustation de Montréal, the city’s biggest consumer wine and alcohol tasting, will be held Nov. 2 and 3 at Place Bonaventure, but first up is Le Salon des vins d’importation privée, Oct. 27 and 28 at Marché Bonsecours.While La Grande Dégustation highlights mostly SAQ wines, and has a large selection of booze as well (Italy and gin are featured themes this year), Le Salon — organized by the
  
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• So what are the chances you'll win the $60M Lotto Max jackpot?

  19-10-2018 18:00
  With odds of 28,633,528 to one, the chance of winning the Lotto Max jackpot on any Friday remains a long shot.
  However, the $60-million main prize — along with 53 individual prizes of $1 million — makes tonight’s draw a record breaker.
  As of Friday morning, more than 2 million tickets for tonight’s draw had been sold — about one out of every five of them in Quebec, Loto-Québec said.
  The $113 million of prize money in play is the largest in the the lotter
  
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• Plekanec a role model for CH young guns | HI/O Bonus

  19-10-2018 18:00
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, Sportsnet’s Eric Engels and host Adam Susser — weigh in on Tomas Plekanec’s mentoring role. 
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Oct. 19, 2018

  19-10-2018 18:00
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $15
  Corbières 2016, Château du Grand Caumont, France red, $12.65, SAQ # 316620. Hadn’t tasted this since it made my under-$15 red wine guide back in 2016. And it’s still a great bargain. Simple and straightforward, with floral and fruit aromatics. The fruit is ripe, but doesn’t fall into overripeness. Tannins are there, just enough to structu
  
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• Schwartz's customers deprived of cherry soda due to aluminum tariffs

  19-10-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal deli gets the drink from a local supplier, and that supplier is out of cans.
  
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• Schwartz's customers deprived of cherry soda due to aluminium can shortage

  19-10-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal deli gets the drink from a local supplier, and that supplier is out of cans.
  
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• Weekend traffic: Some closures to navigate, but the worst is yet to come

  19-10-2018 16:00
  Navigating the Turcot Interchange will be difficult this weekend, though Transport Quebec is warning that things will be much more difficult in November, when the Turcot will be closed for five days.
  Here’s what will be closed from the night of Oct. 19 through the morning of Monday, Oct. 22:
  Turcot Interchange
  The Highway 15 North ramp, coming from the Champlain Bridge, to Highway 20 West, toward Dorval, will be closed completely.
  The Highway 15 South ramp to Highway 20 West will also be c
  
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• A month of concerts in NDG

  19-10-2018 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Espace Knox is hosting four weeks of concerts as part of Troubadour NDG 2018. Global’s Andrea Howick sits down with Rob Lutes to find out more about the concert series.
  
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• New EXO train pass discount

  19-10-2018 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  With countless delays and service interruptions, users of commuter trains in Montreal have faced a lot of frustration in the past year. Now transport authorities are trying to sweeten the deal with a new discount. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Fancy Halloween tables and pumpkin recipes

  19-10-2018 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  Whether you have small children or not, Halloween is a great reason to host a few guests! Manon Lapierre shows Global’s Andrea Howick how to set up a spooky spread.
  
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• Call of the Wilde: 4 wins so far

  19-10-2018 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  It’s the Call of the Wilde! Global’s hockey analyst Brian Wilde joins Andrea Howick to break down the Habs’ performance in the first two weeks of the season.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Friday, October 19

  19-10-2018 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  Andrea Howick as the Global News Morning headlines for Friday, October 19
  
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