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• Travaux préparatoires du tramway: le gouvernement du Québec devance 300 M$

  18-03-2026 23:50 via journaldequebec.com
  Après concertation avec la Ville de Québec, le gouvernement Legault devance le versement de 300 M$ pour les travaux préparatoires du tramway.
  
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• Seven ways Quebec's 2026 budget affects you

  18-03-2026 23:09 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are key measures in Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard’s budget, published on Wednesday, that directly affect Quebecers:Daycare spotsTo help some parents cut costs, Quebec will convert 5,000 non-subsidized daycare spots into subsidized ones. Parents pay as little as $9.65 per day in subsidized daycares — much less than the fees charged by ones that don’t benefit from government subsidies. The measure will cost the government $95 million per year.School taxThe increase in
  
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• Quebec Budget: 'People are struggling' yet CAQ offers no help, opposition says

  18-03-2026 23:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The latest Coalition Avenir Québec budget does little to help people struggling to pay for their groceries and rent amid an affordability crisis, opposition parties said Wednesday. “People are struggling to pay their grocery bills, to make ends meet,” Liberal MNA André Fortin said. Yet the only thing the government announced is an additional 5,000 subsidized daycare spots, he said. “There are nine million Quebecers, not 5,000 of us, so it’s a very partial an
  
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• Analysis: Quebec tables 7th straight deficit budget as opposition blasts 'crass' money set aside for next CAQ leader

  18-03-2026 22:56 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — In the end, part of the legacy will be red ink — lots of red ink. In tabling the 2026-27 Quebec budget Wednesday, the last from the Coalition Avenir Québec government before the end of its term in office, Finance Minister Eric Girard confirmed a pattern that started almost from the time the CAQ took power in 2018. After the CAQ’s first budget in 2019-20, which benefited from a surplus left by the Liberals, Girard has presented a string of seven budgets with defi
  
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• Quebec Budget highlights: More money for businesses, hospitals, transit as deficit drops

  18-03-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  QUEBEC — Quebec will boost infrastructure spending as it chips away at its deficit, with a balanced budget on the horizon, Finance Minister Eric Girard said Wednesday as he presented the province’s 2026-27 budget. The budget focused on supporting businesses, investing in infrastructure, increasing spending on health and education, and providing targeted measures to help the most vulnerable Quebecers. “Despite all the turbulence we are currently facing, our economy is growing, o
  
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• Update: Two arrested after suspicious suitcase delays flights at YUL

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec say two men arrested Wednesday night after a “suspicious suitcase” — initially treated as a potential bomb threat — briefly disrupted operations and triggered a temporary ground stop at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Wednesday could face charges of fraud. On Thursday morning, SQ spokesperson Laurie Avoine said that the two suspects — one aged in his 20s, the other in his 30s — were qu
  
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• Update: Two arrested after suspicious suitcase delays flights at Montreal Trudeau airport

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec says it has arrested two people after a “suspicious suitcase” — initially treated as a potential bomb threat — briefly disrupted operations and triggered a temporary ground stop at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Wednesday. The investigation by police has since concluded and the threat was deemed unfounded, said Eric Forest, a spokesperson for YUL. Some flights were grounded earlier in the afterno
  
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• Update: Flights resume at Montreal Trudeau airport after ‘suspicious suitcase’ found on aircraft

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Flights at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport returned to normal Wednesday afternoon after a “suspicious suitcase” — initially treated as a potential bomb threat — briefly disrupted operations and triggered a temporary ground stop. The investigation by police has since concluded and was deemed unfounded, said Eric Forest, a spokesperson for YUL. Some flights were grounded earlier in the afternoon after the suitcase was discovered aboard a l
  
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• Update: Flights resume at Montreal Trudeau airport after ‘suspicious package’ found on aircraft

