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• New English schools for NDG

  25-10-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Oct 25: English schools in the west end of the city are bursting at the seams. Many schools are over 100 per cent capacity — making for cramped quarters for students and staff. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez explains, the EMSB has come up with a plan to merge two alternative schools and open a...
  
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• Watch: Justin Trudeau calls U.S. mail bombs deeply concerning

  25-10-2018 23:45
  Justin Trudeau says the government is “closely monitoring” a mail-bombing campaign in the U.S. that has targeted well-known Democrats and critics of Donald Trump. The prime minister says Canada is ready to assist if needed.
  
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• Montreal unveils social housing plan

  25-10-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Oct 25: The City of Montreal has plans to create 12,000 social and affordable housing units on the island by 2021. As Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports, the city is still analyzing what all the measures will cost.
  
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• Impact's playoff hopes ride on road win over Revs, Columbus stumble

  25-10-2018 23:36
  The task for the Impact this weekend is simple — they must win their final regular-season game. Even then, it might not be enough to qualify for the Major League Soccer playoffs.
  However, if Montreal can defeat New England Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium, the team at least will be able to salvage some pride should it fail to reach post-season play.
  “We can look at the body of work in the last third of the season,” defender Daniel Lovitz said Thursday after the team’s
  
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• Liveblog: Canadiens at Buffalo

  25-10-2018 23:35
  Will the bubble burst in Buffalo?
  Heading into Thursday night’s game against the Sabres, the no-longer-woeful (at least so far) Canadiens are the number three team in the Eastern Conference, trailing only Toronto and Tampa Bay. The Canadiens have lost only once in regulation and scored six more goals than they’ve allowed.
  Jonathan Drouin was superb in Tuesday’s home win against Calgary – as were most of his teammates.
  Carey Price gets the night off in Buffalo. Antti Niemi
  
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• Holding Quebec politicians to their promises

  25-10-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Oct 25: The former Liberal government wants the CAQ to put its money where its mouth is. The official opposition says it is waiting for Francois Legault’s party to make good on all the election promises that were made. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher explains, the Liberals say the new government is all over the...
  
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• Dunlevy: Halloween or game night, cultural appropriation always wrong

  25-10-2018 23:27
  It’s probably no coincidence that the upcoming Change the Redmen Name protest at McGill University takes place on Halloween.
  The annual costume party continues to be a platform for cultural appropriation, in which misguided white people play ethnic dress-up, donning Indigenous headdresses, reviving blackface, wearing sombreros or playing Asian for kicks and giggles.
  One could make a link between such freewheeling use of non-white cultural signifiers and varsity and professional sports team
  
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• Champlain Bridge work delayed by construction setbacks

  25-10-2018 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Oct 25: The new Champlain Bridge, which was set to open in December, won’t be delivered on time. As Global’s Billy Shields explains, the consortium in charge of the bridge construction blames a crane operator strike, the summer heat wave and a lightning strike for the delays.
  
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• Villeray landlord sets up Airbnb in 1 unit, leaving another in disrepair, decries tenant

  25-10-2018 23:25 via cbc.ca
  Roland Alexandre is in 3-year legal battle at Quebec's rental board to have apartment fixed
  
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• Quebec’s Liberals want to re-engage with average voters

  25-10-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Liberal interim leader Pierre Arcand said that during the election campaign his party failed to inspire people and didn't focus enough on the environment.
  
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• Mai Duong talks about Swab the World foundation

  25-10-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Cancer survivor Mai Duong has launched the Swab the World foundation. It aims to empower patients from all over the globe and hopes to spread awareness about the grim realities of the world stem donor registry.
  
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• Laval police search for witnesses in fatal collision

  25-10-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  Laval police are searching for witnesses following a fatal collision on Route 335.
  
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• ‘Guts everywhere’: Montreal-area residents furious after truck spills animal parts on city street

  25-10-2018 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  The latest incident, reminiscent of a horror movie set, happened on Tuesday night when a truck involved in a crash spilled its contents onto Henri-Bourrassa Boulevard.
  
