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'Action has been taken' at Montreal school after teacher filmed repeatedly using racial slur

The service centre that oversees a high school in Montreal North says it is “taking action” after a series of videos of a teacher repeatedly using a racial slur in an online class appeared on social media.

Families fear COVID-19 spread at Maimonides

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Families worried about Quebec plan to bring COVID-19 patients into homes for elderly

Families of patients at a Cote-Saint-Luc care home, Maimonides, say they’re worried to hear that COVID-positive patients may be moved to the facility -- which currently has no cases -- if the need arises. 2

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Winter is Coming, on Monday, according to snow forecast for Montreal

Environment Canada is forecasting snow in the Montreal region on Monday, or even Sunday for some regions a little further out of the city.

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, take the stage for the start of the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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It's on: Trump, Biden face off in campaign's final debate

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden squared off Thursday night in their final debate, which stood as the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with just 12 days until the election. 26

A nurse performs a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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Quebec gov't suggests more people work from home as COVID-19 situation 'remains worrisome'

As Quebec continues to report about 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, Quebecers who are able to work from home should be working from home, the provincial government says. 6

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With outbreak now at 62 cases, meat-packing workers' union calls for Beauce plant closure

Another 22 workers tested positive for COVID-19 at a quickly growing outbreak at a meat-packing plant near Quebec City, bringing the total to 62 and spurring its workers’ union to call for its closure. 1

Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette speaks at a news conference Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the legislature in Quebec City. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot)

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Conversion therapy to be banned in Quebec under new bill

Offering a gay person any kind of therapy aimed at changing their sexual orientation, supposedly "turning them straight," will soon be banned in Quebec. The province's minister of justice tabled a bill banning conversion therapy on Thursday. 1

An alligator escaped from a minivan Sunday and crossed Jarry Street. He was quickly captured. SOURCE Mayssam Samaha

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Two charged with criminal negligence over famous Montreal alligator, which later bit toddler

The owners of the famous, or infamous, street-trotting alligator that got loose in Montreal last year are facing serious charges over their handling of the gator—not over its trip through the streets but over the treatment of children in the care of the gator's owners.

A frustrated bus rider kicked a parked truck causing damage, and the truck's owner caught it on video as well as the bus driver failing to report the incident.

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Caught on video: irate bus rider damages truck with a kick and the driver fails to report it

After a bus found itself stuck on side street in Montreal, a frustrated bus rider kicked a parked truck the bus could not get past and was caught on video. 1

Asylum seekers cross the border in Hemmingford, Que., on Friday, August 4, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

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Ottawa finalizing 'Guardian Angel' residency pathway for asylum seekers, saying it must be fair

A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application. 3

As of now, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to drop the puck on October 1, but Cape Breton Eagles president Gerard Shaw says playing a season isn't financially viable if they can't have fans in the stands.

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Drummondville's Voltigeurs hockey team suspends activities after player gets COVID-19

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that the Drummondville Voltigeurs have suspended team in-person activities a player tested positive for COVID-19.

A teacher wearing protective equipment greets her students in the school yard at the Philippe-Labarre Elementary School in Montreal, on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Thousands of Quebec students return to class in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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LIST: Quebec reports 5,473 COVID-19 cases across 1,337 schools

There are now 1,337 Quebec schools that have reported at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 since the start of the school year, according to the latest government data.

A shopper is seen in this undated file photo. (AP / Michael Sohn)

Mayor urges Montrealers to shop locally this holiday season

At a news conference Thursday morning, Mayor Valerie Plante announced six new measures and $6 million in funding aimed at enticing Montrealers to visit shopping arteries and buy from local merchants when checking off their shopping lists. 2

CHSLD Sainte-Croix's staff have been pushed to the limit after a second wave COVID-19 outbreak has devastated the facility.

'Nurses are breaking down' at Quebec seniors' home dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

The CHSLD Sainte-Croix long-term care home south of Montreal was spared from COVID-19's devastating toll on seniors' centres in the first wave of the pandemic, but during the second wave, the home is dealing with a major outbreak. 1

Crash-prone ferry on Quebec's North Shore, slated for new life as tourist site, to be junked

The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard.

The first four cars destined for the Reseau express metropolitain (REM) light rail line have arrived in the Montreal area. SOURCE: Alstom / M. Glucksman

The first light-rail trains have arrived in Montreal ready for inspection

The first REM trains have arrived in Montreal as the light rail line inches closer to operation.