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Flights at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) began returning to normal Wednesday afternoon after a “suspicious package” briefly triggered disruptions and a temporary ground stop. Some flights were grounded earlier in the afternoon after the package was discovered aboard a landing aircraft, prompting aviation authorities to halt a swath of departures bound for Montreal. Airport operations were reduced as a precaution, said Eric Forest, a spokespe
  
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• Update: Fighter jets were scrambled to escort plane into Montreal, NORAD says

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec say two men arrested Wednesday night after a “suspicious suitcase” — initially treated as a potential bomb threat — briefly disrupted operations and triggered a temporary ground stop at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Wednesday could face charges of fraud. The incident escalated to a North American Aerospace Defense Command response that included fighter jets. A spokesperson for NORAD said CF-18 a
  
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• Update: Arrested men could face charges after suspicious suitcase delays flights at YUL

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Sûreté du Québec say two men arrested Wednesday night after a “suspicious suitcase” — initially treated as a potential bomb threat — briefly disrupted operations and triggered a temporary ground stop at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Wednesday could face charges of fraud. On Thursday morning, SQ spokesperson Laurie Avoine said that the two suspects — one aged in his 20s, the other in his 30s — were qu
  
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• Two men arrested after suspicious suitcase delays flights at YUL

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Sûreté du Québec say two men arrested Wednesday night after a “suspicious suitcase” — initially treated as a potential bomb threat — briefly disrupted operations and triggered a temporary ground stop at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Wednesday could face charges of fraud. On Thursday morning, SQ spokesperson Laurie Avoine said that the two suspects — one aged in his 20s, the other in his 30s — were qu
  
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• 'Suspicious package' grounds some flights to Montreal Trudeau airport

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Some flights to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) were grounded on Wednesday after a “suspicious package” prompted aviation authorities to halt a swath of departures bound for the airport. Airport operations were reduced following the discovery aboard a landing aircraft, said Eric Forest, a spokesperson for YUL. One of the airport’s two runways was closed as a precaution while law enforcement authorities investigated. The airport’s s
  
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• Bomb threat grounds some flights to Montreal Trudeau airport: U.S. FAA

  18-03-2026 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Some flights to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport were grounded Wednesday over an alleged bomb threat, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The agency said the ground stop is expected to be lifted sometime between 7 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. According to a CTV Montreal report, an airport spokesperson confirmed police were investigating a suspicious package on a plane that landed at the airport. This is a breaking news development. More to come.
  
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• After backlash from residents, weekly garbage pickup during the summer is reinstated in Montreal borough

  18-03-2026 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Following complaints, a petition and many heated exchanges, the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough is officially reinstating weekly garbage pickup during the summer. Montreal’s executive committee confirmed the change at its weekly meeting Wednesday. “Today, we are taking a simple yet fundamental step. … We are restoring a basic service that residents need,” borough mayor Chantal Gagnon said during the meeting. The move to biweekly garbage collection was impleme
  
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• Update: Vaudreuil commuter train line reopens after freight train derailment

  18-03-2026 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A freight train derailment west of Montreal that shut down part of Exo’s Vaudreuil–Hudson commuter line has been cleared, with rail traffic resuming through the area as of Thursday afternoon. Exo said Thursday afternoon it would begin running trains to Vaudreuil starting at 4:40 p.m., though four evening departures were cancelled: Train 121 (4:20 p.m.) toward Vaudreuil Train 23 (5 p.m.) toward Vaudreuil Train 26 (5 p.m.) toward Montreal Train 25 (5:40 p.m.) toward Vaudreuil In additi
  
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• Update: Service disruptions continue on Exo's Vaudreuil-Hudson line after freight train derailment

  18-03-2026 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A freight train derailment west of Montreal on Wednesday shut down service along part of Exo’s Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter line. Rail service remained suspended Thursday morning between Vaudreuil and Baie-D’Urfé stations, where a temporary terminus has been established, according to an update on Exo’s website. Several trips have been cancelled altogether: Train 121 (4:20 p.m.) from Lucien-L’Allier to Vaudreuil Train 23 (5 p.m.) from Lucien-L’Allier to Vaudreuil
  
