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• François Legault to talk Bill 21 with Doug Ford over dinner in Montreal

  29-11-2019 20:35 via CBC | Montreal News
  
  Quebec Premier François Legault and Ontario Premier Doug Ford to discuss economy, infrastructure as well as Quebec's secularism bill.
  
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• Only half of Quebec flood victims have received full compensation from the government

  16-12-2019 05:18 via : Montreal
  
  Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said that the Quebec government is already preparing for potential floods next year.
  
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• Quebec Environment Ministry sends Côte Saint-Luc warning over missing drinking water reports

  16-12-2019 04:22 via : Montreal
  
  Quebec's Environment Ministry has sent Côte Saint-Luc a warning for failing to produce mandatory reports on drinking water quality for five consecutive years.
  
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• Public hearings on suicide start Monday in Quebec City

  16-12-2019 04:17 via Montreal Gazette
  
  A public inquiry into the topic of suicide is to begin Monday in Quebec City, after three deaths in two years connected to an addiction treatment centre. Read More
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Dec. 15, 2019

  16-12-2019 04:10 via : Montreal
  
  This week on Focus Montreal, Global takes a look at the risks associated with giving gambling gifts to minors, the Quebec government's priorities for the youth and the rare heart complication called a Ventricular Septal Rupture, also known as a VSR.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Experts warn to avoid giving gambling gifts this holiday season

  16-12-2019 03:34 via : Montreal
  
  Researchers are reminding people to avoid giving lottery tickets or gambling gifts to children over the holidays, calling it risky. McGill University chair of the Educational and Counselling Psychology Department Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky joined Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes to discuss.
  
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• Focus Montreal: Quebec government lays out youth priorities

  16-12-2019 03:31 via : Montreal
  
  The Quebec government has laid out a plan of five priorities to work on for the province’s youth: health, education, citizenship, employment and entrepreneurship. Quebec Student Union president Philippe LeBel joined Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes to discuss what students in the province have to say about their own future.
  
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• Focus Montreal: MUHC patient who survived an extremely rare heart complication

  16-12-2019 03:16 via : Montreal
  
  MUHC patient Karl Gauvin suffered a rare heart complication called a Ventricular Septal Rupture, which some describe as an exploding heart. The uncommon complication, also known as a VSR, has a low survival rate but Gauvin survived to talk about the experience. He, along with MUHC cardiac surgery chief Dr. Renzo Cecere who operated on...
  
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• Focus Montreal: MUHC patient survives an extremely rare heart complication

  16-12-2019 03:16 via : Montreal
  
  MUHC patient Karl Gauvin suffered a rare heart complication called a Ventricular Septal Rupture, which some describe as an exploding heart. The uncommon complication, also known as a VSR, has a low survival rate but Gauvin survived to talk about the experience. He, along with MUHC cardiac surgery chief Dr. Renzo Cecere who operated on...
  
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• Pedestrians rally for safer crosswalks, days after toddler hit by car

  16-12-2019 02:44 via CBC | Montreal News
  
  A group of citizens got together on Sunday to ask the government to crack down on drivers who don't respect pedestrian crossings.
  
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• Matane-Baie-Comeau ferry hit with yet another setback

  16-12-2019 01:35 via Montreal Gazette
  
  The saga of the NM F.-A. Gauthier ferry could delay the plan to put it back into service next Friday after almost a year in dry dock. The ship has problems with its engines, the Société des traversiers du Québec announced on Saturday. Read More
  
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• Community toy drive fills 3 trucks with donations bound for Welcome Hall Mission

  16-12-2019 01:33 via CBC | Montreal News
  
  On Sunday, volunteers stacked plastic bags full of donations into three large trucks, all headed for the Welcome Hall Mission.
  
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• NGD woman who embarked on ‘Fudge-A-Thon’ raised over $6K for charity

  16-12-2019 01:03 via : Montreal
  
  By Saturday afternoon, she sold her last batch of fudge and had collected a total of $6,338 in less than three weeks, making a total of about 605 pounds of fudge.
  
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• NDG woman who embarked on ‘Fudge-A-Thon’ raised over $6K for charity

  16-12-2019 01:03 via : Montreal
  
  By Saturday afternoon she sold her last batch of fudge and had collected a total of $6,338 in less than three weeks, making a total of about 605 pounds of fudge.
  
