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• Celebrating a milestone: Canada’s oldest man turns 110

  02-11-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Robert Wiener is Canada's oldest man. He credits regular exercise, a healthy diet, a loving family and good genes for his long life.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Jesperi Kotkaniemi made a good first impression on coach

  02-11-2018 23:35
  Jesperi Kotkaniemi made a good first impression on coach Claude Julien after the Canadiens selected him with the No. 3 overall pick at this year’s NHL Draft.
  “Same as you guys and I know you’re probably going to laugh at this,” Julien said Friday about meeting Kotkaniemi for the first time at the June draft in Dallas. “But big smile, just happy to be drafted. And he seemed like a real good kid. You say: Now, what are we going to see with him on the ice?”
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• Stu Cowan: Kotkaniemi's youthful bliss strikes chord with Habs fans

  02-11-2018 23:27
  How does an 18-year-old celebrate after scoring the first two goals of his NHL career in the same game?
  “I went home, I drank one Coke there, went to the bed,” Jesperi Kotkaniemi said following an optional practice Friday morning in Brossard after scoring twice the night before in a 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre. “Slept well. Came to the rink this morning.
  “Coke Zero, of course,” Kotkaniemi added with that big, boyish smile that has quickly
  
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• Federal ministers defend cannabis rollout after Enquête uncovers ties to organized crime

  02-11-2018 23:21 via cbc.ca
  Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor called the background checks done by her department "exhaustive," reiterating that they found no connections to organized crime in the companies approved to produce cannabis.
  
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• Quebec's new drug dealers: Who owns the SQDC's cannabis suppliers?

  02-11-2018 23:18
  As line-ups continue outside Societé québecoise du cannabis stores, who stands to profit from Quebecers apparently insatiable demand for pot?
  While the SQDC itself is a crown corporation, its six suppliers are all private companies.
  Five of the six are publicly-traded, which means that in most cases their ownership is spread out among stock market investors. The only SQDC supplier that isn’t a listed on a stock market, MedReleaf, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another s
  
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• Couple charged with confinement, extortion of Trois-Rivières seniors

  02-11-2018 23:18
  Trois-Rivières — Two people have been arrested and charged in what police in Trois-Rivières are calling a case of manipulation and control that saw a couple in their 60s allegedly held prisoner in the basement of a local home for four years while their captors took control of their finances.
  Guy Boileau, 55, and Marie-Jeanne Côté, 54, appeared at the courthouse in Trois-Rivières Friday, Boileau on crutches and Côté hiding her face in her hands
  
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• Liberals leave CAQ nice Christmas present — a $3-billion surplus

  02-11-2018 23:07
  QUEBEC — The new Coalition Avenir Québec government has found a pleasant surprise left for it by the Liberals — the province is rolling in dough.
  Releasing a monthly report on the state of the province’s finances covering the first five months of the fiscal year, Finance Minister Éric Girard revealed he’s inherited a $3-billion surplus from his predecessor Carlos Leitão.
  It is exactly the opposite of what incoming governments usually find. When the Li
  
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• Meet Canada’s oldest person: A spry 110 years young!

  02-11-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal man named Robert Wiener is marking a remarkable milestone. He recently celebrated turning 110 years old. That makes him Canada’s oldest person. And as Amanda Jelowicki reports, the supercentenarian is amazing for more than just his age.
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada rules in favour of Hydro-Québec over Churchill Falls energy deal

  02-11-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 2: The Supreme Court of Canada has put a rest to the ongoing legal battle between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, the court says the two provinces do not need to renegotiate the 1969 Churchill Falls energy deal.
  
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• Longueuil transit terminus reopens after suspicious package found to be harmless

  02-11-2018 22:45
  A section of the Longueuil transit terminus that was closed part of Friday afternoon due to a suspicious package has reopened.
  The terminus’s G Wing reopened just before 5:30 p.m. Longueuil police spokesperson Mélanie Mercille said “the suspicious object was found to be harmless.”
  L'aile G du terminus de Longueuil est à nouveau ouverte.Les départs du secteur Sorel-Varennes se feront aux endroits habituels.Merci de votre compréhension. ^AG
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• Montreal police calm fears after threats against Jewish community

  02-11-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 2: Montreal police are reassuring the Jewish community following threatening comments made online. As Global’s Dan Spector explains, in a letter sent to schools, community organizations and businesses, the department says the patrols have been stepped up.
  
