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• Alouettes cut coaching staff to comply with new CFL non-player cap

  06-12-2018 23:55
  TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes cut four coaches on Thursday after the CFL announced that a cap on non-player football operations costs will be implemented for the 2019 season.
  The cap is set at just under $2.59 million for 2019 and 2020, and will be reviewed after that.
  The Alouettes announced they were not renewing the contracts of defensive backs coach Billy Parker, receivers coach Jason Tucker, assistant offensive line coach Chris Mosley and defensive assistant coach Cris Dishman. Sco
  
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• Montreal Drivers Can Actually Be Given Heavy Fines For Doing These 7 Extremely Common Things - MTL Blog

  06-12-2018 23:51
  Montreal Drivers Can Actually Be Given Heavy Fines For Doing These 7 Extremely Common Things  MTL BlogDriving in Montreal on a good day is a total disaster, on a bad day, it's literally hell on earth. There's really no way around it: driving in Montreal sucks.
  
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• CAQ government tables bill related to school taxes

  06-12-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Dec 6: The CAQ government has tabled one of its signature pieces of legislation — an act to lower school taxes by about $700 million. If the bill is passed, Quebec property owners would pay the same school tax rate across the province. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.
  
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• Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt granted full parole

  06-12-2018 23:39
  Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt continues to minimize his role in the corruption and collusion scheme that plagued his city for years and resulted in him receiving the six-year sentence he is serving.
  ‎That is one thing that the Parole Board of Canada noted on Thursday in its decision to grant Vaillancourt, 77, full parole while he continues to serve the sentence he received in December 2016 after he pleaded guilty to fraud and breach of trust.
  “According to your caseworkers, yo
  
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• Premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Trudeau - CTV News

  06-12-2018 23:37
  Premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Trudeau  CTV NewsPremiers arrived Thursday for a first ministers' meeting still grumbling about the agenda set by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with one -- Ontario's Doug Ford ...
  
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• Father Dowd senior home tradition in Côte-des-Neiges hits 50-year milestone

  06-12-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  For the 50th time, high school kids came with gifts and Christmas carols to Father Dowd Residential Centre in Cote-des-Neiges — a home whose residents have largely outlived their families.
  
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• Battle brewing over Montreal’s animal control legislation

  06-12-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Dec 6: An attempt to save a dangerous dog from being euthanized has now become a challenge of Montreal’s animal control legislation. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the case revolves around a pit bull that seriously injured two children in August.
  
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• Montreal Gazette cartoonist Aislin speaks at Rotary Club meeting - mtltimes.ca

  06-12-2018 23:32
  Montreal Gazette cartoonist Aislin speaks at Rotary Club meeting  mtltimes.caThe Rotary Club of Montreal-Lakeshore had the privilege of having veteran award-winning Gazette cartoonist Terry Mosher (aka “Aislin”) as a guest speaker at ...
  
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• Don't count on Quebec backing Energy East pipeline revival, province's premier warns

  06-12-2018 23:32 via cbc.ca
  Quebec is again asserting its opposition to the Energy East pipeline after the premiers of Alberta and New Brunswick raised the prospect of reviving the project as a solution to slumping oil prices.
  
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• Lawyer to challenge Montreal’s dangerous dog bylaw in bid to save pitbull - Global News

  06-12-2018 23:15
  Lawyer to challenge Montreal’s dangerous dog bylaw in bid to save pitbull  Global NewsWATCH: An attempt to save a dangerous dog from being euthanized has now become a challenge of Montreal's animal control legislation. As Global's Dan ...
  
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• 'King of Laval' Gilles Vaillancourt granted full parole

  06-12-2018 23:15 via cbc.ca
  Gilles Vaillancourt, who was sentenced to six years in prison, has been granted full parole after serving a third of his sentence.
  
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• Former mayor Coderre critiques Mayor Plante's English speech

  06-12-2018 23:04
  Former mayor Denis Coderre has thrown in his two cents’ worth on Mayor Valérie Plante’s English-only speech on Tuesday.
  In a Facebook message Wednesday, Coderre said he has always defended French and that being “a proud Montrealer also means being proud of one’s language and demonstrating it.”
  “I have always fought for the French fact in Canada and here at home, while respecting and speaking several languages, including English,” he said.
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• Brownstein: Ticklish Xmas tree, colossal latke and an avalanche of ads

  06-12-2018 22:52
  Austrians are long accustomed to bringing in the Yuletide with a creepy ghoul called Krampus, who saunters through the country’s streets pursuing poorly behaved kids. It gets even more sinister in Vienna and Salzburg, where homage is paid to Santa’s evil twin with annual Krampus parades.
  Ukrainians often avoid decorating their Christmas trees with tinsel, opting instead for festive spider webs — considered to be lucky in their culture. Perhaps they can also ward off invading ho
  
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• Riverdale High School students take pledge to counter social conflict

  06-12-2018 22:43
  Attending a student assembly to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is nothing new to the students at Riverdale High School in Pierrefonds. They’ve been gathering every year since 2013 to honour the memory of 14 women targeted for their gender and murdered on Dec. 6, 1989 by man who hated feminists.
  But this year’s gathering took on an extra layer of meaning in the wake of a cyber-bullying incident which targeted the school and left students shak
  
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• This Insane $6,250,000 Mansion Is Now For Sale In The Montreal Old Port (Photos) - MTL Blog

  06-12-2018 22:40
  This Insane $6,250,000 Mansion Is Now For Sale In The Montreal Old Port (Photos)  MTL BlogWhile many of us rant and rave about the truly affordable rent prices in Montreal, there is still a huge market of unbelievably luxurious homes on the island... and ...
  
