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  Quebec MNA Youri Chassin leaves the CAQ ship

  In another blow for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), Saint-Jérôme MNA Youri Chassin is leaving the party just hours after publishing an open letter criticizing his own government.

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  Urgences-sante to use artificial intelligence to optimize paramedic care

  Urgences-santé and Airudi, a Quebec company specializing in the design of AI solutions, announced on Thursday a partnership to optimize pre-hospital care using artificial intelligence.

• Quebec bill would force businesses to calculate tips based on price before tax

  The Minister responsible for Consumer Protection, Simon Jolin-Barrette, tabled a bill on Thursday to force merchants to calculate tips on the basis of the price, excluding Quebec and Canadian sales taxes.

• Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve donates to Montreal indie Cinema du Parc

  Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has given a major donation to the independent Montreal cinema - Cinema du Parc - he frequented as a young film student.

• Air Canada pushing for government intervention as clock ticks on labour talks

  Air Canada and business leaders are asking Ottawa to be ready to intervene in the airline's labour talks with its pilots with time running out before a potential shutdown, but so far the government has said the two sides need to work things out themselves.

• Retired Quebec couple turns pool liners, spa covers into bags of all kinds

  As the saying goes, one man's trash is another man's treasure, and one retired couple is taking that to the next level by transforming what would have gone into the garbage into bags of all kinds.

• Suspects aged 15 and 21 to be charged with first-degree murder after Montreal double homicide

  A 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man are facing first-degree murder charges after a deadly shooting earlier this summer in Montreal's Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough.

• Canadiens' Hutson, Mailloux, Reinbacher battle for NHL roster spots at rookie camp

  The Montreal Canadiens made room for their young defensive talent this summer by moving two established players.

• Deficient work method caused worker's fatal electrocution in Laval: CNESST

  The Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) has concluded that a deficient work method in controlling electrical energy caused the death of a worker for an irrigation company in Laval in June 2023.

• Here are the Montreal-area road closures for the weekend

  There will be a series of major road closures over the weekend for construction, including on the Metropolitan Expressway (A-40) and Ville-Marie Expressway (R-136).

• Three hotels affected by a strike in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, and Montreal

  Three hotels in Quebec City, Montreal, and Sherbrooke are affected by at least a one-day strike this Thursday.

• Quebec commission on youth screen time begins

  The work of the Special Commission on the Impact of Screens and Social Networks on the Health and Development of Young People (CSESJ) began on Thursday.

• Transat AT reports $39.9M Q3 loss compared with $57.3M profit a year earlier

  Travel company Transat AT Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year earlier as its revenue edged lower.

• Suspect wanted in sexual assault of minor on city bus: Montreal police

  Montreal police (SPVM) are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect wanted for questioning in a sexual assault case against a minor on a city bus.