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Daybreak Montreal
with Mike Finnerty

"No toll, no bridge" says Minister Denis Lebel about new Champlain bridge

denis lebel.jpgFederal Minister of Infrastructure Denis Lebel confirms there will be tolls on the new Champlain bridge. Lebel also says the current Champlain bridge is in need of more immediate repairs. Lebel was on Daybreak this morning.

(Photo: CBC)


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Football star balances athletics with medical school

duvernay-tardif.jpgLaurent Duvernay-Tardif is the top football prospect in Canadian university football.

But football isn't his only focus, he's also a fourth year medical student who spends 40 to 70 hours per week in hospital.

(Photo: Jean-Francois Vachon/CBC)

 

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Popp & Alouettes welcome back Calvillo

popp calvillo.jpgAlouettes coach Jim Popp says Quarterback Anthony Calvillo has rejoined the team.

Calvillo has been out with a concussion injury since August 17th.

Calvillo has taken part in team meetings. But he has yet to practice.

(Photo: CBC)

 

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Quebec's Charter of Values important for women

julie latour.jpgThat's according to Julie Latour, a Montreal lawyer and one of the controversial new appointments by Pauline Marois to Quebec's Council on the Status of Women. She was on Daybreak this morning.

(Photo: Ryan Remiorz/CP)



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Parros injury overshadows Habs season opener

parros.jpgThe Montreal Canadiens' George Parros fell face first on the ice during a fight last night. He lay motionless as medical staff transported him to the hospital. It's an incident which has fans wondering whether fighting has its place in the game?


(Photo: Jean Yves Ahern/USA TODAY Sport/Reuters)

 

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Alouettes fans get in the way of medical emergency

Molson_Stadium_2010_15053.jpgThe crowd streaming out of Percival Molson Stadium on Sunday after the Alouettes game nearly prevented a doctor from getting to an emergency surgery. Marcello Lannes is an anesthesiologist and critical care physician at the Montreal Neurological Hospital.
(Photo: CFL)

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SNC-Lavalin says corruption is behind them

snc2.jpgSNC-Lavalin says it's turned a corner on corruption scandals. A series of new policies have been put into place to ensure compliance with a new code of ethics after a string of scandals. Andreas Pohlmann has been brought in to put the company on the straight and narrow as SNC-Lavalin's Chief Compliance Officer -- a job he performed at Siemens in Germany before moving to Montreal.

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Alouettes Defence Comes Up Big in Win Over Roughriders

Carter.jpgRookie Duron Carter caught a TD and the defence dominated as Montreal Alouette snapped their 3 game losing streak versus Saskatchewan.

The game featured a specatular interception by Gerarld Brown and pulled the team to with in one game of 2nd place in the East.

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Laid off Old Dutch employees anxious about the future

old dutch.jpgMore than 200 people are out of a job this morning as Montreal's Old Dutch factory shuts its doors for good. The plant has been operating in Lachine for nearly 50 years. Daybreak spoke to two long-time employees about their future.

(Photo: Laura Pellicer/CBC)





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Daybreak's proposed Charter of Montreal Values

montreal charter.JPGThe Quebec government has proposed a charter of what it calls Quebec values. That got the Daybreak team wondering what a charter of Montreal values would sound like. Shawn Apel talked to some Montrealers to get their suggestions for the Montreal charter.

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