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• Dance party at NDG school honours deceased student

  05-12-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Dec 5: It’s been nine years since a kindergarten student at a NDG school died suddenly, but he will never be forgotten. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, Royal Vale Elementary holds a dance party in his honour every year.
  
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• Quebec to raise legal age for marijuana consumption

  05-12-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Dec 5:The Quebec government has tabled legislation that will see the legal age to consume marijuana raised from 18 to 21. The new bill will also make it illegal to consume pot in public places like parks and streets. Global’s Raquel Fletcher has more.
  
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• What not to wear at the Quebec National Assembly

  05-12-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Dec 5: Some Quebec MNAs are coming under fire – not for what they’re saying but rather because of what they’re wearing. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, some newer MNAs aren’t heeding the “business casual” dress code at the National Assembly.
  
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• Quebec Human Rights Commission rules in favour of woman who lost job at Madisons

  05-12-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Dec 5: The Quebec Human Rights Commission has ruled in favour of a young black woman who alleged racial discrimination in the workplace because of her cornrow hairstyle. As Global’s Anne Leclair explains, the board has ordered Madisons New York Grill & Bar to pay Lettia McNickle $14,500 in compensation.
  
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• Details released for Montreal's massive FREE New Year's Eve party - Daily Hive

  05-12-2018 23:22
  Details released for Montreal's massive FREE New Year's Eve party  Daily HiveA huge New Year's Eve party will take place at Quai Jacques-Cartier and Place Jacques-Cartier as part of this year's Merry Montreal festivities.
  
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• Canada Post, CUPW not negotiating as both sides await appointment of mediator

  05-12-2018 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The CUPW and Canada Post are not negotiating as both sides wait for the federal government to appoint a mediator-arbitrator.
  
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• Montreal has sent pothole-patching machines out to pound the streets

  05-12-2018 22:58
  The city of Montreal is breaking out its pothole-patching trucks to tackle the craters that have started appearing around the metropolis.
  The city started a patching campaign this week to tackle potholes created by the recent freeze-thaw cycle. Patching has to be done when the temperature is not too cold and the roadways are dry.
  “We will profit from every occasion between now and June to make the necessary repairs,” said Sylvain Ouellet, the executive committee member responsible fo
  
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• Montreal has sent pothole-patching machines out to pound the streets - Montreal Gazette

  05-12-2018 22:56
  Montreal has sent pothole-patching machines out to pound the streets  Montreal GazetteMore than 200000 potholes have to be filled each year, at a cost of $3.5 million.
  
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• What not to wear: Quebec National Assembly to review dress code

  05-12-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  The National Assembly will review the dress code after some MNAs' style choices made headlines.
  
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• Montreal expanding cleaning brigades to all boroughs of the city

  05-12-2018 22:29
  Montreal is expanding its cleaning brigades to the entire city, dispatching crews on a part-time basis to all 19 boroughs between June 1 and Oct. 31, after a successful pilot project in five boroughs.
  The cleaners, who operate in addition to regular city employees, target higher-traffic commercial areas on main arteries or areas that are difficult for the city’s mechanized cleaners to access. Cleaners collect garbage, sweep sidewalks, remove graffiti and clean urban furniture like ben
  
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• Canadiens Notebook: Habs franchise now valued at US$1.3 billion by Forbes

  05-12-2018 22:25
  Forbes came out Wednesday with its annual list of valuations for NHL franchises and for the third straight year the New York Rangers are deemed the most valuable franchise, worth US$1.5 billion.
  The Toronto Maple Leafs were ranked second at US$1.45 billion, followed by the Canadiens ($1.3 billion), the Chicago Blackhawks ($1.05 billion) and the Boston Bruins ($925 million) with Original Six franchises taking the top five spots. Rounding out the top 10 were the Los Angeles Kings ($810 million), t
  
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• Montreal expanding cleaning brigades to all boroughs of the city - Montreal Gazette

  05-12-2018 22:22
  Montreal expanding cleaning brigades to all boroughs of the city  Montreal GazetteCleaners collect garbage, sweep sidewalks, remove graffiti pick up cigarette butts and remove noxious weeds.
  
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• $5K reward offered for information to find suspect in Senneville mailbox explosion

  05-12-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to a suspect in connection with a mailbox bombing in Senneville.
  
