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  WEATHER | Cold snap coming as smog warning hangs over eastern Quebec

  Large areas of southern Quebec are expecting strong gusting winds carrying snow and deep-cold temperatures heading into the weekend, according to Environment Canada.

  

• Official Languages Act: MPs reject Quebec's first 2 requested amendments

  The Quebec government suffered a setback Tuesday when two amendments to Bill C-13 to modernize the federal Official Languages Act were rejected after heated debate in parliamentary committee.

  

• Young man seriously injured in Longueuil, seeks help in local depanneur

  A man in his 20s was rushed to hospital with sharp-object wounds Tuesday night in Longueuil, police say. After suffering his injuries elsewhere, police say he sought help inside a depanneur on Chambly Rd. and King George St. in Old Longueuil.

• Montreal will add bike path along Christophe-Colomb Avenue this summer

  The City of Montreal will begin construction of its planned bike path on Christophe-Colomb this summer. The 7 km path between Gouin Boulevard and St-Grégoire Street will connect the Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie and Plateau-Mont-Royal boroughs.

• Man accused of beating Montreal girl, 10, declared high-risk offender

  A man who brutally attacked a 10-year-old girl in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood last spring was declared a high-risk offender by a judge Tuesday.

• Health Canada recalls mugs and houseware from Indigo due to mould contamination

  Health Canada is encouraging Canadians to check their cupboards and kitchen tables as the agency has recalled more than 30 types of Indigo-branded items including ceramic mugs, mug ornaments and houseware products due to potential mould contamination.

• NDG tenants upset by renovations kicking them out of indoor parking garage

  Tenants living in an apartment building in NDG are upset that major renovations will cut them off from their indoor parking lot for several months.

• Tkachuk's late goal lifts Senators over Canadiens 5-4

  Brady Tkachuk scored at 18:41 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

• Family of man killed in Montreal jail wants surveillance video released

  The family of a Montreal man who died after he was seriously injured by jail guards while he was illegally detained is calling for surveillance video of the incident to be released publicly. Nicous D'Andre Spring's family and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association are jointly calling for 'all video footage' from the jail to be released immediately.

• Quebec MNAs call for dismissal of anti-Islamophobia advisor

  The Quebec legislature called for the dismissal of Justin Trudeau's new special advisor on Islamophobia, but Québec Solidaire abstained.

• L'Arche Canada says it has made changes since allegations against founder Vanier

  The charity L'Arche Canada says it has made changes to protect staff, volunteers and participants since allegations of sexual assault against founder Jean Vanier were first revealed in 2020.

• Quebec fisherman turned entrepreneur making splash with custom rods

  Quebec fisherman turned entrepreneur Frank Legault's custom fishing rods are proving a hot commodity as he's sold out for months.

• Quebec's efforts to hire nurses from abroad falling short

  After failing to recruit hundreds of orderlies internationally, Francois Legault's government is now dangling the same solution to the nursing shortage. If the past is any indication of the future, the chances are slim that Quebec will see thousands of professional nurses coming to the rescue of the health-care system.

• Hydro-Quebec executive vice-president Eric Fillion will leave

  Hydro-Quebec executive vice-president Eric Fillion has announced that he will be leaving the Crown corporation on Feb. 17. This is the second departure announcement of a Hydro-Quebec executive in a few weeks.

• A first full session about to test the CAQ supermajority

  For its first real full session, the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) government will be able to test the effects of its supermajority in the national assembly on the smooth running of parliamentary business and the results it has promised the population. During this session, which opens on Tuesday and ends on June 9, there will be a lot of talk about improving the health and education networks, the labour shortage and inflation.

• Westmount cafe shot up overnight, police investigating

  Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating after a cafe in Westmount was hit by gunshots early Tuesday morning.

• Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 1,500

  COVID-19-related hospitalizations continued to drop in Quebec, falling below 1,500 for the first time in a while. According to the latest government report released Tuesday, 1,486 Quebecers with COVID-19 were in hospital, including 455 due to the disease, a drop of 57.

• SAAQ computer upgrade will affect some services until Feb. 20

  An IT transformation aimed at offering easy-to-use and secure online services at Quebec's auto insurance bureau (SAAQ) has been underway since last Thursday, and involves the suspension of several current services. The transformation will last until Feb. 20.