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• Service remains disrupted on Exo's Vaudreuil-Hudson line after freight train derailment

  18-03-2026 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A freight train derailment west of Montreal on Wednesday shut down service along part of Exo’s Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter line, with outages persisting into Thursday. Rail service remained suspended Thursday morning between Vaudreuil and Baie-D’Urfé stations, where a temporary terminus has been established, according to an update on Exo’s website. At least one departure was also cancelled. The track was blocked by the derailed freight train. As of Thursday morning, Exo do
  
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• Obituary: Casper Bloom was a staunch advocate for linguistic and minority rights

  18-03-2026 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A funeral service will be held Friday for labour lawyer and human rights advocate Casper Bloom, who died on Monday. An alumnus of Montreal’s storied Baron Byng High School, the institution’s museum notes that Bloom was born in 1936 and was the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, an Award of Distinction from the Department of Justice Canada for outstanding contributions to the law, and the Medal of the National Assembly of Quebe
  
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• Freight train derailment disrupts service on Exo's Vaudreuil-Hudson line

  18-03-2026 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  A freight train derailment west of Montreal shut down service along part of Exo’s Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter line on Wednesday morning and afternoon. Rail service is currently suspended between Vaudreuil and Baie-D’Urfé stations, where a temporary terminus has been established, according to Exo’s latest update on its website. Several trips have been cancelled altogether. These include departures toward Vaudreuil (trains 121, 23, 25) and toward Montreal (Train 26). The tra
  
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• Scandale en France: huit femmes accusent Patrick Bruel de violences sexuelles

  18-03-2026 19:50 via journaldequebec.com
  Les gestes auraient eu lieu entre 1992 et 2019, selon le site Mediapart, qui publie son enquête ce mercredi.
  
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• [VIDÉO] Voyez Tom Holland dans la bande-annonce de «Spider-Man : Un jour nouveau»

  18-03-2026 16:52 via journaldequebec.com
  Tom Holland enfilera les collants de Spider-Man pour une quatrième aventure en solo attendue sur nos écrans cet été.
  
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• VinFast veut relancer la construction d'une usine

  18-03-2026 16:50 via guideautoweb.com
  VinFast prévoit de relancer la construction d’une usine en Caroline du Nord dès avril, un projet que le groupe vietnamien avait mis sur pause en 2024.
  
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• Aucun autre capitaine dans l'histoire du CH n'a réalisé cet exploit de Nick Suzuki

  18-03-2026 16:45 via journaldequebec.com
  Nick Suzuki a récolté son 80e point de la saison sur le but victorieux de Cole Caufield, mardi soir.
  
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• 30 000 $ de dégâts: il passe par le toit et saccage un resto à Sherbrooke

  18-03-2026 16:40 via journaldequebec.com
  Un jeune homme a été arrêté à Sherbrooke après avoir causé pour près de 30 000 $ de dommages lors d’une introduction par effraction dans un restaurant
  
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• Québec veut suspendre les juges qui dérapent jusqu’à six mois sans salaire

  18-03-2026 16:31 via journaldequebec.com
  Québec entend suspendre jusqu’à six mois sans salaire les juges qui commettent des manquements déontologiques.
  
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• Les médecins spécialistes dépassent les bornes

  18-03-2026 16:30 via journaldequebec.com
  Les médecins spécialistes lancent de nouveaux moyens de pression pour casser définitivement les reins du gouvernement Legault.
  
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• La caricature d'Ygreck en vidéo: Fréchette relance le débat sur le gaz de schiste

  18-03-2026 16:30 via journaldequebec.com
  Découvrez ci-dessous comment notre caricaturiste a imagé son dessin
  
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• Mathieu Darche a fait un pari calculé en étant agressif à la date limite: «J’ai Sorokin, tout peut arriver»

  18-03-2026 16:16 via journaldequebec.com
  Même si son équipe n'est pas forcément considérée comme prétendante à la coupe Stanley, le DG des Islanders a acquis Brayden Schenn à fort prix.
  
