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• Assermentation : tout n'est pas noir

  19-10-2022 11:00 via journaldequebec.com
  L’essentiel, ce sont ces 125 femmes et hommes qui jurent fidélité envers le peuple du Québec.
  
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• Shooting with 'multiple fatalities' locks down Cree community in northern Quebec

  29-01-2026 14:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Cree community of Mistissini is in full lockdown after a shooting resulted in “multiple fatalities” according to the community’s leader. In a statement posted Thursday morning on the community’s Facebook page, Chief Michael Petawabano urged residents of the community of about 3,700 to remain indoors, keep their doors locked and follow instructions from law enforcement officers. He added that travel in and out of the community was restricted and that residents with any
  
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• Double homicide locks down Cree community in northern Quebec

  29-01-2026 14:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Cree community of Mistissini was in full lockdown Thursday after a shooting resulted in the deaths of two men in their 30s in what Quebec provincial police suspect may be a slaying linked to organized crime. In a statement posted Thursday morning on the community’s Facebook page, Chief Michael Petawabano urged residents of the community of about 3,700 to remain indoors, keep their doors locked and follow instructions from law enforcement officers. He added that travel in and out of the
  
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• Two cars torched in Montreal West driveway

  29-01-2026 12:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police arson investigators have been called in after two vehicles were torched in the driveway of a home in Montreal West early Thursday. Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture said the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the driveway of a residence on Crestwood Ave. near Promenade Sheraton. Montreal firefighters had the flames under control when police arrived. Flammables were found near the scene of the fire, suggesting it was deliberately set. The vehicles were heavily damage
  
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• Update: REM service resuming after disruption because of 'technical issue' Thursday morning

  29-01-2026 12:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain was gradually resuming between the network’s Deux-Montagnes and Côte-de-Liesse stations Thursday morning after being disrupted by what operators described as a “technical issue.” This latest interruption occurred as debate intensifies over whether the commuter rail system is inherently flawed or simply experiencing growing pains.6:55 a.m.Gradual service resumption underway between Deux-Montagnes and Côte-de-L
  
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• REM service disrupted by 'technical issue' Thursday morning

  29-01-2026 12:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain was disrupted between the network’s Deux-Montagnes and Côte-de-Liesse stations Thursday morning because of what operators described as a “technical issue.” This latest interruption occurs as debate intensifies over whether the commuter rail system is inherently flawed or simply experiencing growing pains.5:30 a.m.Service interruption between Deux-Montagnes and Côte-de-Liesse stations.
  Cause: technical issue.S
  
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• Quebec at the Games: Montreal's William Dandjinou aims to spread his wings in Italy

  29-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  William Dandjinou
  Age: 24Event: Short-track speedskatingHometown: Sherbrooke Montreal-based William Dandjinou rebounded from having his wings unexpectedly clipped in 2022, when he was left off the Canadian Olympic team at Beijing, by soaring to become the world’s pre-eminent short-track speedskater. Dandjinou, who excels in three distances, is leading a Canadian team that is also sitting at the top of the world rankings and is hoping to bolster its storied Olympic history in the sport. Can
  
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• Opinion: Nine years after mosque massacre, commemoration is not enough

  29-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  On the evening of Jan. 29, 2017, my phone rang. Friends in Quebec City were calling, their voices trembling with fear. They said they could hear gunfire coming from inside the Islamic Cultural Centre. At first, it was impossible to understand. Then, in an unbearable instant, the truth became clear: six men had been shot dead while they were praying. Fathers, sons, brothers, husbands — gone in the coldest of violent hatful acts. They were Quebecers. They were killed during one of the most p
  
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• Muslims 'are not better off' since Quebec City mosque attack, psychiatrist says

  29-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It has been nine years since a gunman walked into a Quebec City mosque, killing six people and wounding 19. In an ideal world, we would have learned much as a society since the tragic events of Jan. 29, 2017. Positive changes would have been made. Muslims would be safer. Dr. Salam El-Majzoub wishes she had good news on this sombre anniversary, but in considering the reality for Muslims in Quebec, El-Majzoub — a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Jewish General Hospital and assoc
  
