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• Ville-Marie Tunnel will be closed during weekend of March 10

  06-03-2023 23:59 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Ville-Marie Expressway (Route 136) will be closed in both directions during the weekend of March 10, the provincial transport ministry announced Monday. Read More
  
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• Crown seeks 17-year sentence for Quebecer Gary Arnold in U.S. couple kidnapping - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 23:20 via news.google.com
  Crown seeks 17-year sentence for Quebecer Gary Arnold in U.S. couple kidnapping  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Crown seeks 17-year sentence for Quebecer Gary Arnold in U.S. couple kidnapping

  06-03-2023 23:19 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec prosecutors are seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a Quebec man found guilty of participating in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from upstate New York. Read More
  
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• Montreal home sales hit new low for February: Quebec board - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 23:15 via news.google.com
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• Montreal home sales hit new low for February: Quebec board

  06-03-2023 23:15 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal's February home sales hit a new low last month, dropping 32 per cent from the prior February. Read More
  
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• ‘They say they can do nothing’: Clients claim no changes in spite of SAAQ relief measures

  06-03-2023 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The union representing SAAQ workers confirms they warned their employer about the service not being ready and the lack of training but were ignored.
  
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• Montreal home sales hit new all-time low for February: Quebec board

  06-03-2023 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal's February home sales hit a new low last month, dropping 32 per cent from the prior February.
  
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• Montreal mother pleads guilty in stabbing death of 6-year-old daughter - CBC.ca

  06-03-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  Montreal mother pleads guilty in stabbing death of 6-year-old daughter  CBC.ca
  
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• Montreal's Jeanne-Mance Park to get new dog run, splash pad - CTV News Montreal

  06-03-2023 22:33 via news.google.com
  Montreal's Jeanne-Mance Park to get new dog run, splash pad  CTV News Montreal
  
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• This condominium is transforming the face of downtown Montreal - CPA Canada

  06-03-2023 22:01 via news.google.com
  
  This condominium is transforming the face of downtown Montreal  CPA Canada
  
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• Patient needing wheelchair at Montreal's Ullivik centre taken to room on luggage cart

  06-03-2023 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A medical patient staying at a Quebec travel boarding home says he was transported to his room on a luggage cart when no wheelchairs were available.
  
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• Patient needing wheelchair at Montreal's Ullivik centre taken to room ... - CBC.ca

  06-03-2023 21:46 via news.google.com
  
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• Quebec regions face worsening labour shortage without more immigration, CFIB says - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 21:42 via news.google.com
  Quebec regions face worsening labour shortage without more immigration, CFIB says  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Quebec regions face worsening labour shortage without more immigration, CFIB says

  06-03-2023 21:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Several Quebec regions can expect dire labour shortages in the coming years unless the government boosts immigration targets and starts persuading more people to settle away from Montreal, a new report suggests. Read More
  
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• Longueuil police investigate after stabbing sends teen to hospital

  06-03-2023 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  A teenage boy was taken to hospital after an armed assault outside a Montreal-area school on Monday. Another youth, also a minor, was arrested nearby.
  
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• Lakeshore hospital investigator is in conflict of interest, union charges - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 20:59 via news.google.com
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• Student stabbed outside Longueuil high school

  06-03-2023 20:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A minor has been arrested following the stabbing of a 15-year-old student on the grounds of a Longueuil high school Monday, the local police force said. Read More
  
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• Lakeshore hospital investigator is in conflict of interest, union charges

  06-03-2023 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The investigator appointed by Health Minister Christian Dubé to look into a rising number of patient deaths at Lakeshore General Hospital's emergency room is in "a conflict of interest" because she worked closely in the past with the current executive director, a union leader charged on Monday. Read More
  
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• Crown to seek 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple

  06-03-2023 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Helms were taken from their home, smuggled into Canada and held at a cottage in Magog, Que., for two days before they were rescued unharmed by a Quebec provincial police.
  
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• Shots fired after fight breaks out in front of downtown Montreal club - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 19:52 via news.google.com
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• Quebec police investigating baby using vape - CityNews Montreal

  06-03-2023 19:50 via news.google.com
  
  Quebec police investigating baby using vape  CityNews Montreal
  
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• Montreal officer living double life as NHL emergency backup goalie - CTV News Montreal

  06-03-2023 18:57 via news.google.com
  Montreal officer living double life as NHL emergency backup goalie  CTV News Montreal
  
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• Motion to reduce speed along Van Horne Avenue in the name of pedestrian safety

  06-03-2023 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The motion to be tabled Wednesday looks to bring consistency along the avenue by reducing speed in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce sector to 40 km/h.
  
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• West Island duplex fire leaves 84-year-old woman in critical condition

  06-03-2023 18:20 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police arson investigators on Monday were probing the cause of a fire in a duplex in Pierrefonds-Roxboro that left an 84-year-old woman in critical condition. Read More
  
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• Montreal mother pleads guilty in stabbing death of 6-year-old daughter

  06-03-2023 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A mother has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of her six-year-old daughter. The girl was stabbed in an apartment in Montreal's east end in July 2020.
  
