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  TRAFFIC | Here are the road closures to expect on the weekend in Montreal

  Those planning trips to or from the Island of Montreal on the weekend should note that there are several route closures to be expected. The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel, the Saint-Pierre interchange and on the Highway 15 in the Atwater Avenue sector will all feature closures and should be avoided, as well as others listed below.

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  Montreal Alouettes sign linebacker Darnell Sankey to two-year extension

  Darnell Sankey is staying put. According to a league source, the veteran linebacker has signed a two-year contract extension with the Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes. Sankey was slated to become a free agent in February.

• LA Kings blank Montreal Canadiens 4-0, set NHL record with 11th straight road win to open season

  Quinton Byfield had two goals and an assist, Cam Talbot earned a shutout and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0.

• Quebec accounts for 70% of cantaloupe salmonella cases in Canada

  The majority of confirmed Canadian cases in the ongoing cantaloupe salmonella outbreak are in Quebec, according to health officials.

• Two charged with murder of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and partner in Dominica

  The director of public prosecutions in the Caribbean nation of Dominica has confirmed that two men have been charged in the death of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and his partner.

• Union negotiations: Legault 'very open on monetary issues'

  While Premier François Legault says he's 'very open on monetary issues' in exchange for more flexibility on the part of unions in managing public services, the Common Front counters that 'their flexibility means ripping pages out of our collective agreements.'

• HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22

  Public health officials say they recorded in 2022 the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in 10 years in the city of Montreal and its on-island suburbs. Data shared last week shows the number of new reported HIV cases more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, to 310 from 141.

• Montreal hoping holiday shoppers will choose local

  The city of Montreal hopes to encourage residents to shop local with the promise to give a financial boost to some lesser-served neighbourhoods.

• Canada doubling cost-of-living requirement for international students

  Canada will more than double the cost-of-living financial requirement for incoming international students on Jan. 1, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced today.

• A majority of Quebec civil servants are unaware of the whistleblowing law: ombudsperson

  More than six years after it came into force, the majority of government employees are not familiar with the whistleblower legislation, according to the latest special report by the Québec Ombudsperson, tabled on Thursday.

• Quebec house leader Jolin-Barrette makes a counter-offer to the opposition parties on health-care bill

  Quebec Government House Leader Simon Jolin-Barrette has made a counter-offer to the opposition parties to extend the detailed study of Bill 15 by four days next week.

• Manon Jeannotte from Mi'kmaq nation in Gaspé appointed Quebec lieutenant-governor

  Manon Jeannotte has been appointed the new lieutenant-governor of Quebec.

• Montreal police, SQ carry out raids hoping to solve killings linked to organized crime

  Montreal police and Quebec provincial police conducted six raids Thursday morning in an effort to solve several homicides linked to organized crime dating as far back as the mid-90s.

• Are you pronouncing that right? Most mispronounced words and names in 2023

  Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of "Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles III.