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  Paralympian who had medal stolen a victim of Montreal's soaring car thefts

  The theft of a Paralympic swimmer's car with a gold medal inside is just one of thousands of vehicles that are stolen in Montreal ever year, as car thefts soar in the city.

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  Montreal-area man accused of killing mother, grandmother deemed fit to stand trial

  A Quebec man has been deemed fit to appear in court after he was charged with murdering his mother and grandmother on Montreal's South Shore last week, a Crown prosecutor has confirmed.

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  WestJet temporarily suspends flights between Toronto and Montreal

  Travellers flying between Toronto and Montreal now have one less option for the winter after WestJet temporarily removed service between the two cities.

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  WEATHER | Montreal nearly breaks weather record as high temperatures sweep through region

  After a two-week stretch of sunny, dry weather with above-average temperatures, Montreal tied a record for the warmest Oct. 3 on Tuesday.

• Quebec adopts bill to protect against programmed obsolescence

  Quebec MNAs unanimously adopted Bill 29 on Tuesday, which aims to protect consumers against programmed obsolescence. As soon as the law is passed, it will be forbidden in Quebec to sell goods with an operating life that has been deliberately limited.

• Avoid Highway 20 East and Saint-Pierre interchange on Thanksgiving weekend; major construction planned

  Quebec's transport ministry is telling drivers in and around Montreal to avoid the Saint-Pierre Interchange on Thanksgiving weekend as there will be a major closure.

• CN experiencing network-wide system failure; Via, GO and other trains affected

  Canadian National Railway Co. is experiencing a network-wide system failure that is affecting Via, GO and other trains in Ontario.

• MK-ULTRA mind-control experiments: Quebec high court says U.S. has immunity in Canada

  The United States government cannot be sued in Canada for its alleged role in infamous brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital, Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled this week.

• PQ thanks voters after taking Jean-Talon from CAQ in byelection

  It was a short night for newly elected Parti Québécois member Pascal Paradis, who was up and about early thanking constituents in the provincial riding of Jean-Talon for electing him as their new representative.

• These nine Montreal bus lines will offer service every 2 to 12 minutes

  The Société de transport de Montréal is outlining its new plan to help commuters easily identify which buses pass the most frequently on its network.

• Montreal to construct more parks, 'sponge' roads to withstand rain

  Over the next two years, the City of Montreal says it plans to construct almost 30 parks and 400 "sponge" pavements to make them more resistant to heavy rainfall.

• Opposition in Quebec not ruling out environmental review on the battery industry

  The official opposition in Quebec is talking about an expanded public environmental review Bureau (BAPE) that would cover the entire battery industry.