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• Back-to-back bar fires in Montreal's east end under investigation

  04-12-2025 15:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police arson investigators started their Thursday with two incidents occurring within 90 minutes of each other at bars in the city's east end. Read More
  
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• Food banks are stretched thin and pantries depleted as more Montrealers seek help

  14-12-2025 11:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Habes Jalboush, a 55-year-old computer engineer who recently lost his job, returned to the food bank at Welcome Hall Mission in the St-Henri neighbourhood for the first time in nearly four years. Read More
  
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• Teen’s death tied to ADHD drug and energy drink combination has family, coroner raising alarms

  14-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Quebec’s order of pharmacists has called the death of Zachary Miron “avoidable.” The 15-year-old from Blainville, Que., died of a cardiac arrhythmia during a ski trip after consuming an energy drink while on ADHD medication, according to a coroner. The Canadian Beverage Association, which represents Red Bull, says "its member companies take all health and safety matters very seriously," while the company behind the ADHD drug says it’s confident in the safety of its medica
  
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• Hudson, Que., music teacher leaves lasting legacy with students as he retires after nearly 30 years

  14-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Steve Dubinsky is gearing up for his last holiday concerts at Westwood Junior and Senior schools. Over the years, he and his high school students have brought home several awards including the Distinguished Band Director Award from the Quebec Band Association and the 2024 Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
  
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• Balancing safety and autonomy in seniors’ residences after 3 cold-weather deaths

  14-12-2025 01:03 via cbc.ca
  After three Quebec seniors passed away in the cold in the last week, the owner of a seniors’ residence says there are measures private homes can take to ensure the safety of their tenants. A seniors' advocacy expert says there is a fine line between providing autonomy and safety for the elderly in the wintertime.
  
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• Liveblog: Xhekaj scores first goal since Dec. 2024, Habs lead Rangers 3-2

  14-12-2025 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Rookie goaltender Jacob Fowler will start a second consecutive game when the Canadiens (16-11-3) take on the New York Rangers (15-13-4) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Xhekaj scores first goal since Dec. 2024, Habs and Rangers tied 4-4

  14-12-2025 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Rookie goaltender Jacob Fowler will start a second consecutive game when the Canadiens (16-11-3) take on the New York Rangers (15-13-4) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Xhekaj scores first goal since Dec. 2024, Habs and Rangers 4-4

  14-12-2025 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Rookie goaltender Jacob Fowler will start a second consecutive game when the Canadiens (16-11-3) take on the New York Rangers (15-13-4) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Read More
  
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• Liveblog replay: Habs blow 3-0 lead to Rangers, lose 5-4 in OT

  14-12-2025 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Rookie goaltender Jacob Fowler will start a second consecutive game when the Canadiens (16-11-3) take on the New York Rangers (15-13-4) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Jacob Fowler gets second start in goal for Habs vs. Rangers

  14-12-2025 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Rookie goaltender Jacob Fowler will start a second consecutive game when the Canadiens (16-11-3) take on the New York Rangers (15-13-4) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Read More
  
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• Newcomers lace up for lessons with Canada’s best skaters

  13-12-2025 23:36 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of newcomers to Quebecgot the opportunity to learn how to skate from Speed Skating Canada athletes. The participants learned about safety, how to put on equipment, balancing and the importance of getting back up.
  
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• Churchill Falls agreement could be jeopardized by Quebec election, minister says

  13-12-2025 22:36 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government is warning that a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador could be at risk if it's not settled before next year's provincial election.
  
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• Bobby Rousseau, who won four Stanley Cups with Canadiens, dead at 85

  13-12-2025 20:31 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens announced on Saturday that Bobby Rousseau, who won four Stanley Cups with the team in the 1960s, has died at age 85. Read More
  
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• High-speed rail plans get high praise in the nation's capital

  13-12-2025 19:52 via cbc.ca
  The federal government announced Friday that construction on the rail line linking Ottawa and Montreal could begin as early as 2029, news that's been well-received in the environmental and business communities.
  
