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• Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime targets top-50 tennis ranking in 2019

  13-11-2018 23:44
  Félix Auger-Aliassime is ready for a full-scale assault on the ATP Tour.
  The 18-year-old Montrealer has had a rapid rise in the men’s tennis rankings, reaching a career-high No. 109 this month. He achieved that ranking largely on his play in Challenger events — the tennis equivalent of the American Hockey League — but he has his sights set on bigger and better things in 2019.
  “He played 20 Challengers and 10 ATP Tour events this year because he needed them to raise
  
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• Buses towed away daily because they run out of gas, says union boss

  13-11-2018 23:38
  Within the last year, hundreds of buses have been towed off city streets, not because they broke down, but because they ran out of gas, the boss of the Société de transport de Montréal’s maintenance workers union told the Montreal Gazette Tuesday.
  Gleason Frenette said as a way to save money, the STM eliminated some jobs in its maintenance garage, which forced them to institute a new system of gassing up the buses. Instead of fuelling them at the end of each day,
  
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• Leonard Cohen exhibit to embark on international tour in 2019

  13-11-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  The exhibit will open at the Jewish Museum in New York City from April 12 until Sept. 8 before heading overseas.
  
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• Allison Hanes: Applying the lessons of the Turcot closure every day

  13-11-2018 23:06
  So much for carmageddon.
  The dire predictions didn’t come true. The monster jams didn’t materialize.
  That the unprecedented four-day closure of the Turcot Interchange due to ongoing reconstruction failed to create the traffic nightmare that Transport Quebec had projected should be cause for serious reflection.
  Like, what did we do right? What measures made the most difference in diminishing the congestion? How can we make that the norm every day?
  We accept hellish traffic as a way of
  
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• Montreal police raid illegal cannabis, cocaine operations

  13-11-2018 22:46
  Police in Montreal and the surrounding area seized nearly a thousand cannabis plants on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a drug trafficking network that produced and sold pot as well as trafficked in cocaine.
  In a release issued Tuesday afternoon, the Montreal police highlighted how it was their first major operation targeting marijuana growers since the recreational use of cannabis became legal in Canada on Oct. 17. They alleged that they uncovered four illegal grow operations. One of t
  
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• Montreal police bust illegal cannabis ring

  13-11-2018 22:44 via cbc.ca
  Montreal police say they’ve busted a cannabis ring in one of the first major operations targeting illegal cannabis trafficking since the drug was made legal on Oct. 17.
  
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• Temperatures plummet as cold front moves in across much of Quebec

  13-11-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a weather alert for southern and central Quebec, as a wintery air mass and brisk winds bring unseasonably cold weather. Wet roads could become icy and slippery, just in time for the drive home.
  
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• DDO residents want tempo ban lifted

  13-11-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Dollard-des-Ormeaux residents called on council to reverse its ban on tempos. They say it is a question of safety and access. The city’s mayor says council is weighing the pros and cons.
  
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• Who's who of Quebec politics bids final farewell to Bernard Landry

  13-11-2018 22:24
  Several thousand people filled the pews of Notre Dame Basilica Tuesday for a final farewell to former premier Bernard Landry.
  At precisely 2 p.m., a Sûreté du Québec honour guard carried Landry’s flag-draped casket up the middle aisle of the church while the mourners stood in silence. Outside, a crowd also was gathered.
  Following an opening blessing from Montreal Bishop Christian Lépine, the funeral mass opened with remarks from Landry’s daughter, Pasc
  
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• Ogilvy's Christmas windows on display at the McCord

  13-11-2018 22:22
  It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, Tuesday morning, as melting snow fell and a landmark of Montreal’s holiday season was revived in a new setting.
  Ogilvy’s beloved mechanical Christmas displays were unveiled at the McCord Museum, where they will be shown until Jan. 6.
  The downtown department store’s annual scenes of stuffed animals interacting in imaginary settings had been delighting Montrealers since 1947. The tradition was brought to an end this year, when The Se
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Carey Price becoming an $84-million question

