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  WEATHER | Sweater weather in full force for Thanksgiving weekend in Montreal

  Sweater weather will be in full force for Montrealers this Thanksgiving, as October showers are forecasted to begin at around 10 p.m. Friday evening kick the long weekend off.

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  Woman, 84, dies after head-on crash in Sainte-Adele, Que.

  Quebec provincial police say a woman in her 80s has died after a head-on collision on a highway in Sainte-Adele, Que.

• Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak

  A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak.

• Montreal suburb residents angered at new flood maps

  Over 100 homeowners attended a Pierrefonds-Roxboro meeting on Thursday night to learn more about the proposed flood maps for their Montreal borough. They are not confident the maps are accurate or fair.

• Major surge in violence against school support staff in Quebec, union says

  The union that represents school support staff in the province is calling on the government to intervene after data reveals a 55 per cent increase in violence over the past four years against its members.

• 'Climate of fear and intimidation' at Montreal elementary school, government probe finds

  Quebec's education ministry said it is bringing in what it calls 'unprecedented measures' after a government investigation found teachers at a school in a Montreal school had created a 'climate of fear and intimidation.'

• Quebec restaurant staff make more, work less than other Canadian provinces

  Quebec restaurant employees are earning a higher wage and working fewer hours than the servers, dishwashers and bartenders in other Canadian provinces, according to a new report from the Quebec Restaurant Association.

• Public security minister meets with Montreal-area police forces amid organized crime concerns

  Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel said organized crime is no longer a business reserved for adult criminals and says parents need to step in to protect their children from gangs.

• Montreal asks Quebec to introduce new measures to adapt to climate change

  The Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM) is asking the Quebec government to implement new measures to adapt to climate change, and to adjust the general financial assistance program (PGAF).

• Montreal police seeking other victims of man facing sexual assault, child pornography charges

  Montreal police (SPVM) are seeking other potential victims of 41-year-old Michael Michaud who was recently charged with numerous counts, including sexual assault against underage victims and possession of child pornography.

• Women quit politics over feeling like office plants': study

  Women are voluntarily leaving politics not because of sexism, double standards or work-life balance, but because they feel under-utilised, according to a new study.

• Hydro Quebec substation opened, park honouring Irish victims coming

  Hydro-Quebec opened a new substation on Bridge Street and will commemorate the thousands of Irish immigrants who died in Montreal in the 1800s.

• Man, 28, dead after shooting in Laval parking lot

  A 28-year-old man has died after being shot in a Laval parking lot Thursday afternoon, police say.

• Third link: Quebec launches international call for tender

  Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault will launch an international call for tender to build a third highway link between Quebec City and Lévis.