Man arrested in death of Quebec toddler found injured at daycare
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a child who was found injured at a daycare northeast of Montreal earlier this week.
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Public sector strikes: Legault appears ready to wait it out
Unions representing 420,000 Quebec public sector workers are beginning a weeklong strike.
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WEATHER Heavy rain and more snow on the way beginning this weekend in Montreal
First, it was heavy snow, then the cold, and now the Montreal-area is bracing for heavy rain, followed by another round of snow beginning this weekend.
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'The teachers are fighting for our kids': Que. parents juggle childcare, work amid strikes
With Quebec teachers on strike, parents are scrambling to keep their children busy -- and working parents are especially busy trying to balance their responsibilities.
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Quebec offering more free bus routes to ease traffic on Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge
Quebec is implementing additional 'mitigation measures' to help ease congestion on the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge, where traffic has been reduced to just one lane in each direction amid repair work.
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A final peek inside Montreal's former National Film Board building
The former National Film Board building in Montreal will be converted into a mixed development, including social and affordable housing.
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Quebec government votes to abolish the office of lieutenant governor
The day after the appointment of the first Indigenous person to occupy the position of lieutenant governor in Quebec, the national assembly voted unanimously for the abolition of this office.
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'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas
Emails to Quebec universities reveal the pressures, internally and externally, on the schools to take positions on the Israel-Hamas war, and how administrators faced strong criticism no matter what they said -- or didn't say.
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Quebec Transport Minister introduces a bill to improve road safety
Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault tabled a bill on Friday to improve road safety, implimenting her Road Safety Action Plan announced earlier this year.
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Quebec set to adopt controversial health care reform
The Quebec government says it plans to invoke closure to pass the province's controversial health care reform, Bill 15.
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Montreal's REM light-rail line will publish alerts by text message within 'a few weeks'
Within a few weeks, users of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) could receive a text alert to notify them of a service interruption.
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Man, 26, arrested in series of break-ins in downtown Montreal: police
Montreal police (SPVM) have arrested a 26-year-old man they suspect in a series of break-ins in businesses in the city centre.
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Police in Dominica probe the killing of a Quebec couple who owned eco-resort
Authorities in Dominica are investigating the killings of a wealthy Canadian businessman and his partner who owned an eco-resort in the eastern Caribbean island.
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Quebec vaccine maker Medicago to relaunch under new agreement
The pharmaceutical company Medicago is being acquired by Aramis Biotechnologies after being sold off by its parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical, in February.
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Canadian freestyle star Mikael Kingsbury wins first moguls title of season
Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury picked up his first win of the World Cup season with a gold in men's moguls competition Friday.
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Cayden Primeau between the pipes for the Habs against the Buffalo Sabers
Cayden Primeau will hold the fort in the Montreal Canadiens' net on Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 24-year-old American will be making his sixth start this season. He is 2-3-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .886 save percentage.
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Probable gunshot shatters window of Dorval restaurant
The window of a restaurant in Dorval, in Montreal's West Island, was shattered by what appears to have been a bullet.
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Montreal's Jewish community prepares for Hanukkah amid sadness
Hanukkah begins Thursday at sundown, and the Jewish community in Montreal is preparing, but with the Israel-Hamas war raging on, this year's 'Festival of Lights' is stained with sadness.
'Don't wait' to get checked out, says Quebec teen with colon cancer
An 18-year-old from Laval, Que. is among an increasing number young adults and teens to be inflicted with colon cancer.
Engineering grad from B.C. awarded Polytechnique's Order of the White Rose
The annual Order of the White Rose was awarded to an engineering student from British Columbia on Monday. This year's recipient is Amelia Dai, a chemical engineering graduate from UBC.
This Montreal artist turned a watercolour hobby into a new calling, post-retirement
John Bailey had a successful career in marketing packaged goods, but now that he's retired, he's found another calling.
At 82, former Dollar Cinema owner is back to the movie theatre business
For many seniors, retirement is a time to prioritize rest and relaxation as they begin a new chapter in their lives. But 82-year-old Bernie Gurberg isn’t like most; one year into his retirement, he's headed back to work.
