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• Warming centre opens as winter threatens lives of Montreal's homeless

  30-11-2018 23:53
  The year before St. Michael’s Mission started opening its doors on winter nights, 13 of its clients died.
  Not all of them froze to death; some overdosed, others died of heart failure. But in most cases, the withering effect of sleeping outside on a cold Montreal night played a role in their demise.
  That stopped in 2016, when the downtown shelter launched its warming centre program. That winter and the following year, none of the homeless people who frequent the mission died on the streets,
  
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• Warming centre opens as winter threatens lives of Montreal's homeless - Montreal Gazette

  30-11-2018 23:48
  Warming centre opens as winter threatens lives of Montreal's homeless  Montreal GazetteThe year before St. Michael's Mission started opening its doors on winter nights, 13 of its clients died on Montreal's streets.
  
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• Quebec says the USMCA needs to be further negotiated

  30-11-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 30: Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have all signed a new free trade agreement. The Prime Minister says the new deal ensures the stability of millions of jobs for middle-class families. Quebec isn’t so optimistic. As Raquel Fletcher reports, the province’s economy minister says there’s still more negotiating to do.
  
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• Quebec high school history texts ‘fundamentally flawed’

  30-11-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 30: An independent report commissioned by the English Montreal School Board finds textbooks leave out the stories of minority groups and recommends the books be removed from classrooms. Dan Spector has the story.
  
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• Noël symphonique: classical Christmas favourites at Maison symphonique

  30-11-2018 23:34
  Christmas comes early Saturday with the third edition of Noël symphonique, featuring a varied roster of Quebec singers performing orchestral versions of seasonal favourites.
  Performers include Roch Voisine, Jonas, Marie-Ève Janvier, Patrick Norman, Nathalie Lord, Christopher Hall and Brigitte M, and Jean-Pierre Ferland, accompanied by pianist Blair Thompson and the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil. Youth choir Les petits chanteurs de Laval will also take the stage.
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• Canadiens make power play a priority as schedule squeeze looms

  30-11-2018 23:33
  The Canadiens had an 11 a.m. practice scheduled for Friday, but associate coach Kirk Muller jumped the gun.
  Muller had the team’s power-play units on the ice early. There was more work on the power play during the 50-minute practice. And Muller kept the players on the ice for some extra work after the practice ended.
  “(Shea Weber just came back and we’re working on finding the right places, the right spots,” said Jonathan Drouin. “Weby’s been back for one game
  
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• Advocacy groups disagree over car use on Mount Royal

  30-11-2018 23:10
  Two groups presented starkly different visions Friday on whether cars should be banned from using Mount Royal as a thoroughfare.
  While the non-profit group Les amis de la montagne has favoured traffic calming, and improving local arteries on Mount Royal to discourage drivers from using the mountain as a shortcut, environmental lobby group Équiterre said the only way to change habits is by making it more difficult for cars to drive on the mountain.
  The groups presented back-to-back briefs
  
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• Questions raised about when Catholic Church learned of allegations against Father Boucher

  30-11-2018 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Nov 30: Questions are being raised about when a Catholic Church first learned about allegations against a priest accused of sexual assault. Father Brian Boucher has been with charged with sexually assaulting several victims. Amanda Jelowicki has more.
  
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• Education minister open to meeting with Anglo groups to discuss school board reform

  30-11-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  The education minister was forced to clarify comments that he met with members of the English community about his plan to eliminate school boards.
  
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• Quebec cautiously embraces signing of USMCA

  30-11-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's economy minister said he is concerned about the impact the new NAFTA deal will have on dairy producers and steel and aluminum workers in this province.
  
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• Turcot closures for the first weekend of December

  30-11-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  The déjà vu continues on the Turcot interchange as Transports Quebec announces a fresh set of closures to kick off the month of December. 
  
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• Polar bear surprises Quebec zoo workers by giving birth in captivity

  30-11-2018 22:41 via cbc.ca
  Because polar bear pregnancies are hard to predict and very rare in captivity, animal-care workers at the zoo came into work Tuesday morning to a big surprise: the cries of a newborn coming from the mama bear's lair.
  
