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• Montreal Sikh community marks 31 years of donating to local charities

  25-11-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  For over 30 years, members of the Gurudwara Sahib Quebec temple have been raising money for local Montreal non-profit organizations.
  
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• Montreal kids team up with chef to make a meal for families with special needs

  25-11-2018 22:58 via cbc.ca
  The event was the first forray into Montreal by an organization called Kids Cook to Care.
  
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• 'The bag lady' passes on her knowledge to help the homeless

  25-11-2018 22:52
  She’s proud to call herself the bag lady.
  Now, Lisa Wadup is hoping there will be a lot more bag people to follow in her footsteps.
  Wadup takes plastic bags by the hundreds, cuts them up into what she calls plarn, or plastic yarn, and crochets them into pillows and mattresses she passes on to homeless people.
  “It’s been three years since I started, and I probably made 100 of them so far,” Wadup said.
  Lisa Wadup turns plastic bags into gold for someone living on the street
  
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• West Island speed skating club with Olympian coach in danger of closing down

  25-11-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  A speed skating club in DDO is asking for your help.
  
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• Caisse de dépôt et placement to fund bursary for journalism students

  25-11-2018 22:01
  Quebec’s provincial pension fund manager will fund a bursary program for journalism students, it said on Sunday.
  The program, which will be administered by the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, will fund 10 paid internships at Quebec media outlets every year, the Caisse de dépôt et placement said. Each student will receive $10,000 and be expected to work between 12 and 16 weeks.
  Students will apply for the bursary in conjunct
  
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• Jack Todd: Weber has been missed most in final minutes of tight games

  25-11-2018 20:57
  Timing, they say, is everything — and the timing for Shea Weber’s return to the Canadiens’ lineup is impeccable.
  If all goes according to plan and the captain makes his comeback Tuesday evening against the Carolina Hurricanes, the stage is set for Weber to step into the breach at the perfect time, with this young team now in the throes of a four-game losing streak.
  Going into the season, a lot of people expected the Canadiens to be in the Jack Hughes sweepstakes, fighting for t
  
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• Demolition of historic Chambly home prompts calls for better provincial preservation measures

  25-11-2018 20:36 via cbc.ca
  "This was a sudden, surprising and deeply saddening decision for the people of Chambly, and for anyone who values Quebec heritage," said one heritage advocate.
  
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• Quebec declares Arvida neighbourhood in Saguenay a heritage site

  25-11-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  A company town, Arvida was planned around the first Alcoa aluminum plant, later known as Alcan, so people could walk to it.
  
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• ‘It was a moment we were waiting for’: Quebec declares Arvida neighbourhood in Saguenay a heritage site

  25-11-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  A company town, Arvida was planned around the first Alcoa aluminum plant, later known as Alcan, so people could walk to it.
  
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• Born after Fresh Prince finale, Lance Stroll appears in Will Smith selfie

  25-11-2018 19:59
  Much like Montreal’s Lance Stroll, actor and rapper Will Smith attended this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
  That, it must be said, is about all the two men have in common.
  The 20-year-old F1 driver was born nearly two years after Smith’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ended its iconic TV run.
  Nevertheless, the pair shared a selfie on Sunday — well, they sort of did.
  Actor Will Smith takes a selfie trackside as Lance Stroll of Canada driving the (18) Williams Martini Racing
  
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• 7 candidates set to battle it out in former premier Philippe Couillard’s Roberval riding

  25-11-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Elections Quebec says following a Saturday deadline, seven parties have put up a candidate seeking to replace the former premier when voters in the riding go to the polls on Dec. 10.
  
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• Champion Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, Lance Stroll 13th

  25-11-2018 19:33
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — World champion Lewis Hamilton coasted to victory from pole position at the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, and in doing so equaled his personal best for a season with his 11th win of the campaign.
  Having already secured a fifth F1 title, the British Mercedes driver beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel at the Yas Marina circuit to secure the 73rd win of his career. He is contracted to Mercedes for the next two years at least, giving him a reali
  
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• Cause of fire in Arahova restaurant in Brossard under investigation

  25-11-2018 19:23
  Police and firefighters were on the scene of an Arahova Souvlaki restaurant at 6150 Taschereau Blvd. in Brossard on Sunday to determine the cause of an overnight blaze.
  A 911 caller reported the fire on Saturday night at 12:44 a.m., said Captain Jonathan Rannou of Longueuil Police.
  “We are working with the fire department to find the cause,” he said.
  The restaurant was closed at the time and no one was injured, Rannou said.
   