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• As Quebec cuts immigration, statistics foreshadow demographic crunch

  06-12-2018 22:36
  As Premier François Legault prepares to cut immigration by about 20 per cent, new statistics indicate Quebec has the oldest inhabitants in Canada and its overall population is growing at a slower pace than most other provinces.
  The figures may lend credence to critics of the Coalition Avenir Québec plan, including the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal and Quebec’s largest employer group, who say cutting immigration could exacerbate a demographic and labour cru
  
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• As Quebec cuts immigration, statistics foreshadow demographic crunch - Montreal Gazette

  06-12-2018 22:33
  As Quebec cuts immigration, statistics foreshadow demographic crunch  Montreal GazetteQuebec has the oldest inhabitants in Canada and its overall population is growing at a slower pace than most other provinces.
  
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• City of Brossard placed under 48-hour boil water advisory

  06-12-2018 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  "Until further notice, you should boil water for at least one minute before consuming it in any form," the City of Brossard stated.
  
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• Trudeau, Ford happy to sit down and talk together

  06-12-2018 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford had a cordial greeting, shaking hands as they got set to sit down to take part in the First Minister’s meeting in Montreal on Friday.
  
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• Montreal school board temporarily suspends swimming classes as precaution

  06-12-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal school board has decided to suspend school swimming lessons following a coroner's report into the drowning of a 14-year-old Quebec student.
  
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• Restaurant review: Henri Brasserie Française a world-class room - Montreal Gazette

  06-12-2018 22:00
  Restaurant review: Henri Brasserie Française a world-class room  Montreal GazetteThe magnificent surroundings live up to the long history of Montreal's newly transformed Birks building.
  
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• Restaurant review: Henri Brasserie Française a world-class room

  06-12-2018 22:00
  Henri Brasserie Française
  ★★1/2 out of ★★★★
  $$$
  Address: 1240 Phillips Square (in Hôtel Birks)
  Phone: 514-544-3674
  Open: Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner Sun.-Wed. 5:30 to 10 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. 5:30 to 11 p.m.
  Website: restauranthenri.com
  Wheelchair access: Yes
  Reservations: Recommended
  Cards: Major cards 
  Vegetarian-friendly: Not especially
  Parking: On the street with meters; several lots nearby
  Price range: Starters $8-$21; ma
  
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• Toy Doctor celebrates 25 years of bringing toys to sick children

  06-12-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Known as the Toy Doctor, Norman Brown distributes gifts at the Shriners hospital for the holidays.
  
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• Montreal will light up in memoriam of the Polytechnique massacre tonight - Daily Hive

  06-12-2018 21:16
  Montreal will light up in memoriam of the Polytechnique massacre tonight  Daily HiveAnnual École Polytechnique memorial lights up Montreal sky in honour of 14 victims  CBC NewsPrime minister promises increased limitations on firearms  CTV NewsGun controls will be tightened, Trudeau tells Montreal radio audience  Montreal GazetteView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Montreal school board temporarily suspends swimming classes as precaution - Global News

  06-12-2018 21:08
  Montreal school board temporarily suspends swimming classes as precaution  Global NewsA Montreal school board has decided to suspend school swimming lessons following a coroner's report into the drowning of a 14-year-old Quebec student.
  
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• Brownstein: Ticklish Xmas tree, colossal latke and an avalanche of ads - Montreal Gazette

  06-12-2018 21:08
  Brownstein: Ticklish Xmas tree, colossal latke and an avalanche of ads  Montreal GazetteWhen it comes to quirky seasonal offerings, Montreal can more than hold its own.
  
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• School board suspends swimming lessons following teen's drowning death - CTV News

  06-12-2018 21:03
  School board suspends swimming lessons following teen's drowning death  CTV NewsOne Montreal-area school board is suspended its temporarily swimming program following the drowning death of a high school student.
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Looking forward to Pierrefonds library drive-thru

  06-12-2018 21:03
  As a voracious reader and West Island Mom passionate about fostering a life-long love of reading in my children, I could not be any more excited about the brand spanking new library opening up on the West Island. Its trendy design struck me as a little odd at first, but as I’ve watched its construction, it has grown on me.I love that it has won a design award, will feature a coffee shop and that the interior will look neat and futuristic.Last but not least is the great plan for a drive-thr
  
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• Kirkland's 'St. Patrick' uses ball hockey to reach out to those with mental health issues

  06-12-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Every Tuesday, Kirkland's Sportplex hosts a ball hockey game for people struggling with mental health issues.
  
