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  Full day of strike action at 16 Quebec daycares

  Workers at 16 public daycares in Quebec are set to walk off the job, joining a larger movement in the childcare sector.

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  Residents blast STM over lack of proper consultation on proposed ventilation station project

  Montreal's transit authority failed to properly consult with the public over its 'indefensible' plan to force an elderly couple out of their home to build a new ventilation station in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, a commission was told Tuesday evening.

• Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face $200K fine per day

  Quebec's health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in Quebec's public health network.

• Despite devastating poll, Quebec Premier Legault confident he’s here to stay

  Despite a devastating poll, Premier François Legault is confident that he will lead the CAQ troops into the next electoral battle in two years' time.

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  MISSING PERSON | New York police seek public's help in search for missing Montreal-area hiker in Adirondacks

  Police in New York are asking for the public's help in searching for a missing hiker from the Montreal area who has been missing for several days.

• Laine scores in Montreal debut, Canadiens beat Islanders 2-1 in OT

  Patrik Laine scored in his highly anticipated Montreal debut, and the Canadiens defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday night.

• Quebec man gets prison sentence after trying to smuggle fake permanent residence cards, licences

  A Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after attempting to smuggle more than 1,000 forged documents into the country, including Canadian permanent resident cards and driver's licences.

• Quebec public security minister says no indication so far of migrant influx from U.S.

  Quebec’s public security minister says the situation at the province’s border with the United States is “under control” and that there is no indication so far of an influx of migrants trying to enter Canada.

• Hydro-Quebec downtown installation met with backlash

  Hydro-Quebec plans to build a transformer station in a park next to the Grande Bibliotheque and is being met with fierce opposition from historians, urban planners, architects and politicians.

• Quebec prisons on lockdown after correctional officer severely beaten

  Quebec prisons were in lockdown on Tuesday after a correction officer at the Sorel-Tracy detention centre was attacked this week.

• Bombardier to lay off 120 employees

  Quebec manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) laid off about 120 professional and managerial staff at its Valcourt, Sherbrooke and Montreal facilities.

• Montreal police set up checkpoints for winter tires

  Montreal police (SPVM) officers were out on Tuesday stopping drivers and checking their tires to be sure they were ready for winter.

• Quebec to investigate two colleges over safety complaints around Middle East conflict

  The Quebec government is launching an investigation of two English-language junior colleges in Montreal over complaints that the conflict in the Middle East has created an unsafe climate on campus.

• Sales down for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

  Canadians flocked to malls and online stores for Black Friday and Cyber Monday this week, but at least one tech company has found that shopping activity is down from last year.