  
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• Icy roads lead to deadly pileup in Quebec’s Outaouais region

  25-11-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  The pileup began after a transport truck jackknifed on Highway 117 near Lac-Pythonga, Que., blocking the road.
  
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• Stars embark on cross-country tour a little wiser, but just as sentimental

  25-11-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  With their guitars and synthesizers, they still write dancey indie songs about love and longing, hope and heartbreak, though their perspective has changed over their nearly two decades of playing together.
  
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• One reported dead in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 117

  25-11-2018 17:50
  A woman in her mid-30s has apparently died in a multi-vehicle collision Saturday night on Route 117, near Lac-Pythonga, 325 kilometres northwest of Montreal in the La Vérendrye wildlife reserve.
  Around 8 pm, a 53-foot truck transporting food skidded and jackknifed on the icy road, dumping part of its load, said said Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Claude Denis. The driver of a long-distance bus was unable to stop because of the icy conditions and cras
  
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• Montreal police investigating fatal fire in Côte-des-Neiges

  25-11-2018 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said the two-alarm fire broke out at 6:40 a.m. Sunday in a four-unit building on Appleton Avenue.
  
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• Little Burgundy women's shelter celebrates 30 years of service to the community

  25-11-2018 17:00 via cbc.ca
  The Logifem shelter has 50 beds for women and children in need of transitional housing.
  
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• Canadiens’ defence comes down to Earth | HI/O Bonus

  25-11-2018 17:00
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette columnists Pat Hickey and Brendan Kelly along with CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak and host Adam Susser — discuss the recent struggles of the Canadiens’ blue-line corps.
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• Sovereignist group to honour 'modern patriot' Bernard Landry on Sunday

  25-11-2018 16:21
  A Quebec sovereignist group, the Rassemblement pour un pays souverain, will pay tribute to late former Premier Bernard Landry on Sunday at its annual dinner honouring Quebec patriots in St-Ours, 85 kilometres northeast of Montreal, near Contrecoeur.
  The group’s president, Benoît Roy, described Landry as a “modern patriot,” saying his death has left a void in the independence movement that can’t be filled.
  Roy said Landry always made a point of taking part in th
  
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• Man, 66, dies in Côte-des-Neiges house fire

  25-11-2018 15:28
  Montreal’s arson squad is investigating a fire that killed a 66-year-old man in Côte-des-Neiges Sunday morning.
  Firefighters were called to a duplex on Appleton Ave. near Decelles Ave. at 6:40 a.m. They found a man unconscious in an apartment.
  He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  A firefighter broke an arm and a leg when he fell through a hole in the floor that had been created by the fire, Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said
  The case has been tur
  
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• Opération Nez Rouge calls for volunteers ahead of 2018 holiday season

  25-11-2018 15:00
  QUEBEC — With just a week to go before the start of its 2018 season, Opération Nez Rouge is calling for volunteers.
  For a 35th year, the organization will safely drive thousands of Quebecers home during the holiday season.
  Last year, Nez Rouge called on some 40,000 volunteers during the month of December.
  People interested in volunteering can fill out a registration form on the Nez Rouge website.
  The comedian François Bellefeuille is acting as this year’s spokesperson.
  
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• Jill Barker: How to track down the right fitness wearable

  25-11-2018 15:00
  The holidays are around the corner, and fitness trackers are sure to be on Christmas lists from coast to coast. Also referred to as wearables, due to the ease of attaching them to wrists and waistbands, they were projected by the American College of Sports Medicine to be the top fitness trend for 2019. Estimates suggest there will be 170 million units on the global market by 2020, up from the 26 million on sale in 2014.
  Loaded with a ton more tech than the original wearables, which debuted in 20
  
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• Woman, 35, dead after Outaouais highway pileup

  25-11-2018 14:53 via cbc.ca
  “People did not adapt to the slippery road conditions,” said Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Claude Denis.
  
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• Police say woman likely dead after Outaouais highway pileup

  25-11-2018 14:53 via cbc.ca
  “People did not adapt to the slippery road conditions,” said Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Claude Denis.
  