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• Caroline Ouellette, Danièle Sauvageau to guide CWHL's Les Canadiennes

  05-12-2018 21:52
  Caroline Ouellette and Danièle Sauvageau will act as associate coaches for Les Canadiennes for the remainder of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League season, the team announced on Wednesday.
  Forming the organization’s first all-female bench staff since 2009, Ouellette and Sauvageau will team up with assistant coaches Valérie Bois and Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux.
  Sauvageau will act as a coaching mentor and step in as bench boss when Ouellette is absent because of previous com
  
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  05-12-2018 21:31
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• You Can Now Get Japanese Soufflé Pancakes At This Montreal Spot - MTL Blog

  05-12-2018 21:30
  You Can Now Get Japanese Soufflé Pancakes At This Montreal Spot  MTL BlogThe arrival of Japanese brands and food items in Montreal are usually met with great fanfare. Think, for example, of the popularity of Uncle Tetsu cheesecakes.
  
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• Montreal woman wins case after losing job at Madisons because of her hair

  05-12-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of Madisons New York Bar and Grill in downtown Montreal has been ordered to pay the 23-year-old $14,500 in damages.
  
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• Your weekly book selection: 7 gift ideas for the season of giving

  05-12-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  It's the season for giving and these books make gifts so good that the giver will want to read them first!
  
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• 7 books perfect for the season of giving

  05-12-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  It's the season for giving and these books make gifts so good that the giver will want to read them first!
  
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• 'Expect a little dustup': Trudeau, premiers brace for fractious first ministers meeting

  05-12-2018 20:59 via cbc.ca
  Senior officials from multiple provinces are predicting a tense and difficult first ministers meeting when premiers gather to discuss the economy and trade with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal on Friday.
  
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• 'It's about the people behind the sounds:' why Yannick Né​zet-Sé​guin brought the entire Met orchestra onstage

  05-12-2018 20:56 via cbc.ca
  Yannick Né​zet-Sé​guin took the rare step of bringing the entire orchestra onstage for curtain calls following his first performance as just the third music director in the Metropolitan Opera's 135-year-history.
  
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• Health Canada gave couple under investigation permit to grow marijuana

  05-12-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  The opposition on Wednesday questioned why Health Canada has given a couple from Montreal a permit to grow marijuana, a year after Montreal police had busted their grow-op.
  
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• Owner wants pit bull that attacked grandmother euthanized

  05-12-2018 20:46
  A pit bull that seriously injured a grandmother and an intellectually handicapped woman will likely be euthanized after a 10-day waiting period to determine whether the dog has rabies.
  “The owner has asked that the dog be euthanized but nothing has been signed yet,” said Diana Aubert, who owns Carrefour Canin, the animal control centre in the Lanaudière region where the pit bull is being held.
  The 73-year-old grandmother was attacked by her grandson’s dog after she tried
  
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• Analyze This: Andrew Shaw lights fire on Canadiens' top line

  05-12-2018 20:44
  The Montreal Canadiens’ excellent duo of Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi has received a lot of praise recently, and rightfully so, because they’ve been producing at an impressive rate and have been the team’s main source of offence in most games.
  They have speed, creativity and talent to burn. But they were missing one key element on the line to really propel them among the NHL’s elite. We simply can’t ignore the contributions by the most recent addition the duo, Andre
  
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• 9 Things You Can Do In Montreal This Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - MTL Blog

  05-12-2018 20:38
  9 Things You Can Do In Montreal This Friday, Saturday, & Sunday  MTL BlogDecember is a magical time in Montreal. Well, most years it is. And it looks like we are expecting a white Christams this year! READ ALSO: These Are 25 Best ...
  
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• Montreal woman wins case after losing job at Madisons because of her hair - Global News

  05-12-2018 20:23
  Montreal woman wins case after losing job at Madisons because of her hair  Global NewsWATCH: The Quebec Human Rights Commission has ruled in favour of a young black woman who alleged racial discrimination in the workplace because of her ...
  
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• Royal Vale holds dance to remember former student

  05-12-2018 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Members of the Montreal Alloutettes were special guests at Royal Vale school Wednesday morning for an event at the school.
  
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• The Plateau Will Protect Montreal’s Famed Bagel Stores Under Wood-Fired Oven Law - Eater Montreal

  05-12-2018 20:04
  The Plateau Will Protect Montreal’s Famed Bagel Stores Under Wood-Fired Oven Law  Eater MontrealAfter momentary hand-wringing from concerned citizens, it turns out Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough will protect existing businesses under its proposed ...
  
