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• 'All ministers' will vote for languages bill, Trudeau says

  17-02-2023 23:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  OTTAWA — All ministers will vote in favour of Bill C-13, reforming the Official Languages Act, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, two days after one of them opened the door to voting against it. Read More
  
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• Revenu Québec contract offer will be submitted to members next week

  17-02-2023 23:05 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A deal in principle reached between Revenu Québec and the union representing about 5,800 professionals will be presented to members for approval, two intermediary councils have decided. Read More
  
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• NBA player from Montreal donates $10,000 to his former elementary school - Montreal Gazette

  17-02-2023 22:46 via news.google.com
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• NBA player from Montreal donates $10,000 to his former elementary school

  17-02-2023 22:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  An NBA player from Montreal and his family have teamed up with Adidas to donate $10,000 to his former elementary school in the city. Read More
  
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• Alouettes sign free-agent defensive-back Ciante Evans

  17-02-2023 22:24 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Alouettes continue to shore up their defensive backfield. Read More
  
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• Decision to not charge Quebec officers in son's death tied to racial inequity, family says

  17-02-2023 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Officers who killed Jean René Junior Olivier's not being charged is worsening the already-fraught relationship between Repentigny's Black community and the police, says his family.
  
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• Feds stand by high-frequency rail project as calls grow from Quebec for high-speed trains

  17-02-2023 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  There has been a political push from Quebec to demand the feds instead consider launching a high-speed train service between the two provinces.
  
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• Ukrainian peewee hockey team loses tournament but wins hearts

  17-02-2023 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Disappointment ran deep for some of the teens who were hoping to win for their dads who are fighting in the war. 'I just lost this chance,' said Zahar Kovalenko, head hanging low.
  
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• Montreal driver fined, loses licence for going 197 km/h - Montreal Gazette

  17-02-2023 20:58 via news.google.com
  Montreal driver fined, loses licence for going 197 km/h  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Montreal driver fined, loses licence for going 197 km/h

  17-02-2023 20:56 via montrealgazette.com
  
  He was driving 197 kilometres per hour in a 100 km/h zone. Read More
  
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• Stu Cowan: Giving back — University donations celebrate Black coaches

  17-02-2023 20:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  George Lengvari strongly believes he never would have had the success he has enjoyed in the business world were it not for the lessons he learned on and off the court as a basketball player at McGill University and Loyola College (now Concordia University). Read More
  
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• Stu Cowan: Giving back — Endowments celebrate Black university coaches

  17-02-2023 20:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  George Lengvari strongly believes he never would have had the success he has enjoyed in the business world were it not for the lessons he learned on and off the court as a basketball player at McGill University and Loyola College (now Concordia University). Read More
  
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• Sami Zayn opens up about his main-event run in WWE, and the Bloodline storyline

  17-02-2023 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sami Zayn will be front-and-centre in the main event of WWE's Elimination Chamber against Roman Reigns before a sold-out crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre on Saturday night.
  
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• Hickey on hockey: New NHL union head's first task is World Cup

  17-02-2023 19:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Martin J. Walsh is the new head of the National Hockey League Players' Association and he faces a number of challenges as he takes over from Donald Fehr. Read More
  
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• Robert Libman: So much for Poilievre's championing of 'freedom'

  17-02-2023 18:57 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s mantra has always been "freedom." He says that he wants to be prime minister in order to put Canadians back in control of their lives and make Canada the “freest” country on Earth. He has spoken of government overreach during the pandemic, and of too much government meddling everywhere else, promising to fix it with more freedom. Read More
  
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• Laval police seek missing 17-year-old - Montreal Gazette

  17-02-2023 18:55 via news.google.com
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• Bus driver charged in Laval daycare crash to undergo psychiatric evaluation

  17-02-2023 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 51-year-old driver with the Laval transit corporation was escorted by two police officers into the courthouse. Pierre Ny St-Amand was limping while he walked.
  
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• Laval bus driver charged with murdering two children at daycare will undergo evaluation

  17-02-2023 18:41 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Pierre Ny St-Amand, the Laval bus driver charged with murdering two young children at a daycare earlier this month, will undergo a mental health evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial. Read More
  
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• Bus driver accused of intentionally crashing into Laval, Que., daycare will undergo psychiatric evaluation

  17-02-2023 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors will evaluate the mental state of  Pierre Ny St-Amand, the bus driver accused of intentionally ramming a Laval daycare with a city bus, killing two children, to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. 
  
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• Quebec battered by icy snow pellets as winter makes a resurgence

  17-02-2023 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Depending on the region, according to Environment Canada, up to seven centimeters of snow mixed with ice pellets fell overnight and into the morning.
  
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• Hydro-Québec cited for seven violations of provincial environment law

  17-02-2023 18:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Hydro-Québec is facing seven counts of having violated the province's Environment Quality Act in connection with the construction of a 120-kilovolt power line in the Laurentians. Read More
  
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• Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev 6-2, 6-4 in Rotterdam quarterfinals

  17-02-2023 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Félix Auger-Aliassime's bid for a second straight Rotterdam Open title came to an end Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev.
  
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• Wines of the Week: Why is it worth paying more for Burgundian chardonnay?

  17-02-2023 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
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• Defending champ Auger-Aliassime eliminated in Rotterdam quarterfinals

  17-02-2023 17:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Former world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open in the Netherlands.
  
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• N.B. backtracks on scrapping French immersion in English schools

  17-02-2023 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province of New Brunswick has backtracked on its controversial plan to replace French immersion with a new French-language learning program at anglophone schools.
  