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• Quebec Environment Ministry sends warning to Côte-Saint-Luc for their water quality

  16-12-2019 00:32 via : Montreal
  
  The Quebec Environment Ministry sent a warning to the city of Côte-Saint-Luc for failing to produce reports on the quality of its drinking water. The warning is the latest in a series of revelations uncovered in a joint investigation involving Global News and Concordia University’s Institute for Investigative Journalism. Global’s Dan Spector has the story.
  
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• Wedding ads showing lesbian couple were too 'controversial' to air, Hallmark says

  15-12-2019 23:40 via Montreal Gazette
  
  The wedding planning company's ads had been airing for more than a week when the Hallmark Channel said there was a problem. Read More
  
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• Suspected alligator seen crossing Montreal street

  15-12-2019 22:10 via : Montreal
  
  Mayssam Samaha says she was sitting by the window at Baristello cafe with her friends when they saw the reptile slowly crossing the busy street.
  
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• Why did the alligator cross a Montreal road?

  15-12-2019 22:07 via Montreal Gazette
  
  Mayssam Samaha was sipping coffee with friends Sunday afternoon when a nearly two-metre-long alligator strolled across Jarry St. Read More
  
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• Video appears to show alligator crossing the road in Montreal

  15-12-2019 21:46 via : Montreal
  
  A video taken Sunday appears to show an alligator crossing the road in Montreal. According to police, the a man who appeared to be the reptile’s owner showed up, picked up the animal and put him in the backseat of the minivan. Police have since gone to address the incident with the man.
  
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• Jack Todd: Bernier stole game from Habs. That’s it. That’s all

  15-12-2019 21:19 via Montreal Gazette
  
  First, let’s look at what did not happen Saturday night. Read More
  
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• Kids with cancer enjoy night at the McCord Museum

  15-12-2019 21:06 via Montreal Gazette
  
  Enzo timidly walked through the room at first, sidestepping the other children as they chased each other between rows of cots. Read More
  
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• Babe Ruth 500th home run bat sells for more than $1 million

  15-12-2019 21:03 via Montreal Gazette
  
  Babe Ruth may have died more than 70 years ago, but the baseball slugger is still turning out big numbers. Read More
  
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• Escaped crocodile spotted crossing the street in Villeray

  15-12-2019 20:44 via CBC | Montreal News
  
  If you saw a crocodile crossing Jarry Street on Sunday afternoon, you weren't imagining things.
  
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• Escaped crocodile spotted crossing the street in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood

  15-12-2019 20:44 via CBC | Montreal News
  
  If you saw a crocodile crossing Jarry Street on Sunday afternoon, you weren't imagining things.
  
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• Escaped alligator spotted crossing the street in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood

  15-12-2019 20:44 via CBC | Montreal News
  
  If you saw an alligator crossing Jarry Street on Sunday afternoon, you weren't imagining things.
  
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• Elderly man dies after Plateau duplex fire: Montreal police

  15-12-2019 19:30 via : Montreal
  
  A man in his 70s was brought to hospital in critical condition but police confirmed his death on Saturday evening.
  
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• Montreal airport, border guards brace for busy holiday season

  15-12-2019 18:52 via Montreal Gazette
  
  More and more Quebecers are travelling during the holidays, and that means it will be a busy time for workers at airports and border crossings. Read More
  
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• Man dies, 20 forced out in the Plateau as fire engulfs duplex

  15-12-2019 18:43 via Montreal Gazette
  
  A duplex in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in Montreal was engulfed in flames, forcing about 20 people out early Saturday. Read More
  
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• Montreal airport, border guards brace for a busy holiday season

  15-12-2019 18:35 via Montreal Gazette
  
  More and more Quebecers are traveling over the holidays, and that means it'll be a busy time for workers at airports and border crossings. Read More
  
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• 3 men stabbed in Parc Extension break-in: Montreal police

  15-12-2019 18:02 via : Montreal
  
  Police received a 911 call at approximately 10 p.m. to report the presence of four intruders in the residence on Durocher Street.
  
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