Montreal food bank preps holiday food basket amid rising demand
Moisson Montreal is preparing its annual holiday food basket giveaway. The organization says demand is a lot higher this year as more people face challenges at grocery checkout.
New 3D-printed heart valves could save children's lives: Montreal researchers
Researchers at the Sainte-Justine Hospital are testing what might be a major breakthrough in helping children with heart defects.
'A unifier': Fans and band pay tribute to Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay
There was an outpouring of sadness, tears and love at Montreal's Bell Centre on Tuesday as thousands of music fans joined the remaining members of beloved folk-rock band Les Cowboys Fringants in paying tribute to lead singer Karl Tremblay.
Montreal mom fears special needs son will be held back with more public sector strikes coming
As Quebec's Common Front of public sector unions announced a weeklong strike will happen next week, one Montreal parent is worried about her special needs son being held back in a crucial school year.
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HEALTH
Quebec vaccine maker Medicago to relaunch under new agreement
The pharmaceutical company Medicago is being acquired by Aramis Biotechnologies after being sold off by its parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical, in February.
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.
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.
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.
Respiratory infections are putting pressure on Montreal's pediatric hospitals
Montreal's pediatric hospitals are asking for parents' cooperation as the holiday season approaches, urging them to avoid emergency departments if their child's condition does not require immediate care.
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HOUSING
Hundreds demonstrate against Quebec housing bill
Several hundred people demonstrated in Montreal on Saturday to oppose Bill 31 on housing, saying it will weaken the rights of renters.
End of lease transfers: Advocates say Quebec's housing bill will work against tenants
Bill 31 was introduced as a way to improve tenant rights amid the current housing crisis, but critics say some aspects of the proposed law are working against renters.
Quebec's winter chalet prices up to over $500,000 this year, says Royal LePage
Quebec's winter chalet market is resisting the effect of rising interest rates. Despite a moderation in activity, prices are rising in most resorts, according to a report published Wednesday by Royal LePage.
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
Quebec's public health directors pledge to take action on climate change
Quebec's public health directors signed a public declaration Tuesday saying they recognize the impact of climate change on health and pledge to be part of the solution.
Aspiring firefighters sought for Quebec's 2024 wildfire season
Fresh from an exceptionally busy forest fire fighting season, Quebec's forest fire prevention agency (SOPFEU) is launching its forest firefighter recruitment campaign for the 2024 season.
A marine park is in the making between Anticosti Island and the Mingan Archipelago
Quebec and Ottawa launched consultations Friday to create a marine park between Anticosti Island and the Mingan Archipelago.
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The Conservative-prompted filibuster in the House of Commons ended Friday night, after MPs spent nearly 30 hours voting non-stop on the government's spending plans.
Ibrahim Ali found guilty of killing 13-year-old girl in B.C.
A jury has found Ibrahim Ali guilty of killing a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2017.
Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon,' 'Peyton Place' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82
Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in 'Love Story' and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in 'Paper Moon,' died Friday, his son said.
'Very unusual and unique find': Stomach contents of dinosaur found preserved in Alberta
Alberta's Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology says stomach contents have been found preserved inside a fossilized tyrannosaur.
Shohei Ohtani watch kicks into higher gear in Toronto as Blue Jays fans track private plane
Shohei Ohtani watch in Toronto has kicked into another gear.
California teen becomes youngest to pass state bar exam
A county prosecutor's office says one of its law clerks passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17.
Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
Parents of students killed at Michigan's Oxford High School described the anguish of losing their children Friday as a judge considered whether a teenager will serve a life sentence for a mass shooting in 2021.
Monster storm in North Atlantic stretches cloud from Atlantic Canada to Portugal
A large low-pressure system centred about 750 kilometres to the northeast of Newfoundland is causing clouds to stretch all the way to Portugal.
Influenza cases rise in second week of flu season, swine flu most prominent
Influenza cases were on the rise during the second week of the annual flu season, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, with swine flu being the most detected subtype.
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