Quebec woman charged with first-degree murder in death of five-year-old boy
A 29-year-old Quebec woman is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a five-year-old boy southwest of Montreal.
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Federal government to further limit number of international students
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Quebec meets Swedish ambassador on Northvolt file
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One person found dead in apartment building after fire in Trois-Rivieres, Que.
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Two arrested in Montreal for teen's overdose death linked to synthetic opioids
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Affordable housing advocates demonstrate in Quebec City
At a demonstration in front of the National Assembly in Quebec City, the Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) presented the government with a giant key symbolizing its solution to the housing crisis.
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Montreal workers remove homeless tent with woman inside
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Lakeshore Hospital family doctor unit opens on Montreal's West Island
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Quebec woman charged with first-degree murder in death of five-year-old boy
A 29-year-old Quebec woman is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a five-year-old boy southwest of Montreal.
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