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• Serge Audette begins defence in cold-case homicide trial

  13-03-2026 22:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Serge Audette, the man on trial at the Montreal courthouse in a case where he is charged with killing a woman in 1996, began presenting a defence at the Montreal courthouse on Friday. Audette, 72, is charged with manslaughter in the death of Patricia Ferguson, a 23-year-old woman who disappeared in 1996 while she resided in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Her body has never been found. Audette was charged with the homicide in 2023 and he is alleged to have killed the single mother on June 6, 1996. The firs
  
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• Serge Audette begins defence in case where he is accused of a cold-case homicide

  13-03-2026 22:14 via montrealgazette.com
  Serge Audette, the man on trial at the Montreal courthouse in a case where he is charged with killing a woman in 1996, began presenting a defence at the Montreal courthouse on Friday. Audette, 72, is charged with manslaughter in the death of Patricia Ferguson, a 23-year-old woman who disappeared in 1996 while she resided in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Her body has never been found. Audette was charged with the homicide in 2023 and he is alleged to have killed the single mother on June 6, 1996. The firs
  
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• Don Cherry's Order of Canada nomination sparks political backlash in Quebec

  13-03-2026 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The nomination of controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry by prominent Conservative Party members has ignited a firestorm both within the party and in the wider political circle. On March 5, Andrew Lawton, the MP for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, wrote on social media he was nominating the 92-year-old former hockey commentator to receive the order of Canada and urged all who supported the idea to sign a petition. The suggestion received immediate political backlash, as Cherry is
  
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• Don Cherry's Order of Canada nomination sparks political backlash

  13-03-2026 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The nomination of controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry by prominent Conservative Party members has ignited a firestorm both within the party and in the wider political circle. On March 5, Andrew Lawton, the MP for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, wrote on social media he was nominating the 92-year-old former hockey commentator to receive the order of Canada and urged all who supported the idea to sign a petition. The suggestion received immediate political backlash, as Cherry is
  
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• 'Don Cherry? Vraiment?' Order of Canada nomination sparks backlash in Quebec

  13-03-2026 20:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The nomination of controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry by prominent Conservative Party members has ignited a firestorm both within the party and in the wider political circle. On March 5, Andrew Lawton, the MP for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, wrote on social media he was nominating the 92-year-old former hockey commentator to receive the Order of Canada and urged all who supported the idea to sign a petition. The suggestion received immediate political backlash, as Cherry is
  
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• Loi Gabie Renaud: le Conseil central de Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches appuie l’idée de Québec solidaire

  13-03-2026 20:04 via journaldequebec.com
  L’organisation appuie l’idée de la loi Gabie Renaud, qui permettrait aux femmes de connaître l’historique de violence conjugale de leur conjoint.
  
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• Quebec sees sharpest decline in employment among provinces in latest jobs report

  13-03-2026 17:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec took the greatest hit of all provinces in the latest employment statistics released Friday by Statistics Canada. Nationwide, the unemployment rate crept up 0.2 percentage points in February, to 6.7 per cent. That’s only slightly worse than the 6.6 per cent posted a year earlier in February 2025, and actually better than the recent highs of 7.1 per cent, posted in August and September 2025. Among provinces, Quebec had the sharpest decline in its employment with a decrease of 1.2 per
  
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• Three years after deadly Old Montreal fire, Crown prosecutor says 'developments' are coming

  13-03-2026 17:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Three years after a historic building was set on fire in Old Montreal, killing seven people, Quebec’s Crown prosecutor’s office said “developments are expected soon” in the criminal investigation but that it has no information to share publicly yet. “We can still confirm that the analysis of the file is advanced,” Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) spokesperson Patricia Johnson said in an email at the end of February. The DPCP is res
  
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• Des commerces surfent sur le phénomène Angine de Poitrine

  13-03-2026 16:57 via journaldequebec.com
  Dans le but de s’amuser avec l’esthétisme original du groupe, certains commerces québécois ont publié des messages colorés sur les réseaux sociaux.
  
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• Man charged with murder of Montreal dépanneur owner previously killed a woman in B.C.