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• Jack Todd: NHL's mindless fighting code after clean checks is maddening

  06-03-2023 18:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  With the Canadiens battling to complete a comeback in the third period in Las Vegas Sunday, Johnathan Kovacevic laid an old-fashioned, open-ice hit on Knights winger Paul Cotter. Read More
  
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• SAAQ was warned about problems with online transition, union says

  06-03-2023 18:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The union representing the 2,200 employees of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec says it warned management that training for SAAQclic, the licence bureau's major transition to online operations, was insufficient. Read More
  
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• Quebec summer camps racing to recruit staff

  06-03-2023 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Employers are boosting pay and offering flexible schedules to attract camp monitors before summer begins.
  
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• Duplex fire leaves 84-year-old woman in critical condition, Montreal police say

  06-03-2023 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police in Montreal say they were called to the scene around 12:15 a.m. by firefighters. The victim was found inside a duplex in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough.
  
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• 6 Open Montreal Jobs With Some Of The Best Employers In Canada - MTL Blog

  06-03-2023 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  6 Open Montreal Jobs With Some Of The Best Employers In Canada  MTL Blog
  
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• March 7, 2023: Hurricanes at Canadiens — Five things you should know

  06-03-2023 17:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Here are five things you should know about Tuesday's game between the Canadiens (26-33-4) and Carolina Hurricanes (41-12-8) at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM). Read More
  
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• The Official 'Jurassic World' Tour Is Coming To Montreal With ... - MTL Blog

  06-03-2023 16:20 via news.google.com
  
  The Official 'Jurassic World' Tour Is Coming To Montreal With ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Teen hockey player files human-rights complaint over racial slur used during game

  06-03-2023 16:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Saying they have lost faith in Hockey Québec's efforts to confront racism, a teenage hockey player and his mother have decided to file a complaint with the province's human-rights commission following an incident during a game that saw the player called the N-word. Read More
  
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• CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

  06-03-2023 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Montreal-headquartered company says it does not expect its operations to be impacted if the workers -- including clerical staff and mechanics -- take labour action.
  
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• U.S. sanctioned 2 Montreal companies for supporting Russian 'war effort' - CBC.ca

  06-03-2023 14:54 via news.google.com
  
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• U.S. sanctioned 2 Montreal companies for supporting Russian 'war effort'

  06-03-2023 14:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Montreal-based electronics distributors were listed for "acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States." They're now subject to U.S. export restrictions, effectively cutting off their access to certain goods unless the companies obtain a specific licence from U.S. authorities.
  
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• Black teen filing human rights complaint against Hockey Quebec after being called racial slur

  06-03-2023 13:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The L'Île-Perrot U18 player considered giving up hockey, but now he and his mother are demanding the province take concrete steps to tackle anti-Black racism in the sport.
  
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• About Last Night: West Coast trip ends with 4-3 loss to Vegas

  06-03-2023 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Canadiens ended their four-game California-Nevada swing with a 1-3 record following a 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. Read More
  
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• Montreal mayor announces her father, Gaétan Plante, has died - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 12:55 via news.google.com
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• Montreal mayor announces her father, Gaétan Plante, has died

  06-03-2023 12:54 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante took to social media Sunday to announce the death of her father. Read More
  
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• Shots fired after fight breaks out in front of downtown Montreal club

  06-03-2023 12:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Multiple shots were fired after a fight broke out in front of downtown club early Monday . Read More
  
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• Shots fired after fight breaks out in front of downtown Montreal bar

  06-03-2023 12:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Multiple shots were fired after a fight broke out in front of downtown bar early Monday . Read More
  
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• 'An emotional ride': Participants cross finish line of 4,275-km reconciliation snowmobile expedition

  06-03-2023 12:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds gathered in Uashat mak Mani-Utenam to welcome 50 participants of the First Nations Expedition — a 4,275-kilometre snowmobile journey through Indigenous communities, which honoured the late Joyce Echaquan and promoted reconcilitation.
  
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• Nawaz: High-speed rail would put Montreal on the right track - Montreal Gazette

  06-03-2023 12:01 via news.google.com
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• Nawaz: High-speed rail would put Montreal on the right track

  06-03-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  I love the train. Not just as a mode of transportation getting me from Point A to Point B, but as an end in itself — like hopping on a merry-go-round. I’ve even been known to book historical steam train rides while on vacation. Other people seek out top-rated restaurants or spas when they visit places, whereas I ask: Is there a vintage locomotive in operation here?  Read More
  
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• Liberals, QS set to square off in Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne byelection

  06-03-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  For Annie Pelletier, the March 13 byelection in the Montreal riding of Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne represents an opportunity of sorts. Read More
  
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• Delean: Tax offices may consider several factors in duplex conversion

  06-03-2023 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Converting a duplex into a single-family home and getting income tax deducted from Old Age Security payments were among the topics raised recently by readers. Here's what they wanted to know. Read More
  
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• Pontiac politicians fight for better hydro service after 30-hour outage

  06-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Representatives from the Pontiac region say they'll continue to push Hydro-Québec to come up with a long-term solution after an early February outage during a brutal cold snap left more than 1,100 customers in the dark.
  
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• U.S. sanctioned 2 Montreal companies for supporting Russian 'war effort' - CBC News

  06-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. sanctioned 2 Montreal companies for supporting Russian 'war effort'  CBC News
  
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• What's the ticket to improving public transit in Montreal?

  06-03-2023 06:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal's regional transit authority, the ARTM, is looking for ways to lower operating costs. Daybreak host Sean Henry discusses with Pierre Barrieau, a lecturer in transportation and urban planning.
  
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