Opponents of Asbestos name change want the last words to be, 'No new name!'

Opponents of the name change have assembled a massive petition calling for a referendum on the very idea of renaming the municipality. 4

The winning Lotto Max ticket for the $70-million draw was purchased in Brampton, Ont. (Chris Kitching/CP24)

$70 million waiting to be claimed from winning Oct. 9 lottery ticket

Loto-Quebec is looking for the winner of the latest $70 million jackpot as well as two millionaire winners and one prize worth half-a-million dollars.

A waiter wearing protective equipment collects the bill on Monday, June 15, 2020 in Saint-Sauveur, Que. as restaurants outside the Greater Montreal re-open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Quebec restaurant owners feel betrayed, pen open letter to premier asking for a plan to revive industry

Restaurant owners are asking Quebec Premier François Legault to do the right thing. They say they feel betrayed after adjusting their dining rooms during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and are claiming the right to welcome customers again. 2

A used surgical face mask and Tim Hortons cups are left on a step on Parliament Hill during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on April 30, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Tim Hortons to test deposit program for returnable coffee cups and packaging

Tim Hortons has signed a deal with TerraCycle's Loop program to test an option that would allow customers to pay a deposit and receive their order in reusable, returnable cups and food packaging.

Health-care workers block access to the Jacques Cartier bridge during in protest over stalled contact negotiations with the provincial government in Montreal, on Monday, October 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

'We can't keep this pace': Quebec nurses say they'll keep protesting for relief, raises

They may be seen as pandemic heroes, but nurses were in short supply at Quebec hospitals even before COVID-19. Now, their unions say, they're wearing out and will step up protests over contract negotiations. 1

5 things to know for Thursday, October 22, 2020

Canada has more than 22,700 active cases of COVID-19, with more than 2,600 new cases added in the last day.

Technical plans for new markings at De Maisonneuve and Decarie intersection (Image: NDG)

NDG 'taking things into their own hands' and repainting dangerous city-run intersection

Saying the city is too slow to act in improving a major intersection where a pedestrian was killed this fall, NDG's borough administration is taking it upon itself to apply some new paint. 1

A woman rides her bike in downtown Montreal, on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Quebec reports 1,072 new cases of COVID-19, and 19 more deaths

Quebec health authorities reported 1,072 more cases of COVID-19 in the province on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 96,288. 1

The aftermath of a fire on Querbes Ave. in Parc-Extension on Oct. 21, 2020 (Photo: Sasha Dyck)

Twenty homeless after fire in Parc-Extension apartment building

About 20 people, many already in precarious living situations, are homeless after a fire in Parc-Extension this afternoon made a building full of small studio apartments uninhabitable.

A broken window at the Makkah-Al-Mukkaramah mosque in Pierrefonds after a break-in on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Photo: CCA Islamophobie, Twitter)

After two mosque break-ins, Montreal and South Shore police considering joining forces

Police in Montreal and the South Shore say they’re still investigating after two back-to-back break-ins at local mosques, but haven’t yet joined forces to see how much the two cases have in common.

Olymel workers are seen in a file photo from csn.qc.ca

Quebec meatpacking worker tested positive for COVID-19 one day before he died

A worker at a meatpacking plant about an hour southeast of Quebec City has died, just a day after testing positive for COVID-19, amid a major outbreak at the plant. 1

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Police investigate after man, 20, shot in Montreal North

Montreal police were alerted to the shooting through a 911 call made at about 2:10 p.m., said spokesperson Julien Levesque.

Quebecers may soon be able to order booze to their home with dinner

On Wednesday, Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbault tabled a bill to allow restaurants with liquor licences to deliver booze with a meal through an intermediary, such as a food courier. 1

Little progress on racial profiling: commission

Quebec human rights commission urges government action on racism, racial profiling

Quebec's human rights commission is urging the province to act against systemic racism and says the majority of recommendations it made in a 2011 report on the subject have not been implemented. 1

A woman does a bit of window shopping along MontrealÕs Sainte-Catherine Street, on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Montreal COVID-19 numbers have plateaued but vigilance is needed: public health officials

Montreal public health authorities announced that 39,712 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 on the island and 3,516 people have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic. 1

A crate of lobsters sits on the sidewalk as Cheryl Maloney, a member of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, sells lobster outside the legislature in Halifax on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Tensions remain high over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery, based on their treaty rights, as non-Indigenous fishermen want federal regulations enforced to address their concerns about conservation of the resource. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Andrew Vaughan

Montreal restaurants vow to boycott Nova Scotia lobster over dispute with Mi'kmaq

Some of Montreal's most well-known restaurants are boycotting lobsters and other seafood from Nova Scotia's commercial fisheries over acts of violence towards Indigenous communities in the area. 2

An elderly woman in Ile Bizard asked the municipality not to plant a tree on her property, and she wound up with one anyway.