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• Montreal steakhouse ordered to pay former worker $14.5K - Montreal Gazette

  05-12-2018 19:58
  Montreal steakhouse ordered to pay former worker $14.5K  Montreal GazetteWaitress at downtown Madisons Restaurant and Bar was told to wear short skirts and change her hair style.
  
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• Montreal steakhouse ordered to pay former worker $14.5K

  05-12-2018 19:58
  The owner of a Montreal steakhouse was ordered to pay a former employee $14,500 in damages for ordering her to wear skirts and get rid of her braided hair.
  In a Nov. 27 decision, the Quebec Human Rights Commission found Roulla Kyriacou created working conditions that discriminated against her employee’s race and gender.
  Lettia McNickle started waitressing at the downtown Madisons Restaurant & Bar in October 2014 and said she began noticing problems early.
  “I was wearing pant
  
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• Montreal restaurant told black hostess she couldn't wear cornrows at work, told to pay $15K in damages

  05-12-2018 19:50 via cbc.ca
  In a ruling delivered last week, the Quebec Human Rights Commission said Lettia McNickle was the subject of racial discrimination when her employer — Madisons New York Grill & Bar — sent her home in 2014 for having her hair braided in cornrows.
  
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• Montreal restaurant told black hostess she couldn't wear cornrows at work, ordered to pay $15K in damages

  05-12-2018 19:50 via cbc.ca
  In a ruling delivered last week, the Quebec Human Rights Commission said Lettia McNickle was the subject of racial discrimination when her employer — Madisons New York Grill & Bar — sent her home in 2014 for having her hair braided in cornrows.
  
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• Update: ‘Please don’t use pot. It’s dangerous,’ premier tells Quebec youth

  05-12-2018 19:46
  QUEBEC — With Premier François Legault urging youth to just say no, the Coalition Avenir Québec government has moved to increase the legal age to buy or possess cannabis from 18 to 21 and crack down on where people can consume.
  But the opposition says the CAQ’s new cannabis legislation, Bill 2 tabled in the legislature Wednesday, is “irresponsible,” and will drive youth back into buying pot on the black market.
  “I want to send a clear message to all yo
  
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• Docs in the legislature? National Assembly to re-examine dress code

  05-12-2018 19:39
  After the style choices of Québec Solidaire MNAs made headlines on Wednesday, the speaker of the National Assembly has decided it’s time to review the dress code of the National Assembly.
  Speaker François Paradis called for the review after a news report pointed out that some QS MNAs are showing up in the legislature wearing jeans and running shoes or Dr. Martens boots.
  Assembly rules call for MNAs to attire themselves in a manner that will contribute to the decorum of the ve
  
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• Montreal police seek 3 suspects after car torched in broad daylight

  05-12-2018 19:32
  Police are seeking three suspects in connection with a car was deliberately set on fire on Esplanade St. in Montreal’s Ahuntsic-Cartierville district at about 11 a.m. Wednesday.
  The arson took place in the parking lot of an industrial area, police said. Investigators have several eye witnesses and also expect to be able to scan images captured by local surveillance cameras in connection with the event, which thus far does not appear to be connected with any other crime.
  The fire was quickl
  
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• Adonis Stevenson stable but critical after traumatic brain injury: Doctor

  05-12-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  He is sedated, under artificial ventilation and is undergoing specialized neurological monitoring.
  
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• The SQ is looking for missing Sorel-Tracy woman

  05-12-2018 19:16
  Provincial police are looking for a 43-year-old Sorel-Tracy woman who was reported missing on Monday.
  Josée-Marie St-Germain was last seen walking on Prince St. in Sorel on Sunday afternoon. She was wearing a white coat with a fur collar, a brown hat and jeans.
  St-Germain is 5-feet-5-inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
  Her family fears for her safety.
  Anyone with information about St-Germain can call 911 or the Sûreté du Québec at 1-80
  
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• Montrealer Bart Soroczynski stars in latest J.K Rowling film

  05-12-2018 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal's Bart Soroczynski travels to the wizarding world of Harry Potter playing the role of Stebbins in the latest Fantastic Beasts film.
  