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• Martinez Ferrada hopes to resume negotiations after disruptive blue-collar workers' protest

  29-01-2026 01:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says she hopes the city and its blue-collar workers can get back to negotiating in good faith after a disruptive protest Wednesday. About 30 protesting blue-collar workers made their way into city hall Wednesday morning, forcing the suspension of a council meeting during which the 2026 budget was set to be adopted. Martinez Ferrada said she wasn’t surprised by the action given the history of blue-collar protests in Montreal, but said she’d rathe
  
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• Doug Ford: A Parti Québécois victory would be a ‘disaster’ for Canada

  29-01-2026 01:06 via montrealgazette.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned Wednesday that a victory for the Parti Québécois in the next Quebec election would be a “disaster” for Canada. “It would be a disaster for our country if the separatists got elected,” Ford said in response to a question on that prospect. “It’s as simple as that.” He said the remarks as provincial leaders gathered in Ottawa for a meeting of the Council of the Federation with Prime Minister Mark Carney amid re
  
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• Opinion: Family caregivers cannot do it on their own

  29-01-2026 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The documentary series Je suis là: les proches aidants en santé mentale, on Télé-Québec, sheds light on a reality too often pushed to the margins of public debate: that of family members who accompany a loved one living with a mental-health disorder. Yet, this reality is central to both the strengths and shortcomings of our care system. Parents, spouses, siblings, adult children — these caregivers face exhaustion, isolation and a deep sense of helplessnes
  
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• N.D.G. tenants still 'in limbo' a week after their building was evacuated

  29-01-2026 00:54 via montrealgazette.com
  One week after being forced out of her N.D.G. apartment deemed critically unsafe, Lhea Noble is still unsure how long she will have to stay at the temporary shelter provided by the city. “It feels like I’m on an unwanted vacation,” Noble said in an interview Tuesday at the Evo student residence, where she has been temporarily placed by the city. “All of a sudden, I don’t have my home. I’m in some random hotel downtown, farther from work.” She’s amo
  
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• Le PQ critiqué par Ford: «Je ne vois aucune raison de mettre en doute qu'il parle parce qu'il aime le Québec», ironise PSPP

  28-01-2026 23:35 via journaldequebec.com
  Le PQ critiqué par Ford: «Je ne vois aucune raison de mettre en doute qu'il parle parce qu'il aime le Québec», ironise PSPP.
  
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• Championne olympique en 2014 et médaillée d'argent en 2022, la skieuse Marielle Thompson a déjà remporté sa plus grande victoire en prévision de Milan Cortina

  28-01-2026 23:24 via journaldequebec.com
  Championne olympique, la skieuse Marielle Thompson a déjà remporté sa plus grande victoire en prévision de Milan Cortina
  
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• Les États-Unis craignent les VÉ chinois au Canada

  28-01-2026 23:00 via guideautoweb.com
  Le récent accord Canada-Chine qui prévoit l’élimination de la surtaxe de 100% sur 49 000 véhicules électriques chinois importés annuellement.
  
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• Un homme reconnu coupable d’agressions sexuelles remis en liberté en attendant son appel

  28-01-2026 22:46 via journaldequebec.com
  Richard Perreault, reconnu coupable d’agression sexuelle sur une fillette, est libéré de prison dans l’attente de la décision qu’il a portée en appel.
  
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• Poussée à démissionner du CA de Santé Québec après avoir appuyé Bernard Drainville, Régine Laurent perdra 20 100 $ par année

  28-01-2026 22:42 via journaldequebec.com
  Régine Laurent reproche à Santé Québec de l'avoir «jeté sous l'autobus» pour qu’elle quitte le CA après avoir appuyé publiquement Bernard Drainville.
  
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• Avenue Cartier: les citoyens relancent l'idée d'une rue piétonne

  28-01-2026 22:33 via journaldequebec.com
  La proposition est reçue plutôt froidement par l'association de commerçants
  
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• Vivre-ensemble: une amélioration notée par le Centre culturel islamique de Québec (CCIQ)

  28-01-2026 22:32 via journaldequebec.com
  Des dirigeants du Centre islamique ont affirmé que la situation du vivre-ensemble «s’améliore» malgré tout à Québec depuis l’attentat de 2017.
  