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• Doug Ford demande à Québec d’annuler ses quotas de véhicules électriques

  18-03-2026 16:09 via journaldequebec.com
  Doug Ford demande à Québec d’abandonner ses quotas de vente de véhicules électriques pour le bien de l’industrie automobile canadienne.
  
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• Festival Fono: Gims, Sombr et Alessia Cara en vedette à l’Université Laval

  18-03-2026 16:04 via journaldequebec.com
  L’événement organisé par l’équipe du Festival d’été revient pour une troisième année à Québec.
  
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• Un mort après la chute d'une télécabine dans une station de ski en Suisse

  18-03-2026 16:02 via journaldequebec.com
  Une télécabine s'est décrochée de son câble mercredi matin dans la station de ski d'Engelberg-Titlis (centre de la Suisse), tuant son passager.
  
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• Laval's Kamaljit Arora found guilty of murdering two of his children

  18-03-2026 16:02 via montrealgazette.com
  Kamaljit Arora, the man who killed two of his children inside the family’s home in Laval on Oct. 17, 2022, has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Following a seven-week trial, the jury emerged with its verdict Wednesday afternoon. Arora, 49, was found guilty of the premeditated murders of his 11-year-old son and his 13-year-old daughter. When the trial began he conceded, through a series of written admissions, that he killed his children and that they died by drowning.
  
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• Juror dismissed from trial of Laval man who killed two of his children

  18-03-2026 16:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A member of the jury that heard all the evidence in the murder trial of Kamaljit Arora at the Laval courthouse was dismissed Wednesday morning after asking to be dismissed because he was experiencing anxiety. Superior Court Justice Alexandre Bien-Aimé reminded lawyers on both sides of the case that it was not the first time that the juror expressed concerns for his health by continuing to be part of the stressful trial. The juror previously informed the judge that he suffers from a genera
  
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• Un jeune arbitre a craint pour sa sécurité

  18-03-2026 16:00 via journaldequebec.com
  «Ce n’est pas normal d’avoir besoin de la présence d’un policier pour être rassuré», a mentionné l’adolescent.
  
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• Test du MacBook Neo : l’art du compromis

  18-03-2026 15:58 via journaldequebec.com
  Le premier MacBook abordable devrait convenir à plus de personnes qu’on ne le croit, estime notre chroniqueur techno.
  
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• «C’est le prix le plus significatif de ma carrière»: le professeur montréalais Gilles Brassard décroche le «Nobel de l'informatique»

  18-03-2026 15:55 via journaldequebec.com
  Le professeur de l’Université de Montréal Gilles Brassard a remporté le prestigieux prix A. M. Turing 2025, la plus haute distinction en informatique.
  
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• Flammables found at site of fire at vacant St-Michel store

  18-03-2026 15:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police have launched an investigation after a vacant store in the city’s St-Michel district was targeted by arson early Wednesday. The incident occurred at about 12:50 a.m. in a vacant store located on Jean-Talon St. near Pie-IX Blvd. Officers arriving at the scene found Montreal firefighters had already brought the fire under control. A preliminary investigation found that at least one suspect had broken the front window of the store and the interior on fire before fleeing before
  
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• Update: Power outages linger after strong winds hit Quebec

  18-03-2026 15:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Hydro-Québec repair crews were able to restore power to nearly hundreds of thousands of addresses by Wednesday afternoon after high winds ravaged the power throughout much of Tuesday. However by 3 p.m., about 12,000 addresses — some 6,400 of them in the Montérégie region — remained in the dark. The situation was less dire on the island of Montreal, where only 105 addresses remained off the grid by the same time. Repair work remained to be done Wednesday afternoon
  
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• Tens of thousands still without power after strong winds hit Quebec

  18-03-2026 15:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Hydro-Québec repair crews were able to restore power to nearly 294,000 addresses by Wednesday morning after high winds ravaged the power throughout much of Tuesday. However by 10:30 a.m., about 26,000 addresses — nearly 10,000 of them in the Montérégie region — remained in the dark. The situation was less dire on the island of Montreal, where only 336 addresses remained off the grid. Repair work remained to be done Wednesday in the Lanaudière region (2,728
  
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• EN DIRECT | 19e jour de la guerre au Moyen-Orient: l'Iran menace de contre-attaquer après une frappe sur un site gazier

  18-03-2026 15:43 via journaldequebec.com
  Les tensions au Moyen-Orient continuent de s’intensifier.
  