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• ‘He was like a little snowman’: Quebec hitchhiker on back of transport truck left with hypothermia, possible fine

  30-11-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a 38-year-old man from Alma, Que. was treated for hypothermia and could face a $1,000 fine and be hit with a dozen demerit points for holding on to a moving vehicle.
  
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• Social Notes: Bob Saget goes from tame to wild at Laughing My Diaper Off

  30-11-2018 22:22
  One of the coolest things about penning this column is that you never know what adventure is around the corner, as today’s Social Notes — highlighting the dazzle of the inaugural Laughing My Diaper Off (LMDO) fundraising event for the new Montreal chapter of the Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation — underscores. Ready, set, showtime!     
  THE PRE-SHOW: When the main event is a comedy show, it’s always key to get the momentum buildi
  
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• Quebec education minister stands firm on abolishing school boards, open to meeting with Anglo groups

  30-11-2018 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  The education minister was forced to clarify comments that he met with members of the English community about his plan to eliminate school boards.
  
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• Montreal daycare invites drag queen Barbada for storytime

  30-11-2018 21:46 via cbc.ca
  Barbada brought her big pink hair, big earrings, colourful dresses and warm smile to the daycare, and the children were fascinated by her.
  
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• Introducing Charlotte Cardin, an up-and-coming Canadian pop sensation

  30-11-2018 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Charlotte Cardin details her highly-anticipated debut album and Canadian tour with Global News in an exclusive interview.
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Questions remain ahead of Saturday night's game

  30-11-2018 21:38
  Canadiens coach Claude Julien took a day off from speaking with the media Friday, but after practice in Brossard the team’s media-relations staff said a final decision has yet to be made on who will start in goal Saturday night against the New York Rangers at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio) and whether Paul Byron will return to the lineup after missing the last 14 games with a lower-body injury.
  We should get answers to those two questions when Julien meets with th
  
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• Macpherson: Egging on a schoolyard bully

  30-11-2018 21:30
  Quebec has a schoolyard bully for a premier. Only François Legault’s targets aren’t children, they’re teachers. And public opinion is egging him on.
  In his speech at the opening of the National Assembly session on Wednesday, the Coalition Avenir Québec premier reiterated his intention to forbid government employees “in positions of authority,” including teachers, from wearing religious symbols at work.
  In principle, the prohibition would apply to judge
  
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• Quebec has no plans to change history curriculum despite scathing review

  30-11-2018 21:27 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's education minister says he has no plans to change the high-school history curriculum — and order a batch of new textbooks — despite a review that found it failed to reflect the province's diversity.
  
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• Editorial: The new CAQ government's priorities

  30-11-2018 21:27
  In his inaugural speech to the National Assembly this week, Premier François Legault delivered an upbeat message. There was nothing that would have come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the Coalition Avenir Québec’s electoral platform.
  Legault emphasized the need for courage and daring; the biggest adversary, he suggested, is fear — of change, of failing, of making a mistake.
  He also promised to be responsive to Quebecers: We are “your government,” he s
  
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• ART EXHIBIT BY BONNIE CHEVRIER

  30-11-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  December 4 to 18
  
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• Québécois standup comics are the province's real rock stars

  30-11-2018 21:18
  When I told Louis-José Houde the topic of our discussion — that Quebec’s standup comics are our rock stars — he immediately launched into a joke. Of course he did. He’s a comedian. That’s what he does.
  He told me he’d written a joke to do as host of the recent ADISQ gala, involving exactly that idea.
  “That was the premise, but the joke never made the final cut,” said Houde. “It worked, but it was a bit off-topic for my opening monologu
  
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• Quebec's education minister won't yank controversial history textbooks

  30-11-2018 20:44
  QUEBEC — Education Minister Jean-François Roberge has no intention of removing controversial history textbooks from Quebec’s schools.
  Despite critics saying the books are “fundamentally flawed” and portray a distorted view of history, especially when it comes to minorities, Roberge said other experts believe the books are just fine.
  It’s all a matter of opinion, the minister said, downplaying the issue.
  “The current history books were written and approv
  
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• Bad harvest has merchants fearing looming Christmas tree shortage for Quebec

  30-11-2018 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  The early wintry weather caused a bad harvest along with increased sales across the border has merchants fearing a possible evergreen tree shortage.
  