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• Young cannabis users say raising legal smoking age to 21 is pointless

  06-12-2018 20:43
  If Aiden wants to smoke weed, he texts his friend and gets it delivered within 30 minutes.
  The CEGEP student is old enough to buy cannabis legally, but he says it’s too much of a hassle: long lines at the Société québécoise du cannabis and frequent stock shortages make it easier for him to just buy it off a dealer.
  So if and when the Coalition Avenir Québec government passes a law that would raise the cannabis smoking age from 18 to 21 — which would
  
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• Dorval residents debate over Cardinal Avenue bike path

  06-12-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  There's a debate raging in Dorval, especially among residents who live close to Cardinal Avenue. 
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Carey Price gets call in rematch with Senators

  06-12-2018 20:20
  OTTAWA — Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said he might make a change in his lineup for Thursday’s rematch against the Ottawa Senators (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio) and it appears that Nicolas Deslauriers will return in place of Matthew Peca.
  The tipoff came after the morning skate at Canadian Tire Centre. While most of  his teammates were heading to the bus back to their hotel, Peca was still on the ice.
  The Canadiens defeated the Senators 5-2 Tuesday night at the Bel
  
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• House of Commons observes moment of silence for Ecole Polytechnique

  06-12-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  The House of Commons observed a moment of silence on Thursday for victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre.
  
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• Police need help finding Senneville mailbox bomber

  06-12-2018 20:13
  A $5,000 reward is being offered to catch the suspect who put an explosive device in a roadside mailbox six months ago in scenic Senneville.
  A 68-year-old woman suffered minor injuries June 6 when a homemade device exploded around 7:10 p.m. on Senneville Rd., near Angus Ave.
  The device exploded while the victim was retrieving a package from the mailbox. A man, who was nearby when the explosion occurred, came to the woman’s aid.
  Sun Youth, through an anonymous donor, put up the re
  
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• Video Showing Three Men Set A Car On Fire In Montreal And Almost Blow Themselves Up - MTL Blog

  06-12-2018 20:09
  Video Showing Three Men Set A Car On Fire In Montreal And Almost Blow Themselves Up  MTL BlogMontreal has some pretty bizarre criminal patterns. This year, for example, firebomb attacks on pizza restaurants have become a concerningly common modus ...
  
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• REM construction begins in West Island

  06-12-2018 20:09
  Construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) has started in the West Island.
  Although the light-rail train service for the Greater Montreal region is still years away, construction of the REM’s 12-km elevated structure in the West Island is beginning to take shape along Highway 40.
  The construction of the elevated portion of the route will require the installation of pillars along the former Doney Spur line, and Highway 40 near the Fairview shopping centre in Pointe
  
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• Air Transat drops its Montreal-Tel Aviv route - Canadian Jewish News

  06-12-2018 19:56
  Air Transat drops its Montreal-Tel Aviv route  Canadian Jewish NewsAir Transat will not be flying between Montreal and Tel Aviv next season, as it has suspended the *service* after only two years.
  
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• Sarnia remembers victims of the Montreal Massacre - Sarnia Observer

  06-12-2018 19:55
  Sarnia remembers victims of the Montreal Massacre  Sarnia ObserverThe names of 14 women murdered at the 1989 Montreal Massacre, along with the names of women killed in the Sarnia area in recent years, were read ...
  
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• Montreal Impact tap ex-midfielder Patrick Leduc for operations post

  06-12-2018 19:38
  Former Montreal Impact midfielder Patrick Leduc has been appointed administrative director of soccer operations, the MLS club announced on Thursday.
  As part of his functions, Leduc will supervise the programs and budgets of the club’s Academy program and operations at the Centre Nutrilait training centre as well as being the main link with the first team regarding players developed within the club’s structure. He is also charged with developing relations with Canada Soccer and Soccer
  
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• 3 tips for entertaining in a small space this holiday season

  06-12-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Home Décor expert Karl Lohnes shares his tips on how to entertain in a small space during the holidays.
  
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• Techstars hosts first AI Demo Day in Montreal - BetaKit

  06-12-2018 19:27
  Techstars hosts first AI Demo Day in Montreal  BetaKitTechstars Montreal AI revealed the nine companies graduating from its first accelerator program at its Demo Day at the Théâtre St-Denis in Montreal.
  
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• École Polytechnique student receives 4th Order of the White Rose engineering scholarship

  06-12-2018 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  Viviane Aubin is the second recipient to graduate from École Polytechnique with an undergraduate degree in engineering.
  
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• Opinion: How to ensure your donations are helpful and appreciated

  06-12-2018 19:12
  A few years ago, my mom and I were sitting on the couch watching TV when her face turned beet red.
  A reporter was standing outside a food bank located just a few blocks from my mom’s house. He was holding up a can of clams and wearing a bemused expression on his face.
  “Pasta with clams is one of my easiest recipes,” said my mom, defensively, “you hardly need any ingredients.”
  As the reporter launched into his segment on what not to give to food banks, citing items s
  
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