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• Épidémie de Nipah: «Si ce virus-là se répandait sur la planète, ça causerait de gros problèmes»

  28-01-2026 22:19 via journaldequebec.com
  Un virologue retraité prévient qu’une propagation mondiale du virus Nipah pourrait entraîner de graves conséquences.
  
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• Pilot project will help police prepare for encounters with autistic people

  28-01-2026 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police launched a program Wednesday aiming to improve what they say can often be fraught interactions with autistic children. Billed as the first of its kind in Quebec, the program will allow autistic people and their families to submit information aimed at improving the success of police encounters. Speaking at the launch event, Montreal police chief Fady Dagher said the program was partly inspired by an incident in Longueuil in which a police officer placed his hand on the shoulders o
  
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• Montreal police, Giant Steps team up in pilot project for autistic people

  28-01-2026 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police launched a program Wednesday aiming to improve what they say can often be fraught interactions with autistic children. Billed as the first of its kind in Quebec, the program will allow autistic people and their families to submit information aimed at improving the success of police encounters. Speaking at the launch event, Montreal police chief Fady Dagher said the program was partly inspired by an incident in Longueuil in which a police officer placed his hand on the shoulders o
  
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• With outage after outage on the REM, are these broken promises or growing pains?

  28-01-2026 21:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Operators of the REM are scrambling for solutions as the Montreal region’s newest transit network is plagued with breakdowns since the November opening of the Deux-Montagnes branch. Despite promises of a reliable service, even the REM’s operators admit they have fallen short. There is breakdown or slowdown of at least 20 minutes every four days on average since the new branch opened, according to transit lobby group Trajectoire Québec. Those who are stuck complain about poor c
  
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• Pour en finir avec la politique de la négligence

  28-01-2026 21:30 via journaldequebec.com
  Tous partis confondus, les élus ont souvent préféré couper des rubans au lieu d’entretenir correctement nos routes et nos infrastructures.
  
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• Centre-du-Québec: une mère reconnaît avoir causé la mort de son fils de 14 ans par négligence criminelle

  28-01-2026 21:30 via journaldequebec.com
  Il est décédé d’une courte maladie sans bénéficier des soins médicaux qui auraient pu le sauver.
  
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• Hydro-Québec to begin replacement of transformer in Côte-St-Luc

  28-01-2026 20:51 via montrealgazette.com
  A new transformer for the Hampstead substation is expected to arrive Wednesday as Hydro-Québec crews work to restore power more reliably to customers in Côte-St-Luc and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The equipment will replace a broken transformer that left approximately 15,000 customers without power on Saturday, 2,000 of whom still hadn’t been reconnected by Monday. “Installation will start immediately, but it takes several days — about a week,” Hydro-Qué
  
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• Hydro-Québec to begin replacement of transformer in Côte-des-Neiges

  28-01-2026 20:51 via montrealgazette.com
  A new transformer for the Hampstead substation is expected to arrive Wednesday as Hydro-Québec crews work to restore power more reliably to customers in Côte-St-Luc and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The equipment will replace a broken transformer that left approximately 15,000 customers without power on Saturday, 2,000 of whom still hadn’t been reconnected by Monday. “Installation will start immediately, but it takes several days — about a week,” Hydro-Qué
  
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• Qui est Marco Marciano, le nouvel entraîneur des gardiens du Canadien?

  28-01-2026 20:36 via journaldequebec.com
  C’est donc Marco Marciano qui a été appelé en renfort pour tenter de relancer les gardiens du Canadien.
  
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• L’élection du Parti Québécois serait un «désastre» pour le Canada, dit Doug Ford

  28-01-2026 20:34 via journaldequebec.com
  Doug Ford estime que l’élection du Parti Québécois aux prochaines élections serait un «désastre» pour le Canada.
  
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