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• C.D.N.-N.D.G. borough to consider motion banning smoking in parks

  02-11-2018 22:36
  Montreal’s most populous borough will consider the idea of banning smoking tobacco and cannabis in all of its public parks on Monday.
  “There’s no safe level of second-hand smoke and parks are places where kids and adults go to enjoy themselves,” said Snowdon city councillor Marvin Rotrand. “No one should have to breathe in someone else’s smoke.”
  Rotrand and fellow borough councillor Lionel Perez will present a motion at Monday’s Côt
  
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• Canadiens: Pressure — and protection — come off Jesperi Kotkaniemi

  02-11-2018 22:24
  Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first two NHL goals Thursday, including a tying goal in the third period, which sparked the Canadiens’ 6-4 come-from-behind win over the Washington Capitals, and said it was “the most memorable night of my life.”
  While Thursday night was memorable, Kotkaniemi said Friday was a new day and he joined nine teammates for an optional practice in preparation for Saturday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (7 p.m., SN360, CITY, TVA Sports,
  
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• Long lineups, marijuana smoke from Quebec pot stores hamper neighbouring businesses

  02-11-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  The lineups are so long they block the entrance of several stores.
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder in disappearance of Josiane Arguin

  02-11-2018 22:11
  A man who had been in a relationship with Josiane Arguin for at least a year before she was reported as missing two months ago was charged on Friday with murdering her and causing an indignity to the Park-Extension resident’s body.
  Simon Brind’amour, a Montreal resident who describes himself on Facebook as a supervisor on construction sites, made his first court appearance at the Montreal courthouse before Quebec Court Judge Thierry Nadon. He is charged with second-degree murder and
  
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• Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats: Five things you should know

  02-11-2018 22:08
  Here are five things you should know about the Alouettes-Ticats game at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton on Saturday (7 p.m. TSN, RDS, CJAD Radio 800).
  Matchup: It’s the final regular-season game for both teams. But while the Tiger-Cats (8-9) are preparing for a home playoff game next week against B.C., the Als (4-13) will miss the playoffs a fourth consecutive season. Any thoughts Hamilton had of finishing first in the division, and the opening-round bye that accompanies it, were eradicated
  
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• Concerned residents head to Court of Appeal in bid to halt REM project

  02-11-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  They are trying to reverse a Quebec Superior Court decision last December that dismissed the group's efforts to delay the rem construction.
  
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• Watch: Hydro-Québec ‘satisfied’ with Supreme Court ruling

  02-11-2018 21:54
  The Supreme Court ruled Friday the 1969 Churchill Falls energy deal between Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador doesn’t need renegotiation.A Hydro-Québec lawyer says the contract delivers anticipated benefits to both parties.
  
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• The oldest man in Canada lives in Westmount

  02-11-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 2: Meet Dr. Robert Wiener, the oldest man in Canada. The retired oral surgeon celebrated his milestone birthday on Oct. 27. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki explains, Wiener attributes his longevity to keeping active and eating a Mediterranean diet.
  
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• Montreal residents want to take REM to court

  02-11-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 2: A group of citizens is taking the REM to court because it claims there was not enough public consultation about the light-rail project. As Global’s Phil Carpenter explains, the citizens feel the former Liberal government forced the transit project through.
  
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• Suspicious package found at Longueuil transit terminus

  02-11-2018 21:18
  Longueuil police have established a security perimeter around a suspicious package at the Longueuil transit terminus on Friday afternoon.
  “Sûreté du Québec explosive technicians will determine if the package represents a danger,” Longueuil police said. “There is no evacuation. Buses and métro service are not affected.”
  The transit terminus is at the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke métro station.
  This story will be updated.
  
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• Quebec, N.L. vow the Churchill Falls decision will not harm relations

  02-11-2018 21:04
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — While Quebec welcomed the ruling in its favour Friday, Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier said he was disappointed but ready to turn the page Friday, after yet another court loss in the long fight over Churchill Falls power revenues.
  Premier Dwight Ball says a Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday — which leaves his cash-strapped province stuck with a lopsided 1969 deal — will not interfere with the province’s relationship with Quebec.
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• Salmonella likely linked to long English cucumbers cause more illnesses in western Canada

  02-11-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  An outbreak of Salmonella infections has so far involved five provinces in Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec.
  
