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Montreal this morning: Get the shovels
*Let it snow, let it snow, let is snow* That’s the theme for the day, it seems. Environment Canada predicts a high of -1C throughout the day and 10 centimetres of snow beginning in the morning. Periods...
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A record-low number of Montreal homicides in 2016
Montreal had fewer homicides in 2016 than in any other year since island-wide statistics started being kept more than four decades ago. Twenty-three homicides were reported, continuing a remarkable...
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Watch: The Montreal Gazette's best photos of the year
Watch the Montreal Gazette’s photographers talk about their favourite photos of the year in the video above.
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STM hoping for fewer delays caused by personal items dropped on tracks
Cellphones, OPUS cards, keys, wallets and umbrellas being dropped onto the Montreal métro system’s tracks caused 870 minutes of delays throughout the system in 2016, not including December. The...
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Judge rules police seizure of reporter's laptop was legal
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that provincial police acted legally when they seized the laptop of a Journal de Montréal journalist who had reported about another judge who was the subject of...
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Ultrasounds in private clinics now covered under medicare
Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced on Thursday that all ultrasounds performed by radiologists in private clinics will be covered under medicare. Previously, private clinics could charge patients...
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Marvin Rotrand chosen as interim leader of Coalition Montréal
Veteran city councillor Marvin Rotrand has been elected as interim leader of the opposition Coalition Montréal following the resignation on Monday of party chief Benoit Dorais. Dorais, mayor of the...
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Man arrested near Lacolle border was carrying 25 handguns
The case of a Toronto man who was arrested at the border after allegedly being in possession of 25 handguns has been deferred to Jan. 10, the RCMP said Thursday. Thanh Viet Pham, 36, was arrested on...
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Five (mostly free) snow-day activities
Stir crazy? Stir-crazy kids? The two-week Christmas holiday can be the most anticipated yet most troublesome once the excitement wears off. The snow that’s falling all over Quebec will continue on and...
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Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund 2016: Home for holidays after month in hospital
Marion has no complaints about her life, in spite of her worsening health. At 65 years old, she was looking forward to celebrating the holidays with her growing family, after spending a month in the...
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Montreal this morning: Windy and cold as you dig yourself out
Thursday’s snow wasn’t enough for you? Well expect about 2 more centimetres on Friday, with windy conditions making for blowing snow. And the temperature will be dropping throughout the day, hitting a...
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Montreal's snow-clearing operation will begin Friday
Montrealers are expected to dig out of up to 25 centimetres of snow Friday after a much stronger snowstorm than anticipated hit the city Thursday, snarling traffic and delaying dozens of flights at...
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While you were sleeping: Hockey, debt, alchemy and, in other news: weather
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. Snow day: We’re just going to tell you this one more time: It is going to snow. We are more than a week into winter, so instead of...
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Josh Freed predicts how the coming years will make us yearn for 2016
Get lost, 2016! You were a mean, exhausting, nerve-wracking roller coaster ride. We’re still on it too, as the Trump Express rides roughshod over Washington — and he’s not even president yet. Like...
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Fifteen Montrealers named to Order of Canada
Former Supreme Court Justice Morris Fish and McGill University astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi were the two Montrealers who were appointed on Friday as Companions to the Order of Canada – the highest level...
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Swiss edge Denmark in SO to force Finland into juniors relegation
Marco Miranda scored the only goal of the shootout as Switzerland edged Denmark 5-4 on Friday in preliminary round action at the world junior hockey championship in Montreal. The result means Finland,...
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Montreal turns 375: the party — and the problems
To celebrate its 375th birthday, Montreal will Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive in 2017, to borrow from the 1940s spirit-lifting wartime song. You’ve got to accentuate the positive / Eliminate the...
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Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund 2016: New mom struggles to make ends meet
Christelle is doing her best to balance parenthood and completing her high school studies. At 23, she’s a new mother to her baby girl, who is just shy of 11 months. “She’s delicate and she’s sweet,”...
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The ultimate Montreal news quiz of 2016
Did you keep track of the events that happened in Montreal in 2016? Test your knowledge and see if you need to relive the year all over again or move on to 2017.
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Man injured in shootout with police in Montreal
A man was shot with at least one bullet early Saturday morning in downtown Montreal during a clash with police. The incident happened around 3 a.m., at the corner of de Bullion St. and René-Lévesque...
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