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• Call of the Wilde: Line changes pay off for Montreal Canadiens against Buffalo Sabres

  11-11-2024 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis changed the lines for Monday afternoon's contest, trying to ignite his offence.
  
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• For these Montrealers, missing Taylor Swift was not an option

  14-11-2024 00:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  It's been a long time coming for Montreal Swifties making their way down the 401 this week and next to see The Eras Tour in Toronto. Read More
  
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• Via Rail wants judicial review of CN Rail speed restrictions

  13-11-2024 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Via Rail says the restrictions CN imposed on Oct. 11 are causing daily delays on Via Rail's Québec City-Windsor corridor, affecting thousands of passengers.
  
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• Nantes, Que., withdraws from Lac-Mégantic rail bypass talks with federal government

  13-11-2024 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Elected officials of Nantes, Que., are putting an end to talks with the federal government about the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, citing a lack of communication about the file.
  
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• Concordia hopes to improve understanding of migration with new research institute

  13-11-2024 22:49 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Amid growing media coverage and politicization of immigration issues, Concordia University announced Wednesday the creation of an institute designed to better understand and help handle migration in Quebec and Canada. Read More
  
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• Getaway driver in Kirkland kidnapping says he didn't know girl was being abducted

  13-11-2024 22:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The man who acted as a getaway driver in the abduction of a 17-year-old girl from a restaurant in Kirkland three years ago testified as a witness for the prosecution Wednesday at the trial of the victim's two brothers. Read More
  
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• Researchers urge federal government to halt macaque imports to Quebec for medical research

  13-11-2024 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Dozens of researchers across Canada have joined a growing chorus of voices urging the federal government to halt the importation of an endangered monkey species for medical research in Quebec.
  
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• Plateau heritage building eyed for up to 1,000 new housing units

  13-11-2024 21:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  About 1,000 new housing units could soon be built in a building abandoned for almost a decade in the heart of the city. Read More
  
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• Mother disgusted by 'absurd' sanction for cop who discarded piece of son's skull

  13-11-2024 21:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  When Nathaly Rivard first learned a Sûreté du Québec officer had discarded part of her deceased 14-year-old son’s skull in a ravine, she says she went through every emotion you can think of. Read More
  
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• Body found in Montreal park identified as abducted crypto influencer missing since June

  13-11-2024 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec provincial police say a body found in a nature park last month was that of a cryptocurrency influencer who had been missing since he was kidnapped from his condo in June.
  
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• 'Wall of kindness' winter coat drive begins

  13-11-2024 21:21 via montrealgazette.com
  
  As temperatures plunge, four "walls of kindness" are now open around Montreal for people to donate winter coats to those in need. The initiative, run by non-profit second-hand store operator Renaissance, is in its third year and will run from Nov. 13 to Dec. 1. Read More
  
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• Québec solidaire wants oil companies to pay for the climate crisis

  13-11-2024 21:02 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Québec solidaire is calling on the Quebec government to sue the major oil companies for the damage caused by climate change. Read More
  
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• Consumer watchdog alleges Quebec-based ticket reseller violated the law

  13-11-2024 20:54 via cbc.ca
  
  The watchdog alleges Billets.ca illegally resold tickets at higher prices and for sold tickets that it didn’t have in its possession. 
  
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• 'It feels pretty good right now,' Canadiens' Cole Caufield says about hot start

  13-11-2024 20:28 via montrealgazette.com
  
  No Canadiens player has ever won the Rocket Richard trophy, awarded annually since 1998 to the NHL's top goal-scorer. Read More
  
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• Montreal doctor calls for change after son hit by car near west-end school

  13-11-2024 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mother and doctor in the Montreal's west end is raising concerns about an intersection she says is dangerous after her teenage son was struck by a car earlier this month.
  
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• Canadian goalkeeper Crépeau's focus is always to accumulate small wins and greatness will follow

  13-11-2024 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  For Canadian men's soccer goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, it's all about winning the small contest in front of you, and accumulate enough of those wins in succession, and greatness will follow.
  
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• Montreal dockworkers' union to challenge minister's binding arbitration decision

  13-11-2024 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Montreal dockworkers is planning a legal challenge of the federal labour minister's decision to end lockouts at ports by sending the disputes to binding arbitration.
  
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• Man admits to killing 79-year-old wife in Terrebonne retirement home

  13-11-2024 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  An 81-year-old man admitted in court on Wednesday that he killed his 79-year-old wife last year inside a retirement home in Terrebonne. Read More
  
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• “I’m not an assassin” says Quebec man who killed his wife suffering from dementia

  13-11-2024 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Several people related to an 81-year-old man who admitted to killing his 79-year-old wife, while she was suffering from Alzheimer's in a CHSLD last year, told a judge on Wednesday that he was acting out of compassion when he put an end to her life. Read More
  
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• Family reads statements of support for man who killed his wife in a Terrebone CHSLD

  13-11-2024 17:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Several people related to an 81-year-old man who admitted to killing his 79-year-old wife, while she was suffering from Alzheimer's in a CHSLD last year, told a judge on Wednesday that he was acting out of compassion when he put an end to her life. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Dear angry customers — restaurant staff don't deserve your abuse

  13-11-2024 17:07 via montrealgazette.com
  
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• Montreal dockworkers union to challenge binding arbitration order in court

  13-11-2024 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The move comes as the union representing locked-out port workers in B.C. also says it will challenge the federal government's move to end a work stoppage there.
  
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• Montreal dock workers union to challenge minister’s binding arbitration decision

  13-11-2024 16:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  MONTREAL — The union representing Montreal dock workers plans to challenge in court a decision by the federal labour minister to end a lockout at the port by sending the dispute to binding arbitration. Read More
  
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• Japanese owner of 7-Eleven gets another offer to rival Couche-Tard bid

  13-11-2024 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian company made a revised offer for Seven & i last month after an earlier proposal was rebuffed by the Japanese firm because it was too low, among other reasons.
  
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• New Jacques-Bizard bridge in Montreal's West Island is now ready for use

  13-11-2024 15:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The new Jacques-Bizard bridge in Montreal's West Island is now open to traffic. Every day, about 30,000 drivers use the bridge.
  
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• Montreal weather: Now all we need is some snow

  13-11-2024 14:25 via montrealgazette.com
  
  This mid-November Wednesday is a little cooler than the average 5 degrees Celsius, and nowhere near 1945's balmy 16 C. Read More
  
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• Quebecers pick up 2 Governor General's Literary Awards

  13-11-2024 14:23 via cbc.ca
  
  When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told Winipek: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre was a "regional book."
  
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• Conservatives poised to push Trudeau Liberals out of 2nd place in Quebec: poll

  13-11-2024 13:41 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party appears to have reached a level of popularity in Quebec that sees it fighting Justin Trudeau's Liberals for second place, a new survey suggests. Read More
  
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• PQ flies high in latest poll while CAQ hits new low in voter popularity

  13-11-2024 13:38 via montrealgazette.com
  
  François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec, in power since 2018, has hit a low in voter popularity not seen since it was on the opposition benches in 2016, while the Parti Québécois is enjoying the same poll numbers that saw it form a minority government in 2012, a new survey suggests. Read More
  
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• Bummed out that Taylor Swift's not coming to Montreal? Blame the Big O

  13-11-2024 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  You don't have to be a card-carrying Swiftie to be disappointed that Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is not coming to Montreal. Read More
  
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