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• You won't be driving over the new Champlain Bridge this year

  25-10-2018 21:37
  The new Champlain Bridge is slowly coming together in October 2018.
  Signature on the St. Lawrence, the private consortium responsible for building the new Champlain Bridge, confirmed this morning that the opening of the bridge, scheduled for Dec. 21, has been put off for at least six months.
  Half a year ago, in April, the consortium and federal government promised the bridge would be opened to traffic by Dec. 21.
  The main structure of the bridge will be completed by Dec. 21, but it won’t b
  
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• Police watchdog to probe UPAC leaks

  25-10-2018 21:28
  Quebec’s independent police watchdog will investigate leaks of confidential information apparently coming from UPAC, Quebec’s anti-corruption body.
  The Ministry of Public Security said Thursday the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) would probe “all leaks from UPAC investigation projects and the conduct of the Project A investigation.”
  The Project A investigation is aimed at MP Guy Ouellette, who now sits as an independent after being expelled
  
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• Montreal unveils plan to create 12,000 social and affordable housing units

  25-10-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Mayor Valérie Plante said at a press conference there’s no "magical solution" to help residents find affordable housing but her administration has laid out an ambitious plan.
  
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• Behind that millionaire is an ex-spouse who deserves more than $2.3M: judge

  25-10-2018 21:05
  A woman who spent 16 years in a common-law relationship deserves more than $2.3 million from her ex-spouse because the time she spent raising their children and running their household allowed him to become a millionaire, a Quebec Superior Court justice has ruled.
  Several years after the famous legal battle in Montreal between “Eric and Lola” over the issue of the rights of common-law spouses to compensation when their relationship ended, that issue continues to evolve, Judge Robert
  
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• Montreal on track with social and affordable housing, Plante says

  25-10-2018 20:59
  Mayor Valérie Plante issued a report card Thursday on her administration’s efforts to fulfill a key campaign promise: create 12,000 social, affordable and family housing units within four years.
  From home-ownership subsidies to construction of subsidized housing projects, Plante said the city is on track to achieve that goal.
  Half will consist of so-called social housing (subsidized housing for low-income residents) and half affordable housing (rented or owned dwellings costing
  
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• Strangled teen: Closing arguments begin at murder trial

  25-10-2018 20:46
  The defence lawyer representing a man who strangled his 17-year-old girlfriend has asked the jury at his murder trial to find him either not criminally responsible or guilty of manslaughter.
  Closing arguments in the trial of Jonathan Mahautière, 22, began at the Montreal courthouse on Thursday.
  Mahautière is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Gabrielle Dufresne-Élie, who tried to end their relationship on June 7, 2014.
  That day, the two attended a couples th
  
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• Opinion: Quebec government should attack poverty, not the poor

  25-10-2018 20:28
  The Quebec government has been obsessed with what clothes people should be allowed to wear instead of trying to fix that which is broken in our society. In our province, one in every seven people live in poverty, including 223,000 children. At the same time, the government has stubbornly refused to raise the minimum wage to a living wage and the welfare rate has stagnated while rents and food prices keep on increasing.
  The welfare system regularly punishes recipients. The first great injustice i
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Antti Niemi is the 'perfect kind of backup' goalie

  25-10-2018 20:07
  BUFFALO — Canadiens coach Claude Julien says Antti Niemi is the perfect backup goalie for Carey Price and heading into Tuesday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio) Niemi had a perfect 2-0-0 record with a 2.88 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage.
  “He’s got a lot of assets,” Julien said after Tuesday’s morning skate at the KeyBank Center about Niemi, who got the starting assignment against the Sabres. “He&
  
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• Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Quebec National Assembly kirpan ban

  25-10-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Thursday's decision upholds previous decisions from the Quebec Superior Court and Quebec Court of Appeal that found the legislature had the right to establish its own rules.
  