Ile-Bizard woman wins months-long fight to not have a tree planted on her property

An Ile-Bizard resident has won her battle with the borough over a tree she didn't want planted on her front yard. 1

WestJet is offering guests with flights cancelled because of COVID-19 refunds directly towards their original method of purchase. (File)

'Heard loud and clear': WestJet shifts refund policy for pre-COVID-19 flights

WestJet says it will now offer refunds to passengers whose travel plans were cancelled because of COVID-19. 2

The PQ wants Dawson College removed from Quebec's list of infrastructure projects

The Parti Quebecois (PQ) is urging the government to remove Dawson College from its list of infrastructure projects it wants to speed up.

New York Rangers' Dale Purinton winds up to punch Montreal Canadiens' Enrico Ciccone during a first period scrap in NHL action in Montreal, Saturday Nov. 4, 2000. (CP PHOTO/Andre Forget)

Former enforcer turned MNA wants to ban fighting in youth sports

The member of the national assembly (MNA) for Marquette and official opposition spokesperson for sports, recreation and healthy lifestyles Enrico Ciccone presented a bill to the National Assembly on Wednesday that would ban fighting in sports involving persons under the age of 18.

CAQ refuses commission into censorship in universities after 'N-word' controversy

The CAQ government said it will not hold a parliamentary commission to look into censorship in universities in Quebec. 4

Highway 20 above Dorval Circle closed for several weeks for emergency work

Quebec's Transport Minister announced on Tuesday the closure of the Highway 20 overpasses above the Dorval Circle for emergency repairs. 2

Montreal police raid 17 homes to break up alleged illegal marijuana network

Montreal police say they have dismantled a network of cannabis operations responsible for growing and selling illegal cannabis products across the Greater Montreal area.

The ratio of nurses-to-patients at the Rene-Levesque Nursing home is 125-to-one, which the FIQ says needs to be corrected. SOURCE: FIQ/Twitter

Monteregie East wins prize for the worst healthcare professional to patient ratios

The Monteregie East on Montreal's South Shore holds the prize for the worst healthcare professional to patient ratios, according to the Interprofessional Health Federation of Quebec (FIQ), which unveiled its list of CHSLDs in the province on Wednesday.

Major construction on Highway 30 underway

CAQ's fast-track infrastructure bill a 'Trojan horse,' says Quebec solidaire

Bill 66, the bill aimed at fast-tracking 181 infrastructure projects in Quebec, is nothing less than a Trojan horse, Québec solidaire is claiming.

The Pulse map shows methane concentrations around the world. The blue and green areas indicate low concentrations, and the red areas indicate high concentrations. THE CANADIAN PRESS / HO-GHGSat

Montreal-based company launches global map of methane concentrations

A Montreal company has unveiled what it boasts is the most accurate map of global methane concentrations ever made.

Racing Point driver Lance Stroll of Canada during a press conference prior the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (xpbimages.com/Pool via AP)

Quebec F1 driver Lance Stroll back behind the wheel after positive test for COVID-19

Formula One driver Lance Stroll said he intends to race at the Portuguese Grand Prix this week after finishing a period of self-isolation following a positive test for the coronavirus.

The FTQ-Construction union and Steelworkers union want the CAQ government to improve safety on roadwork sites after an alarming rise in deaths and injuries to people on crews. SOURCE: FTQ-Construction

Two unions urge Quebec to act after dramatic rise in deaths and injuries on road worksites

The FTQ-Construction and the Steelworkers union are calling for rapid intervention from Minister of Labour Jean Boulet to better protect workers on Quebec's road construction sites, the day after another CNESST report on the death of a road construction flagger.

Wild caribou roam the tundra in Nunavut on March 25, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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