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• This weekend's freezing rain isn't done yet, Environment Canada warns

  25-11-2018 14:50
  Freezing rain slickly coated roads and sidewalks across southwestern Quebec overnight, and Environment Canada warns this downpour is due to continue Sunday morning.
  The agency’s alert for Montreal and the surrounding areas now forecasts between two and five millimetres of freezing rain.
  Hydro-Québec is listing a few minor power outages across its network, but as of 8:30 a.m. none of them are in Montreal.
  Temperatures in southern Quebec are expected to climb above the freez
  
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• One dead in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 117

  25-11-2018 14:45
  One person died in a multi-vehicle collision Saturday night on Route 117, near Lac-Pythonga, 325 kilometres northwest of Montreal in the La Vérendrye wildlife reserve.
  Around 8 pm, a transport truck skidded on the icy road, first crashing into a bus and then other vehicles.
  A car swerved to try to avoid the impact and went off the road. The driver was killed.
  There were no injuries on the bus and the truck, but the driver of another vehicle  was seriously injured. The person was take
  
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• While you were sleeping: Family peacock runs off with gang of turkeys

  25-11-2018 13:51
  Here’s what happened while — uh-oh, it’s freezing rain season. 
  A vigil was held in Chambly for a now-demolished house with links to the Rebellions of 1837-38. Despite efforts by local citizens to save the house, the wrecking ball brought down the Maison Boileau on Thursday. Michel Larose, the town’s director-general, said he made the decision to demolish it because it was in poor condition. Larose said the municipality is not required by law to have a
  
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• Schukov: Snow, a four letter word

  25-11-2018 13:11
  It’s here. The ugly W. Winter. And for a change-up it has made a grand entrance rolling out its ceremonious carpet of snow halfway into November.
  Looking out my window on a world of white lawn, trees, and porch, I have three thoughts in sequence: 1 — I hate to say it, but it looks kind of pretty (Okay, I’m over it.) 2 — I want to get out a box of Crayola and colour in the parts. 3 — We always complain about the weather we live in no matter where. (I will now back up
  
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• Parents take school board to court over autistic son's right to bring therapy dog to school

  25-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The parents of a 15-year-old youth with autism are suing the Commission Scolaire de la Capitale for their son's right to bring his therapy dog to school, but the board says it can't allow it, because another student is highly allergic to the animal.
  
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• Freezing rain, roadwork will make driving treacherous Sunday

  25-11-2018 12:30
  Environment Canada is calling for a risk of freezing rain this morning and that on top of the normal road closings it might be a good day to stay home.
  New Champlain Bridge construction/ Nuns’ Island Corridor
  Highway 15 North, between Highway 10 and the entrance of Edouard Monpetit Blvd., will be completely closed until Monday at 5 a.m.
  Highway 10 East toward the Champlain Bridge, at Exit 4, will be completely closed until Monday at 5 a.m.
  Complete closing of Exit 57-N (Chemin de la Pointe
  
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• Montreal weather: Wet and nasty

  25-11-2018 12:13
  Periods of rain with a risk of freezing rain in the morning.
  Environment Canada is calling for a high of plus 4.
  Tonight: Periods of drizzle ending in the evening, then mainly cloudy with a low of plus 12.
  Don’t forget to submit your photos of Montreal via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging them with #ThisMtl. We’ll feature one per day right here in the morning file. Today’s photo was posted on Instagram by @apostrophe_artist.
  Quote of the day:By the time
  
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• CAQ's credibility on environment tested by proposed mine near pristine Abitibi water source

  25-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The mine would be built next to an esker that provides the Abitibi region with some of the purest drinking water in North America.
  
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• A proposed mine near a pristine water source is testing the CAQ's commitment to the environment

  25-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The mine would be built next to an esker that provides the Abitibi region with some of the purest drinking water in North America.
  
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• RCMP officers given permission to break the law a record 73 times in 2017, report shows

  25-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  RCMP officers were given permission to break the law 73 times on the job last year — the highest number on record — according to a new report.
  