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• Opinion: Montreal should aim for a car-free downtown

  25-10-2018 19:09
  Walking through downtown Montreal early on a weekday morning, the first thing I notice is how many people are trying to get somewhere. Pedestrians cover the sidewalks, cars line up bumper to bumper at every intersection, and cyclists fill up the bike lanes. But as you move outward, the inbound traffic is solely made up of cars all moving at a snail’s pace.Part of all the gridlock may be due to the impressive amount of construction projects, but the root of the problem is the exce
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Quebec legislature's kirpan ban

  25-10-2018 19:02 via cbc.ca
  The decision upholds previous decisions from the Quebec Superior Court and Quebec Court of Appeal that found the legislature has the right to establish its own rules.
  
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• Car crash leaves teenager, driver dead near La Pocatière

  25-10-2018 19:02
  A teenage girl and a man in his 60s are dead and four other persons injured Wednesday evening after a violent collision between a compact car and an SUV on Highway 20 near La Pocatière in Quebec’s Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
  Provincial police say the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when, for reasons yet to be determined, the smaller vehicle driven by a 20-year-old left the highway’s westbound lanes, crossed the median and collided with an SUV heading east.
  The dead have been
  
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• Cannabis shortage could be downfall of retail network, SQDC worries

  25-10-2018 19:02
  After its first full week of operations, the Société québécoise du cannabis has admitted that supplying its stores is proving to be far more difficult than foreseen and is worried about its ability to maintain its 12-store sales network.
  And that crisis became quite real at noontime on Thursday, as the downtown SQDC outlet on Ste-Catherine St. announced to customers it was completely out of stock on all merchandise.
  “We don’t know what’s going to hap
  
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• You won't be driving over the new Champlain Bridge till June

  25-10-2018 18:14
  The new Champlain Bridge is slowly coming together in October 2018.
  Signature on the St. Lawrence, the private consortium responsible for building the new Champlain Bridge, confirmed this morning that the opening of the bridge, scheduled for Dec. 21, has been put off for at least six months.
  Half a year ago, in April, the consortium and federal government promised the bridge would be opened to traffic by Dec. 21.
  The main structure of the bridge will be completed by Dec. 21, but it won’t b
  
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• Champlain Bridge opening delayed to 2019

  25-10-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, explains that penalties will be imposed for the late delivery of the new Champlain Bridge.
  
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• Sinfonia de l'Ouest launches first full season at Église St-Joachim

  25-10-2018 18:00
  Sinfonia de l’Ouest’s inaugural performance was in April. By the time the chamber orchestra visited the Mozart à Bromont summer festival, the word was out and the two concerts were sold out.
  Under the tutelage of Stewart Grant, Sinfonia launches its first full season at Église St-Joachim on Saturday.
  “When we went to perform (in Bromont) this summer, the orchestra really came together,” Grant said. “We had no idea what the response would be. We got tog
  
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• Quebec National Assembly ban on kirpans survives appeal to Supreme Court

  25-10-2018 17:32
  No kirpans will be permitted inside Quebec’s National Assembly.
  The Supreme Court of Canada refused on Thursday to hear an appeal from a man and woman — both of them Sikhs — who were refused access to the province’s legislature because they refused to surrender the ceremonial dagger that has already been legally recognized as part of their religious observance.
  The Supreme Court’s decision essentially upholds two lower court rulings that found the National Assembly
  
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• CAQ is having trouble keeping stories straight: interim Liberal leader

  25-10-2018 17:14
  LAC-BEAUPORT — The new Legault government is off to a “false start” in the business of governing Quebec and needs to do better, the interim Liberal leader says.
  And there appear to be contradictions between the new government’s version of the facts surrounding an agreement and the medical specialists.
  While the government said Wednesday it is slapping a freeze on their wages pending a study comparing their wages with doctors in Ontario, the Féderation des mé
  
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• It’s World Pasta Day

  25-10-2018 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Laura Casella, Décor expert Karl Lohnes and chef Samuel Joubert to find out how you can enjoy World Pasta Day in style, with a roasted butternut squash linguini!
  
