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• Postmedia not ready to consider local ownership of Montreal Gazette - CTV News Montreal

  16-02-2023 23:41 via news.google.com
  Postmedia not ready to consider local ownership of Montreal Gazette  CTV News Montreal
  
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• Competition for role in CF Montreal attack heats up as season opener nears - Sportsnet.ca

  16-02-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
  Competition for role in CF Montreal attack heats up as season opener nears  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• QMJHL wants to educate hockey players more

  16-02-2023 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Maxime Blouin is the director of communications and the head of diversity and inclusion with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
  
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• Prominent local businessman Mitch Garber offers to buy stake in Montreal Gazette

  16-02-2023 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A prominent local Montreal businessman and philanthropist has offered to try and help save the Montreal Gazette from major editorial cuts by purchasing it from Postmedia
  
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• Quebec tables legislation to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying

  16-02-2023 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The primary change in the bill tabled Thursday, applies to people suffering from a "serious and incurable'' illness that could make them incapable of consenting to medical care.
  
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• Community shows support at funeral for child killed in Laval daycare bus crash

  16-02-2023 21:32 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A little over three years ago, Jacob Gauthier became one of the nearly 6,000 children Father Michel Bouchard has baptized at Laval’s Sainte-Rose-de-Lima church. Read More
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: What really matters about March break

  16-02-2023 21:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  March break has always been a special time of year. Read More
  
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• Quebec City father charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 2-month-old girl

  16-02-2023 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The girl was eight weeks old when she died last October. She had been hospitalized with multiple fractures and internal bleeding.
  
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• Police officers who shot and killed Black man in Repentigny, Que., in 2021 will not face charges

  16-02-2023 20:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec's Crown prosecutors' office said the evidence does not show that police officers in Repentigny, Que., committed a crime when they shot and killed 37-year-old Jean René Olivier Junior on Aug. 1, 2021.
  
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• Roughriders castoff Cody Fajardo eager for fresh start with Alouettes

  16-02-2023 20:36 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Professional sports, much like life, can be unpredictable and filled with drama, subplots, twists and turns. Read More
  
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• Prominent businessman Mitch Garber pitches local ownership for Montreal Gazette

  16-02-2023 20:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  MONTREAL -- A prominent local businessman and lawyer says he's offered to take a stake in the Montreal Gazette as the newspaper faces deep staff cuts. Read More
  
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• Businessman Mitch Garber pitches local ownership for Montreal Gazette

  16-02-2023 20:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A prominent businessman and lawyer who believes the Montreal Gazette needs local ownership has offered to take a stake in the newspaper, but he said Thursday he hasn’t heard back from its owner. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Montreal's Sir John A. Macdonald statue should be put back - Montreal Gazette

  16-02-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
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• Opinion: Montreal's Sir John A. Macdonald statue should be put back

  16-02-2023 19:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal’s city council is about to consider an ad hoc committee's recommendation that the battered 130-year-old statue of Sir John A. Macdonald be donated to a museum, rather than restored to its former location in Place du Canada. Read More
  
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• ‘These kids bring joy’: Ukrainian boys already winners at Peewee hockey tournament

  16-02-2023 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  No matter the outcome in the games ahead, coach Evgheniy Pysarenko knows his hockey team of young Ukrainian refugees has already won.
  
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• Montreal police arrest six during inter-city drug trafficking crackdown

  16-02-2023 19:05 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Ontario Provincial Police and the RCMP also collaborated on the investigation. Read More
  
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• Six arrested in alleged drug trafficking ring between Montreal and ... - CTV News Montreal

  16-02-2023 18:56 via news.google.com
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• Jazz singer Elizabeth Shepherd releases 'ode to life and dust and providence'

  16-02-2023 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The pandemic has been hard on Elizabeth Shepherd. It has also provided great inspiration. Read More
  
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• Legault puts onus on nurses' union to help eliminate private staffing agencies

  16-02-2023 18:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — Premier François Legault turned up the pressure Thursday on the province's largest nursing union to return to the bargaining table to build more flexible working conditions into its collective agreement. Read More
  
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• Legault calls on nurses' unions to help eliminate private staffing agencies

  16-02-2023 18:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — Premier François Legault turned up the pressure Thursday on the province's nursing unions to return to the bargaining table to build more flexible working conditions into their collective agreements. Read More
  
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• Legault calls on nurses' union to help eliminate private staffing agencies

  16-02-2023 18:35 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — Premier François Legault turned up the pressure Thursday on the province's nursing union to return to the bargaining table to build more flexible working conditions into its collective agreements. Read More
  
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• Police communication was ‘really bad’ amid search for Quebec girls killed by their father, officer says

  16-02-2023 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Sûreté du Québec lieutenant says police communication was “really bad” in the hours after a man and his two daughters disappeared in 2020. Read More
  
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• Police communication under scrutiny at inquest into girls' deaths

  16-02-2023 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Sûreté du Québec lieutenant says police communication was “really bad” in the hours after a man and his two daughters disappeared in 2020. Read More
  
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• Communication was 'really bad' as SQ searched for Norah and Romy, officer says

  16-02-2023 18:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Sûreté du Québec lieutenant says police communication was “really bad” in the hours after a man and his two daughters disappeared in 2020. Read More
  
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• Doctors brace for a nationwide shortage of abortion pills

  16-02-2023 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The manufacturer of Mifegymiso is blaming supply chain issues for a pending shortage of the product — just months after previous shortage of the drug forced some patients to get surgical abortions instead.
  