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• What the Puck: Early-season Canadiens optimism gives way to reality

  30-11-2018 19:47
  Just call them the team that fell to Earth.
  There was a buzz in the city in October as the Canadiens surprised everyone, including most of the other teams, zipping out of the gate and scoring goals right, left and centre. Fans were enthusiastic about the Habs, something that never happened during the dismal 2017-18 season.
  But some of us wondered if this wasn’t just yet another of those ephemeral Octobers that have been the team’s stock-in-trade for years. You know the scenario. Les
  
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• NDP leader says religious symbol ban could push people out of Quebec

  30-11-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  "I think we'll see a loss of some really incredible people that make up this beautiful province," said Jagmeet Singh.
  
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• Highway closures for weekend of Dec. 1 - CTV News

  30-11-2018 19:41
  Highway closures for weekend of Dec. 1  CTV NewsThis weekend will bring several road closures to Montreal.
  
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• Relief on the way for storm-battered Îles-de-la-Madeleine

  30-11-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the government’s top priority is ensure the health and safety of the people in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, after a wind storm battered the region on Wednesday.
  
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• Hotel Intel: Hôtel Birks is Montreal’s chic new bijou

  30-11-2018 19:14
  Once again, the illustrious Birks name is proving itself to be the pre-eminent purveyor of luxury in Montreal.
  This time, the commodities are not diamonds and gold. They’re possibly even more precious: a serene night in sumptuous surroundings and fine food and drink in an ooh-la-la brasserie.
  The landmark century-old Birks building on Phillips Square has been transformed and reborn as Hôtel Birks, the new sparkling jewel of Montreal’s flourishing hospitality scene.
  Design-wise,
  
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• Relief efforts underway in storm-battered Îles-de-la-Madeleine

  30-11-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  A Hercules aircraft is en route with up to 250 Canadian Forces members available to provide assistance to residents in Îles-de-la-Madeleine after a storm Wednesday.
  
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• Relief efforts underway in Îles-de-la-Madeleine

  30-11-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the government’s top priority is ensure the health and safety of the people in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, after a wind storm battered the region on Wednesday.
  
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• Should a food bank screen the people it helps? 2 charity employees weigh in

  30-11-2018 18:04 via cbc.ca
  Some Montreal food banks are raising concerns about people are abusing the system. We speak with two people who work at local food banks about their opposing views on screening the people who come through their doors.
  
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• Saint-Félicien zoo celebrates birth of baby polar bear

  30-11-2018 18:03
  The Saint-Félicien zoo in Quebec’s Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region announced Friday that Aisaqvak, the 16-year-old female polar bear that has already given birth three times — two of those offspring survived infancy — became the mother of a fourth cub on Tuesday.
  Aisaqvak’s older cubs, both now nine years old, have been moved to other zoos — one in Toronto and the other at the Aquarium du Québec. The latest arrival follows four attempts by the zoo
  
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• Wine: Some of the best bubbles on offer at the SAQ for the holidays

  30-11-2018 18:00
  While I drink sparkling wines all year long, most people wait for the holiday season before popping bottles. But with 463 sparkling wines and Champagnes available at the SAQ, what to buy?
  I have tasted close to 200 over the last few months; here are my top sparkling wines at various price levels.
  Cava or Prosecco?
  These two styles anchor the entry-level category, and it’s an eternal debate. I vote Cava. It’s made like Champagne, going through a second fermentation in bottle, not
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Nov. 30, 2018

