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Quebec provincial police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing nine-year-old child.
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Quebec launching investigations into 3 Montreal schools over religion
The Quebec Education Ministry will formally investigate three Montreal schools for possible religious abuses. Preliminary information points to a toxic climate and behavior that could lead to fears for students' safety, among other things.
Montreal billionaire Robert Miller facing new sex charges
Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is facing new criminal charges as he waits to go on trial on several sex offences.
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Montreal plans to turn Molson Brewery site into residential neighbourhood
The old industrial Molson Brewery site downtown Montreal will be transformed into a residential neighbourhood with a public park and some 5,000 housing units.
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Dorval apartment building evacuated after fire breaks out
Around 90 firefighters are at an apartment building in Dorval after a fire broke out on the fifth floor of a seven-storey building.
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5 suspected organized crime figures arrested for 3 Montreal and Quebec homicides
Montreal and Quebec police arrested five suspects they believe have organized crime ties in connection with three homicides in 2023 and 2024.
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RCMP arrest young Quebec man for antisemitic hate speech
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested a young Quebec man for allegedly posting hate speech on social media.
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Second day of strike action for 500 workers in 16 Quebec day-care centres
Around 500 workers in 16 public daycares (CPEs) across Quebec are striking for a second day on Wednesday.
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Education unions filing labour tribunal complaint against Quebec over hiring freeze
The collection of education unions and federations - the CSQ - is filing a complaint against the Quebec government over the recruitment freeze in effect since Nov. 1.
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Champion figure skater Stellato-Dudek becomes Canadian citizen, eligible for Olympics
World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek has gained Canadian citizenship. She took the oath of citizenship Wednesday in Montreal, making her eligible to represent Canada at the Olympic Games.
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Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador ready to sign Churchill Falls energy deal
The premiers of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are ready to sign an energy agreement that would end a long-running dispute over the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant in Labrador.
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Quebec court approves $2.5M settlement in Dollarama eco fees class action
The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a $2.5 million settlement in a class action targeting Dollarama Inc.'s use of eco fees.
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Shots fired after conflict over vehicle towing degenerates in Montreal's east end
A conflict between three people over a vehicle being towed during a snow removal operation erupted in gunfire in RDP-RDP.
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External audit confirms 'careless' spending by Hampstead's former director general
The Montreal municipality of Hampstead had 'major financial management and control deficiencies' that led to 'abusive credit card' spending by the town's former director general over a five-year period, an external audit has confirmed.
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Banning prayer in public: legal experts sound alarm on Legault's threat to use notwithstanding clause
Legal experts say the increasing tendency of provincial premiers to use the notwithstanding clause is a worrying trend that disregards the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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WEATHER Montreal under rainfall, freezing rain warnings
Southern Quebec could see a messy mix of rain and freezing rain beginning Tuesday night.
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Canadiens Laine and Matheson miss practice
Defenceman Mike Matheson and forward Patrik Laine did not take part in the Montreal Canadiens' training session on Wednesday, instead enjoying a day of treatments.
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Montreal blacksmith says he has a 'place in paradise' as Notre-Dame reopens its doors
Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose above the Paris skyline as the historic cathedral, which took 182 years to build between the 12th and 14th centuries, was reduced to a smouldering shell.
As Australia bans social media for children, Quebec is paying close attention
As Australia moves to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is debating whether to follow suit.
Buying a home? Here's everything you need to know about Quebec's 'welcome' tax
Anyone who has bought a home in Quebec knows the rollercoaster high of making that big, life-changing purchase – and the sudden crash that occurs when the welcome tax bill comes in the mail, alongside its 30-day payment deadline.
'Broken lives and families': former members of Quebec religious community speak out
Several former members of fringe religious community the Mission de L’Esprit Saint are urging the Quebec government to intervene following claims that it was a cult that brainwashed some members. Their stories are being told in a new documentary by Noovo Info.
Canadian border officers seize record number of stolen vehicles in Quebec
It's official — Quebec has set a new record for the most stolen vehicles recovered in one year by Canadian border agents.
Historic federal prison in Laval could soon become housing
The historic Saint-Vincent-de-Paul federal prison, built in 1873 in Laval, Que., could become housing after Canada opened it up for development.
Not just a new shirt: how a Montreal trans woman embraced her femininity through clothes
After struggling with her identity after coming out as a trans woman, Jeanette Scott turned to a personal stylist so that she could be more comfortable in her femininity.
One voice, two solitudes: Calls for cultural crossover one year after Karl Tremblay's death
It’s been one year since Karl Tremblay, the lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, died of prostate cancer at the age of 47.
Veteran's health transformed by groundbreaking surgery to repair narrowed windpipe
As a military veteran, Lisa Cyr has fought many battles, but one of the hardest has been with her health. A 3D-printed stent has now helped her turn a page in her life.
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Montreal plans to turn Molson Brewery site into residential neighbourhood
The old industrial Molson Brewery site downtown Montreal will be transformed into a residential neighbourhood with a public park and some 5,000 housing units.
Around 700 affordable apartments in eastern Montreal to get renovated
Work is underway in Montreal’s Hochelaga neighbourhood to preserve an affordable housing community in place since the 1950s.
Montreal posts big home sales gains in November as median prices continue to rise
Montreal-area home sales rose 47 per cent in November compared with a year ago as the province's real estate board says the region saw the second-most activity for the month since 2000.
HEALTH
Demanding employee at long-term care home wear a mask is not harassment: Quebec tribunal
A seniors long-term care home (CHSLD) employee who claimed she was fired because she claimed psychological harassment lost her case, when the evidence showed instead that it was her repeated refusal to wear a mask during outbreaks of COVID at the centre that prompted the employer to terminate her probationary period.
Why this Quebec family doctor practises in the private health-care system
Quebec has tabled new legislation to try to keep young doctors from moving into the private system. But one Montreal doctor who's gone private thinks she's found a way to give her profession and her patients what they need.
Quebec opens Dorval residence for adults with physical, intellectual disabilities
Quebec has opened a new alternative home in Dorval that will help those with physical or intellectual disabilities find long-term housing.
'Everyone' should have a naloxone kit for fentanyl overdoses: Montreal paramedics
Faced with the risk of fentanyl intoxication -- a highly lethal opioid -- in the general population, Urgences-Santé is in favour of 'everyone' having the antidote commonly known as naloxone in their possession.
Hundreds of people might have been exposed to measles at Montreal NATO summit: public health
Public health officials said Friday that hundreds of people may have been exposed to an unvaccinated person with a confirmed case of measles during the NATO parliamentary assembly in Montreal last month.
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Trudeau will have to 'kiss the ring' to achieve smoother bilateral relations with Trump: John Bolton
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Police identify murder victim whose skull was found in Ontario river more than three decades ago
Police have identified a man whose skull was found almost 40 years ago in a Peterborough-area river.
Canada Post strike: Talks deadlocked as sides clash on wages
Negotiations between Canada Post and the union representing its workers appear to be in a deadlock as the two sides remain far apart on wages and other issues.
Certain foods may disrupt your body's fight against cancer cells, study says
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Poilievre's Conservatives still in majority territory: Nanos seat projections
The Liberals' promise of a temporary GST break and $250 rebate cheques haven't benefited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority government when it comes to public support, according to Nanos Research data.
George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89
George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89.
