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• 'Technical problem' slows service across entire REM network

  20-01-2026 14:21 via montrealgazette.com
  The entire network of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) was slowed down Tuesday morning due to what officials referred as a "technical problem." Read More
  
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• Caufield scores late winner, Canadiens win 4-3 win

  21-01-2026 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
  
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• Caufield scores late as Canadiens win 4-3

  21-01-2026 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens finally solve Minnesota with last-minute 4-3 win

  21-01-2026 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal was rested for this matchup against Minnesota, and it showed. Brian Wilde has more on Tuesday night's game.
  
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• Palestinians who fled Gaza struggle to rebuild lives in Quebec

  21-01-2026 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  Khaled Alshobaki, a software engineer, is approaching the first anniversary of his arrival in Montreal with his mother and brother.
  
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• Kahnawake Peacekeepers investigate fatal shooting of 41-year-old man

  21-01-2026 01:18 via montrealgazette.com
  The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in a parking lot behind Robbie’s Smokehouse & Burger Bar on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Letters: Supreme Court could turn tide on sovereignty referendum

  21-01-2026 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Re: "A textbook case of constitutional hardball" (Opinion, Jan. 14) Read More
  
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• Legault calls byelection for Chicoutimi riding Feb. 23

  21-01-2026 00:57 via montrealgazette.com
  A provincial byelection will be held in Quebec's Chicoutimi riding on Feb. 23, Premier François Legault announced Tuesday, to fill the seat left vacant by former Coalition Avenir Québec minister Andrée Laforest. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Watch Lane Hutson's controversial penalty, Canadiens and Wild tied 3-3

  21-01-2026 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Forward Kirby Dach (27-15-7) returns to the lineup tonight for the Montreal Canadiens when they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-13-9) at the Bell Centre. Read More
  
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• Liveblog replay: Cole Caufield scores 4-3 winner over Wild with 15 seconds left

  21-01-2026 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Forward Kirby Dach (27-15-7) returns to the lineup tonight for the Montreal Canadiens when they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-13-9) at the Bell Centre. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Danault scores first goal since return, Canadiens lead Wild 3-2

  21-01-2026 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Forward Kirby Dach (27-15-7) returns to the lineup tonight for the Montreal Canadiens when they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-13-9) at the Bell Centre. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Danault scores first goal since return, Canadiens lead Wild 2-1

  21-01-2026 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Forward Kirby Dach (27-15-7) returns to the lineup tonight for the Montreal Canadiens when they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-13-9) at the Bell Centre. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Danault scores first goal since return, Canadiens and Wild tied 1-1

  21-01-2026 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Forward Kirby Dach (27-15-7) returns to the lineup tonight for the Montreal Canadiens when they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-13-9) at the Bell Centre. Read More
  
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• Liveblog: Can Dach's return help reverse Habs' dismal record vs. Wild?

  21-01-2026 00:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Forward Kirby Dach (27-15-7) returns to the lineup tonight for the Montreal Canadiens when they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-13-9) at the Bell Centre. Read More
  
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• Bixi increasing its rates for 2026

  21-01-2026 00:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Bixi, Montreal's subscription bicycle rental service, will be increasing its rates again starting next month. Read More
  
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• In midst of CAQ shakeup, a byelection in Chicoutimi is set for Feb. 23

  21-01-2026 00:27 via cbc.ca
  Less a than week after François Legault announced his plans to step down as the province's premier and the leader of Coalition Avenir Québec, a byelection has been called for the Chicoutimi riding. That byelection is set for Feb. 23.
  
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• Polar vortex in Montreal to bring wind chills approaching -40

  21-01-2026 00:08 via montrealgazette.com
  An extreme polar vortex moving from the Arctic across North America is expected to arrive in Quebec by Friday and persist through the weekend, according to Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Meet the 17-year-old on the Bell Centre big screen keeping the vibes up during Habs games

  20-01-2026 23:47 via cbc.ca
  Makayla Wight doesn’t have a typical after-school job. As the youngest in-game host at the Bell Centre, her role is to engage with the crowd and connect with fans during Montreal Canadiens games.
  
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• Man fatally shot in restaurant parking lot on Montreal's South Shore

  20-01-2026 23:33 via cbc.ca
  The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating after a 41-year-old man was fatally shot in the parking lot behind Robbie's Smokehouse & Burger Bar on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law on random traffic stops

  20-01-2026 23:24 via cbc.ca
  The country's top court spent a second morning hearing arguments about whether it's constitutional for police to make traffic stops without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.
  
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• Montreal mother says freezing hospital room after childbirth should never happen

  20-01-2026 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  Annie Calamia says she was expecting a calm, comfortable recovery at Maissoneuve-Rosemont hospital, but instead felt like she stepped into a danger zone.
  
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• Cowan: Canadiens' Phillip Danault hasn't lost his touch in faceoff circle

  20-01-2026 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  After practice Monday in Brossard, I asked Phillip Danault if he could describe what his return to the Canadiens means to him in one word. Read More
  
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• High-speed rail line could see long tunnels beneath Montreal, Toronto

  20-01-2026 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  Alto says it plans to burrow from just north of the river that rims Montreal’s north side to downtown in a north-south corridor that would exceed 10 kilometres.
  
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• UN official Sandra Hernández to run as candidate for Parti Québécois

  20-01-2026 21:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Prepping his party's roster ahead of this year's provincial election, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced a candidate Tuesday who will run in an undetermined riding. Read More
  
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• A look at some potential candidates for the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership

  20-01-2026 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Québec chooses his replacement.
  
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• A glimmer of hope for Le Massif ski season? Union, employer called to meeting

  20-01-2026 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Management at Le Massif de Charlevoix and its striking unionized employees have been called to a meeting just one day after the resort announced the cancellation of its ski season.
  
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• 2025 is in the top 10 for Canada’s severe weather-related insured losses

  20-01-2026 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  A new report found that 2025 ranks in the top 10 years of all time for the most insured damages caused by severe weather in Canada.
  
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• Canadiens gain an edge with internal competition, Jake Evans says

  20-01-2026 20:46 via montrealgazette.com
  Thirteen games missed due to injury is a long time for an NHL player — even with the league playing a condensed schedule due to the coming Winter Olympics. Read More
  
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• Mulcair: Opposing visions jockey in likely two-horse race for CAQ leadership

  20-01-2026 20:40 via montrealgazette.com
  The Coalition Avenir Québec appears to be lining itself up for a knock-down, drag-out Donnybrook between opposing visions for the future of that party and our province. Read More
  
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• Université Laval named Canada's top employer in 2026, Concordia University ranks fifth

  20-01-2026 20:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Université Laval has topped Forbes's 2026 list of Canada's best employers. Read More
  
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