Yesterday's News with Mark Korman: Recent Episodes

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Round Table topics:

• Justin Trudeau's comments following the death of Fidel Castro.

• Donald Trump.

• Court upholds Montreal’s ban on pitbulls.

• Air Miles has backs off plan to void points.

• The unemployment rate in Quebec now at lowest level since 1976.

• Only around 10% of Syrian refugees who arrived in Canada since November of 2015 have been able to find jobs.

• Trudeau Liberals to undo previous government's moves to identify those who vote.

• The two largest English school boards in Quebec will be investigated by a provincial auditor and the anti-corruption squad.

• Old Montreal Children’s Hospital site will no become ballpark.

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Part 1:

• Federal Finance Minister thinks people should get used to the "job churn" economy.

• CRTC data indicates Canadians are consuming more media, but are watching less TV.

• Queens casino refuses to pay out millions after they claim slot machine malfunctions.

Part 2:

The Round Table convenes to discuss:

• Donald Trump and the American election.

• A possible Muslim housing project in Brossard.

• The possible religious house of worship ban in Outremont,

• A piper fined $220 for carrying a Scottish traditional knife in his sock.

• The plight of the contract worker.

• Metro conductors playing with their cell phones.

• Snow on the way...

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Originally aired: 2011.

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Show #305 - May 21, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: May 15 - 21

• Montreal imposes year-long moratorium on horse-drawn carriages
• Former interim mayor Applebaum asks to have criminal case against him dismissed
• Montreal municipal engineers walked off the job
• Montreal Auditor General claims recommendations have been ignored
• AMT cancels $100 million contract it had signed with Bombardier
• Montreal police unveil body cameras

Part 2:

• A few words about space travel
• A few words about automobiles and the smartphone

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Show #304 - May 14, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: May 7 - 14

• Three die as fire ravages apartment building in Longueuil
• Police ask for help in finding hit-and-run driver
• Molotov Cocktail thrown at STM bus
• Man was shot in St. Michel
• West island high school threatened
• Quebec sends group of firefighters to Alberta
• Quebec unveils legislation to deal with Uber
• Quebec's birth rate continues to decline
• Number of fatalities in road accidents in Quebec increases
• New international wing opened at Trudeau Airport

Part 2:

• A few words about moving
• Census web site crashes
• Government upholds rights of small ISPs

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Show #303 - May 7th, 2016

Some old time radio from the 1950s.

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Show #301 - April 23th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: April 17 - 23

• Two Quebecers die in massive earthquake in Equador
• Man dies after losing control of car in Lachine
• Father and son drown at hotel pool
• Fire breaks out at the Hotel Dieu Hospital
• Caisse and city of Montreal unveil light rail plan

Part 2:

• A few words about prescription drug advertising
• A few words about local news in Canada
• CRTC claims public already happy with skinny cable

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Show #300 - April 16th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: April 10 - 16

• Woman murdered inside grocery store
• Three men arrested after intrusion inside Montreal's Metro system
• Trudeau Liberals release details of assisted suicide law
• Thomas Mulcair loses NDP confidence vote
• Montreal records $145 million surplus
• Sinkhole in Griffintown leads to demolition of parts of co-op
• Bixi returns for another season

Part 2:

• It’s the 300th edition of Yesterday’s News

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Show #299 - April 9th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: April 3 - 9

• Violence erupts after police brutality protest in Montreal North
• Plateau bar firebombed
• Three people arrested after high-speed chase
• Woman injured in three car crash on Champlain Bridge
• SUV collides with STM bus
• City, province and federal government announce infrastructure spending
• Hospital to be built in Vaudreuil-Dorion
• Montreal to spend $18 million to fight emerald ash borer beetle infestation

Part 2:

• A brief history of the subway
• Quebec wants to block gambling-related web sites

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Show #298 - April 2nd, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: March 27 - April 2

• Jean Lapierre and 4 family members killed in plane crash
• Man arrested after bomb scare on West Island
• St. Hubert chain sold to Ontario-based Cara Operations
• Man was shot in Riviere des Prairies
• Intruders access Metro system
• Over 100,000 fans attend annual MLB exhibition games

Part 2:

• A few more words about the mainstream media
• Some tech news

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Show #297 - March 26th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: March 20 - 26

• Federal budget tabled
• Taxi driver becomes first Montreal homicide victim on 2016
• Security compromised at some Concordia library workstations
• Major fire breaks out in Old Montreal
• Woman struck by car downtown
• Vigil held at City Hall to show solidarity with Belgium
• First woman elected to the Quebec legislature dies

Part 2:

• A few words about Olympic Stadium’s 40th birthday
• A few words about the likelihood of MLB returning to Montreal

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Show #296 - March 19th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: March 13 - 19

• Quebec budget tabled
• UPAC makes several high-profile arrests
• Man in custody after the stabbing of three people at Toronto military recruitment office
• Two home invasions take place in the Montreal area
• Attempted robbery foiled at Lachine bar
• Woman found dead in basement of a Ville Emard bar
• Bixi gets new corporate sponsor
• STM to experiment with passengers entering buses at rear

Part 2:

• A few more words about cord-cutting and phone options
• Automatic emergency braking to become standard feature in cars
• CBC to ban web comments from anonymous users

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Show #295 - March 12th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: March 6 - 12

• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Washington
• Quebec aims to change its immigration policy
• Major water main break in NDG
• CAA study confirms gas prices in Quebec have not fallen in synch with price of oil
• Hydro rates to go up again in April
• Quebec considering new plan to deal with Uber
• Mitchell Brownstein acclaimed as mayor of Cote St-Luc

Part 2:

• Some old time radio from 1943

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Show #294 - March 5th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: February 28 - March 5

• Quebec investing another $500,000 into Montreal's anti-radicalization centre
• Man assaulted on STM bus in Lachine
• Three people rescued from balcony during Cote-des-Neiges fire
• Man killed after car hits tree in Rivière-des-Prairies
• More info released about charges against former mayor Applebaum
• Quebec asks for a court injunction to stop Energy East Pipeline
• Montreal and suburbs come to an agreement about the cost of water
• Montreal wants more streets and parks named after women

Part 2:

• A few words about “skinny” cable
• Trump wins spark interesting Google searches
• More news about Google’s driver-less car

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Show #293 - February 27th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: February 21 - 27

• Ice storm knocks out power to 250,000 homes
• Montreal intends to ban plastic bags by the start of 2018
• City’s white collar workers suspend rotating walkouts
• Major fire breaks out in Villeray
• Education Minister Pierre Moreau steps away from most duties due to health reasons
• Controversial former Montreal police officer found guilty of assault
• Police ask for public's help in locating missing woman

Part 2:

• A few words about the American presidential race
• A few words about Apple vs. the FBI

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Show #292 - February 20th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: February 14 - 20

• Woman and young granddaughter die in fire
• Man dies after work-related accident at the University of Montreal
• Montreal taxi drivers protest Uber again
• Police Brotherhood complains about senior officers receiving bonuses for number of tickets being handed out
• Bombardier to eliminate 7,000 jobs over next two years
• Former MNA Victor Goldbloom dies
• Montreal Heart Institute to undergo $190 million renovation

Part 2:

• A review of the past week in history

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Show #291 - February 13th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: February 7 - 13

• Canadian CF-18 fighter jets will cease air strikes
• Secretary General of the United Nations visits Montreal
• Rally held in Montreal to denounce cuts to subsidized daycare
• Montreal taxi drivers protest in front of Airport
• Woman was stabbed in Dollard
• Montreal Emergency rooms operating way above capacities
• Lachine General to be expanded
• Northern part of Dorchester Square to be renovated

Part 2:

• A few words about Montreal’s new Metro cars
• A few words about World Radio Day 2016

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Show #290 - February 6th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: January 31 - February 6

• Funerals held for six Quebecers killed in Burkina Faso terror attack
• Hardware giant Lowes to buy Rona
• Receipts now required for purchases at Quebec bars
• Two men stabbed in Cote-des-Neiges
• First of the new Metro cars to go into service
• Tourists flocked to Montreal in 2015

Part 2:

• A few words about the war between the taxi industry and Uber
• Some tech news

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Show #289 - January 30th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: January 24 - 30

• Couillard shuffles cabinet
• Montreal wants to set up office for refugees
• Justin Trudeau meets with Denis Coderre
• Montreal white collar workers hold first in a series of rotating strikes
• Woman stabbed in random attack
• Man barricades himself inside house
• City wants public input on revitalization of Old Port

Part 2:

• A few words about the distraction of hyperlinks
• Apple records record profits
• Facebook making a lot of money
• Are most Facebook friends really your friends?
• 30 years since the Challenger disaster

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Show #288 - January 23rd, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: January 17 - 23

• Four dead in Saskatchewan mass shooting
• Province reacts to deaths of six Quebecers in Burkina Faso
• Former mayor of Montreal North facing sexual assault charges
• Two people attacked in the Plateau
• Several fires cause minor injuries and damage
• Funeral held in Montreal for Rene Angelil
• Mayor Denis Coderre and group of Quebec mayors denounce proposed Energy East pipeline

Part 2:

• A few words about the economy
• Disposable income lowest in Quebec
• Richest 62 people have as much wealth as half the world’s population
• A few words about weather forecasts

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Show #287 - January 16th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: January 10 - 16

• Funeral for Rene Angelil to be held in Montreal
• First person assisted with ending their life in Quebec
• Man dies in Plateau fire
• Two individuals force their way into apartments in separate incidents
• Montreal to revamp to Jacques Cartier Square
• Fete des Neiges kicks off

Part 2:

• Man dies after St. Mary’s surgeon refused to operate
• Netflix takes hard line against out-of-country site visitors
• Why the news “teaser” is now irrelevant

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Show #286 - January 9th, 2016

Part 1:

News from Montreal and from Beyond: January 3 - 9

• Borough mayor of Montreal North resigns
• Man stabbed in Montreal North
• Pedestrian struck and killed by delivery truck in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
• Woman struck by SUV in front of Jeanne Mance Park
• Fire crews discover marijuana grow op in St. Michel
• Two Montreal women arrested in a Newfoundland after altercation on an airplane
• USB drive containing sensitive information stolen from Montreal police
• Uber customers mad after prices jacked up on New Year's Eve
• Montreal white collar workers planning rotating strikes

Part 2:

• Some thoughts about publicizing good deeds
• Obama frustrated with gun control debate
• No copyright for selfie-taking monkey

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Show #285 - January 2nd, 2016

Yesterday’s News reviews some of the big Montreal news stories of 2015.

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Show #284 - December 26th, 2015

A few holiday-themed news items and some classic Christmas songs.

Originally Broadcast: December 20th, 2014.

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