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• Stu's Slapshots: Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj a surprising healthy scratch

  13-12-2025 19:17 via montrealgazette.com
  I was very surprised Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis decided to make Arber Xhekaj a healthy scratch for Thursday night's 4-2 win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Read More
  
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• Bobby Rousseau, former Habs legend and 4-time Stanley Cup champ, dead at 85

  13-12-2025 18:23 via cbc.ca
  Robert (Bobby) Rousseau, a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s, has died. He was 85.
  
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• Moisson Montréal sees record food demand during holidays

  13-12-2025 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Moisson Montréal is distributing 10-kilogram holiday food boxes to 300 community groups as food insecurity reaches record levels. More than one million monthly requests across Montreal highlight how rising rent and transportation costs are forcing families to cut back on their food budgets.
  
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• Libman: It's a race to the bottom for over-the-top disdain and anger

  13-12-2025 12:55 via montrealgazette.com
  "Thou doth protest too much." I couldn’t help but be reminded of this famous quote lifted from Shakespeare's Hamlet after witnessing Premier François Legault and Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon ripping their shirts off last week in response to Marc Miller’s nomination as federal minister of Canadian identity and culture. Read More
  
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• The Right Chemistry: Searching for the elusive Fountain of Youth

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Can we live to 150? Read More
  
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• Snap judgment: Why do Canadiens players break so many sticks? | HI/O Bonus

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  What's with all the broken sticks these days in the NHL? Read More
  
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• Poignant farewell as friends finish late author Joel Yanofsky's memoir

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Joel Yanofsky is missed. As a novelist, memoirist, essayist, teacher and mentor, he was a linchpin of the Montreal writing community, so much so that five years after his passing from cancer at 65 his absence can still seem a bit unreal. Read More
  
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• Montreal weather: Some light snow, but not too chilly

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada is forecasting mainly cloudy skies on Saturday with light snow beginning in the morning. Read More
  
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• Habs Mailbag: Martin St. Louis very secure in his job at this point

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  On a scale of 1-10 — with 10 being boiling hot — how hot is Marty St. Louis's coaching seat right now? Not with the fans — we know how spicy some of them can be — I’m talking about management. Read More
  
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• Freed: PQ and CAQ leaders have gone full Grinch this holiday season

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It might be the Christmas season, but the spirit of the Grinch is in the air everywhere from the U.S. and Europe to sadly, Quebec, where: Read More
  
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• About Last Night: Jacob Fowler gets first loss as defence problems return

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens blew a three-goal lead in a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Read More
  
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• 2025 in review: The Quebec Liberals 'need a culture shift' | The Corner Booth

  13-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  On this week's special year-in-review episode of The Corner Booth, guests Martine St-Victor and Raphaël Melançon, along with hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand, were given a near-impossible task: Read More
  
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• 'We are living a crisis,' says doctor at Drummondville, Que., hospital after another flood

  13-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A flood at the Sainte-Croix Hospital in Drummondville, Que., earlier this week resulted in water damage to the facility's operating theatre and outpatient endoscopy clinic, prompting authorities to push back appointments and surgeries.
  
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• Study busts myths about bilingualism in early childhood

  13-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Whether to teach a child two languages at once is a question many parents in Quebec face. A new Concordia University study challenges myths about language mixing and weighs in on the psychology of early bilingualism.
  
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• Outaouais physicians hopeful after province reaches tentative deal with family doctors

  13-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Family physicians in the Outaouais are hopeful an agreement in principle between Quebec’s family doctors and the province will keep them in the region, but some say it won’t do enough to counter the impact of delayed legislative reforms.
  
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• Letters: Street signs on road ahead for secularism?

  13-12-2025 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Re: "Secularism bill filled with solutions causing problems" (Allison Hanes, Dec. 9) Read More
  
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