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• Hudson Music Festival launches new concert series at Vaudreuil theatre

  25-10-2018 17:00
  A new series of concerts and dance events will bring new life to an underutilized theatre in Vaudreuil-Dorion this year, featuring an eclectic mix of renowned performers from around the world.
  Produced by the Hudson Music Festival (HMF), the series of eight events will be held at the Paul-Émile Meloche Theatre, on the campus of École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes (400 St. Charles Ave.). The series is funded in part by a $10,000 grant from the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Arts Coun
  
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• Five things to do in Montreal area this weekend, Oct. 26-28

  25-10-2018 17:00
  Who Stole the Scarecrow’s Pants?
  The Stewart Museum on St. Helen’s Island, Parc Jean-Drapeau, has something special cooked up for children and their parents this weekend before Halloween. “In the dark by a flashlight, explore the exhibition History and Memory haunted by different characters. Search for the stolen pants of a friendly scarecrow by looking for clues throughout a scary journey. Candies, Halloween makeup and a creative workshop wil
  
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• Quebec's flu vaccination program targets elderly, chronically ill

  25-10-2018 16:57
  Quebec’s annual flu vaccination program got underway this week, operating with the motto: “We are not all equal when it comes to the flu.”
  The campaign, which began on Monday and continues until mid-December, maintains that a flu shot is the best defence for those who are elderly or chronically ill.
  However, the program has been amended in the wake of recommendations made by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
  From now on, children from six mon
  
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• How to style your home to look decorating magazine worthy

  25-10-2018 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Want to make your home look like it’s right out of a decorating magazine? Watch Global’s Laura Casella and décor expert Karl Lohnes to find out how!
  
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• Ottawa now says new Champlain Bridge will be open by late June

  25-10-2018 16:44 via cbc.ca
  While the main structure of the bridge will be done by that date, other work, such as waterproofing and paving, can only start after the winter.
  
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• Ottawa now says new Champlain Bridge might not open until June

  25-10-2018 16:44 via cbc.ca
  While the main structure of the bridge will be done by that date, other work, such as waterproofing and paving, can only start after the winter.
  
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• Rotating Canada Post strike hits Sherbrooke

  25-10-2018 16:40 via cbc.ca
  Canada Post workers in Sherbrooke, Que., walked off the job at 4 a.m. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is also holding strikes in Calgary, Alta., and Kelowna, B.C.
  
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• Griffintown haunted tour

  25-10-2018 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  The Griffintown haunted tour continues as Global’s Kim Sullivan and Haunted Montreal’s Donovan King seek out a new spot with new spooky stories!
  
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• Gun control groups say proposed handgun ban needed before next federal election

  25-10-2018 16:27 via cbc.ca
  Groups representing survivors and families of victims of Quebec mass shootings are questioning the Liberal government's commitment to eliminating handguns and assault weapons, on the eve of a federal consultation in Montreal.
  
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• Gun control groups question federal commitment to proposed handgun ban

  25-10-2018 16:27 via cbc.ca
  Groups representing survivors and families of victims of Quebec mass shootings are questioning the Liberal government's commitment to eliminating handguns and assault weapons on the eve of a federal consultation in Montreal.
  
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• Haunted walking tour

  25-10-2018 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  You don’t have to go far in Montreal to find ghosts! In fact if you follow the same route as Global’s Kim Sullivan and Haunted Montreal’s Donovan King, you’ll find some real haunted houses.
  
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• Predicting Alzheimer’s disease with artificial intelligence

  25-10-2018 16:07 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers can now predict decline towards Alzheimer’s disease up to 5 years in advance thanks to artificial intelligence. Find out more with Global’s Laura Casella and computational neuroscientist Mallar Chakravarty.
  
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• Winning fixes everything for Canadiens | HI/O Show

  25-10-2018 15:41
  On this week’s show, our panelists — Gazette sports columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — take a look at the speedy Canadiens’ early-season success. 
  They also weigh in on these topics:Bergevin deserves credit for turnaround
  Surprising Habs take fast lane to success
  Benn makes great strides on blue line
  High-priced Alzner built for old NHL
  Chasing pucks a weak spot for HabsRelated
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