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• Hotel Intel: Vermont’s relaxing Pitcher Inn offers Canadian-at-par deal

  26-01-2023 23:29 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Warren, Vt. has been on the map since 1789, but it is the posh Pitcher Inn that has put the hamlet in the tourism spotlight for the past 25 years. It’s shining particularly brightly at the moment, with its new Canadian-at-par special for the month of February. Read More
  
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• Quebec looks to fast-track teacher certification, boost support staff in classrooms

  26-01-2023 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville put out a list of seven priorities he's hoping to tackleto improve education in the province with the main challenge being staffing.
  
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• Quebec man found guilty after manoeuvre to avoid ducks leads to death of motorcyclist

  26-01-2023 23:10 via cbc.ca
  
  After two days of jury deliberations, a Quebec man was convicted of dangerous driving causing death on Thursday for his decision to stop and move his pickup into an oncoming lane to avoid ducks in the road.
  
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• Montrealers rally behind photographer who lost studio in West Island fire - Global News

  26-01-2023 22:49 via news.google.com
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• Montrealers rally behind photographer who lost studio in West Island fire

  26-01-2023 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A community is rallying behind a young photographer who lost her studio in a devastating fire on the West Island.
  
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• Police arrest 8, seize 19 firearms in Montreal-area raids - Montreal Gazette

  26-01-2023 22:47 via news.google.com
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• Police arrest 8, seize 19 firearms in Montreal-area raids

  26-01-2023 22:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police made eight arrests and seized 19 guns in three recent operations in LaSalle, Chateauguay, Beaconsfield and Montreal North. Read More
  
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• Driver who tried to avoid ducks found guilty in motorcyclist's death

  26-01-2023 22:43 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Éric Rondeau, the motorist who tried to avoid a family of ducks on the road, has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of a motorcyclist. Read More
  
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• A Montreal-Themed Restaurant Just Opened In Washington, D.C. ... - MTL Blog

  26-01-2023 22:43 via news.google.com
  
  A Montreal-Themed Restaurant Just Opened In Washington, D.C. ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Westmount library eliminates late fees to encourage more borrowing

  26-01-2023 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Westmount Public Library is eliminating late fees for borrowing books in a bid to encourage reading and more people using the library.
  
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• Quebec aims to fix teacher shortage by fast-tracking diplomas, Drainville says

  26-01-2023 22:20 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Education Minister Bernard Drainville has outlined a seven-point plan for improving Quebec's education system, including the return of a fast-track diploma system to boost the number of legally qualified teachers. Read More
  
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• Missing 15-year-old from Trois-Rivières area has been found safe, say police

  26-01-2023 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  She was last seen on des Acadiens Street in the town of Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, near Drummondville, about halfway between her home and Montreal.
  
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• Missing 15-year-old from Trois-Rivières area could be in Montreal, say police

  26-01-2023 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  She was last seen on des Acadiens Street in the town of Saint-Charles-de-Drummond, near Drummondville, about halfway between her home and Montreal.
  
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• Montreal police seize firearms, drugs in recent operations - CTV News Montreal

  26-01-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
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• Son charged with murdering Laval city executive

  26-01-2023 21:50 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A 28-year-old man appeared before a judge at the Montreal courthouse on Thursday and was charged with murdering his mother in the city of Montreal's first homicide of the year a day earlier. Read More
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Sam Montembeault grabs bull by the horns

  26-01-2023 21:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Sam Montembeault grabs bull by the horns - Montreal Gazette

  26-01-2023 20:32 via news.google.com
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• Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Sam Montembeault grabs bull by the reins

  26-01-2023 20:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
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• Ceremony for Quebec mosque attack to be held in prayer room where shooting occurred

  26-01-2023 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A spokesperson for the citizens' committee organizing the event says that moving the commemoration to the prayer room is a significant and difficult decision, but an important one.
  
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• Opinion: A ’frontal attack’ on Quebecers? It’s by Legault, on rights - Montreal Gazette

  26-01-2023 20:12 via news.google.com
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• Opinion: A ’frontal attack’ on Quebecers? It’s by Legault, on rights

  26-01-2023 20:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Premier François Legault says it would be a “frontal attack” on the Quebec people for the federal government to ask the Supreme Court of Canada for guidance on the use of the notwithstanding clause. His posture is outrageous. Read More
  
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• Montreal boxer Beterbiev set to face Yarde in London title defence

  26-01-2023 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Unlike other professional boxers, Artur Beterbiev is a man of few words. Instead, he does his talking in the ring, with his fists. And he never makes predictions. Read More
  
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• Montreal transit advocates mourn end of 10 Minutes Max bus service

  26-01-2023 19:58 via montrealgazette.com
  
  They brought flowers and signed a condolence card. Read More
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Six years after the Quebec City mosque shooting

  26-01-2023 19:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Sunday marks six years since the horrific Quebec City mosque shooting on Jan. 29, 2017. It's a date that will not soon be forgotten and continues to plague Muslim Quebecers and indeed, Muslim Canadians. So much has changed in these six years, yet much has remained the same. Read More
  
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• Gazette Christmas Fund helped more than 6,000 Montrealers this year

  26-01-2023 19:43 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The totals have just been tallied and I can report that the Montreal Gazette community raised just shy of $700,000 this year, which has been handed out in the form of $125 cheques to people who had a bad 2022. Read More
  
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• As landfill capacity dwindles, Quebec's garbage output grows

  26-01-2023 19:17 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The amount of garbage generated by Quebec continues to grow, although we do seem to be doing a better job dealing with organic waste. Those were the two main conclusions of the latest examination of waste management conducted by Recyc-Québec. Read More
  