  13-11-2018 22:22
  EDMONTON — What are the Canadiens going to do with Carey Price?
  That has become an $84-million question early this season and the answer Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place (9 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio) is to start Antti Niemi in goal for the second straight game.
  When asked after the morning skate at Rogers Place how difficult that decision was, Canadiens coach Claude Julien said: “I’d just say it’s a decision … you know, it’s simp
  
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• McGill University waiting for Dec. 6 report to rule on Redmen name

  13-11-2018 22:16
  Despite growing calls for McGill University to immediately change its controversial team name, administration won’t rule on the matter until December at the earliest.
  During a referendum on the McGill Redmen name, students sent a clear message to the university Monday — casting 78 per cent of their ballots in favour of changing the nickname.
  The following morning, 100 McGill faculty members threw their weight behind the referendum. In an open letter published Monday, the professors,
  
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• ‘Unseasonably’ cold weather to set in across southern Quebec

  13-11-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Quebecers should brace for a blast of wintery air and brisk winds.
  
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• Bernard Landry funeral: 'Builder of our modern Quebec'

  13-11-2018 21:48
  Dignitaries of all political stripes gathered at Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal on Tuesday afternoon for the state funeral of former Parti Québécois premier Bernard Landry, who died last week at age 81.
  Here is what some of those attending had to say as they arrived at Landry’s funeral.
  Premier François Legault
  “Mr. Landry was a statesman. He said it very often; for him, the interests of all Quebecers passed before his personal interests or the interests of
  
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• Inuk woman sheds light on dramatic impact of poor services in Quebec's far north

  13-11-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Lucy Kumarluk says people from Nunavik’s 14 villages move south in the hope of a better life, but often find themselves homeless and vulnerable.
  
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• Montreal man convicted of terrorism for Michigan airport attack

  13-11-2018 20:54 via cbc.ca
  A man who drove to Michigan from Montreal and stabbed an airport police officer has been convicted of terrorism and other crimes.
  
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• Blood drives will take place in Off-Island and West Island

  13-11-2018 20:50
  A couple of Héma-Quebec blood drives will take place in the off island on Thursday, Nov. 15.
  The Mayor’s Blood drive will be held in Vaudreuil-Dorion at the Multi-Sports Centre from 2 to 8 p.m. The multi-Sports Centre is located at 3093 De la Gare Blvd.
  Another blood drives takes place at the Pharmaprix in St-Lazare from 1:30 to 7 p.m. The Pharmaprix is located at 1780 chemin Ste-Angélique.
  West Island blood drives are set for Beaconsfield (from 1:30 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 19 at t
  
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• West Island Community Calendar for the week of Nov. 14

  13-11-2018 20:30
  Galleries and exhibitions
  Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, 1401 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval, presents the exhibition L’Instabilité du réel, starting Friday and continuing to Jan. 7.  Call 514-633-4170.
  The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd., Pointe-Claire, presents the 2019 Art Rental Collection, a wide selection of artworks by more than 75 artists. Continues until Dec. 2. Call 514-630-1220, ext. 1778.
  Galerie de la ville, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd., in Dollard-des-O
  
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• Eastern Quebec gets 3rd area code: 367

  13-11-2018 20:26 via cbc.ca
  More than seven million new phone numbers will be available in Eastern Quebec once the new area code — 367— goes into service on Nov. 24.
  
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• For breakdance crew ILL-Abilities, physical challenges aren’t crutches

  13-11-2018 20:25
  “It’s history in the making,” said Luca Patuelli, a.k.a. Lazylegz. The Montrealer used the phrase more than once when I met up with him and three other members of his differently challenged, internationally acclaimed breakdance crew ILL-Abilities on Monday.
  And with good reason. Big things are happening in his world.
  Later Monday, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal announced the addition of Patuelli and his wife, Melissa Emblin-Patuelli, to the team of adapted
  
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• Hundreds already stopped by Montreal police impaired-driving spot checks

