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• Loud laughter leads to arrest of Montreal couple

  11-12-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 11: A Montreal couple claims police used excessive force in arresting and restraining them last April because they were laughing too loudly in public. As Global’s Anne Leclair explains, the couple released by-stander video of the arrest which they claim contradicts the SPVM’s version of the fact.​
  
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• Educating business owners about service dogs

  11-12-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 11: A new West Island initiative aims to teach business owners about service dogs. As Global’s Dan Spector explains, the education campaign follows an incident that saw a man and his dog kicked out of a Pierrefonds Tim Hortons.
  
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• Montreal police department presents action plan to improve race relations

  11-12-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 11: Montreal police department’s new chief presented a ten point action plan to prevent racial and social profiling in the city over the next three years. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, while the SPVM was making a case to end racial profiling, the Black Coalition of Quebec has submitted a $4 million class...
  
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• Plante not automatically personally immune from Formula E lawsuit: judge

  11-12-2018 23:38
  A Superior Court judge has rejected Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s motion to quash a lawsuit filed against her by the organizers of the Formula E electric car race she ordered canceled last year.
  As a result, the $33-million lawsuit naming her and the city as co-defendants is to go to trial, the ruling says.
  Plante claimed she was acting as mayor and bears no personal responsibility towards Formula E Operations Ltd., which filed suit against her and the city after she announced las
  
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• Plante not automatically personally immune from Formula E lawsuit: judge - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2018 23:29
  Plante not automatically personally immune from Formula E lawsuit: judge  Montreal GazetteA Superior Court judge has rejected Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante's motion to quash a lawsuit filed against her by the owners of the Formula E electric car race ...
  
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• Province wants more support for caregivers

  11-12-2018 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 11: One in four Quebecers is a caregiver to an aging or ill loved one, which can be a daunting task. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher explains, many caregivers say they often feel alone and say there’s no one to take care of them.
  
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• Ford F Series most stolen class of vehicles in Canada: Insurance Board

  11-12-2018 23:20
  F Series Ford pickups have proved themselves the most stolen class of vehicles in Canada, the Insurance Board of Canada’s annual report on car theft has found.
  The report, published Tuesday, says various models of the Ford F350 pickup truck occupy the top five spots in its survey, while three of the next five spots go to the Ford F250.
  In Quebec, SUVs produced by Acura, Toyota and Honda are the most frequently stolen vehicles while in Ontario, high-end pickups and SUVs including the T
  
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• Quebec Superior Court gets 2 new judges, 1 specializing in terror cases

  11-12-2018 23:18
  Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on Tuesday named two new justices to Quebec Superior Court, one of them a specialist in prosecuting cases dealing with terrorism.
  Lyne Décarie, a lawyer with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), has overseen numerous terrorism cases. She will hear cases in Montreal.
  The second new judge is Guylaine Duplessis of Duplessis Robillard Avocats, who will also sit in the district of Montreal.
  Neither appointment represents an increas
  
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• ‘I would probably encourage it’: Economist suggests N.B. pull out of Francophonie Games

  11-12-2018 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Francophonie Games, or Jeux de la Francophonie, are projected to cost $130 million. The original bid was placed for $17 million in 2015.
  
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• Cleavers, fake guns, snow globes are no-nos on flights, but cannabis OK

  11-12-2018 23:14
  Fake guns.
  A baseball bat.
  A meat cleaver.
  Bear spray.
  Torch lighters.
  A snow globe.
  These are a few of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority’s least favourite things. All of them are also items that passengers at Trudeau airport tried to bring on to airplanes in their carry-on baggage. (The snow globe’s a no-no because it’s filled with fluid, which, in the hands of the wrong person, could conceivably be used to create an explosive device.)
  Montreal being a gastronomic
  
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• Kahnawake passes its own cannabis law, but businesses will have to wait a bit longer to set up shop

  11-12-2018 23:12 via cbc.ca
  Even though the Mohawk community passed a Cannabis Control Law on Monday, a moratorium on distribution and sales of cannabis remains in effect until regulations under the law are developed and implemented.
  
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• Holiday travelers may want to think twice before packing their ‘Christmas green’

  11-12-2018 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Dec 11: Officials at Trudeau Airport are reminding travelers to double check their carry-on luggage before flying off to their holiday destination. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo explains, while packing pot to fly domestically is allowed, international travelers will have to leave their holiday greenery behind.
  
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• Brownstein: Despite assurances, Moishes sale leaves fans in a sizzle

  11-12-2018 22:56
  “Eight free latkes when the Habs score five!”
  That didn’t take long. Within minutes of the announcement of the recent sale of the iconic Moishes to the Sportscene Group, owners of La Cage (né La Cage aux Sports), the messages started coming in fast and funny and sometimes furious.
  The above rejoinder from a pundit buddy is, of course, a reference to the La Cage policy of offering patrons eight free chicken wings if-and-when the Montreal Canadiens score at least five goal
  
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• Skepticism follows Montreal police plan to combat profiling of racial minorities - The Globe and Mail

  11-12-2018 22:54
  Skepticism follows Montreal police plan to combat profiling of racial minorities  The Globe and MailThe plan is short on details, but includes a long-awaited promise to begin collecting and analyzing data on complaints against officers accused of racial profiling.
  