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• As landfill capacity dwindles, Quebecers' garbage output grows

  26-01-2023 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The amount of garbage generated by Quebecers continues to grow, although we do seem to be doing a better job dealing with organic waste. Those were the two main conclusions of the latest examination of waste management conducted by Recyc-Québec. Read More
  
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• Which Montreal Metro Station Is Worst? Redditors Voted & 1 Spot ... - MTL Blog

  26-01-2023 18:53 via news.google.com
  
  Which Montreal Metro Station Is Worst? Redditors Voted & 1 Spot ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Motorist who tried to avoid ducks found guilty in motorcyclist's death

  26-01-2023 18:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Éric Rondeau, the motorist who tried to avoid a family of ducks on the road, has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of a motorcyclist. Read More
  
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• Quebec to fast-track teaching diplomas to counter personnel shortage, Drainville says

  26-01-2023 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Education Minister Bernard Drainville has outlined a seven-point plan for improving Quebec's education system, including the return of a fast-track diploma system to boost the number of legally qualified teachers. Read More
  
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• Quebec's nurses order rejects call to delay spring exam despite concern over fall failure rate

  26-01-2023 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec's order of nurses is rejecting a recommendation to push back the date of its next licensing exam amid an ongoing investigation into why more than half of candidates failed the last sitting.
  
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• Ex-PQ MNA who sexually assaulted woman will serve 8 months in jail

  26-01-2023 17:55 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The judge presiding over the sexual-assault trial of former Parti Québécois MNA Harold LeBel on Thursday accepted a joint sentencing submission from the Crown and the defence and imposed an eight-month jail term on the politician. Read More
  
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• Montreal Gazette layoffs coming as Postmedia makes cuts - CTV News Montreal

  26-01-2023 17:52 via news.google.com
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• 11 Swanky Montreal Bars With Surprisingly Cheap Drink Deals - MTL Blog

  26-01-2023 17:46 via news.google.com
  
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• COVID-19 update: Quebec reports 19 deaths as hospitalizations keep falling

  26-01-2023 17:42 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec announced on Thursday that 19 more deaths had been attributed to COVID-19, bringing its death toll to 17,923. Read More
  
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• Parole denied for Longueuil man who killed wife, three daughters in 1996

  26-01-2023 17:40 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A man who killed his wife and three of his daughters in Longueuil 27 years ago has been denied parole for a third time. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 update: Quebec report 19 deaths as hospitalizations keep falling

  26-01-2023 17:26 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec announced on Thursday that 19 more deaths had been attributed to COVID-19, bringing its death toll to 17,923. Read More
  
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• Former PQ MNA Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault

  26-01-2023 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Harold LeBel will also serve two years probation, be banned from contacting the victim and be registered as a sex offender for 20 years.
  
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• Rent increased more than 18% last year for new tenants, new numbers show

  26-01-2023 17:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A surge in demand pushed Canada's rental market to its tightest level in two decades last year, with the vacancy rate in purpose-built apartments dipping below two per cent and rent for new tenants going up by 18 per cent.
  
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• Man charged in killing of mother, 61, in Montreal’s first homicide of 2023

  26-01-2023 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 28-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Thursday in connection with Montreal's first homicide of 2023. Emmanuel Gendron-Tardif appeared in court in the morning.
  
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• Man arrested in Montreal’s first homicide of 2023 was victim’s relative, police say

  26-01-2023 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal police say they have arrested a 28-year-old man in the death of a 61-year-old woman in what is the city's first homicide of 2023.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin says City of Calgary has chosen firm to work on Phase 1 of Green Line LRT project

  26-01-2023 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin Inc. has announced it has been selected by the City of Calgary as its delivery partner for Phase 1 of the Green Line LRT project.
  
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• Grandmother's poems, penned in concentration camp, make beautiful music

  26-01-2023 16:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Lenka Lichtenberg was 10 years old when she learned she was Jewish. A child star of the musical theatre, she was on her way to sing at a Jewish community centre in Prague when her mother told her. Read More
  
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• Man with 'family connection' to face charges in Montreal's first homicide of 2023

  26-01-2023 16:26 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A 28-year-old man is expected to appear in Quebec Court on Thursday to face criminal charges in connection with the city's first homicide of the year a day earlier. Read More
  
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• Montreal ‘smart factory’ aims to show potential of warehouse automation - Global News

  26-01-2023 16:15 via news.google.com
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• Montreal ‘smart factory’ aims to show potential of warehouse automation

  26-01-2023 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deloitte Canada's new demonstration facility in Montreal is meant to help warehouse operators adapt to labour shortages and supply chain disruptions.
  
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• Spotlight shines on Canadiens injuries, Caufield and GM report card | HI/O Show

  26-01-2023 15:57 via montrealgazette.com
  
  On this week’s first show of the new year, our panelists — former Canadiens defenceman and assistant coach Rick Green, Gazette columnist Stu Cowan and Canadiens podcast host Andrew Berkshire — along with host Moe Khan discuss the loss of Cole Caufield and the Canadiens’ past week. Read More
  
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• No goaltending controversy in Montreal as Allen returns to Canadiens’ net - Sportsnet.ca

  26-01-2023 15:54 via news.google.com
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• Montreal schools stay open as winter storm slows commutes, cancels flights - Global News

  26-01-2023 15:53 via news.google.com
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• Montreal schools stay open as winter storm slows commutes, cancels flights

  26-01-2023 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The majority of schools in Montreal remain open for the day on Thursday from a late-January storm. Montreal could end up getting more than 30 centimetres of snow.
  
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