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• Residents of Amqui, Que., take back the streets for 1st time since truck mowed down pedestrians

  15-03-2023 23:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents who usually walk along Saint-Benoît Boulevard are returning to their routine for the first time since the deadly car crash Monday. They say they will not be ruled by fear.
  
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• Quebec introduces police reform Bill 14. Activists say it doesn’t go far enough

  15-03-2023 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Quebec government believes its new police reform is tackling racial profiling, a prominent issue in the past few years, but some activists say the bill doesn't go far enough. 
  
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• SQ begins homicide investigation into death of woman in St-Zénon - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  SQ begins homicide investigation into death of woman in St-Zénon  Montreal Gazette
  
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• SQ begins homicide investigation into death of woman in St-Zénon

  15-03-2023 23:40 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Sûreté du Québec is investigating Monday's death of 53-year-old Nathalie Cherhal in the Lanaudière town of St-Zénon, 120 kilometres north of Montreal. Read More
  
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• Calls for independent investigation into allegations of racism among Montreal’s workforce

  15-03-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal city opposition councilors are blasting the city for complaints of racism coming from city staff members, and are calling for an independent investigation into complaints.
  
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• Leonardo Rizzuto injured in Laval shooting near highways 440 and 13

  15-03-2023 23:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Leonardo Rizzuto, who allegedly took over from his father Vito Rizzuto as a Montreal Mafia leader, was the victim of an attempted murder on Wednesday in Laval. 
  
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• Alleged Montreal Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto wounded in Laval shooting - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 23:07 via news.google.com
  Alleged Montreal Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto wounded in Laval shooting  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Quebec provincial police asking public for video, images of Amqui crash

  15-03-2023 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec's provincial police force, the Sûreté du Québec, is asking the public to share any images or videos, including surveillance footage, that may have been captured when the attack on pedestrians that killed two people occurred Monday. 
  
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• Bill reforming small claims courts breezes through National Assembly - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 22:59 via news.google.com
  Bill reforming small claims courts breezes through National Assembly  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Bill reforming small claims courts breezes through National Assembly

  15-03-2023 22:58 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — The National Assembly has quickly passed Bill 8, which the government hopes will dramatically reduce delays in small claims courts. Read More
  
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• Alleged Montreal Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto wounded in Laval shooting

  15-03-2023 22:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Leonardo Rizzuto, the man who was alleged to be one of the leaders of the Montreal Mafia following a major drug-trafficking investigation years ago, was injured in a shooting in Laval Wednesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Montreal city workers say they are victims of racism, opposition calls ... - CTV News Montreal

  15-03-2023 22:37 via news.google.com
  Montreal city workers say they are victims of racism, opposition calls ...  CTV News Montreal
  
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• André Boisclair, former Parti Québécois leader and sex offender, granted parole

  15-03-2023 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Boisclair will be required to undergo therapy and attend support group meetings for drug or alcohol addiction. He is banned from taking drugs or alcohol and contacting his victims.
  
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• Montreal-born Adrien Morot on winning an Oscar with The Whale star Brendan Fraser - CBC.ca

  15-03-2023 22:32 via news.google.com
  
  Montreal-born Adrien Morot on winning an Oscar with The Whale star Brendan Fraser  CBC.ca
  
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• Former PQ leader André Boisclair granted parole - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 22:11 via news.google.com
  Former PQ leader André Boisclair granted parole  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Trudeau names former GG David Johnston as special rapporteur on foreign interference - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 22:06 via news.google.com
  Trudeau names former GG David Johnston as special rapporteur on foreign interference  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Quebec driver fined $1,855 for exceeding speed limit by 100 kilometres per hour

  15-03-2023 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Two more Quebec drivers learned the hard way that driving at warp speed can be costly. Read More
  
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• Son of Flyers GM Daniel Brière 'deeply sorry' for shoving wheelchair down stairs

  15-03-2023 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Carson Brière, the son of the former Gatineau, Que., hockey great, has apologized for his actions after he was captured on camera shoving a wheelchair down a bar's staircase.
  