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• ‘Why 65 floors?’: Proposed skyscraper prompts debate in Quebec City

  02-11-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec City's centuries-old architecture has earned it a reputation as one of Canada's most beautiful cities, but opponents worry about a proposed 65-storey skyscraper.
  
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• What the Puck: Kotkaniemi's smile, Habs' rally light up the Bell Centre

  02-11-2018 20:03
  I’m rekindling my love affair with the Canadiens and I’m not the only one.
  It was a wet and grey day in Montreal on Friday, perfect weather to wallow in the darkness of The Smiths’ new wave classic Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now. But instead most of us were more ready to hum along to something a lot more upbeat, say The Turtles’ chestnut Happy Together.
  After years of misery — for the sake of brevity, let’s call them the Marc Bergevin years — there
  
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• Liberal MP Di Iorio says his absence 'required and authorized' by PM

  02-11-2018 19:18
  Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio on Friday ended his silence on whether he’ll remain in office.
  “The prime minister (entrusted to me) responsibilities which, for the moment, require, justify and authorize by absence from the House,” he posted on his Facebook page.
  The MP for St-Léonard—St-Michel said little more in the message, posted after months of consideration over his political future.
  The office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not on Friday reveal the nat
  
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• Why Quebec gets most out of Churchill Falls power plant

  02-11-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  In 1969, Quebec Hydro signed a contract that would eventually provide billions in revenue and leave Newfoundland and Labrador residents asking questions.
  
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• Macpherson: Former Péquistes turned instant Caquistes

  02-11-2018 19:10
  The independence question may have gone away after the Oct. 1 Quebec election, but the indépendantistes haven’t.
  They’re still in positions of influence in the National Assembly, and in the new Coalition Avenir Québec government.
  There are the 10 MNAs each for the two pro-independence parties, the Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire. In the latter, independence-first MNAs even form a sort of caucus within the caucus.
  The most prominent new Solidair
  
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• Mayor Plante Hollywood bound to promote Montreal for U.S. TV and film

  02-11-2018 19:03
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is headed for Hollywood.
  The mayor will head an economic mission to Los Angeles from Nov. 12-15 aimed at fortifying Montreal’s strength as a location and production site for American film and television companies.
  The mission is being organized by the Bureau du cinéma et de la télévision du Québec and SODEC, the province’s cultural development agency, and other participants include MELS studios, MTL Grandé, Difuz
  
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• Update: Couple charged with confinement, extortion of Trois-Rivières seniors

  02-11-2018 18:37
  Two people have been arrested and charged in what police in Trois-Rivières are calling a case of manipulation and control that saw a couple in their 60s apparently held prisoner in the basement of a local home for four years while their alleged captors took control of their finances.
  Guy Boileau, 55, and Marie-Jeanne Côté, 54, appeared at the courthouse in Trois-Rivières Friday, Boileau on crutches and Côté hiding her face in her hands. They were charged w
  
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• Stretch of Highway 40 set to close this weekend

  02-11-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal drivers are already bracing for a rough weekend. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, a stretch of Highway 40 will be closed for work.
  
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• Another infrastructure impasse in Pointe-Claire

  02-11-2018 18:17
  The Sources Blvd. pedestrian overpass is closed indefinitely due to vandalism.
  Pointe-Claire city hall released a statement saying the pedestrian path which spans Highway 20 needed to be closed for safety reasons after the tempered glass walls on either side of the overpass were damaged. Certain portions were shattered.
  Piles of glass were found on the pathway and on the stretch of highway below the structure.
  The situation is being studied and repairs will be made. The overpass will reopen as s
  
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• Seldom-seen MP criticizes open nomination process, says he's working on project for PM

  02-11-2018 17:55 via cbc.ca
  Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio, whose political future is in flux, says he does not support the open nomination process to find his future successor.
  
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• Coroner's report into Longueuil teen's suicide focuses on family issues, not bullying

  02-11-2018 17:53 via cbc.ca
  The coroner acknowledges Simon Dufour, described as a “ray of sunshine,” was bullied in elementary and high school. But she also says his family life was difficult.
  
