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• Valérie Plante hails R.D.P–P.A.T. byelection breakthrough

  17-12-2018 23:41
  Mayor Valérie Plante was all smiles Monday as she introduced the new mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.
  “The year is ending in style,” she said to reporters at city hall, standing next to Caroline Bourgeois, who defeated Ensemble Montréal candidate Manuel Guedes and independent candidate Marius Minier.
  Bourgeois, representing the governing Projet Montréal party, won 48 per cent of the vote, while Guedes received 45 per cent and Minier
  
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• Montreal drivers can breathe sigh of relief

  17-12-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Dec 17: The drive on Highway 20 East got a bit easier as of 5 a.m. Monday morning. A stretch of highway that leads to the Turcot Interchange has expanded from two lanes to three. As Global’s Tim Sargeant explains, this is the latest development in the project to rebuild the 50-year-old highway.
  
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• Iconic Montreal restaurant closing its doors

  17-12-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Dec 17: The owners of a well-known Montreal Szechuan restaurant are calling it quits after more than 30 years in business. The iconic Orchidée de Chine restaurant on Peel Street will offer its last dinner service on Dec. 23. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo explains, the owners say they just want to retire.
  
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• Highway 20 East now has 3 lanes open between Angrignon exit and Turcot Interchange

  17-12-2018 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  The drive into the city could become a lot easier to navigate.
  
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• White Christmas for Montreal in serious jeopardy | Suburban Weather - The Suburban Newspaper

  17-12-2018 23:13
  White Christmas for Montreal in serious jeopardy | Suburban Weather  The Suburban NewspaperIf snow for the Christmas season is your thing, you may be out of luck. A sharp warming trend is underway across southern Quebec, which will be be briefly ...
  
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• Irregular migrant claims last month dropped to lowest levels since June 2017

  17-12-2018 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Newly published federal data shows 1,019 irregular migrants were apprehended by the RCMP crossing into Canada between official border crossings last month.
  
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• Montreal police say sharing child pornography is always illegal — even as a warning

  17-12-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police are warning citizens to always be vigilant when it comes to sharing child pornography — even if it is meant to serve as a warning — because it is illegal.
  
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• Free straps to help Montreal métro riders hang on to their cellphones - Montreal Gazette

  17-12-2018 22:43
  Free straps to help Montreal métro riders hang on to their cellphones  Montreal GazetteA total of 5000 straps are to be distributed on Tuesday and Wednesday at a cost to the STM of $5800.
  
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• $5-million project launched to solve pyrrhotite problem in Quebec concrete

  17-12-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  Pyrrhotite expands when exposed to humidity and oxygen, and its presence can cause major damage to a building's foundation.
  
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• ‘Everything good comes to an end’: Longtime Chinese restaurant in Montreal to close

  17-12-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  After over three decades in business, L'Orchidée de Chine is closing its doors.
  
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• Pro-pipeline protesters boo Nenshi at mentions of Quebec, climate change during Calgary rally

  17-12-2018 22:22 via cbc.ca
  An estimated crowd of 2,700 packed into Calgary's Municipal Plaza on Monday for a noon rally to show support for Canada's beleaguered oil industry.
  
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• Stricter drunk driving laws come into effect across Canada - CTV News

  17-12-2018 22:04
  Stricter drunk driving laws come into effect across Canada  CTV NewsNew rules that increase penalties for drunk driving and expand police powers to demand breath samples take effect across Canada today, and some predict the ...
  
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• Pierrefonds-Roxboro raises awareness about service dogs

  17-12-2018 22:00
  As a result of an incident involving a service dog and a coffee shop in Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Mayor Jim Beis, members of the borough council, representatives of the service-dog foundation Asista and Craig Read and his service dog Joey have launched a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of allowing service dogs and their owners access to business establishments.
  Last week, members of council, Asista reps and Read and Joey visited merchants in the borough to explain how service dogs he
  
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• Montreal opening winter homeless shelter in Old Victoria Hospital? - mtltimes.ca

  17-12-2018 21:55
  Montreal opening winter homeless shelter in Old Victoria Hospital?  mtltimes.caHomeless shelter in Old Victoria Hospital – A public outcry arose when late last November on a cold and frigid night, Christian, a homeless man, was unable to ...
  
