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• Ann-Sophie Bettez scores six goals as Canadiennes sweep China road trip

  16-12-2018 23:49
  The Canadiennes climbed to within three points of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League leading Calgary Inferno with three victories against the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays last week in Shenzhen, China.
  On Wednesday, Ann-Sophie Bettez had a hat trick and assisted on a goal by Marie-Philip Poulin in a 4-1 win. On Friday, Bettez scored another two goals in the first period and the Rays managed only 15 shots the entire game as the Canadiennes won 5-1. On Saturday, Poulin scored only 2:06 into the ga
  
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• Facing hefty pay cuts, workers demonstrate at Trudeau Airport

  16-12-2018 23:36 via cbc.ca
  "I'm a good worker, I never stuck my head out, and they still came for me. So this was a big shock for me," said one union member.
  
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• THE CAT CAME BACK: Baloo back home in N.S. after being mistakenly shipped to Montreal - Edmonton Journal

  16-12-2018 22:56
  THE CAT CAME BACK: Baloo back home in N.S. after being mistakenly shipped to Montreal  Edmonton JournalHALIFAX — Much to the relief of his loving family, Baloo the cat came back — just not the very next day — after being mistakenly shipped 1200 kilometres away.
  
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• Yves-François Blanchet launches Bloc Québécois leadership campaign - Montreal Gazette

  16-12-2018 22:33
  Yves-François Blanchet launches Bloc Québécois leadership campaign  Montreal GazetteIf other candidates decide to run against Blanchet, the party will choose its new leader on Feb. 24.
  
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• Teen injured after falling off moving train in Dorval

  16-12-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  A teenager suffered serious injuries and is in hospital in stable condition after being struck by a freight train in Dorval overnight. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Pierrefonds students on a sweet holiday mission

  16-12-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Grade 4 students at St. Charles Elementary School in Pierrefonds were on a mission Sunday morning, handing out sweet treats and an even sweeter reminder that acts of kindness are the essence of Christmas. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
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• Montreal food banks again want public to give money instead of non-perishable items - CTV News

  16-12-2018 22:23
  Montreal food banks again want public to give money instead of non-perishable items  CTV NewsMontreal food banks are again asking the public for cash instead of cans.
  
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• Pierrefonds students hope to inspire others with Christmas act of kindness

  16-12-2018 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Bright and early Sunday morning, Grade 4 students from St. Charles Elementary School embarked on a special mission.
  
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• Quebecers critical of Alberta oil but buying more gasoline, SUVs, bigger homes: report

  16-12-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's premier is quick to reject "dirty'' oil from Western Canada in favour of hydro power, but new data indicate the province's citizens are buying record amounts of gasoline.
  
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• Amid a chronic shortage of beds, Montreal to open new, winter-only homeless shelter - CTV News

  16-12-2018 21:22
  Amid a chronic shortage of beds, Montreal to open new, winter-only homeless shelter  CTV NewsFor years, Montreal's homeless advocacy groups have scrambled to find ways to keep the thousands of people on the city's streets warm during winter, but some ...
  
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• Protesters at Trudeau airport back workers threatened with outsourcing

  16-12-2018 21:01
  Roughly 100 protesters descended on Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau Airport on Sunday morning to support workers whose jobs are threatened if they don’t accept a 33 per cent salary rollback.
  Josée Dubois, the president of the union representing the airports white collar workers, says the employer is threatening to replace 93 clerks, administrative agents and security guards through outsourcing.
  She couldn’t explain the reasoning behind the decision.
  “Passenger traffic k
  
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• Jack Todd: Montreal baseball study promising, but we'll be twisting in the wind for a long time

  16-12-2018 20:11
  If Major League Baseball is indeed wending its way back to Montreal, it is doing so at the pace of one of those interminable postseason games we saw in October — one stately, cautious step at a time.
  That, of course, is as it should be. As it has to be. Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber know precisely what they’re doing. They’re the twin engines behind the effort to bring the Expos back to town and they understand that this can’t be done in haste, or with a noisy public b
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Dec. 16

  16-12-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  This week, learn about how shelters and one woman's research are changing the conversation about homelessness, while one university professor explains why holiday shopping can bring out the worst in people.
  