  13-11-2018 20:19
  While they have said they will not be able to provide a detailed analysis of the operation until next month, Montreal police acknowledged on Tuesday that they have been running daily spot checks for impaired driving since Oct. 17, the day recreational cannabis became legal in Canada.
  Dubbed with the French acronym B.R.A.V.E.S (barrages routiers, alcool au volant et évaluation de stupéfiants), the squad assigned to conduct checks for alcohol and drug impairment have stopped hundreds
  
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• Adele Sorella trial views crime-scene photos of girls' bodies

  13-11-2018 20:17
  LAVAL — Adele Sorella’s trial continued Tuesday morning with the jury being shown crime scene photos taken at the accused’s home in Laval.
  Sorella, 52, is on trial for two counts of first-degree murder for her daughters’ deaths in 2009.
  The two girls, ages 8 and 9, were found dead in their school uniforms, side-by-side on the floor in their family’s playroom.
  Before close-up photos of the victims were shown, Superior Court Justice Sophie Bourque warned the juro
  
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• Special weather statement notes it will be cold in mid-November

  13-11-2018 20:12
  Quite, cold, though.
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Tuesday warning that temperatures in the Montreal and Laval regions could dip to minus-20 to minus-30 Celsius on Wednesday with the wind-chill factored in. Ah, the wind-chill factor, our old friend.
  The statement, which also covers Châteauguay and Longueuil, specifies that a “wintery air mass and brisk winds will bring unseasonably cold weather.”
  Because of the recent on-again, off-again precipitation, t
  
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• Montreal Metro doors accidentally open between stops on Green line

  13-11-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Passengers using the Montreal Metro were shocked Monday morning to see the doors open unexpectedly on the wrong side of the car as the train zipped between Papineau and Frontenac stations.
  
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• Bombardier CEO ends silence on layoffs, defends the move

  13-11-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  The announcement comes after mass layoffs over the past three years.
  
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• Parkinson’s Canada Bake Sale

  13-11-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Come and drop by the Sportplexe Pierrefonds on 17th November, from 9:30am – 5:30pm to help support Parkinson’s Canada and to also get your hands on some deliciously homemade baked good. From amazing cookie and crème muffins to maple candies, we have all kinds of tasty treats .
  
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• SAQ workers threaten 3 day strike starting Friday

  13-11-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  The state monopoly's 5,500 unionized employees have been working on an expired contract since April 2017.
  
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• Royalmount project would worsen evening commute, city document reveals

  13-11-2018 19:41
  The new development soon to begin construction on Royalmount Ave. will have a major impact on the commute home for hundreds of thousands of Montrealers, a new city document reveals.
  Though the development in question would be situated in Town of Mount Royal, because of its central location — close to the intersections of Highway 40, the Décarie Expressway and the Côte-de-Liesse Expressway, it would add significant time to the commute home for anyone driving through the area.
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• Mother of teen found dead on Nuns' Island in shock, says community member

  13-11-2018 19:34 via cbc.ca
  Mourad Bendjennet, the administrator of the Al Jazira Islamic Centre, was so moved by the teen's death, he created an online fundraiser to help the boy's mother get back on her feet and to pay for funeral costs.
  
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• Community rallies in support of teen fatally stabbed on Nuns' Island

  13-11-2018 19:34 via cbc.ca
  The 17-year-old man who was found dead in a wooded area on Nuns' Island Monday morning had been fatally stabbed, according to Montreal police. On Tuesday evening, police said following their investigation, the death has been ruled a homicide.
  
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• Montreal General Hospital launches $100-million fundraising campaign

  13-11-2018 19:29
  The Montreal General Hospital (MGH) Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $100 million to improve patient care and support research.
  In a communiqué released Tuesday, MGH Foundation board chair Andrew Molson noted that, “The Quebec government has committed to investing $300 million in the construction of a new wing that will include an emergency room, operating rooms and a sterilization unit. We hope to do our part as well.”
  The launch of the C
  
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• From bad to worse: Royalmount mega mall will make your commute longer

  13-11-2018 19:19 via cbc.ca
  A presentation by Montreal's economic and urban development commission says the $1.7-billion project will have a “major impact” on traffic once it opens in 2022.
  
