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• Quebec takes swipe at Trump in new buy local ad campaign

  10-04-2025 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec launched an ad campaign on Thursday to encourage people to support Quebec industries, businesses and workers in light of the ongoing trade war with the United States.
  
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• 3 police officers on Montreal's South Shore suspended over drug trafficking allegations

  10-05-2025 00:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Three officers with a police service on Montreal’s South Shore are under investigation over allegations they sold drugs for criminal biker gangs.
  
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• Ballot recounts taking place in 4 tightly contested federal ridings

  10-05-2025 00:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Ballots will be recounted in four ridings due to the results from last week's election being extremely close between the top candidates.
  
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• Students upset as McGill charges for convocation and limits guest access

  10-05-2025 00:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Usually, McGill University hosts its spring convocation on the field just inside the Roddick Gates. This year, the ceremony will be moving indoors — and tickets will be halved to two per graduate. They'll also come at a price, something that hasn't been done before.
  
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• McGill backtracks on charging for convocation, limiting guest access after student backlash

  10-05-2025 00:08 via cbc.ca
  
  After widespread complaints, McGill University has backtracked on its plan to halve the number of available tickets for the 2025 convocation ceremonies and says it will waive all ticket costs. 
  
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• Archbishop of Quebec says he expects Pope Leo will continue Indigenous reconciliation work

  09-05-2025 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Archbishop of Quebec says he expects Pope Leo will continue to work on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Cardinal Gerald Lacroix called the word “reconciliation” very important for any pastor. He shared his thoughts on Friday on the election of the first U.S.-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. The late Pope Francis made history in 2022 when he...
  
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• This herbicide is banned in Montreal, but residents worry about its continued use along railways

  09-05-2025 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CN rail uses glyphosate-based products to keep plants from growing on its tracks. But Montrealers living nearby want to see the chemical phased out because of the potential health risks.
  
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• ‘Policing in Nunavik is broken’: Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

  09-05-2025 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November.
  
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• Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender

  09-05-2025 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The former bus driver was found not criminally responsible after the judge found that the accused was likely in psychosis when he crashed the bus into the daycare in 2023.
  
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• Health authorities warn against potential serious risks of hair-loss drug

  09-05-2025 21:15 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. and European health regulators are warning the public of possible health risks linked to finasteride, a popular hair-loss drug. 
  
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• Prime Minister Carney to name new cabinet Tuesday that could include tiered structure

  09-05-2025 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet is expected to be larger than his first, but could include a tiered structure with a secondary ring of ministers.
  
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• Prime Minister Carney to name new cabinet on Tuesday

  09-05-2025 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The cabinet will be sworn in at 10:30 a.m. at Rideau Hall by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon.
  
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• Fan excitement rises as Montreal Victoire take ‘next step forward’ as PWHL playoff favourites

  09-05-2025 17:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Supporters of all ages are flocking to Place Bell in Laval, Que. to see the Montreal Victoire take on the Ottawa Charge in the PWHL Semifinals.
  
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• Canadians on Leafs, Oilers, Jets talk Cup dreams

  09-05-2025 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Morgan Rielly will bundle up and head out for a walk with his dog in the winter months.
  
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• What was that sound? Montreal conducted its annual siren tests

  09-05-2025 13:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Montreal and nine plants equipped with public alert sirens co-ordinated alert siren tests on Friday. The sirens went off between 8:30 a.m. and noon.
  
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• Junior hockey player’s sex assault sentence a ‘wake up call’ to young men, advocate says

  09-05-2025 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former QMJHL player Noah Corson was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during group sex involving two other players.
  
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• With measles outbreaks growing in Canada, this mother pleads with parents to vaccinate

  09-05-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  With measles cases on the rise in Canada at rates unseen in almost three decades — and vaccination coverage for childhood vaccines like the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot falling since the pandemic  — those who've suffered from measles complications are pleading that those who can get vaccinated do. 
  
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• Temporary relief for Puvirnituq's water woes, while issues persist in other Nunavik villages

  09-05-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  After months of disruption, residents in Puvirnituq have a temporary solution to its frozen water pipe problems. But some other Nunavik villages are still dealing with similar issues.
  
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• ER wasn't prepared to handle quadriplegic Quebec man, staff testifies at coroner's inquiry

  09-05-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Normand Meunier sought assisted death after developing a bedsore in the emergency room of a Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital. The coroner’s inquiry into his death has heard from doctors and nurses from the hospital.
  
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• Ottawa Charge upset Montreal Victoire in Game 1 of PWHL semifinal

  09-05-2025 04:19 via cbc.ca
  Shiann Darkangelo scored the winner at 9:17 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge past the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on the road in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series Thursday.
  
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• Quebec universities face $200M shortfall amid international student drop

  09-05-2025 01:45 via cbc.ca
  
  At least seven universities in Quebec are forecasting budget deficits for the 2025–26 academic year, raising concerns that deep cuts could be on the horizon.
  
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• What do Montrealers think of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV?

  09-05-2025 00:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Cardinal Robert Prevost of the U.S. was elected on the second day of the conclave. Outside Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, people welcomed the news.
  
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• Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival to showcase Canadian and American stars

  08-05-2025 22:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The Montreal summer showcase is touting a lineup that includes Toronto's Mae Martin, Pakistani-American comic Kumail Nanjinai, and U.S. comics Fortune Feimster, Michelle Buteau and Adam Ray.
  
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• Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024

  08-05-2025 20:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province's population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year.
  
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• Quebec bill to regulate supervised drug consumption locations gets mixed reviews

  08-05-2025 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The debate around cohabitation continues following the tabling of Bill 103, which aims to limit the distance between supervised drug consumption sites from schools and daycares.
  
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• Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec

  08-05-2025 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec's police oversight agency announced Wednesday it was investigating the shooting in Kangiqsualujjuaq, and confirmed bodycam video had been shared with the agency.
  
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• Killing of 16-year-old Montrealer sparks renewed calls for youth violence prevention

  08-05-2025 19:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Makhai Bennett-Ruddock was fatally stabbed in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges-NDG borough in April. His loved ones are urging parents and members of the community to watch out for warning signs that young people may need help.
  
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• What do you call a person from Chelsea, Que.? Municipality taking names

  08-05-2025 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  A Chelsean? A Chelski? A Chelsite? What should a resident of Chelsea, Que., be called? After 150 years with no recognized demonym, the municipality is hoping to choose one.
  
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• Quebec reports record low fertility and near-record rate of immigration in 2024

  08-05-2025 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deaths outnumbered births in Quebec last year, with the fertility rate reaching a record low of 1.33 children per woman.
  
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• SAAQ service centres set to reopen after system outage forced closures across Quebec

  08-05-2025 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The service centres for Quebec's automobile insurance board will reopen Thursday morning. They were shut down on Wednesday due to a system outage that, in the end, forced the cancellation of about 40,000 appointments.
  
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