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• Montreal police to track racial profiling cases amid mounting criticism - CBC.ca

  11-12-2018 22:51
  Montreal police to track racial profiling cases amid mounting criticism  CBC.caThe City of Montreal has directed its police *service* to track allegations of social and racial profiling as part of a series of commitments aimed at curbing the ...
  
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• Montreal couple claims video of their ‘violent’ arrest contradicts police report

  11-12-2018 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  The 34-year-old software engineer and her boyfriend are still traumatized over what started as a simple walk to get coffee that turned into a violent arrest.
  
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• West Bank terrorism victims have family in Montreal - Canadian Jewish News

  11-12-2018 22:41
  West Bank terrorism victims have family in Montreal  Canadian Jewish NewsA Montreal family is waiting for the latest news on the condition of two relatives who were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the West Bank on Dec. 9.
  
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• New university campus squeezing Montreal's poorest neighbourhood - National Observer

  11-12-2018 22:39
  New university campus squeezing Montreal's poorest neighbourhood  National ObserverConstruction of a new University of Montreal science campus in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods is putting a squeeze on housing as 10000 students ...
  
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• Freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won the 2018 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year

  11-12-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Mikael Kingsbury is the first freestyle skier to win the award.
  
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• Christine Sinclair named Canadian Women’s top player for the 14th time - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2018 22:34
  Christine Sinclair named Canadian Women’s top player for the 14th time  Montreal GazetteTORONTO — Christine Sinclair has been voted Canadian Women's Player of the Year for the 14th time.The 35-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., scored the winning ...
  
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• A new cinema is bringing together Montreal's great divide: French and English movie fans - CBC.ca

  11-12-2018 22:30
  A new cinema is bringing together Montreal's great divide: French and English movie fans  CBC.caLike most great things in the city, Cinéma Moderne feels decadently European — and like it could only exist in Montreal.
  
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• Quebec holds consultation on action plan to support caregivers

  11-12-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  One in four Quebecers older than 15 are caregivers to an aging or ill loved one. It can be demanding and exhausting; many of them say they often feel alone - and that there's no one to take care of them.
  
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• The Oldest Restaurant In Montreal Is Throwing A Glamorous New Year's Eve Dinner Party To Celebrate The Start Of 2019 - MTL Blog

  11-12-2018 22:08
  The Oldest Restaurant In Montreal Is Throwing A Glamorous New Year's Eve Dinner Party To Celebrate The Start Of 2019  MTL BlogNow that the holidays are quickly approahing, we're already looking forward to New Year's Eve and its promise of giant parties, dinners, and celebrations that ...
  
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• Pointe-Claire's Terra Cotta park offering winter activities

  11-12-2018 22:00
  Terra-Cotta Nature Park in Pointe-Claire is a great place for a nature walk in the summer, and it will soon makes its network of outdoor trails more accessible for winter activities.
  The city said a new project will update signs and maps at park entrances to show the winter trail network through 40 hectares of woodland.
  Winter trail markers also will be added in order to better define trails, wire fences will be installed to make walkways safer, and tree branches will be pruned after periods of
  
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• Montreal couple claims video of their ‘violent’ arrest contradicts police report - Global News

  11-12-2018 21:49
  Montreal couple claims video of their ‘violent’ arrest contradicts police report  Global NewsThe eyewitness video released by CRARR shows 32-year-old Brian Mann being tackled to the ground by six Montreal police officers. He sustained several ...
  
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• Video: Montreal police used excessive force, biracial couple says

  11-12-2018 21:38
  Brian Mann and his girlfriend Tayana Jacques say they were on their way to get coffee on a Saturday morning last April when they began laughing at a cute Corgi on the street.
  Seconds later, they say, a police car pulled up beside them on St-Laurent Blvd. and an officer told them they were laughing too loudly.
  When Mann asked if there was a law against walking and laughing, two officers came out of the car saying they would define what was too loud, according to the couple.
  Wanting to avoid a con
  
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• Montreal police unveil profiling strategy

  11-12-2018 21:38
  Montreal police presented its plan on racial and social profiling on Tuesday, as fresh allegations of profiling surfaced and a class-action suit against police was announced.
  New Police Chief Sylvain Caron and other police brass unveiled the three-year strategy at a public meeting of the city’s public security committee.
  It proposes:
  — Updating training for officers
  — Ensuring inclusion and equal treatment by police
  — Restoring public confidence in police
  — Ensuring
  
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• SUVs top list of Quebec's most stolen vehicles

  11-12-2018 21:34 via cbc.ca
  The top ten vehicles stolen in Quebec this year included several SUVs, according to a new report. Many of these cars end up overseas.
  