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• Impact acquires 2020 SuperDraft pick from Dynamo

  17-12-2018 21:38
  The Montreal Impact announced on Monday the acquisition of a third-round pick at the 2020 MLS SuperDraft from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for full-back Chris Duvall.
  Duvall, 27, played 42 games with the Montreal Impact in MLS, including 39 starts, scoring a goal and adding three assists. Before joining the Impact at the start of the 2017 season, the defender from Georgia spent three seasons with the New York Red Bulls.
  
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• ‘Everything good comes to an end’: Longtime Chinese restaurant in Montreal to close - Global News

  17-12-2018 21:35
  ‘Everything good comes to an end’: Longtime Chinese restaurant in Montreal to close  Global NewsWATCH: The owners of a well-known Montreal Szechuan restaurant are calling it quits after more than 30 years in business. The iconic Orchidée de Chine ...
  
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• Man charged with 1st-degree murder in death of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu woman

  17-12-2018 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Vincent Boucher, 24, is accused of killing Laurie Anne Grenier, whose body was found in a home on Bouthillier Street Saturday evening.
  
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• Man charged with threatening Jewish girls will face stiffer bail conditions

  17-12-2018 21:04
  A Montreal man accused of threatening to kill students at a Jewish girls’ school will face tougher bail conditions when he returns to court in January.
  At his next court appearance on Jan. 7, the Crown will instruct Robert Gosselin to stay away from Jewish schools and synagogues.
  The new conditions couldn’t be added during his court appearance on Monday because his lawyer was on holiday.
  After Gosselin was released on bail in October, several members of Montreal’s Jewish commun
  
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• What the Puck: Canadiens' road swing could be a key playoff barometer

  17-12-2018 20:48
  Are the Montreal Canadiens a playoff team?
  I think we’ll find out in the next two weeks. After their homestand ends Monday night against the Boston Bruins, the Habs head out on a six-game road trip. And how they perform during the annual pre- and post-Christmas jaunt should give us a good idea where this team stands.
  There is, as always, a big debate about this edition of the Canadiens and, as usual, the fans duking it out online, in bars and at cafés can’t agree on much of an
  
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• Controversy over Indigenous representation pursues Robert Lepage play as it opens in Paris

  17-12-2018 20:48 via cbc.ca
  Abenaki filmmaker Kim O'Bomsawin said one of the more offensive parts of the play — about residential schools — had been taken out, but more could have been done to rid it of its colonialist undertones.
  
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• CRTC says cheaper data-only plans on the way

  17-12-2018 20:37 via cbc.ca
  The country's three national wireless carriers have agreed to offer "broad range" data-only plans through their second- and third-tier brands, including $30-per-month plans with more megabytes than previously suggested, the industry's federal regulator said Monday.
  
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• Legault dismisses Alberta backlash over 'dirty energy' comment

  17-12-2018 20:28
  Vilified by Alberta politicians for saying Quebecers are not interested in “dirty energy,” Premier François Legault on Monday showed no sign of backing down.
  Commenting on criticisms from Premier Rachel Notley and Conservative Leader Jason Kenney, Legault suggested “it might look good” for some to criticize Quebec.
  Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Gaspé region, Legault repeated there is no social acceptability in the province for oil pipeline proj
  
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• Lise Ravary: Fond memories of childhood Christmases

  17-12-2018 20:21
  The time for nostalgia is upon us. Of all the things that look better from afar, Christmases past are way up there with boarding school and one’s first marriage.
  Technically, I don’t celebrate the Red and Green Holiday any more, since my conversion to Judaism, but my family does, with a vengeance. I have not yet found the nerve to abandon them to it all by fleeing south, so in the name of interfaith peace and love, I go along.
  Not that my childhood Christmases were anything special.
  