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• Baloo the cat returns home after being accidentally shipped to Montreal - Toronto Star

  16-12-2018 19:22
  Baloo the cat returns home after being accidentally shipped to Montreal  Toronto StarHALIFAX—Much to the relief of his loving family, Baloo the cat came back — just not the very next day — after being mistakenly shipped 1,200 kilometres away.
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Dec. 16 - Global News

  16-12-2018 19:07
  This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Dec. 16  Global NewsFocus Montreal introduces Montrealers to the people who are shaping our community by bringing their stories into focus.
  
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• From homelessness to academia

  16-12-2018 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Jayne Malenfant’s research, inspired by her own experience living on the streets of Montreal, looks at how schools can help understand and accommodate homeless youth. Malenfant joined Global News senior anchor Jamie Orchard to talk about her life and her work.
  
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• Baloo the cat back home in N.S. after being mistakenly shipped 1,200 kilometres across Canada

  16-12-2018 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Baloo's 10-day-long ordeal began when he snuck into a box of tire rims to catch a quick catnap in his Halifax-area home, not knowing that the box he had crawled into would soon be on its way to Alberta.
  
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• Arrest made in connection with death of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu woman

  16-12-2018 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  Police have arrested a man in his 20s in Sainte-Adèle.
  
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• Cat mistakenly mailed from Nova Scotia to Montreal returns home - CTV News

  16-12-2018 17:59
  Cat mistakenly mailed from Nova Scotia to Montreal returns home  CTV NewsBaloo, the cat mistakenly shipped 1200 kilometres away from his Halifax-area home to Montreal, has returned to his family in Nova Scotia.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Ending homelessness in Canada

  16-12-2018 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  Matthew Pearce, president and CEO of the Old Brewery Mission, sat down with Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes to discuss “Beyond Shelter” — a new book featuring a collection of essays written by those working on the front lines and which highlights the role shelters can play to eliminate homelessness in Canada.
  
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• Victor Schukov: My prognostications for 2119

  16-12-2018 17:11
  “In the far future, my work will be highly publicised, although very few people will know I had a first name.” – Nostradamus (1552)
  As it is really tough to predict something really novel a year ahead, I have decided to hedge my bets and predict 2119. (Who’s going to be around to dispute it?)
  A recent Angus-Reid poll posed the following feeler: “Is there a future in predicting the future?” The results were startling: 64 per cent said Yes, 14 per cent said No a
  
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• Teen suffers ‘serious’ head trauma after falling off moving train in Dorval: police

  16-12-2018 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  "Was it a game? Was he trying to travel somewhere else? It's hard to explain."
  
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• Canadiens GM needs to spend wisely, not blindly | HI/O Bonus

  16-12-2018 17:00
  In this bonus episode, our panelists — Gazette columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — look at the US$9.3 million general manager has left under the NHL salary cap.
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• Montreal voters go to polls in two municipal byelections - Montreal Gazette

  16-12-2018 16:33
  Montreal voters go to polls in two municipal byelections  Montreal GazettePolls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in two boroughs to replace municipal representatives who successfully jumped to provincial politics in the Oct. 1 general ...
  
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• Montreal voters go to polls in two municipal byelections

  16-12-2018 16:33
  Voters in eastern and northern Montreal are voting on Sunday to replace two municipal representatives who jumped to provincial politics in the Oct. 1 election.
  The polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the municipal byelections in Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles borough, and the St-Michel district of the Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension borough.
  In R.D.P.—P.A.T., Caroline Bourgeois of Mayor Valérie Plante‘s Projet Montré
  
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• Kingsbury rules dual moguls to cap golden weekend in China

  16-12-2018 16:29 via cbc.ca
  Canadian freestyle skier Mikaë​l Kingsbury extended his podium run to eight on the World Cup circuit with a victory in Sunday's dual mogul event in Thaiwoo, China.
  
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• Some cauliflower, red and green lettuce sold in Canada recalled after U.S. investigation

  16-12-2018 16:20 via cbc.ca
  Due to a possible E-coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce and green leaf lettuce products produced by Adam Bros. Farming Inc. of Santa Maria, Calif., have been recalled.
  