  13-03-2026 16:54 via montrealgazette.com
  The man arrested Thursday at Complexe Desjardins in connection with a homicide carried out inside a convenience store in Plateau-Mont-Royal was convicted in another homicide in British Columbia more than a decade ago. Xavier Gellatly, 35, made an appearance before a judge at the Montreal courthouse Friday morning where he was charged with the first-degree murder of Chong Woo Kim. The victim was stabbed Thursday morning inside a dépanneur on Berri St. near the Laurier métro station
  
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• CHRONIQUE: Kyler Murray, l’autre nouvelle expérience des Vikings

  13-03-2026 16:54 via journaldequebec.com
  Le quart-arrière Kyler Murray tentera de relancer sa carrière, comme plusieurs autres avant lui, au Minnesota
  
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• Voici les meilleurs pneus toutes saisons pour VÉ

  13-03-2026 16:50 via guideautoweb.com
  Le Guide de l’auto a effectué des recherches afin de vous proposer des suggestions de pneus toutes saisons pour véhicules électriques en 2026.
  
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• Ville de Québec: visite annulée et polémique politique déclenchée

  13-03-2026 16:48 via journaldequebec.com
  Une visite d’élus municipaux à un centre communautaire de l’arrondissement a été annulée in extremis par le cabinet du maire Marchand
  
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• Le retour du ménage à trois en bonne et due forme chez le Canadien?

  13-03-2026 16:42 via journaldequebec.com
  La question se pose, surtout en assistant à l'entraînement de l'équipe.
  
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• EN DIRECT | 14e jour de la guerre au Moyen-Orient: les États-Unis frapperont «très fort» au cours de la prochaine semaine, selon Trump

  13-03-2026 16:37 via journaldequebec.com
  Les tensions au Moyen-Orient continuent de s’intensifier.
  
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• Coupable de crimes sexuels: le dossier de Dominique Laroche encore reporté

  13-03-2026 16:36 via journaldequebec.com
  Il n’a pu être conduit au palais de justice en raison des conditions météorologiques.
  
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• Filière batterie: Nemaska Lithium freine la construction de son usine

  13-03-2026 16:34 via journaldequebec.com
  Rio Tinto ralentit la cadence de la construction de l’usine clé de Nemaska Lithium de Bécancour parce que «des ajustements étaient nécessaires»
  
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• Sitôt accrochée, sitôt volée: un vol de décoration «absolument ridicule» dans un restaurant de Québec

  13-03-2026 16:30 via journaldequebec.com
  Les propriétaires d’un restaurant de Québec ne décolèrent pas après s’être fait voler une décoration symbolique par un client de leur établissement.
  
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• Parlons de Samuel Montembeault sans hypocrisie

  13-03-2026 16:30 via journaldequebec.com
  Il vit un échec. C’est tout. Comme tellement de monde. Et il doit trouver une façon de s’en sortir, comme tellement de monde.
  
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• En peignoirs avec Epstein: une photo inédite de l'ex-prince Andrew et de Peter Mandelson dévoilée

  13-03-2026 16:15 via journaldequebec.com
  Une photo inédite montrant l’ex-prince Andrew et Peter Mandelson en peignoirs et en compagnie de Jeffrey Epstein a été rendue publique.
  
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• Travailleurs étrangers temporaires: Ottawa prolonge d'un an les permis de travail

  13-03-2026 15:42 via journaldequebec.com
  La mesure annoncée vendredi vise à retenir les travailleurs qualifiés en voie d’obtenir la résidence permanente au Québec
  
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• Retour sur scène de Julien Lacroix: des humoristes furieux contre Juste pour rire

  13-03-2026 15:31 via journaldequebec.com
  «C’est le “move” le plus déconnecté que tu aurais pu faire», lance Erich Preach au président de Juste pour rire.
  
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• Meurtre dans un dépanneur du Plateau: le suspect avait déjà tué

  13-03-2026 15:18 via journaldequebec.com
  L’homme qui aurait sauvagement poignardé à mort un commis de dépanneur du Plateau-Mont-Royal était très bien connu des policiers.
  