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• Canadiens Game Day: Habs' Jordie Benn will be healthy scratch vs. Bruins

  17-12-2018 20:16
  Canadiens coach Claude Julien will make one change to his lineup from Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, with David Schlemko taking Jordie Benn’s spot on the blue line against the Boston Bruins Monday night at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
  It marks the first time this season that Benn will be a healthy scratch after posting 1-3-4 totals and a plus 5 in 33 games while averaging 18:04 of ice time. Schlemko was a healthy scratch for the last two g
  
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• Here’s a health checklist to start your new year right

  17-12-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Start the New Year in good health with ways to improve your overall health and feel better for 2019.
  
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• New beginnings for annual Sun Youth Organization’s Christmas baskets donations

  17-12-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal's Sun Youth Organization opened its new doors to thousands of families handing out it annual Christmas baskets.
  
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• Montreal unlikely to have a white Christmas this year - Daily Hive

  17-12-2018 19:37
  Montreal unlikely to have a white Christmas this year  Daily HiveAccording to Environment Canada, the weather in Montreal during Christmas should remain relatively mild and a snow-fill holiday is unlikely.
  
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• Opinion: From the Jetsons to the Internet of Things

  17-12-2018 19:30
  It’s been more than 50 years since The Jetsons’ self-flying cars first appeared in living rooms across North America — introducing the illusion of a technological utopia with integrated artificial intelligence (AI), voice-recognition, advanced robotics and automation technology so smart that your fridge, wardrobe and toilet paper could be re-stocked on demand.
  These technologies are now integral in our lives. They connect people and countries, underpin our economy and are drivi
  
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• Quebec's increase in SUVs threaten environmental targets, report shows

  17-12-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  The report reveals that while the number of car sales has fallen by 28 per cent since 1990, SUV and truck sales have increased by 246 per cent.
  
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• Quebec's increase in SUVs, big homes threaten environmental targets, report shows

  17-12-2018 19:29 via cbc.ca
  The report reveals that while the number of car sales has fallen by 28 per cent since 1990, SUV and truck sales have increased by 246 per cent.
  
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• Algonquin artist uses beadwork and found objects to explore stories of resilience

  17-12-2018 19:17 via cbc.ca
  Jobena Petonoquot's first solo exhibition Rebellion of my Ancestors is on exhibition at the Conseil des arts de Montréal until Jan. 15.
  
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• Former BT Montreal host Elias Makos to replace Leslie Roberts on CJAD

  17-12-2018 19:13
  That didn’t take long: It was just two weeks ago that Leslie Roberts announced he would be vacating his mid-morning talk-show slot at CJAD to become the editor at large for a travel website.
  Although there was considerable speculation that he had been the chosen one to replace Roberts — who, in turn, had replaced Tommy Schnurmacher two years ago — it was officially announced on Monday that Elias Makos would be taking over the coveted 9 a.m. to noon slot as of Dec. 31.
  The annou
  
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• Man charged with threatening Jewish girls to face stiffer bail conditions

  17-12-2018 19:00
  A Montreal man accused of threatening to kill students at a Jewish girls’ school will face tougher bail conditions when he returns to court in January.
  At his next court appearance on Jan. 7, the Crown will instruct Robert Gosselin to stay away from Jewish schools and synagogues.
  The new conditions couldn’t be added during his court appearance on Monday because his lawyer was on holiday.
  After Gosselin was released on bail in October, several members of Montreal’s Jewish commun
  
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• A minimalist Christmas: How to be eco-cozy for the holidays

  17-12-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Quebecers are trying to make the holiday season more low-key and planet-friendly
  
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• A minimalist Christmas: How to be eco-cosy for the holidays

  17-12-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Quebecers are trying to make the holiday season more low-key and planet-friendly
  
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• Sharing child porn — even as a warning — is a crime: Montreal police

  17-12-2018 17:14
  The Montreal police department is calling upon citizens to be vigilant about sharing child pornography images and videos.
  In a statement issued Monday, the force said it had “handled a number of investigations concerning the sharing of child pornography images and videos by Montrealers who wanted to make family and friends aware of the dangers facing their children. Even if their intentions are good, people who share such images are committing a criminal offence and are subject to pro
  
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• Former MUHC exec to serve 39 months in prison, won't have to pay back $10M bribe

