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• Tips for starting your garden this Easter weekend

  01-04-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  It may be too early to start gardening outdoors, but gardening writer Larry Hodgson says it's the perfect time to start germinating seeds inside.
  
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• Gerber arrowroot biscuits recalled in Quebec, across Canada

  28-01-2026 14:07 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Tuesday issued a recall notice for Gerber brand arrowroot biscuits. Read More
  
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• Woman who threw scalding water on Longueuil, Que., child back in court for sentencing

  28-01-2026 13:39 via cbc.ca
  A 47-year-old woman who was accused of throwing scalding water on a young child and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault back in September will be back at the Longueuil, Que. courthouse on Wednesday for sentencing.
  
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• Reflected sunlight almost led to train collision near Victoria Bridge, safety board says

  28-01-2026 13:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Canada's Transportation Safety Board is calling on the federal government to expedite the implementation of automatic train control failsafes after finding that a misinterpreted light led to a Via Rail train coming within half a kilometre of colliding with a freight train near the Victoria Bridge in 2024. Read More
  
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• Montreal weather: Too many chilly, frosty, nippy — or balmy? — adjectives to choose from

  28-01-2026 12:56 via montrealgazette.com
  The thing is, when you're coming out of a cold snap, a high of minus-11 C seems downright balmy. Yet Wednesday morning's wind chill of minus-25 C still bites. Read More
  
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• Quebecers at the Games: 'Captain Clutch' facing one of her toughest challenges yet

  28-01-2026 12:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Widely considered one of the best female hockey players in the world, Marie-Philip Poulin got her start in the small town of Beauceville, tucked amid farmers’ fields south of Quebec City. She began playing at the age of five to be like her older brother, joining boys’ teams because that’s all there was. Read More
  
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• Labos: Don’t like needles? The weight-loss pills are coming

  28-01-2026 12:55 via montrealgazette.com
  GLP-1 receptor agonists, of which semaglutide (a.k.a. Ozempic) is the most well known example, has revolutionized obesity management. Though cost was a limiting factor for many, for others the idea of injecting themselves weekly was a non-starter. But for those afraid of needles, the last few months have shown that oral versions of these medications may offer a real alternative. Read More
  
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• Quebec is changing how family doctors get paid. How will it affect patients?

  28-01-2026 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Months of conflict between Quebec’s family doctors and the province reached a partial resolution last month when the two sides reached an agreement in principle to change how doctors are paid. Read More
  
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• Quebec woman who scalded young boy over prank back in court for sentencing

  28-01-2026 12:15 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy with boiling water over a prank is expected in court Wednesday for a sentencing hearing.
  
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• Hanes: Mayor tries to bridge first fault lines between Montreal and CAQ government

  28-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada was hoping for a reset in the often rocky relations between the city and the Quebec government once she took office in November. Read More
  
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• Lack of Quebec-born NHL stars, Olympians mystifies Marc-André Fleury

  28-01-2026 11:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Marc-André Fleury finds it hard to believe that his home province no longer produces many star hockey players. Read More
  
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• Quebec City's tramway is years away. But plans to build it will disrupt your commute very soon

  28-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Construction for the Quebec City tramway is scheduled to begin in 2027. This year, however, the city needs to launch preparatory work — and that work will be intense and disrupt daily commutes. Here's a breakdown.
  
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• Budget cuts at MUHC forcing closure of long-running choir

  28-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The MusiArt Choir, part of the MUHC’s art therapy program, is asking for the hospital to reconsider its decision to cut its funding. Without the money, they expect to wind down activities soon.
  
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• Hidden Game: Dobes stands on his head as Canadiens beat Vegas

  28-01-2026 05:29 via montrealgazette.com
  This edition of the Hidden Game is dedicated to Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes. Read More
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Canadiens prevail 3-2 in hard-fought contest against Vegas

  28-01-2026 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  It's fascinating to note how much the Canadiens have improved their roster recently. The additions continue to make a difference. Brian Wilde explains.
  
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• Why 15,000 Côte-St-Luc households were in a blackout — and why it still isn't fully resolved

  28-01-2026 03:14 via montrealgazette.com
  A multi-day power outage in Côte-St-Luc that affected 15,000 households over the weekend has left many residents wondering what is wrong with the municipality's grid. Read More
  
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• Montreal microbiologist turns lab work into viral art on Instagram

  28-01-2026 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  Chloé Savard documents the secret life of microbes from a small lab inside her home, sharing magnified images that reveal a world invisible to the naked eye.
  
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• Letters: Power outages in C.S.L. now a winter tradition

  28-01-2026 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Re: "Powerless residents frozen out of homes" (The Gazette, Jan. 27) Read More
  
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• The CAQ splitting into Drainville, Fréchette camps as a 2-horse leadership race takes shape

  28-01-2026 00:29 via cbc.ca
  Candidates Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville both made a show of force at the CAQ caucus meeting in Trois-Rivières, Que. But Quebec Premier François Legault warned his party that the race to replace him can’t put his government on pause.
  
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• 2 men sentenced to 18 years for fatal shooting of daughter-in-law of Montreal Mafia figure

  27-01-2026 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Two men were sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty in connection with the May 2023 killing of the daughter-in-law of an organized crime figure in Montreal.
  
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• Burst pipes flood Montreal mental health hospital, research labs damaged

  27-01-2026 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  Health officials say a failure in the sprinkler system flooded the laboratories specializing in depression and Alzheimer’s disease research.
  
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• Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc pours effort into turning goal tide

  27-01-2026 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  All things seemed possible for winger Zachary Bolduc when he had three goals and four points on the Canadiens' season-opening three-game road trip. Read More
  
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• Montreal mental health hospital damaged by burst water pipes

  27-01-2026 21:18 via cbc.ca
  Health officials say four labs have been damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through a building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre.
  
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• Cowan: Joe Veleno makes most of opportunity with hometown Canadiens

  27-01-2026 20:08 via montrealgazette.com
  Joe Veleno is part of a very select group in hockey. Read More
  
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• Power to be temporarily cut to more than 900 customers in C.S.L., N.D.G. on Wednesday

  27-01-2026 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  In an effort to stabilize the network following a weekend of power outages, Hydro-Québec will temporarily cut service to more than 900 customers in the Côte-St-Luc and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce areas for six hours on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Power to be temporarily cut to 926 customers in Côte-St-Luc and N.D.G. on Wednesday

  27-01-2026 19:53 via montrealgazette.com
  In an effort to stabilize the network following a weekend of power outages, Hydro-Québec will temporarily cut service to more than 900 customers in the Côte-St-Luc and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce areas for six hours on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• A year after young man's disappearance, police set up command post at Mont Tremblant

  27-01-2026 19:26 via cbc.ca
  A year after 22-year-old Liam Toman vanished at Mont Tremblant, Quebec provincial police are launching a renewed push for clues.
  
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• Mafia leader's daughter-in-law gunned down by mistake, court hears

  27-01-2026 18:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Two men who were arrested after a woman was shot and killed nearly three years ago outside the spa she owned in Montreal pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking part in a conspiracy to kill her husband. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Carney picks the wrong battle in Quebec City

  27-01-2026 18:39 via montrealgazette.com
  One of the most baffling things about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s poorly received speech on Canadian unity last week is that he did not have to irritate French Canadians and hand Quebec separatists a gift by starting it with the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Read More
  
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• Quebec can't be 'on pause' during CAQ leadership race, Legault tells caucus

  27-01-2026 17:35 via montrealgazette.com
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Against a backdrop of jockeying for the future party leadership, Premier François Legault insisted Tuesday the work of the Coalition Avenir Québec government will go on normally. Read More
  
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