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• Owner of Old Montreal building where seven died in 2023 fire arrested

  18-03-2026 15:27 via montrealgazette.com
  The owner of the Old Montreal building that was the scene of a deadly fire in 2023 has been arrested and is to be charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence, Montreal police announced Wednesday. Emile Benamor is expected to appear in court Wednesday afternoon to face criminal charges. He faces seven charges of manslaughter for the deaths as well as eight charges of criminal negligence for the people who were injured in the blaze. Benamor’s building at the corner of Du Port St. and P
  
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• Old Montreal fire: Building owner facing seven manslaughter charges

  18-03-2026 15:27 via montrealgazette.com
  The owner of the Old Montreal building that was the scene of a deadly fire in 2023 has been arrested and is facing charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence in connection with the deaths, Montreal police announced Wednesday. Emile Benamor was arrested Wednesday morning and is expected to appear in court this afternoon. He faces seven charges of manslaughter for the deaths as well as eight charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm for the people who were injured in the blaze. Benam
  
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• Old Montreal fire: Building owner facing manslaughter, criminal negligence charges

  18-03-2026 15:27 via montrealgazette.com
  The owner of the Old Montreal building that was the scene of a deadly fire in March 2023 has been arrested and is facing charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence in connection with the incident, Montreal police announced Wednesday. The development comes two days after the third anniversary of the fire, which had broken out in the early hours of March 16 in a historic building at the corner of Du Port St. and Place d’Youville. There were 22 people inside the building at the time, mos
  
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• Une influenceuse pro-Trump gagne un million d’abonnés en 3 mois... mais elle n’existe pas et est créée par l’IA

  18-03-2026 15:24 via journaldequebec.com
  Une influenceuse pro-Trump qui pose avec le président américain et est suivie par plus d'un million d'abonnés s'avère plutôt être générée par IA
  
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• Incendie mortel dans le Vieux-Montréal en 2023: le propriétaire Emile Benamor arrêté

  18-03-2026 15:17 via journaldequebec.com
  Émile Benamor, le propriétaire de l’immeuble du Vieux-Montréal qui a pris feu en mars 2026 et dans lequel sept personnes sont mortes a été arrêté.
  
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• Relation à distance: Katy Perry et Justin Trudeau sont déterminés à faire fonctionner leur couple

  18-03-2026 14:59 via journaldequebec.com
  Une source a dit au magazine américain «People» que Katy Perry et Justin Trudeau sont déterminés à faire fonctionner leur couple.
  
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• La Banque du Canada maintient son taux directeur et surveille la «volatilité» liée à la guerre au Moyen-Orient

  18-03-2026 14:45 via journaldequebec.com
  La Banque du Canada a choisi mercredi de maintenir son taux directeur à 2,25% pour la troisième fois consécutive.
  
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• Opération liée aux Hells Angels: plus de 120 000 $ saisis en cocaïne

  18-03-2026 14:33 via journaldequebec.com
  L'opération visant un réseau de trafic de stupéfiants à Québec a permis l’arrestation de 4 suspects et la saisie d’une grande quantité de cocaïne.
  
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• «"Alliés" non réactifs»: Trump menace d'un désengagement américain sur le détroit d'Ormuz

  18-03-2026 14:21 via journaldequebec.com
  Donald Trump a de nouveau critiqué mercredi le refus des alliés des États-Unis de les aider à sécuriser le détroit d'Ormuz.
  
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