  17-12-2018 16:21
  Arther Porter‘s former right-hand man, Yanaï Elbaz, will not have to pay damages for having received a $10-million bribe when they awarded the contract for the MUHC superhospital to SNC-Lavalin.
  Quebec Court Judge Claude Leblond made his decision on the damages Monday morning. He ruled that a civil court, and not criminal court, is the more appropriate forum for such a matter.
  The MUHC was seeking $932 million in damages from Elbaz.
  Leblond also agreed with the common suggestion that
  
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• Yanai Elbaz sentenced to 3 years in prison in MUHC fraud case

  17-12-2018 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Elbaz was the ex-right-hand man of Arthur Porter, the disgraced former director of the MUHC who died in Panama in 2015 and was the prime suspect in what is considered one of the biggest corruption cases in Canadian history.
  
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• Two cars set on fire in Greenfield Park, police investigating

  17-12-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Longueuil police are investigating after two cars were set on fire in Greenfield Park.
  
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• Six O'Clock Solution: Chili-basil sauce livens up salmon dish

  17-12-2018 16:00
  A Vietnamese-inspired sauce livens up salmon fillets in this example of Boston culinary authority Christopher Kimball’s style of cooking with seasonings from around the world.
  His new cookbook, Milk Street Tuesday Nights (Little, Brown/Hachette, $45.50), from his new cooking school offers more than 200 of his recipes, beginning with chapters of dishes he calls fast, faster or fastest.
  With years spent heading America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated, Kimball speaks wi
  
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• Montreal Now Has a Second Cereal Café - Eater Montreal

  17-12-2018 15:30
  Montreal Now Has a Second Cereal Café  Eater MontrealMontreal is now home to two cereal bars, as Cérès Café has opened on the Plateau. The part-coffee shop, part-eatery has been open just a few days on ...
  
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• A music fan wants to help Plateau’s Sound Central, to the tune of $10,000

  17-12-2018 15:15
  A fan of Plateau record store Sound Central has started a crowdfunding campaign that aims to help the store stay in business.
  Adam Reider launched the campaign, which aims to raise $10,000 for the Plateau store, on Dec. 12 after the store’s owner, Shawn Ellingham, posted on social media that Sound Central might have to close down in the new year.
  “It’s more than just a store. Shawn does a lot in-store that goes above and beyond what a normal record store wou
  
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• Embracing a modern family holiday

  17-12-2018 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  In a relatively new relationship? Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan speak to Margaux Cassuto about how to meet your partner’s family over the holidays and what to do if it’s an inter-faith celebration.
  
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• Airline passengers could be entitled to hefty compensation for delays, lost bags

  17-12-2018 14:48 via cbc.ca
  Canadian travellers who are bumped from a flight due to overbooking or are stuck searching for lost luggage could soon be eligible for several hundred dollars in compensation.
  
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• Dr. Mitch’s 2019 health checklist

  17-12-2018 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Start the New Year in good health. Global’s Laura Casella sits down with Dr. Mitch Shulman with tips to improve your overall health and feel better for 2019.
  
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• FROM THE ARCHIVES | When we all had to get used to Guy Lafleur's 'retirement'

  17-12-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  When Guy Lafleur decided to step away from the game of hockey, he told CBC that his fans accepted the decision, even if it saddened them.
  
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• Cars torched in the driveway of a Greenfield Park home

  17-12-2018 14:24
  Longueuil police have set up a crime scene and launched an arson investigation after two vehicles were set on fire around 12:45 a.m. Monday in the driveway of a home at 546 Springfield St. in Greenfield Park.
  Police say flames from the blaze spread to a wall but were quickly brought under control by firefighters and no injuries were reported.
  This story will be updated.
   
  
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• The right luggage for holiday travels

  17-12-2018 14:11 via globalnews.ca
  Choosing the right luggage can become quite overwhelming. Global’s Kim Sullivan finds out the latest trends and what to look for when picking the right bags for your needs.
  
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• Quebec’s big & tall shoe supplier

  17-12-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Plus-sized boots and shoes aren’t easy to find, but a local retailer has become the reference of big and tall shoes for the province. Global’s Laura Casealla speaks to the owner of Pieds Géants to find out more.
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Monday, December 17

  17-12-2018 13:54 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Monday, December 17
  
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