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• Montreal unemployment rate declines again, reaching near-record low

  02-11-2018 17:46
  The monthly unemployment rate in Montreal reached its second lowest level on record in October.
  The unemployment rate for the Montreal census metropolitan area was 5.6 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said on Friday, down from 6 per cent in September and 6.6 per cent in October 2017.
  The only time the monthly unemployment rate has been lower, since comparable statistics started being recorded in 2001, was in December 2017, when the unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent.
  However, the
  
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• Inside the CFL: Sunset on stellar Als career nears for John Bowman

  02-11-2018 17:39
  Thirteen seasons, 213 regular-season games — all played with the Alouettes — 126 sacks, 31 forced fumbles and one touchdown later, the truth can finally be told about John Bowman.
  His career was a fluke. A mistake. Had former Montreal general manager Jim Popp not been seeking a veteran quarterback in 2005, Bowman might never have been discovered.
  Popp got film of Marcus Brady, who was playing for the Rome Renegades of the National Indoor Football League. While Brady would be signed,
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in case of missing Parc-Extension woman

  02-11-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of a woman from Montreal's Parc-Extension neighbourhood.
  
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• Man arrested in case of missing Parc-Extension woman

  02-11-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a woman from Montreal's Parc-Extension neighbourhood.
  
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• This Liberal MP hasn’t been seen since September — his colleagues aren’t sure why

  02-11-2018 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  Questioned in Ottawa, several of Di Iorio's fellow Liberal MPs professed to be in the dark about his intentions.
  
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• This Liberal MP hasn’t been seen on Parliament Hill since September — his colleagues aren’t sure why

  02-11-2018 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  Questioned in Ottawa, several of Di Iorio's fellow Liberal MPs professed to be in the dark about his intentions.
  
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• Man shot in head during exchange with police is now fit to stand trial

  02-11-2018 17:20
  A man who was shot in the head when he is alleged to have exchanged gunfire with police on New Year’s Eve two years ago has recovered to a point where he is now fit to stand trial.
  Lindel Darling, 26, of Vaudreuil-Dorion, appeared before Quebec Court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos on Friday for what was scheduled to be his bail hearing at the Montreal courthouse. Instead, Darling renounced his right to a bail hearing in several criminal cases that are pending against him, in Montreal and at the
  
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• Montreal police boost surveillance around synagogues, schools after online threats target Jewish community

  02-11-2018 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police say they are being vigilant after a man was released on bail after making online death threats last week against the city's Jewish community.
  
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• Update: Churchill Falls-Hydro feud is over — let's look forward, Quebec says

  02-11-2018 17:05
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says there is no legal obligation to reopen the 1969 Churchill Falls energy deal that has been highly profitable for Hydro-Québec but much less so for Newfoundland and Labrador.
  In a 7-1 ruling today, the high court says it cannot force the parties to renegotiate the contract even though the arrangement has turned out to be unexpectedly lucrative for the Quebec utility.
  Under the deal signed decades ago, Hydro-Québec agreed to buy almost a
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Nov. 3, 2018

  02-11-2018 17:00
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $15
  Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2015, Ilico, Illuminati, Italy red, $15.75,  SAQ # 10858123. One of the better “bang for your buck” wines in this price category. Dark fruited, with just a hint of barrel driven smoke and spice. Tannins are gritty, but ripe enough that they don’t dry. This has length, fruit, spice and power. This is made for meat. Residua
  
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• What you need to know before turning your clocks back this weekend

  02-11-2018 16:32
  Sunday is the day we get to cash in on Daylight Saving Time by falling back an hour.Change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It could save your life.
  If you are at a Quebec bar at 2 a.m., you’ll magically gain an extra hour of socializing time.
  If you are in the narrow strip of the province that is in the Atlantic Time Zone, stand down — DST does not apply.This is like Christmas for nyctophiliacs, who find relaxation and comfort in the darkness. And it&r
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Spirulina, hype and fact

  02-11-2018 16:30
  Some unflatteringly call it “pond scum.” But to its promoters, it is a “miracle nutrient.” Scientifically, spirulina is the dried version of a simple form of blue-green algae, more specifically classified as “cyanobacteria.” Algae are organisms mostly found in aquatic environments that share a common feature, the ability to photosynthesize. That means they contain chlorophyll, a molecule that can absorb sunlight and use that energy to convert water and carbon
  
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