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• Arcade Fire returns to Montreal for first time since sexual assault allegations

  Arcade Fire returns to Montreal on Saturday night for a show at the Bell Centre. It's the local band's first show since multiple sexual assault allegations were brought forward against frontman Win Butler in the summer.

  

• 85-year-old pedestrian struck and killed by motorist in Laval

  A pedestrian was fatally struck by a motorist in the Pont-Viau district of Laval, Que. Saturday afternoon. The 85-year-old woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Concorde Boulevard East and Normandie Road when the collision occurred around 4:55 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

  

• Strong winds leave more than 60,000 Hydro-Quebec customers without power

  Bad weather conditions are causing major headaches for Hydro-Québec Saturday evening. At 6:31 p.m., the crown company reported strong winds had caused 281 outages throughout the territory, stating that 60,300 customers were without power. By 6:45, the situation had gotten worse.

• CF Montreal, Canada defender Alistair Johnston heading to Celtic FC

  CF Montreal and Canadian national defender Alistair Johnston is heading to the Scottish Premier League, as Celtic FC in Glasgow confirmed his transfer Saturday morning.

• McGill study group digs for Anishinaabe language roots, one week at a time

  A student-led study group was formed to learn Anishinaabe on a weekly basis with hopes that the Indigenous language will appear on the McGill University course catalogue in the near future.

• Quebec's Mikael Kingsbury wins to kick off World Cup season

  Quebec's Mikaël Kingsbury kicked off his World Cup freestyle skiing season by winning the moguls event in Ruka, Finland on Saturday.

• Jean Lapointe's funeral to be held at St-Viateur church in Outremont

  Jean Lapointe's funeral will be held on Dec. 17 at St. Viateur Church in Outremont, his family announced Saturday. The Quebec singer and actor passed away on Nov. 18. The family already announced the date of the ceremony but had not yet indicated the place.

• Run, Hide, Fight: Quebec college aims to prepare students for active shooter as police investigate lockdown

  Laval police parked a command post outside College Montmorency Friday with hopes to shed light on the shooting that sent four to hospital and pushed the school into lockdown. Meanwhile, Dawson College sent out a memo to students and staff on shooter preparedness, and Quebec's education minister pondered bumping up training in schools.

• 80-year-old woman struck and killed by a car on Angrignon Boulevard in Montreal

  A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car on Friday evening in Montreal. The collision occurred around 8:50 p.m. on Angrignon Boulevard, near Newman Boulevard, in the LaSalle borough.

• COP15 road closures, parking, and public transit: What you need to know

  The fences are up, the flights are booked, and the programs are set –- Montreal will host thousands of people attending and presenting at the upcoming COP15 biodiversity conference at the Palais des Congres. Here’s what you need to know to get around.

• Quebec human rights commission forced to close nearly 200 cases after Mike Ward decision

  Quebec's human rights commission was forced to close 194 discrimination complaints following the Supreme Court of Canada's Mike Ward decision, commission leaders revealed Friday while presenting their activity report for the year 2021-2022.

• Montreal police officer seriously injured after getting stuck in garage door

  A police officer was sent to hospital with serious injuries Friday after she got stuck in a garage door during an arrest operation, police say. The officer had attended the scene at an apartment building in Montreal’s Cartierville neighbourhood to aid in the pursuit of at least two suspects.

• Large fire engulfs Mont Gabriel Hotel in Laurentians; multiple fire departments respond

  Firefighters from several municipalities were called to the scene of a large fire Friday at the Mont-Gabriel Hotel in Sainte-Adele, Que.

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  WEATHER | Weekend wind warning issued for parts of southern Quebec

  Quebec is under a series of wind warnings, with Environment and Climate Change Canada saying they could reach 90 kilometres in some areas at the end of Saturday.

• Quebec judge rules police security plan to blame for fatal 2012 election night shooting

  A Quebec judge has ordered Quebec provincial police and the Montreal police service to pay more than $290,000 in damages to four victims of the 2012 election night Metropolis shooting. Superior Court Justice Philippe Belanger laid the blame at the feet of the two police forces whose security plan had a 'major flaw' that a gunman took advantage of when he stormed the back of the building on Sept. 4, 2012.

• Shooting survivor objects to firearm coalition's 'disrespectful' sales promotion

  A mass shooting survivor and spokeswoman for gun-control group PolySeSouvient says it is 'incredibly disrespectful' for firearm rights advocates to invoke the group's name in a merchandise sale discount code.