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• Quebec adoptees finally getting some long sought answers about their roots

  11-12-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Bill 113, which came into effect last June, lifted the confidentiality attached to adoption records in Quebec.
  
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• Chambly citizens group wants their city to be put under trusteeship

  11-12-2018 21:25 via cbc.ca
  A group of citizens and city councillors in Chambly is asking the provincial government to place the small city under trusteeship.
  
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• Video: Montreal police used excessive force, biracial couple says - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2018 21:17
  Video: Montreal police used excessive force, biracial couple says  Montreal GazetteOfficers told them they were laughing too loudly on the street. Then: handcuffs, pepper spray, punches.
  
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• Montreal airport lays out guidelines for flying during holidays, including cannabis rules - Global News

  11-12-2018 20:14
  Montreal airport lays out guidelines for flying during holidays, including cannabis rules  Global NewsOfficials from Montreal's Trudeau Airport lay out guidelines for fast and safe traveling, including tips on flying with cannabis.
  
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• ‘The Marriage Project’ showcases love after 40 years of marriage

  11-12-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  A new collaboration showcases the photographs and stories of 12 Montreal couples.
  
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• Video of Montreal police arresting couple

  11-12-2018 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  The eyewitness video released by CRARR shows 32-year-old Brian Mann being tackled to the ground by six Montreal police officers. He sustained several injuries after the April 7 incident, including a fractured cheekbone and torn ligaments in both arms and one leg.
  
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• People Are Now Physically Blocking Postal Trucks In Montreal In Support Of Canada Post Workers - MTL Blog

  11-12-2018 20:06
  People Are Now Physically Blocking Postal Trucks In Montreal In Support Of Canada Post Workers  MTL BlogDespite the Postal Strike officially ending in Montreal on November 27th, some Canadians have decided to keep fighting on postal workers' behalf. Last night ...
  
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• Opinion: Deux-Montagnes line woes will get worse. What's the plan? - Montreal Gazette

  11-12-2018 20:05
  Opinion: Deux-Montagnes line woes will get worse. What's the plan?  Montreal GazetteWhatever delays, stoppages and cancellations riders are facing now is only the tip of the massive transit iceberg ahead.
  
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• Opinion: Deux-Montagnes line woes will get worse. What's the plan?

  11-12-2018 20:04
  Since September, the Exo Deux-Montagnes line has been steadily accumulating delays and incidents of cancelled trains, causing almost daily impacts on the punctuality (and stress levels) of the thousands of residents who depend on the service to get to their place of work or study, and ultimately causing a decline in ridership as passengers revert to commuting by car.
  To get a small sampling of train commuters’ frustrations, check in to the Facebook EXO-spérés (Mouvement / Ral
  
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• Montreal police seek help in tracking down missing 15 year old

  11-12-2018 19:57
  Montreal police have turned to the public for help in locating 15-year-old Herlisha Noémie Guerrier, who was last seen Dec. 7 in the borough of  Montréal-Nord. Investigators say they have reason to fear for the girl’s safety.
  When last seen, Guerrier was wearing torn jeans and a black camisole. She speaks French and stands 5-feet-2 and weighs 120 pounds.
  Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is urged to call 911, speak to their local police station or contact In
  
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• Mogul king Mikael Kingsbury adds Lou Marsh Trophy to crowded awards shelf

  11-12-2018 19:39 via cbc.ca
  Freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won the 2018 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., won his first Olympic gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games and dominated the World Cup moguls circuit.
  
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• Robbery of donation bins spikes just before Holidays

  11-12-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Local community organizations in Montreal that collect donated goods to support the needy are having some of their donation bins robbed.
  
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• This Montreal oratory modernized the classic nativity scene (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  11-12-2018 19:25
  This Montreal oratory modernized the classic nativity scene (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal has displayed a modernized version of the nativity scene as part of their "Une crèche, un monde" exhibition.
  
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• Biracial couple says Montreal police used excessive force during arrests

  11-12-2018 19:23
  A video showing a violent arrest of a biracial couple last spring shows Montreal police abused their power and acted with excessive force, the victims said on Tuesday.
  Brian Mann, 31, and his black girlfriend, Tayana Jacques, 34, said they were walking down St-Laurent Blvd. on a Saturday morning, talking and laughing, when a police cruiser pulled alongside them.
  The two officers told the couple they were being too loud.
  A video taken by a bystander shows police officers grabbing Mann a
  
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• Preparing for the apocalypse with Montreal’s most infamous chefs - Toronto Star

  11-12-2018 19:21
  Preparing for the apocalypse with Montreal’s most infamous chefs  Toronto StarThe Joe Beef team has been busy in 2018, opening two new restaurants and now releasing their second cookbook, a book about shutting out the noise and ...
  
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