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• Laval mother pleads guilty to failing to aid 7-year-old who died in 2021

  16-02-2023 18:24 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Laval mother who was charged with criminal negligence causing the death of her seven-year-old daughter near the end of 2020 pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to come to the girl's aid while she was badly injured. Read More
  
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• Quebec makes second attempt to broaden access to medically assisted deaths

  16-02-2023 18:17 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Sonia Bélanger, Quebec's minister for health and seniors, tabled a new version of legislation on Thursday aimed at expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID). Read More
  
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• Quebec makes second attempt to broaden access to medically assisted death

  16-02-2023 18:17 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Sonia Bélanger, Quebec's minister for health and seniors, tabled a new version of legislation on Thursday aimed at expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID). Read More
  
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• Montreal ace Auger-Aliassime surges into Rotterdam quarter-finals

  16-02-2023 17:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Grégoire Barrère of France 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Montreal takes ‘concrete step’ by purchasing land for future NDG nature park

  16-02-2023 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Montreal's executive committee has promised $8.1 million to purchase two lots along St-Jacques streetfor the future entrance of the La Falaise Escarpment.
  
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• Montreal makes ‘concrete step’ by purchasing land for future NDG nature park

  16-02-2023 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Montreal's executive committee has promised $8.1 million to purchase two lots along St-Jacques streetfor the future entrance of the La Falaise Escarpment.
  
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• Hotel Intel: Saudi tourism opens kingdom to the world

  16-02-2023 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Saudi Arabia is inching toward a more liberal society, balancing modern mores and Islamic law while being a political frenemy of many western countries, including Canada. Read More
  
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• 2 suspects arrested, 1 sought related to break-in with car driven through Vaughan Mills mall

  16-02-2023 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say two men are in custody and they're searching for a third after suspects drove a car through Vaughan Mills Mall earlier this month in an overnight break-and-enter.
  
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• Quebec tables bill to include advanced consent in assisted dying

  16-02-2023 17:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec lawmakers have presented legislation that, if passed, will expand medical aid in dying (MAID) to allow people to ask for it before they are incapacitated by an incurable disease like Alzheimer's.
  
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• Olympic champion weightlifter Christine Girard named Pan Am Games chef de mission

  16-02-2023 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 38-year-old from Rouyn-Noranda, Que., will lead the Canadian team into Santiago's Pan Am Games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5.
  
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• Time off energizes surging Canadiens | HI/O Show

  16-02-2023 16:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  On this week’s show, 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 feisty team’s three-game win streak and how head coach Martin St. Louis is instilling a winning culture with hard work and strong play in the defensive zone. Read More
  
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• Rouyn-Noranda Olympian Christine Girard will be Canada's chef de mission for 2023 Pan Am Games

  16-02-2023 16:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday that two-time Olympic medallist weightlifter Christine Girard would be chef de mission for Team Canada at the upcoming Pan Am Games, which run from Oct. 20 through Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile.
  
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• What the Puck: Tanks, but no tanks — Canadiens refuse to roll over

  16-02-2023 16:22 via montrealgazette.com
  
  An interesting thing happened during the past few weeks. Your Montreal Canadiens suddenly became a feisty little team that you'd be silly to count out of any given game. Read More
  
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• Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime reaches quarterfinals at Rotterdam Open

  16-02-2023 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 22-year-old Canadian, won the event in 2022, his first career ATP title, as well as the first of four tour victories last season.
  
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• Funeral to be held for 4-year-old boy killed in Laval daycare bus crash

  16-02-2023 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A funeral notice published last week said Jacob was four and a half and is survived by his mother, father, sister, as well as grandparents and other extended family.
  
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• Funeral held for 4-year-old boy killed in Laval daycare bus crash

  16-02-2023 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A funeral notice published last week said Jacob was four and a half and is survived by his mother, father, sister, as well as grandparents and other extended family.
  
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• Université Laval professors to go on strike next week

  16-02-2023 14:06 via cbc.ca
  
  As of Monday, all classes, whether in-person or online, will be suspended. The library, sports pavilion, and student office will remain open.
  
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• Professors at Université Laval threaten to go on strike next week

  16-02-2023 14:06 via cbc.ca
  
  As of Monday, all classes, whether in-person or online, would be suspended if an agreement isn't reached.
  
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• Montreal weather: This is the opening act for spring, which happens in 32 days - Montreal Gazette

  16-02-2023 13:48 via news.google.com
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• Montreal weather: This is the opening act for spring, which happens in 32 days

  16-02-2023 13:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Winter's chill will return Friday night, but for now the sun is peeking out and the streets are damp with melt. Read More
  
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• This will be a hoot: Participate in Quebec's backyard bird count

  16-02-2023 13:29 via montrealgazette.com
  
  There are nearly 400 species of birds in Quebec and the Nature Conservancy of Canada wants Quebecers to help with a census of them. Read More
  
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• Kramberger: West Island mentors can help shape future generation

  16-02-2023 13:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  There is ongoing demand to find West Islanders who have a few hours a week to commit to mentor and inspire a child and help them to reach their potential. Read More
  
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• Funeral to be held today for 4-year-old boy killed in Quebec daycare bus crash

  16-02-2023 12:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A funeral is being held Thursday for one of the two young children killed by a bus driver who crashed into a daycare last week in Laval.
  
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• Funeral to be held today for 4-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash

  16-02-2023 12:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A funeral will be held Thursday for one of the two young children killed by a bus driver who crashed into a daycare last week in Laval.
  
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• Funeral held for 4½-year-old boy killed in Quebec daycare crash

  16-02-2023 12:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A funeral was held Thursday for one of the two young children killed by a bus driver who crashed into a daycare last week in Laval.
  
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