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• Montreal weather: Wet and nasty - Montreal Gazette

  25-11-2018 09:00
  Montreal weather: Wet and nasty  Montreal GazettePeriods of rain with a risk of freezing rain in the morning.
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Habs-Bruins rivalry alive and well again

  25-11-2018 05:49
  The Canadiens-Bruins rivalry is alive and well again — and that’s a good thing for hockey.
  The Original Six rivals met for the second time this season Saturday night at the Bell Centre with Boston coming out on top 3-2 on a power-play goal by John Moore at 17:03 of the third period. The Canadiens beat the Bruins 3-0 in their first meeting this season on Oct. 27 in Boston.
  Saturday night’s game was a nasty, physical affair — the way things used to be when these two teams s
  
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• In the Habs' Room: 'We need better discipline,' Julien says, blaming Drouin's penalty for loss

  25-11-2018 05:36
  Jonathan Drouin said the Saturday showdown against the Boston Bruins was among the best games he’s played in a Canadiens’ uniform except for one brief moment in the third period.
  Drouin was assessed a double-minor for high-sticking David Backes at 14:39 of the third period. The score was tied 2-2 at the time and Drouin was sitting in the penalty box when John Moore scored a power-play goal at 17:03 to give the Bruins a 3-2 victory.
  There didn’t seem to be much contact on the pl
  
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• About last night … Bruins edge Canadiens 3-2

  25-11-2018 04:55
  Jonathan Drouin and Mr. Hyde.
  Drouin scored the third-period goal that got the Canadiens on the board and into the game.
  The Bell Centre erupted Saturday night, as it always does when a homeboy scores.
  Especially when it’s a big goal … and that one was really big.
  Seven minutes later, Jonathan Hyde suited up.
  For no apparent reason, Drouin cross-checked David Backes in the face. And it drew blood.
  Four-minute power play for the visitors. And the Canadiens’ PK – heroic th
  
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• Hamilton clinches pole in Abu Dhabi for Grand Prix 2018 finale

  25-11-2018 04:36
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Five-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton clinched pole position for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.
  The Mercedes driver’s 11th pole of the season and record-extending 83rd of his career looked in some doubt as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was quicker at the first time split.
  But Vettel went too wide on the last turn and qualified only third behind the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.
  “What a great way to end the s
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens lose to the Boston Bruins

  25-11-2018 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadiens, coming off a loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, were back on the ice Saturday facing off against their arch-rivals, the Boston Bruins.
  
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• Bruins sink Habs with late power-play goal

  25-11-2018 04:15 via cbc.ca
  John Moore scored a power-play goal in the third period as the Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a hard-hitting and penalty-filled affair.
  
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• Double-minor crushes Canadiens' comeback bid in 3-2 loss to Bruins

  25-11-2018 04:11
  Tuukka Rask hasn’t had much success against the Canadiens in his career and coach Claude Julien’s comeback kids made it difficult for him Saturday night as they rallied for two goals in the third period to tie the score, only to lose 3-2 on a power-play goal by John Moore with 2:57 to play.
  The Canadiens found themselves shorthanded for four minutes after Jonathan Drouin was called for what appeared to be a phantom high-sticking infraction against David Backes.
  It was the fourth cons
  
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• Liveblog: Boston edges Canadiens 3-2

  25-11-2018 03:57
  John Moore scored the winner on a late-game Boston power-play.
  The goal foiled a great Canadiens comeback.
  Jonathan Drouin and Tomas Tatar solved Tuukka Rask in the third period to bring the Bell Centre to life.
  Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s brutal turnover became the game’s first goal. In alone, David Backes beat Carey Price short side.Then with the teams playing 4-on-4, Jake DeBrusk eluded Brett Kulak to make it 2-0.
  Shots were 35-34 Boston.
   
   
  
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• Liveblog: Boston 2 – Canadiens 0 after two

  25-11-2018 03:01
  A scoreless second period sets up a (hopefully) interesting third.
  Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s brutal turnover became the game’s first goal. In alone, David Backes beat Carey Price short side.
  Then with the teams playing 4-on-4, Jake DeBrusk eluded Brett Kulak to make it 2-0.
  Shots through 40 are 25-21 Boston.
   
   
  
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• Laval beats Western to record 10th Vanier Cup title

  25-11-2018 01:33 via cbc.ca
  Quarterback Hugo Richard said "preparation and intensity" made the difference on Saturday as the fifth-year pivot led the Laval Rouge et Or to their record tenth title, beating the Western Mustangs 34-20 in the 54th Vanier Cup.
  
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• Laval beats Western in Vanier Cup rematch

  25-11-2018 01:33 via cbc.ca
  Quarterback Hugo Richard said "preparation and intensity" made the difference on Saturday as the fifth-year pivot led the Laval Rouge et Or to their record tenth title, beating the Western Mustangs 34-20 in the 54th Vanier Cup.
  
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