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Senators notebook MacLean impressed by Ottawa fans
Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean's NHL playing days had stops in Winnipeg, Detroit and St. Louis. Detroit, often called Hockeytown, is among his coaching stops. MacLean said the enthusiasm of Ottawa fans takes a backseat to ...
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Video Senator Duffy has few words after returning to Ottawa
Senator Mike Duffy arrived in Ottawa Monday afternoon amid questions about his future in the Red Chamber. The Senator had few words for Globe reporter Kim Mackrael about his plans for the immediate ...
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On Victoria Day protesters at Montreal rally call for end to ties with monarchy
Protester Pierre Veronneau holds a dartboard at a rally by Quebec nationalists in Montreal, Monday, May 20, 2013. The Queen would not likely be amused by the way Victoria Day was observed in a small pocket of Montreal today. A handful of people threw darts at a photo of the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and held up signs saying "down with the monarchy." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ben ...
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Cancer surgery wait times longest in Montreal
MONTREAL -- More than 500 cancer patients in Montreal have been waiting nearly two months -- and counting -- for urgent surgery to remove tumours, newly-released provincial statistics show. The wait times in Montreal are higher than in any other region in the province, contradicting government claims that access to health care is more of a problem in outlying areas. Patient-rights advocate ...
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Quebec’s private daycares to close Wednesday
Protesters demonstrated last week against the provincial government’s planned budget cuts in the private daycare system. They will continue protesting this week and ...
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Victoria Day name-change petition riles controversy on the happiest day in May
A group of Canadians have recently begun an online petition asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to change Monday's holiday, which commemorates Queen Victoria's birthday, to "Victoria and First People's ...
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Montreal politicians debate city council size — again
A proposal put forward by Coalition Avenir Qubec leader Franois Legault to reduce the number of city councillors as a way of dealing with municipal corruption is being met with caution. Legault first floated the idea last year during the provincial election campaign. He said Montreal is ungovernable, and the solution is to cut the size of city council. Under his scenario, the number of ...
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Around Town Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa breakfast Fulfilling stories of inspiration achievement
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Quebecer dead in Mexico after scuba diving incident
A man originally from Alma, Que. died in southern Mexico after a scuba diving excursion went wrong last Thursday. Martin Simard, 57, who was on vacation in Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, was an experienced diver and was well-known amongst the region's diving community. The day before his death, he had to undergo a hyperbaric chamber treatment after resurfacing too ...
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4-year-old girl attacked by dog in lAssomption
A 4-year-old girl is in stable condition at Ste-Justine hospital after being attacked by a dog around 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. According to Alain Benot, an officer with the l'Assomption/St-Sulpice police force, the girl was walking down Mariani Street in l'Assomption with her cousin when a dog attacked her. "For a still unknown reason, the dog jumped on her and bit her ...
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Montreal Metro still trying to replace ageing fleet
The Montreal Metro is ageing, or its trains are at least, with some of them over 60 years old this year, it’s high time for massive investment in an overhaul of the fleet, but the bidding process has been controversial and highly competitive, leading to delays, which it is hoped will provide a lower cost.
Montreal’s metro system is operated by the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and was first opened back in 1966, since then it has grown into one of the largest subways in the country and is the busiest in Canada with over 290 million trips taken on the system last year. The 759 trains that operate on the network are ageing and tired, having each carried an estimated 7900 people and plans are afoot to replace them. Read more
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