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• Longueuil police investigate trailer fire as possible arson case

  05-04-2021 14:40 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Longueuil police are investigating a fire that broke out early Monday in a parked trailer and then spread to a neighbouring house as a possible case of arson. Read More
  
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• Quebec wants to stop sky-high prices from ticket resellers. It won't be easy

  16-04-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After several recent high-profile incidents where sports and music fans were gouged on ticket resale prices, the CAQ government is vowing to clean up the industry. Other provinces have tried, and failed.
  
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• ‘He’s already gone’: Montreal teen turns to writing after father’s death to cancer

  16-04-2024 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sixteen-year-old Tyler Szeremeta, a Grade 11 student at John Rennie High School, lost his father to cancer in December 2022.
  
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• Hidden Game: Canadiens squander big lead in Lane Hutson's debut

  16-04-2024 05:12 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This edition of the Hidden Game is dedicated to rookie Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson, who made his NHL debut Monday night against Detroit at Little Caesars Arena. Read More
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Detroit shades Montreal Canadiens in OT as Habs’ season nears end

  16-04-2024 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadiens and Red Wings played perhaps the most exciting game of the year. The Wings kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-4 overtime win. Brian Wilde has more.
  
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• Montreal police arrest 45 in pro-Palestinian protest at Scotiabank

  16-04-2024 02:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police say they arrested 45 protesters on Monday during a pro-Palestinian sit-in of a bank in downtown Montreal. Read More
  
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• Attacks on nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put world at risk: IAEA

  16-04-2024 01:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said have put the world "dangerously close to a nuclear accident." Read More
  
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• Liveblog replay: Hutson gets assist in debut, Canadiens lose 5-4 to Red Wings

  16-04-2024 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Defenceman Lane Hutson will make his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night when they face off against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Puck drop just after 7 p.m. (SN, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM). Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Hutson makes debut for Canadiens vs. Red Wings

  16-04-2024 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Defenceman Lane Hutson will make his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night when they face off against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Puck drop just after 7 p.m. (SN, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM). Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Hutson gets assist, Canadiens lead Red Wings 4-2

  16-04-2024 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Defenceman Lane Hutson will make his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night when they face off against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Puck drop just after 7 p.m. (SN, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM). Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Hutson gets assist, Canadiens lead Red Wings 2-1

  16-04-2024 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Defenceman Lane Hutson will make his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night when they face off against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Puck drop just after 7 p.m. (SN, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM). Read More
  
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• Food insecurity a growing problem in Montreal’s West Island

  16-04-2024 00:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The increase in the number of clients is why the mission is moving at the beginning of June to 72D Brunswick Boulevard in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, to a space twice the current size.
  
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• Quebec class action authorized against 16 pharma companies for role in opioid crisis

  16-04-2024 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A class-action lawsuit has been authorized to proceed against 16 pharmaceutical companies for their role in manufacturing, selling, marketing and distributing opioid drugs in Quebec.
  
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• Montreal mobile health clinic helps get homeless people out of tents, into apartments

  15-04-2024 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Old Brewery Mission says its mobile health clinic has intervened 2,691 times to help homeless people in the community in its first year.
  
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• Quebec community vows to rebuild Hudson church damaged in ‘devastating’ fire

  15-04-2024 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The community of Hudson is in shock after a fire ravaged a 182-year old church. St. James Anglican Church was not only a religious building but a community hub.
  
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• Federal budget will include tax hike for wealthy Canadians, sources say

  15-04-2024 23:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Tuesday's federal budget will include a tax increase on the richest Canadians, sources tell Radio-Canada. It's not clear exactly what form the tax measure will take but senior Liberal sources have told Radio-Canada that it will affect less than 1 per cent of Canadians.
  
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• ‘They were coming to save us’: Inquest opens into deaths of two Quebec firefighters

  15-04-2024 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A coroner's inquest into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region is underway.
  
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• Singh defends NDP carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy

  15-04-2024 23:14 via montrealgazette.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal leader of the New Democrats spent Monday insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. Read More
  
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• Here’s what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday

  15-04-2024 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the document. Read More
  
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• PQ referendum promise prompts renewed calls to partition Quebec

  15-04-2024 22:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Canadian Party of Quebec announced Monday it's studying the feasibility of creating an eleventh province out of a partitioned Quebec, and an ex-member of the party has launched a separate group that plans to hold an online public meeting on the issue of partition this week. Read More
  
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• Quebec unveils measures to better support mental health patients

  15-04-2024 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant announces measures to better support mental health patients in the southwest region of Montreal
  
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• 'A monumental mess': CDN-NDG borough re-evaluating warming centre for next year

  15-04-2024 21:42 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough is questioning what to do with a new warming centre serving the borough’s unhoused population after numerous problems over the winter, including a woman's death. Read More
  
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• Joly urges Israeli counterpart to de-escalate conflict with Iran

  15-04-2024 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she's urging Israel to de-escalate rising conflicts in the Middle East and not bomb Iran in retaliation for Sunday's thwarted airstrikes. Read More
  
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• Communauto expands west to Lachine, Dorval

  15-04-2024 20:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The city's primary car-sharing company is expanding west and boosting its fleet of cars significantly. Read More
  
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• Former Als head coach Marc Trestman says he wants to help NFL's Chargers

  15-04-2024 20:32 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Marc Trestman spent only five seasons in Montreal as the Alouettes' head coach, but said it remains among the fondest memories of his lengthy career. Read More
  
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• Hygienists ask for equal pay under federal dental-care plan

  15-04-2024 20:23 via montrealgazette.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association is calling out the Liberal government for what it says is a double standard in the payment of services under a new federal plan. Read More
  
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• Liberals to explain how they will foot the bill for new spending in Tuesday’s budget

  15-04-2024 20:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland donned fresh footwear for the benefit of the cameras Monday — a long-standing tradition the day before the finance minister presents the federal budget. Read More
  
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• Israel will respond to Iran's missile attack, military chief says

  15-04-2024 20:09 via montrealgazette.com
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s military chief said Monday that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike, but did not immediately elaborate on when and how. Read More
  
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• Contentious day centre, supervised injection site opens in Montreal neighbourhood

  15-04-2024 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Measures to appease the fears of Saint-Henri residents, who have been vocal surrounding the supervised injection site, were visible on its first day of opening.
  
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• Caribbean culture parade returns to Montreal for 50th anniversary

  15-04-2024 19:50 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal's Caribbean cultural festival and parade is back on this summer after last year's Carifiesta event was cancelled due to a lack of city funding. Read More
  
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