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• Ahuntsic-Cartierville votes to ban new wood ovens in restaurants

  13-11-2018 18:56 via cbc.ca
  Politicians in the borough included a grandfather clause, allowing restaurants already in operation to keep their wood ovens.
  
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• Funeral held for former premier Bernard Landry

  13-11-2018 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Nov 13: Famous faces from Quebec’s political, business and cultural scenes gathered at Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal Tuesday to say goodbye to former premier Bernard Landry. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, Landry was remembered for his love of politics and for Quebec.
  
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• McGill University urged to change team name

  13-11-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Nov 13: The McGill student union is urging the university to consider changing the name of the school’s men’s sports teams. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines explains, a petition circulated among students showed 78 per cent are in favor of retiring the “Redmen” name, which the student union says is derogatory.
  
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• Calgarians vote against 2026 Winter Olympics bid

  13-11-2018 18:29 via cbc.ca
  The majority of Calgarians do not want the city to proceed with a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to the unofficial result of a non-binding plebiscite.
  
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• Opinion: Yes, there is something you can do to fight climate change

  13-11-2018 18:27
  On the morning of Nov. 7, a coalition of prominent artists and scientists from across Quebec launched the Pact for the Transition. It is a call for all of us who are concerned about the climate crisis to commit to individual climate action. In signing this pact, we are committing to examine our lifestyles and choices, and take steps as best we can to decrease our carbon footprints.
  In the first week following its launch, more than 180,000 people signed. We are
  
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• NDG man stuck in his own home

  13-11-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Nov 13: A NDG man with a disability says he has been unable to leave his home for three weeks due to construction blocking his front entrance. As Global’s Anne Leclair reports, the foreman of the construction site claims he was not aware of the problem — and vowed to find a solution.
  
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• Concert

  13-11-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Stewart Hall Singers, with conductor Douglas Knight, present the Christmas section of Handel’s Messiah, plus a variety of Christmas songs and carols. December 1, 8:00 p.m. Église St-Joachim, 2 rue Ste-Anne, Pointe-Claire. $20. Info: http://www.stewarthallsingers.ca or 514-697-2952
  
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• Bixi’s 10th season was a record-breaking success; it will expand in 2019

  13-11-2018 17:11
  As BIXI’s 10th season of operations winds down this week, the bicycle service announced on Tuesday it had logged a record-setting season of more than 5.3 million rides this year, an increase of 11.3 per cent compared with 2017.
  Over the past decade, 1.3 million BIXI users have taken more than 38 million rides and the city of Montreal announced in August the service would be expanding in 2019.
  In total, 60 new stations offering 2,625 docking points and 1,000 additional bicycles will be
  
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• McGill students vote overwhelmingly to change Redmen team nickname

  13-11-2018 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  Students at McGill University have voted to change the Redmen nickname for the school's sports teams.
  
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• Céline Dion launches 'gender-free' kids' clothing line collaboration

  13-11-2018 16:29
  Céline Dion may be on the verge of leaving Las Vegas, but she’s not slowing down.
  The Québécois legend announced Tuesday she’ll be collaborating with NUNUNU designers Iris Adler and Tali Milchberg on a gender-neutral kids’ clothing line.
  The new brand, which goes by the portmanteau CÉLINUNUNU, says it “liberates children from the traditional roles of boy/girl, and enables younger people to grow on values of equality with the freedom to strength
  
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• The 411 on 367: Eastern Quebec to get new area code

  13-11-2018 15:44
  Beginning Nov. 24, the 367 area code will gradually be introduced into the eastern Quebec region already served by the 418 and 581 area codes, the Telecommunications Alliance announced on Tuesday.
  The new area code will cover much of eastern Quebec including the municipalities of Alma, Chicoutimi, La Malbaie, Lévis, Montmagny, Québec, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, St-Georges-de-Beauce, St-Félicien and Thetfo
  
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• Montreal International Game summit

  13-11-2018 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Nov 12: Hundreds of video game experts and fans from around the globe are in the city, for the “Montreal International Game Summit.” It’s the largest video game event in North America. Gloria Henriquez and Karol Dahl captured the sights and sounds of this unique gathering.
  
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