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  TRAFFIC | Here are the road closures to expect on the weekend in Montreal

  Those planning trips to or from the Island of Montreal on the weekend should note that there are several route closures to be expected. The Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel, the Saint-Pierre interchange and on the Highway 15 in the Atwater Avenue sector will all feature closures and should be avoided, as well as others listed below.

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  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.

• Montreal hoping holiday shoppers will choose local

  The city of Montreal hopes to encourage residents to shop local with the promise to give a financial boost to some lesser-served neighbourhoods.

• Canada doubling cost-of-living requirement for international students

  Canada will more than double the cost-of-living financial requirement for incoming international students on Jan. 1, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced today.

• A majority of Quebec civil servants are unaware of the whistleblowing law: ombudsperson

  More than six years after it came into force, the majority of government employees are not familiar with the whistleblower legislation, according to the latest special report by the Québec Ombudsperson, tabled on Thursday.

• 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.

• Manon Jeannotte from Mi'kmaq nation in Gaspé appointed Quebec lieutenant-governor

  Manon Jeannotte has been appointed the new lieutenant-governor of Quebec.

• Montreal police, SQ carry out raids hoping to solve killings linked to organized crime

  Montreal police and Quebec provincial police conducted six raids Thursday morning in an effort to solve several homicides linked to organized crime dating as far back as the mid-90s.

• Are you pronouncing that right? Most mispronounced words and names in 2023

  Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of "Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles III.

• Quebec adds $8 million to food banks coffers

  Faced with worsening food insecurity, Quebec is extending another $8 million to food banks in the province, bringing total assistance to $18 million, the amount the group initially requested.

• Teachers' union FAE to submit new counter-offer to Quebec government

  Quebec teachers’ union the Fédération autonome de l'enseignement (FAE) will soon be tabling a counter-offer to the government in a bid to break the deadlock in negotiations over the next round of collective agreements.

• Major retailers must sign grocery code of conduct, federal agriculture minister says

  Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay wouldn't rule out the possibility of provincial or federal government intervention if the grocery code of conduct doesn't have every major retailer on board.

• Memorial held for slain Que. entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and partner Dominique Marchand

  Relatives, friends and colleagues said farewell to Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand, who were killed in the Caribbean on Dec. 3.

• Alouettes sign veteran DL Shawn Lemon to one-year contract extension

  The Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes have signed veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon to a one-year contract extension through next season, the team announced Thursday.