  30-11-2018 18:00
  Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.
  Under $15
  Saumur 2017, Marcel Martin, France white, $14.55, SAQ # 13188794. Very good effort here. Chenin blanc is one of the world’s most exceptional white grapes and, while less complex than others, this wine does it proud. Nervous and twitchy due to its vibrant acidity, but let it warm and the grape’s honeyed texture shows. Great discovery for white wine fans. Grape va
  
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• Quebec medicare plagued by overbilling and errors: auditor general

  30-11-2018 17:50
  QUEBEC — The Régie de l’assurance-maladie (RAMQ) is dragging its feet in checking up on the billing practices of the province’s 21,000 doctors even though RAMQ billing cost taxpayers $7.7 billion in 2017-2018. Errors and overbilling continue to plague the system.
  And the province is once again swimming in used tires of all kinds and the recycling agency in charge of finding new uses for them can’t keep up.
  The province’s auditor-general, Guylaine Leclerc
  
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• Impact extends goalkeeper Evan Bush with three-year deal

  30-11-2018 17:31
  Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush signed a three-year contract, the club announced on Friday. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
  In his seventh Major League Soccer season with the Impact and eighth with the club, Bush, 32, was named MLS Audi Player Index Top Goalkeeper and the team’s defensive player of the year. He led all MLS goalkeepers with 132 saves, 34 games played, 34 starts and 3,060 minutes played, and was second in the MLS with 184 shots faced, tied for third with 10 shutouts
  
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• The Right Chemistry: 'Alkaline' diet theory is just twaddle

  30-11-2018 17:30
  He doesn’t eat strawberries. In fact, he avoids all fruits except for the occasional banana. No sugar, no white flour, not even a sip of coffee pass his lips. He doesn’t eat tomatoes or green peppers or any other “nightshade” vegetable. Everything he eats must be organic and conform to an “alkaline” diet. He is Tom Brady, one of the most successful quarterbacks in football history.
  What Brady is not, however, is an expert in nutrition. Neither is his “li
  
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• Hudon, Deslauriers on bubble when injured Habs return | HI/O Bonus

  30-11-2018 17:00
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, Dan Robertson of TSN 690 and host Adam Susser — discuss which players will probably lose out when Joel Armia and Paul Byron return from injuries.
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• Overnight police chase ends in crash in Pincourt

  30-11-2018 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  A 32-year-old man is facing charges of violating parole and dangerous driving in connection with an overnight police chase.
  
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• Emergency crews head to storm battered Magdalen Islands

  30-11-2018 16:31 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian Forces airplane is headed to Montreal and Quebec City to pick up troops and material before landing in the Magdalen Islands this afternoon.
  
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• A place to meet jam partners and form a band

  30-11-2018 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Ever wanted to play in a rock band but can’t find musicians? Montreal Jams is there to help. The founder joins Global’s Andrea Howick to talk about how the jam sessions work and we hear a sample from one of the bands.
  
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• Weekend holiday entertainment with Jay Walker

  30-11-2018 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  Hudson’s annual Santa Claus parade happens this weekend, and the nutcracker is coming to town! Jay Walker joins Global’s Kim Sullivan to break down everything you can do to get in the holiday spirit this weekend.
  
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• Going vegan for the holidays

  30-11-2018 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  The number of vegetarians in Montreal is on the rise, but where can they go for a good holiday meal? ForkThat’s Amie Watson joins Global’s Andrea Howick with her top picks of the holiday season.
  
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• Local pianist hits the high notes

  30-11-2018 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Pianist, composer Alexandra Stréliski’s resume includes collaborating with Jean-Marc Vallée for his films such as Dallas Buyers Club. She joins Andrea Howick to talk about her career, what it was like to hear her music play during the Oscars and her upcoming performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
  
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• Christmas tree sales up

  30-11-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  With November coming to a close many Montrealers are starting to think about Christmas. One essential item in lots of homes over the holiday season is a tree. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines explains at Atwater Market, Christmas Trees are out in abundance.
  
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