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• Former leader of far-right group that stormed Vice offices gets discharge

  17-02-2023 17:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Raphaël Lévesque, the former leader of a far-right group whose members stormed into the Montreal offices of the online magazine Vice Québec, received a sentence on Friday that could leave him with no criminal record. Read More
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Drinking yerba mate

  17-02-2023 17:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Pope does it. Lionel Messi does it. And so do millions of South Americans. They regularly dip their bombilla into a brew of yerba mate, traditionally contained in a calabash gourd. The bombilla is a type of drinking straw with one end closed except for a series of perforations designed to filter out bits of leaves and stems. Those bits of leaves and stems come from the Ilex paraguariensis tree, native to the area that eventually became Paraguay. Read More
  
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• Ukraine peewees knocked out of Quebec tournament

  17-02-2023 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — Ukraine Team Select's run at the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament ended with a 2-1 loss to Vermont Flames Academy at Vidéotron Centre on Friday. Read More
  
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• Everything We Know About The Montreal Metro's Blue Line Extension - MTL Blog

  17-02-2023 17:12 via news.google.com
  
  Everything We Know About The Montreal Metro's Blue Line Extension  MTL Blog
  
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• Canadian TikToker Snarky Marky Visited Montreal & His Ontario ... - MTL Blog

  17-02-2023 17:07 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian TikToker Snarky Marky Visited Montreal & His Ontario ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Injuries hamstring Canadiens’ trade prospects | HI/O Bonus

  17-02-2023 17:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  In this bonus episode, 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 how the injuries to forward Mike Matheson and defenceman Joel Edmundson will impact their trade value if they don’t return to the lineup soon. They also talk about other Habs who might attract attention ahead of the March 3 NHL trade deadline. Read More
  
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• Freezing rain and snowfall hit Quebec

  17-02-2023 16:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Icy and snowy conditions have forced schools in many regions of the province to shut their doors for the day.
  
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• Freezing rain and heavy snow hit Quebec

  17-02-2023 16:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Icy and snowy conditions have forced schools in many regions of the province to shut their doors for the day.
  
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• 'Surge' in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario

  17-02-2023 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Resources to assist people crossing at Roxham Road are increasingly strained, say community organizations in Quebec and Ontario.
  
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• 2 Montreal Restaurants Were Just Named Among The Best In The ... - MTL Blog

  17-02-2023 16:02 via news.google.com
  
  2 Montreal Restaurants Were Just Named Among The Best In The ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Ukraine Select’s run for title ends with loss to Vermont at Quebec peewee tournament

  17-02-2023 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ukraine Team Select's run at the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament ended with a 2-1 loss to Vermont Flames Academy at Videotron Centre on Friday.
  
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• Man in hospital after being gunned down in Laval, Que. restaurant

  17-02-2023 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laval police say the shooting happened on Thursday night at a local restaurant, with the 41-year-old victim being fired at several times.
  
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• Air Canada posts $168M profit in latest quarter as passenger demand boosted revenues 

  17-02-2023 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We expect a solid demand environment in 2023," Air Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau said.
  
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• Watch Thanya Iyer write an uplifting indie rock pop song about the grocery store

  17-02-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In this episode, Eve Parker Finley challenges Montreal-based artist Thanya Iyer to write a "driving all night uplifting indie rock pop" song about the grocery store in 10 minutes.
  
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• High-speed train between Toronto and Montreal one step closer to ... - CTV News Toronto

  17-02-2023 14:33 via news.google.com
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• Laval goes to court to recover $9M mayor says was 'stolen from taxpayers'

  17-02-2023 13:15 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The city of Laval is going to court to recover $9 million the administration of Mayor Stéphane Boyer alleges was "stolen from taxpayers during the era of (former mayor) Gilles Vaillancourt." Read More
  
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• Pointe-Claire to launch public consultations on new urban plan

  17-02-2023 13:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The city of Pointe-Claire is inviting citizens to participate in a review of the city’s urban planning program. Read More
  
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• About Last Night: Habs begin gnarly part of schedule with loss

  17-02-2023 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Montreal Canadiens opened a four-game road trip with a 6-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night at PNC Arena. Read More
  
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• Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario

  17-02-2023 12:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It was an unexpected surge. It's hundreds in Niagara right now."
  
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• Montreal weather: There you are, Winter. We missed you

  17-02-2023 12:22 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This very mild February week will end with around five centimetres of snow. Temperatures will rise through the weekend, with sunshine expected for Saturday. Read More
  
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• Hanes: Doctor has job offers in Montreal, but is blocked by 'rigid' permit system - Montreal Gazette

  17-02-2023 12:04 via news.google.com
  Hanes: Doctor has job offers in Montreal, but is blocked by 'rigid' permit system  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Q&A: How and when to get baby's first shoes

  17-02-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  My mom made me wiggle my toes, and it turns out that her method of seeing whether new shoes fit wasn't that far off. Read More
  
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• Pandemic caused extra surgical backlog of at least 46,000 cases in Quebec

  17-02-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Since the start of the pandemic three years ago, the number of Quebecers on wait lists for so-called non-urgent surgery has soared by more than 40 per cent, the Montreal Gazette has learned. Read More
  
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• Introducing Montreal's coolest new radio show: Nouveaux sons

  17-02-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Nicolas Ouellet has a penchant for hyperbole. Read More
  
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• Hanes: Doctor has job offers in Montreal, but is blocked by 'rigid' permit system

  17-02-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  It should be a no-brainer. Read More
  
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