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• Opinion: Reform of Quebec's human rights commission is long overdue

  05-12-2018 18:43
  News of Tamara Thermitus’s resignation last week as head of Quebec’s embattled human rights and youth rights commission had been a long time coming. Dogged by accusations of poor management and abuse of power, Thermitus was reportedly about to be removed from her position by the National Assembly.
  All this was a bitter pill for many (including me) who celebrated a ground-breaking appointment. (Full disclosure: I know Thermitus from professional circles.)
  But her appointment turned ou
  
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• Montreal unveils $24M plan to integrate new immigrants into city life - CBC.ca

  05-12-2018 18:41
  Montreal unveils $24M plan to integrate new immigrants into city life  CBC.caMontreal will introduce a host of measures over the next three years aimed at making it easier for new immigrants to find jobs, housing and city services, ...
  
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• Montreal unveils $24M plan to integrate new immigrants into city life

  05-12-2018 18:41 via cbc.ca
  Montreal will introduce a host of measures over the next three years aimed cutting the unemployment rate among the city's immigrants and boosting their access to cheap housing, Mayor Valérie Plante announced Wednesday.
  
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• Martin Patriquin: Justin Trudeau is pushing his electoral luck

  05-12-2018 18:30
  In retrospect, Justin Trudeau’s 2015 victory was less about Hope and Hard Work, the Liberal Party’s unofficial and mildly nauseating campaign slogan. In fact, it was more like smarm and good luck.
  Trudeau and the Liberals secured a leftish, immigration-friendly and self-described feminist government barely a year before Donald Trump provided right wing populist movements the world over a playbook on how to win by railing against lefties, immigrants and feminists. The campaign of his
  
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• Quebec wants to raise legal age to consume cannabis to 21

  05-12-2018 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  Bill 2 would also prohibit cannabis consumption in all public places, including parks and streets.
  
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• En français, SVP: Valérie Plante apologizes for delivering speech in English

  05-12-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante apologizes after delivering a speech only in English.
  
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• Whole lotta latke: Montrealers make 200-pound giant for Hanukkah

  05-12-2018 18:05
  Latkes are addictive and unhealthy and may make you feel like ballooning into a giant, but the potato pancakes are not usually giant themselves.
  But Rodal’s Hebrew Bookstore in Côte-des-Neiges broke with convention for Hanukkah this year.
  Noting that Hanukkah is about spreading the light of the menorah — both literal and figurative — owner David Silberstein says they were wondering how to spread light in the wake of October’s deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Cong
  
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• Owner wants pit bull who attacked grandmother to be euthanized

  05-12-2018 18:02
  A pit bull that seriously injured a grandmother and an intellectually handicapped woman will likely be euthanized after a 10-day waiting period to determine whether the dog has rabies.
  “The owner has asked that the dog be euthanized but nothing has been signed yet,” said Diana Aubert, who owns Carrefour Canin, the animal control centre in the Lanaudière region where the pit bull is being held.
  The 73-year-old grandmother was attacked by her grandson’s dog after she tried
  
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• Montreal’s 2018 Eater Award Winners - Eater Montreal

  05-12-2018 18:00
  Montreal’s 2018 Eater Award Winners  Eater MontrealAfter nearly a week of intensive reader voting, today we announce the winners of the ninth annual Eater Awards, celebrating the chefs and restaurants that made ...
  
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• Plante unveils Montreal’s 'winning conditions' immigration action plan

  05-12-2018 17:46
  Mayor Valérie Plante said Wednesday that her new action plan on immigration “brings together the winning conditions that will help speed up the integration of newcomers to maximize their full participation in life in Montreal.”
  The three-year plan pledges to make the city more inclusive, improve access to services, boost job opportunities and protect migrants who do not have immigration status or are in precarious situations. That should result in higher participation in the j
  
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• Analysis: Angry Montreal mayor blasts CAQ's cannabis bill - Montreal Gazette

  05-12-2018 17:45
  Analysis: Angry Montreal mayor blasts CAQ's cannabis bill  Montreal GazetteMayor Valérie Plante says Bill 2, tabled Wednesday, is a direct attack on the principle of municipal autonomy.
  
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• Canadians share their grisly stories of getting their tongues stuck to frozen stuff

  05-12-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  Across Canada, children have been licking metal poles and other frozen objects for decades — long before the holiday classic A Christmas Story.
  
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