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• Musée de la civilisation: l’exposition sur le Titanic attire 330 000 visiteurs et bat le record de Hergé

  13-03-2026 15:05 via journaldequebec.com
  En attirant 330 500 visiteurs, l’exposition «Titanic. Récits et destin» a fracassé le record de fréquentation que détenait depuis 2017 Hergé à Québec.
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Côte-des-Neiges

  13-03-2026 14:45 via montrealgazette.com
  A male pedestrian was in critical condition in hospital Friday morning after he was struck by a vehicle in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district. Montreal police said they were alerted to the incident by a 911 call at about 8:30 a.m. reporting a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle on Darlington Ave. near Brighton Ave. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition and Darlington Ave. is closed to traffic between Van Horne and Brighton Aves. as police continue their investigati
  
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• Man in critical condition after being trapped underneath car in Côte-des-Neiges

  13-03-2026 14:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police say a 54-year-old man who was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district was the car’s driver. “For a reason unknown, the man was found outside his car and subsequently got trapped underneath,” Montreal police spokesperson Anne-Sophie Simard said. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition. Simard said a minor-aged person was also in the car, but was not injured. That person was also taken to
  
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• Man critical after being run over by own car in Côte-des-Neiges

  13-03-2026 14:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police say a 54-year-old man who was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district was the car’s driver. “For a reason unknown, the man was found outside his car and subsequently got trapped underneath,” Montreal police spokesperson Anne-Sophie Simard said. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition. Simard said a minor-aged person was also in the car, but was not injured. That person was also taken to
  
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• «Je me sens presque mal de profiter d’eux»: des cadres de Live Nation accusés de se vanter de profiter des fans avec des frais abusifs

  13-03-2026 12:56 via journaldequebec.com
  Des échanges mesquins entre deux anciens cadres de Live Nation ont été rendus publics.
  
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• Six membres d’équipage tués dans l’écrasement d’un avion ravitailleur américain en Irak

  13-03-2026 12:35 via journaldequebec.com
  Quatre membres d’équipage d’un avion américain de ravitaillement en carburant sont morts quand leur appareil s’est écrasé jeudi dans l’ouest de l’Irak
  
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• Suspicious house fire in Brossard - CityNews Montreal

  13-03-2026 12:28
  Suspicious house fire in Brossard  CityNews Montreal
  
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• Suspected vehicle arson under investigation in Brossard - CityNews Montreal

  13-03-2026 12:13
  Suspected vehicle arson under investigation in Brossard  CityNews Montreal
  
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• Two vehicles torched in St-Léonard

  13-03-2026 12:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police arson investigators will examine the remains of a pickup truck and SUV after the two vehicles were torched early Friday in the borough of St-Léonard. Montreal police said they were alerted to the incident by a 911 call around 2 a.m. reporting vehicles on fire on d’Antibes St. near l’Aiglon St. When police arrived, Montreal firefighters were battling the flames and a nearby apartment block had been evacuated as a precaution. At least one suspect was seen setting
  
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• Melançon: Time to remove religious names from our public schools

  13-03-2026 11:55 via montrealgazette.com
  “Guaranteeing a truly religion-free school environment.” These are the words used by François Legault’s potential successor, Bernard Drainville, to describe Bill 94, which bans the wearing of religious symbols in the public education sector, adopted when he was education minister last fall. The new law extends the scope of Bill 21 to include school janitors, cafeteria workers and even volunteers. Bill 94 recently came into the spotlight as it began to be enforced, leadin
  
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• Quebec getting it wrong on co-operative housing, groups say

  13-03-2026 11:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The Coalition Avenir Québec government is going to kill the province’s non-profit co-operative housing model with proposed legislation that would give the government control over the selection of co-op tenants and penalize or evict existing co-op tenants who earn better than a low income, and all because the government hasn’t invested in building social housing to alleviate the affordable housing crisis, a federation of co-operatives says. “It threatens the long-term sur
  
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• EMSB has spent $2.7M fighting Quebec language, secularism laws

  13-03-2026 11:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The English Montreal School Board has spent more than $2.7 million fighting Coalition Avenir Québec government legislation in court, The Gazette has learned. The EMSB’s legal spending has previously drawn sharp criticism from Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, who has questioned whether taxpayers should be footing the bill. The school board disclosed the figures in response to a Gazette access-to-information request: $1.65 million fighting Bill 21, the 2019 secularism law
  
