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  BREAKING | Canada's jobless rate jumps to near 8-year high of 6.8% in November

  Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8 per cent in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs, data showed on Friday, likely boosting chances of a large interest rate cut next week.

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  Quebec to table bill on secularism in schools

  Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says he plans to table a bill to 'reinforce secularism in schools.'

• Some Quebec daycares to open at noon due to ongoing strike

  Some 3,000 workers in Quebec daycares are expected to be on strike again this Friday for a few hours.

• Accelerants found after Montreal North house fire

  A fire at a home in Montreal North has been deemed suspicious after Montreal police says accelerants were found at the scene.

• DDO business hit by alleged arson

  A commercial space in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, in Montreal's West Island, was hit by alleged arson.

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  WEATHER | Montreal hit with first major snowfall of the year

  Montrealers woke up on Thursday to the first real dump of snow as winter looks ready to set in.

• Former Montreal health worker sentenced to 2 years in prison for forging COVID-19 vaccine documents

  A former Montreal health-care worker has been sentenced to two years in prison for creating hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccination documents in 2021.

• Montembeault, Laine lead Canadiens to 3-0 win as Predators lose sixth straight

  Sam Montembeault stopped 29 shots and Patrik Laine scored again to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Thursday night.

• Rising food costs expected to add $800 to Canadian families’ grocery bills in 2025

  A new report warns that food inflation could increase Canadian families’ annual grocery bills by around $800 next year, taking a bigger toll on Quebecers’ budgets.

• PQ leader accused of using 'inflammatory language,' encouraging 'moral panic'

  An organization condemned by the National Assembly is accusing PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon of making 'inflammatory' comments and encouraging 'moral panic.'

• Canada expands list of banned firearms to include hundreds of new models and variants

  The Canadian government is expanding its list of banned firearms, adding hundreds of additional makes, models and their variants, effective immediately.

• The majority of 17-month-old babies in Quebec use a screen every day: study

  Screens have found their way into families and are now an integral part of everyday life. Even under the age of two, babies in Quebec are using screens every day. Toddlers from low-income households use screens more frequently, according to a report by the Quebec statistics institute (ISQ) published on Thursday.

• 'Restore order!' Côte-Saint-Luc mayor calls on Montreal to address safety at protests

  The mayor of Cote-Saint-Luc is calling on Mayor Valerie Plante to restore order in Montreal, saying that police have allowed the 'normalization of antisemitism' when it comes to pro-Palestinian protests.

• Montreal posts big home sales gains in November as median prices continue to rise

  Montreal-area home sales rose 47 per cent in November compared with a year ago as the province's real estate board says the region saw the second-most activity for the month since 2000.