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• Woman found dead in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu home

  16-12-2018 16:08
  The Sûreté du Québec is investigating after a woman was found dead in a Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu home.
  Her body, which bore signs of violence, was found around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday evening.
  Police officers arrested a suspect in Saint-Adèle, in the Laurentians. He is still being interrogated.
  The link between the woman and the suspect is unknown, as is the motive for the crime.
  The investigation is being carried out by the SQ in collaboration with local police.
  
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• Quebecers doing more of their holiday shopping online: poll - CTV News

  16-12-2018 15:34
  Quebecers doing more of their holiday shopping online: poll  CTV NewsQuebecers are turning more and more to the Internet when it comes to their Christmas shopping.
  
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• Fitness: How mindful is your workout?

  16-12-2018 15:00
  Mindfulness is a common buzzword around the gym. But what does it mean to be mindful during a workout? And is there any proven benefit to “being in the moment”?
  A team of researchers from the U.K. tackled some of these questions, searching for any evidence that practising mindfulness during exercise can make workouts more enjoyable, purposeful and ultimately increase the chances of sticking with it.
  For those new to the concept, the definition of mindfulness is being attentive t
  
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• Woman found dead in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu home, suspect arrested in Laurentians

  16-12-2018 14:43 via cbc.ca
  Quebec provincial police are investigating after a woman was found dead in a home in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the Montérégie region south of Montreal Saturday evening.
  
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• Polls open at 10 for two municipal by-elections - CTV News

  16-12-2018 14:42
  Polls open at 10 for two municipal by-elections  CTV NewsMontrealers in two different districts will head to the polls for municipal by-elections on Sunday.
  
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• Cat accidentally shipped to Montreal in parcel reunited with N.S. family - CBC News

  16-12-2018 14:10
  Cat accidentally shipped to Montreal in parcel reunited with N.S. family  CBC NewsIt took courier *service*, a 17-hour drive and a 2,400-kilometre round trip, but the cat did come back. A Nova Scotia family was reunited with their pet Saturday ...
  
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• Cat accidentally shipped to Montreal in parcel reunited with N.S. family

  16-12-2018 14:10 via cbc.ca
  A Nova Scotia family was reunited with their pet Saturday night after the cat was accidentally sent 1,200 kilometres in a package.
  
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• Patience and a DIY spirit are true virtues in Laval riverfront home

  16-12-2018 14:00
  Unless it’s a proverbial swamp somewhere in Florida, buying land is always a good deal. For as Mark Twain said: “They’re not making it anymore.”
  That is what one man (who preferred to remain anonymous for this article) had in mind when, at the end of his university studies in 1994, he bought a piece of land in Laval.
  Bordered on one side by Rivière-des-Mille-Îles and a conservation area on the other, on which research scientists were converting a me
  
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• After 78 years, a bittersweet ending for Chocolats Andrée

  16-12-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  For three generations, the family business been making chocolates every day in-house. From the candied orange peels and cherries to the caramel and cream fillings, everything is done by hand. It's that old-fashioned way of doing things that the shop's loyal customers say they will miss.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Cow steals show in graduation photo shoot - Montreal Gazette

  16-12-2018 13:59
  While you were sleeping: Cow steals show in graduation photo shoot  Montreal GazetteHere's what happened while the Habs beat the Senators — again. About 20 people were forced out of their homes by a fire in the Hochelaga—Maisonneuve ...
  
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• While you were sleeping: Cow steals show in graduation photo shoot

  16-12-2018 13:59
  Here’s what happened while the Habs beat the Senators — again.
  About 20 people were forced out of their homes by a fire in the Hochelaga—Maisonneuve borough on Saturday afternoon. The fire started around noon at the building near the corner of Sicard and de Rouen Sts., according to the Montreal fire department. About 100 firefighters were dispatched to control the four-alarm fire, which was put out shortly after 2:30 p.m. The residents of
  
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• Teen in serious condition after being hit by train in Dorval - Montreal Gazette

  16-12-2018 13:41
  Teen in serious condition after being hit by train in Dorval  Montreal GazetteThe 16 year old suffered a head injury and was rushed to hospital.
  