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• Bike path to be added to St-Jean overpass, but safety will still be a concern, mayor says

  13-03-2026 11:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A plan by the province to revamp the St-Jean overpass near the REM’s future Fairview-Pointe-Claire station falls short of improving the area for pedestrians and cyclists, Pointe-Claire’s mayor says. “Is it going to be more secure? To be honest with you, no way,” John Belvedere told The Gazette during a recent phone interview. In a emailed statement, Transports Québec spokesperson Sarah Bensadoun said the transport department is preparing to repair and reinforce the
  
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• Un cadeau de Noël: il retrouve son billet gagnant de 100 000 $ au Lotto 6/49

  13-03-2026 08:55 via journaldequebec.com
  Ce n’est pas le jackpot, mais ce résident de la Mauricie a reçu un véritable cadeau de Noël en remportant 100 000 $ au Lotto 6/49.
  
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• Dégraissage de l’État: plus de 3500 postes de fonctionnaires supprimés cette année

  13-03-2026 08:00 via journaldequebec.com
  L’opération de dégraissage de l’État aura permis de supprimer 3540 postes cette année. Un passage obligé pour revenir à l’équilibre budgétaire.
  
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• Don Cherry, un héros: que font les conservateurs?

  13-03-2026 05:20 via journaldequebec.com
  C’est presque faire exprès pour cultiver une mauvaise image auprès des Québécois.
  
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• Où est l’amour pour les impôts?

  13-03-2026 05:15 via journaldequebec.com
  On a collectivement développé une haine des impôts.
  
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• Succession de François Legault: le changement dans la continuité

  13-03-2026 05:10 via journaldequebec.com
  Face au désir marqué de l’électorat québécois, à moins d’un tremblement de terre politique, la CAQ n’en demeure pas moins en fin de régime.
  
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• Le débat à venir sur la loi 21

  13-03-2026 05:05 via journaldequebec.com
  Même notre future première ministre, Christine Fréchette, s’est dite prête à déroger aux droits des femmes.
  
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• Une patate chaude nommée Don Cherry pour le Parti conservateur

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  Pierre Poilievre a endossé la candidature du coloré ex-entraîneur de hockey pour qu’il reçoive l’Ordre du Canada.
  
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• Un nouveau visage pour le Best Western du centre-ville de Québec: l’hôtel change de bannière et devient Le Saint-Édouard

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  L’établissement de la rue de la Couronne, à Québec, a été modernisé au cours des dernières années, à la suite d’importants investissements.
  
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• «Qui ici croit avoir le bonheur facile?»: Pierre Hébert et Christian Tétreault se confient à Eve-Marie Lortie

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  Quand Pierre Hébert a quitté le studio, j’ai regardé l’équipe en place. « Dites-moi les amis, qui ici croit avoir le bonheur facile ? »
  
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• Pour Bruno Marchand, la mission en Alberta sera axée sur le tramway

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  En mission la semaine prochaine en Alberta, Bruno Marchand ira s’inspirer des «meilleures pratiques» en vue de la construction du tramway.
  
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• Nouvelle fraude: des textos et courriels d'Hydro-Québec envoyés par des pirates iraniens

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  L’armée iranienne se fait possiblement passer pour Hydro-Québec dans l’espoir de soutirer de l’argent aux Québécois pour financer ses opérations.
  
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• Menacé de destitution: ce juge a maintenant coûté plus de 5 M$ aux contribuables

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  Le juge Gérard Dugré multiplie les recours aux frais du Trésor public depuis des années pour éviter d'être révoqué
  
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• Les jeunes, la violence et l’immigration

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  En écoutant la radio de Montréal, j’ai parfois l’impression d’être à Paris, Berlin ou Londres.
  
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• Jusqu’à cinq missions à l'extérieur pour Bruno Marchand en 2026

  13-03-2026 05:00 via journaldequebec.com
  L’Alberta en mars, le Michigan en mai et le Maroc en octobre. Il s’agit là des trois missions confirmées de Bruno Marchand en 2026.
  
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