[Q] Help Rogers SGH-i717R Can't find a working rooting + recovery and rom flash guide topic

I hope this question is not a stupid one...

I want to say that I tried searching and all guides come either outdated with broken links or just designed for a different model.

I have a Galaxy Note SGH-i717R which is a canadian version. I cannot find a current working rooting method that will guide me through installing a CWM or TWRP recovery plus let me flash CM or any other KitKat based ROM.

I have downloaded:

CWM-TOUCH-i717-6043.zip but I know I can't install it until I root. But all rooting guides are outdated and do not work.
I have a good idea on how to root and install custom roms, I've done it on various phones including on my Nexus 5 and 7.

Can anyone give me a link or a quick breakdown of what I need?
I can't stress enough that this is a SGH-i717R not SGH-i717, i have a Canadian Version.

Thanks in advance!