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  This type of screen time has the worst effect on kids: experts

  According to some experts, there is one type of screen time that is continuously excessive, and it's having a severe effect on our children.

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  Quebec solidaire to choose next co-spokesperson in November

  The next co-spokesperson of Québec solidaire (QS) will be elected in November at the end of a virtual convention, the party revealed on the sidelines of its general convention on Saturday.

• Private property or public space? Encampments spark debate over campus status

  After four weeks that have featured torrential downpours, blistering heat and two failed legal bids to have them removed, pro-Palestinian protesters remain encamped on McGill University’s downtown campus.

• Quebec Liberal convention: party commits to balanced budget if it takes power

  History will recognize the benefits of the Philippe Couillard government, according to the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), which is committed to returning to a balanced budget if it takes power.

• Body of girl, 4, who fell into Quebec river five months ago identified

  The body of a four-year-old girl who went missing five months ago after she fell into a Quebec river while sledding has been identified.

• Arson squad investigating after 2 vehicles torched outside West Island home

  The Montreal police arson unit is investigating after two vehicles were torched overnight on a residential street on the West Island.

• 1 dead, four injured in the Outaouais after car swerves into guardrails

  Quebec provincial police say a collision in the province's Outaouais region this morning has left a 22-year-old man dead and four others seriously injured.

• Several unions hold protest outside CAQ general convention

  Several unions demonstrated outside the Centre des congres de Saint-Hyacinthe where the CAQ general convention was being held on Saturday.

• After toddler's near drowning in backyard pool, Quebec mom has warning for parents

  A Quebec mother who saved her child from the bottom of a backyard pool last weekend has a message for other families.

• Q&A: Sante Quebec board member on agency's goals, privatization concerns

  Seeta Ramdass talks about what she intends to bring to her new role as board member of Sante-Quebec and responds to concerns that the board's makeup could signal a shift towards a more business-oriented approach and the privatization of the province's health-care system.

• Man, 32, serving life sentence for killing victim with sword escapes from Quebec prison

  A warrant has been issued for 32-year-old Yacine Zouaoui, who went unaccounted for at the minimum security Federal Training Centre.

• Montreal cyclists continue to skirt rules despite 4-year-old getting hit

  Ten days after a four-year-old girl was struck by a cyclist while crossing Jeanne Mance Street in Montreal's Plateau borough, another video was posted showing multiple cycling infractions on the same stretch of road.

• Driver in life-threatening condition after crashing into tree in the Laurentians

  A driver was seriously injured after colliding with a tree Friday afternoon in the Laurentians, Quebec provincial police say.

• Quebec Superior Court authorizes class action lawsuit over reusable plastic bags

  The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class action lawsuit over reusable plastic bags sold at many stores.