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• Old metro cars to be transformed into cultural centre in Griffintown

  There are plans for an arts and culture hub in Griffintown, built using old decommissioned metro cars. "It's going to be a multi-functional space with very different experiences," said Frederic Morin-Bordeleau, who, along with his brother Etienne bought the metro cars in 2018.

  

• Man charged with manslaughter in 1996 cold case of missing Montreal mother

  A 69-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a Montreal cold case dating back to the late 1990s.

  

• Man shot in vehicle in Mercier borough suffers upper-body injuries

  Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating after a man was shot in his vehicle Friday night in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

• Bridge that closed on Quebec's north shore, isolating communities, to partly reopen

  A bridge that provides the only road access to several communities on Quebec's north shore will reopen next weekend after being abruptly closed this week due to a crack.

• Teachers protest against bill that would overhaul Quebec education system

  Teachers' groups held a protest outside the National Assembly this morning to voice their opposition against the Quebec government's new education bill.

• Montreal police find body of teen missing since October

  Montreal police (SPVM) said on Friday that the body of Feng Tian, 17, was found lifeless in Contrecoeur. A $20,000 reward was offered to anyone with information about the teenager's whereabouts after he went missing from his Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG) neighbourhood in October of last year.

• 'You don't need to show us your Grade 3 report card': Cote Saint-Luc makes dig at Bill 96 in phone greeting

  'If you'd like service in English, press two. And by the way, you don't need to show us your Grade 3 report card, or your family tree going back ten generations. And you don't have to pinky-promise anything. This is the City of Cote Saint-Luc, and that's how we roll.'

• School nurses could be forced to cover Lakeshore Hospital ER

  The day after the tabling of a scathing report on the state of care provided in the emergency department of the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire on Montreal's West Island, the 135 recommendations are already being dealt a heavy blow. According to the nurses' union, management plans to use school staff to cover the emergency department this summer.

• Shop while you bop: Montreal West gears up for mega garage sale with live music

  Montreal West is hosting a community-wide garage sale on Saturday with an extra incentive to drop by. Local musicians are set to play free shows from front porches as people shop.

• Roads to close for Tour la Nuit and Tour de l'Ile this weekend in Montreal

  Cyclists will be in the spotlight and on the streets in Montreal this weekend. Thousands of them will be taking part in the Tour la Nuit, on Friday, and the Tour de l'Ile, on Sunday, to officially launch the cycling season. Motorists, meanwhile, will have to plan their journeys in the north of the city.

• Sept-Iles, Que. declares state of emergency due to wildfires

  A city on Quebec's north shore declared a state of emergency on Friday as forest fires raged in different parts of the province, forcing thousands from their homes.

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  WEATHER | Severe thunderstorm watch ends in Montreal

  A severe thunderstorm watch issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for the Montreal area earlier in the day Friday has now ended.

• Like father, like son: 15-year-old Quebecer takes over as owner of pro baseball team

  He may be only 15 years old, but Matthew Lécuyer is in the head office of the Blue Sox of Thetford Mines. "I've been born into baseball. I play baseball. And since I'm young, my dad owned multiple teams. Basically, I grew up in that," said Lécuyer, the new owner of the senior professional baseball team in south-central Quebec.

• Quebec Remparts set sights on Memorial Cup crown to cap dominant season

  Awaiting the winner of Friday's semifinal between Seattle and Peterborough, the Quebec Remparts are ready for their opportunity to win the franchise's third Memorial Cup title and first since 2006.

• TVA Group announces the end of weekend newscasts in Quebec City

  There will be no more weekend regional newscasts in Quebec City on TVA. Citing the "devastating effects of the current media reality," Québecor announced Friday that it will cease production of its two weekend newscasts in the capital city as of June 19, in two weeks.

• Record number of women worked on Quebec construction sites in 2022

  A record 7,218 women worked on construction sites in 2022, according to the Commission de la construction du Québec.

• Man arrested after hidden camera found in washroom at Gatineau, Que. elementary school

  Gatineau police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to the investigation into a hidden camera discovered in the washroom at an elementary school.

• 10th anniversary of Lac-Megantic rail disaster commemorated at Quebec legislature

  On Friday, Quebec's national assembly commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, which claimed 47 lives on the night of July 5 in 2013.