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• SQ asks for help finding Lotbinière woman who went missing in November

  04-01-2026 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec is appealing to the public for help in locating Stéphanie Lamoureux, a 45-year-old woman who has not been seen since the end of November. She is from Lotbinière, in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region. Lamoureux has had no contact with family since the time she went missing, and her relatives have serious reason to fear for her health and safety, the SQ said. Lamoureux is 5 foot 6 and weighs 190 pounds. She has blue eyes and bl
  
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• Update: Man's death in Quebec City fire being treated as suspicious

  04-01-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have released the identity of the victim of a fire Saturday night in the St-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City, and say the death of 42-year-old Ahmed Yassir Ismaili-Alaoui is being treated as suspicious. The Quebec City police department said in a statement on Saturday night that several calls to 911 were made about smoke and flames coming from a unit on the second floor of a residential building on St-Mathias St. Emergency services were dispatched at 6:42 p.m., the first responders on
  
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• Man's death in Quebec City fire being treated as suspicious

  04-01-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have released the identity of the victim of a fire Saturday night in the St-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City, and say the death of 42-year-old Ahmed Yassir Ismaili-Alaoui is being treated as suspicious. The Quebec City police department said in a statement on Saturday night that several calls to 911 were made about smoke and flames coming from a unit on the second floor of a residential building on St-Mathias St. Emergency services were dispatched at 6:42 p.m., the first responders on
  
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• Man dies in Quebec City fire Saturday night

  04-01-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  A fire in the St-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City claimed the life of a man on Saturday night. Several people called 911 about smoke and flames coming from a unit on the second floor of a residential building on St-Mathias St. and emergency services were dispatched at 6:42 p.m., the Quebec City police department said in a statement. The first responders on the scene confirmed the fire, and firefighters rapidly aimed a jet of water at the burning unit to be able to search for victims and cont
  
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• Fires force evacuations in two residential buildings Sunday

  04-01-2026 21:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A fire early Sunday in a two-storey residential building in the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough forced one family to be evacuated, and another fire in Montreal North later on Sunday morning forced the evacuation of 33 people. There were no injuries in either incident. The Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve fire spread through the attic of a building at Beaubien St. and Rodolphe-Mathieu Ave., said Montreal fire department battalion chief Sylvain Granger. The building has four un
  
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• 21-year-old man's body found in Longueuil parking lot

  04-01-2026 18:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Longueuil police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man whose body was found early Sunday in the parking lot behind a TD Bank branch on Roland-Therrien Blvd. The death is considered suspicious. The major crimes division and forensic identification section of the Service de police de l’agglomération de Longueuil are involved in the case. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, the force was asked by the Blainville police department to assist in locating an individual reported mi
  
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• Quebec's economy remains resilient after a year of Trump, tariffs and uncertainty

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite fears of a recession and talk about shifting exports away from the United States after nearly a year of Donald Trump’s presidency and his tariffs on Canadian goods, the vast majority of Quebec exports still go to the U.S. and the province’s economy is growing slightly. Quebec businesses paused investments and began to search for new markets as Trump began making threats shortly after winning a second term as president, then imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Cana
  
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• How Quebec's economy has survived a year of Trump, tariffs and uncertainty

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite fears of a recession and talk about shifting exports away from the United States after nearly a year of Donald Trump’s presidency and his tariffs on Canadian goods, the vast majority of Quebec exports still go to the U.S. and the province’s economy is growing slightly. Quebec businesses paused investments and began to search for new markets as Trump began making threats shortly after winning a second term as president, then imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Cana
  
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• Fitness: Do fitness apps help get you moving?

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Fitness apps and wearable technology (smart watches, fitness trackers, GPS) have held a Top 10 spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM)’s annual list of worldwide fitness trends for the past several years. Part of their popularity is based on a strong marketing push claiming apps help create exercise habits and improve adherence. But can an app really get more Canadians moving? It’s a tall order considering ParticipACTION claims only 46 per cent of Canadians are
  
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• Fitness: Do apps help get you moving?

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Fitness apps and wearable technology (smart watches, fitness trackers, GPS) have held a Top 10 spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM)’s annual list of worldwide fitness trends for the past several years. Part of their popularity is based on a strong marketing push claiming apps help create exercise habits and improve adherence. But can an app really get more Canadians moving? It’s a tall order considering ParticipACTION claims only 46 per cent of Canadians are
  
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