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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announces retirement from professional football

The 32-year-old Quebecer officially announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday morning.

Quebec premier wants to be a 'bulwark against the extremes' on gender identity

In response to Wednesday's protests and counter-demonstrations on gender identity -- notably in Montreal -- Premier Francois Legault says he is concerned about polarization and appealed for calm on both sides.

Quebec Liberals accuse the CAQ of favouritism in the construction and renovation of schools

The Official Opposition Quebec Liberal party is accusing the CAQ government of favouritism in the construction and renovation of schools.

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Kansas City Chiefs' Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (76) is introduced before the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Good Samaritan helps reunite Montreal woman with pet bird that flew away from home

A Plateau woman has been reunited with her pet bird after it flew away in early June and it's all thanks to the quick thinking of a Good Samaritan.

Montreal man says grandfather's grave marker missing from cemetery

A Montreal man is wondering what happened to his grandfather's grave marker. It used to be in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, but now, he says, it’s nowhere to be found. “I was like, ‘this is weird, there's nothing here,’” Andre Drouin told CTV News. “I went up and down 15 times just to make sure I wasn't going loco.”

Meet the Montreal LEGO artist recreating the city's most iconic buildings

The Orange Julep, Schwartz’s Deli, and even a Couche Tard depanneur -- they're landmarks in Montreal, but that’s not all they have in common. Enter the world of local LEGO artist Addy Parsons, the Ottawa-born Montrealer with a talent to render the city’s most iconic buildings in brick form.

Quebec man training for burpee world record in honour of late brother

Sam Finn is training to do 1,010 burpees in under an hour (that's 17 burpees a minute -- or one every 3.5 seconds) to raise awareness about soft tissue sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that claimed his brother Cedric's life in 2017.

Solar power: This Quebecer pays $50 per month for hydro

Que. resident Jose Legris pays $557 per year in energy costs. His house is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. He has a modern kitchen, an electric car, and even a summer spa – all for less than $50 a month.

'Every victim counts': Suspected femicides in northern Quebec went unnoticed by the press

The number of suspected femicides in Quebec quietly rose over the spring, with the deaths of two Indigenous women going largely unreported by the media until recently.

Montreal's Mount Royal Park is getting a makeover. What would architect Olmsted say?

The park's architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, is responsible for some of the most celebrated public green spaces in North America, including New York's Central Park. But what the famous landscape artist would think of the closure of Camillien-Houde Way is unclear, says University of Pennsylvania professor emeritus and Olmsted biographer Witold Rybczynski.

Claude Cormier, landscape architect behind rainbow balls in Montreal's Village, dies at 63

Claude Cormier, Quebec's most renowned landscape architect whose projects have revitalized public spaces across North America, has died. He was 63.

Mercier Bridge between Montreal and Kahnawake lined with Indigenous artwork

The Honore-Mercier Bridge has lined both spans of the bridge with work from Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) artists since 2017. This year, eight artists from Kahnawake, two from Kanesatake and one from Oneida have work on display.

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HEALTH

Quebec eyes progressive retirement for family doctors to address shortage

There could be a deal announced soon that would allow retiring physicians in Quebec to work part-time to help address the shortage of family doctors in the province.

Gut flora of some long COVID patients is less diverse, say researchers

People whose long COVID symptoms include neurological issues have a different gut flora, researchers say.

Young athletes: Psychological recovery from concussions may take more time

A young athlete who has physically recovered from a concussion is not necessarily ready to return to the game immediately, warns a new study published by a Université de Montréal researcher.

'It's disgusting': Liberals blast Quebec minister over surgery wait list for cancer patients

Nearly 1,000 Quebecers with cancer have been waiting more than 56 days for oncology surgery, Liberal health critic André Fortin deplored Tuesday.

Class-action lawsuit application for COVID-19 response in long-term care homes begins in Quebec

A Quebec Superior Court judge is being asked to authorize a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic's first two waves.

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Student housing development in the works for downtown Montreal

A new apartment building just for students is coming to downtown Montreal, just a few metro stops away from Concordia, McGill and UQAM. Located on the corner of St-Laurent Boulevard and Ontario Street, "Le Méridien" will house up to 281 students by the start of the 2026 academic year.

Abolishing the QST on building materials would be too expensive, says Quebec premier

Premier François Legault says that abolishing the Quebec sales tax (QST) on building materials would be far too costly a measure in relation to its effectiveness.

Transferring your lease 'is giving the next person someone else's property,' says Que. housing minister

Quebec's minister responsible for housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, wonders whether it would be better to intervene in rent increases when a dwelling is transferred from one tenant to another, rather than in lease transfers.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Francois Legault praises Quebec's environmental record in front of Al Gore

Quebec Premier François Legault bragged about his environmental record on Tuesday at a meeting of representatives of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance. Former US vice president Al Gore was sitting next to him.

Quebec's Anticosti Island added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Ten years after Quebec's government wanted to launch oil and gas exploration on Anticosti Island, the picturesque territory in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Quebec premier will speak about the environment at UN next week in rare honour

Quebec Premier François Legault will speak about the environment at the United Nations in New York next week, the Canadian Press has learned. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invited Legault to attend the UN General Assembly and participate in the first Climate Ambition Summit.

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Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced legislation this morning that would remove GST charges from new rental developments and update the country's competition law.

In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger

Researchers said on Tuesday they have recovered RNA from the desiccated skin and muscle of a Tasmanian tiger stored since 1891 at a museum in Stockholm.

India suspends visa services in Canada and rift widens between countries

India's visa processing centre in Canada suspended services Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Canada's leader said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.

ICC war crimes tribunal hobbles on despite hacking

The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court was operating on Thursday with disruptions to email, streaming and document-sharing after a hacking incident earlier in the week, sources and lawyers at the tribunal said.

First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly US$10 million

A Minneapolis gallery is asking US$10 million for 'A Walk in the Woods,' the first of more than 400 paintings that Bob Ross produced on-air for his TV series 'The Joy of Painting.'

From Centre Ice Conservatives to Canadian Future, a new federal party takes shape

The interim leader of Canada's newest federal party says he wants it to be an option for people who are tired of both the governing Liberals and the "rage farming" coming from the Conservatives.

Cutting obituary for B.C. man thanks karma for 'doing what she does best'

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Rupert Murdoch, the creator of Fox News, is stepping down as head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.

Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as the chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp, ending a more than seven-decade career during which he created a media empire spanning from Australia to the United States.

Zelenskyy makes his case at the U.S. Capitol for more war aid as Republican support softens

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the Republicans now questioning the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has helped keep his troops in the fight against Russian forces.