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• Teen in serious condition after being hit by train in Dorval

  16-12-2018 13:41
  A 16 year old suffered a serious head injury when he was hit by a train overnight in Dorval.
  According to Montreal police spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron, the teen was trying to jump onto a moving train when he fell and was hit by another train that was moving at a low speed.
  The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. near Cardinal Ave.
  The victim was taken to hospital in serious condition.
  Bergeron said police are still trying to determine why the teen was trying to jump onto the train.
  
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• GARRIOCH GAME REPORT: Meltdown in Montreal as Sens give up four in third period - Ottawa Sun

  16-12-2018 13:22
  GARRIOCH GAME REPORT: Meltdown in Montreal as Sens give up four in third period  Ottawa SunMONTREAL — The Ottawa Senators fell apart at the seams Saturday night and it turned out to be costly. Trying to win two straight on the road for the first time ...
  
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• Teenager in hospital after being injured by train in Dorval

  16-12-2018 12:43 via cbc.ca
  A 16 year-old boy is in hospital after being hit by a train early Sunday morning at the Dorval commuter train station.
  
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• Montreal weather: Cloudy and cool - Montreal Gazette

  16-12-2018 12:31
  Montreal weather: Cloudy and cool  Montreal GazetteIncreasing cloudiness with a northeast wind of 20 km/h.
  
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• Sunday road closings to be on the lookout for

  16-12-2018 12:30
  Try to avoid these routes today with Turcot work creating these closings.  
  Turcot Interchange/Highway 20 
  Highway 20 East will be closed from Exit 60 for Highway 13 to the Turcot Interchange until Monday at 5 a.m.
  The Angrignon Blvd. entrance for Highway 20 East will also be closed until Monday at 5 a.m. as will the entrance from Route 138 East to Highway 20 East. However, there will be one lane available for motorists heading to Route 138 West and the Mercier Bridge.
  Only one la
  
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• Montreal weather: Cloudy and cool

  16-12-2018 12:30
  Increasing cloudiness with a northeast wind of 20 km/h.
  Environment Canada is calling for a high of plus 1 and a wind chill near minus 9. 
  Tonight: Cloudy with a 60-per-cent chance of flurries and a risk of freezing rain.The low will be minus 4 with a wind chill near minus 8.
  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
  
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• Habs Headlines: Are the Montreal Canadiens playoff contenders? - Habs Eyes on the Prize

  16-12-2018 10:00
  Habs Headlines: Are the Montreal Canadiens playoff contenders?  Habs Eyes on the PrizeHow do the Montreal Canadiens stack up against fellow playoff contenders? [TSN 690]; The Canadiens have no complaints about their schedule this season.
  
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• In the Habs' Room: Canadiens show once again they won't give up

  16-12-2018 05:45
  There’s one very admirable thing about this Canadiens team: they won’t give up.
  The Canadiens have showed that time and again this season and Saturday night was another example when they rallied from a 2-1 deficit after two periods to beat the Senators 5-2. The Canadiens also had to beat the referees, who made what might be the worst call of the NHL season when they penalized Artturi Lehkonen for embellishment after getting hooked to the ice by Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot while
  
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• Canadiens ride Carey Price's hot hand to a 5-2 win over Senators

  16-12-2018 05:16
  If the Canadiens are going to make the playoffs, this was one of those games they have to win.
  They did, but it wasn’t as easy as the final score might indicate as the Canadiens rallied from a 2-1 deficit after two periods to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 at the Bell Centre.
  The Senators are below the Canadiens in the standings and were playing their second game in two nights, following a 4-2 win in Detroit on Friday, while the Canadiens hadn’t played since Thursday’s 6-4 win ov
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens dump the Ottawa Senators

  16-12-2018 04:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Montreal Canadiens took on the Ottawa Senators on home ice Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
  
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• About last night … Canadiens romp to another 5-2 Senators stomp

  16-12-2018 04:21
  The good news?
  No more games against dishwater-dull Ottawa.
  The bad news?
  Who else can the Canadiens beat 5-2 three times in a row?
  And who else can they outshoot 47-18?
  But it wasn’t an easy Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
  Despite outshooting the visitors 28-11 through two periods, the Canadiens trailed 2-1 … largely owing to the brilliance of Mike McKenna.
  And you couldn’t really fault the lifetime minor-league goaltender for the four-goal third-period explosion that sank
  
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