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• Season over for Canadiens' Christian Dvorak after knee surgery - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 21:46 via news.google.com
  
  Season over for Canadiens' Christian Dvorak after knee surgery  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Season over for Canadiens' Christian Dvorak after knee surgery

  15-03-2023 21:43 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Canadiens enjoyed a day off Wednesday in Florida, but that didn't stop them from announcing more injury news. Read More
  
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• Montreal man who killed cat and dog sentenced to 16 months in prison - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 21:27 via news.google.com
  Montreal man who killed cat and dog sentenced to 16 months in prison  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Montreal man who killed cat and dog sentenced to 16 months in prison

  15-03-2023 21:26 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A Montreal man was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Wednesday for murdering a cat and a dog in 2022. Read More
  
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• Yellow Brick Games opens Montreal studio - GamesIndustry.biz

  15-03-2023 21:17 via news.google.com
  
  Yellow Brick Games opens Montreal studio  GamesIndustry.biz
  
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• Montreal Deaf communities lack ‘basic human right,’ call on government to step in - Global News

  15-03-2023 21:17 via news.google.com
  Montreal Deaf communities lack ‘basic human right,’ call on government to step in  Global News
  
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• Montreal Deaf communities lack ‘basic human right,’ call on government to step in

  15-03-2023 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are growing calls for the provincial government to step in after a temporary freeze on ASL interpreters in Quebec, to the detriment of those in the Deaf community.
  
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• Quebec bill regulates police traffic stops to deter racial profiling - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 21:12 via news.google.com
  Quebec bill regulates police traffic stops to deter racial profiling  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Quebec bill regulates police traffic stops to deter racial profiling

  15-03-2023 21:11 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec wants to better regulate police arrests in order to fight against racial profiling and give more teeth to the police ethics system. The Legault government also wants to offer new means to intervene more quickly in the event of a disappearance. Read More
  
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• Montreal police seize more than 20 weapons from man wearing a bulletproof vest - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 21:06 via news.google.com
  Montreal police seize more than 20 weapons from man wearing a bulletproof vest  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Montreal police seize more than 20 weapons from man wearing a bulletproof vest

  15-03-2023 21:04 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Montreal police made several arrests and seized various weapons across the city last weekend, including one intervention in which they confronted a man wearing a bulletproof vest and wielding a baseball bat. Read More
  
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• Former PQ leader André Boisclair granted parole

  15-03-2023 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  
  André Boisclair, the former leader of the Parti Québécois, has been granted parole on the sentence he received last year after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two men. Read More
  
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• 'There's still anger' in Amqui after pedestrians killed by truck

  15-03-2023 20:18 via montrealgazette.com
  
  AMQUI — The Bas-St-Laurent town of Amqui was taking steps toward a return to normal life on Wednesday, even as residents mourned the two men who died after a pickup truck was driven into groups of pedestrians. Read More
  
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• Incomprehension in Amqui after pedestrians killed by truck

  15-03-2023 20:18 via montrealgazette.com
  
  AMQUI — The Bas-St-Laurent town of Amqui was taking steps toward a return to normal life on Wednesday, even as residents remained shaken two days after a truck was driven into groups of pedestrians, killing two. Read More
  
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• Montreal-born Adrien Morot on winning an Oscar with ‘The Whale’ star Brendan Fraser

  15-03-2023 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Although cosmetic computer-generated effects in film are sought after, Morot said in this case wearing the suit helped Fraser understand how Charlie moves and feels.
  
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• New head coach Jason Maas optimistic about retooled Alouettes - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 20:01 via news.google.com
  New head coach Jason Maas optimistic about retooled Alouettes  Montreal Gazette
  
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• New head coach Jason Maas optimistic about retooled Alouettes

  15-03-2023 20:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Jason Maas knew what he was wading into after being hired as the Alouettes' head coach in December. Joining this organization always comes with some uncertainty and turmoil. Read More
  
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• CBC Montreal News at 6 series explores every borough in the city - CBC.ca

  15-03-2023 19:56 via news.google.com
  
  CBC Montreal News at 6 series explores every borough in the city  CBC.ca
  
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• Montreal police interrogation of trans man 'degrading': Quebec court - CTV News Montreal

  15-03-2023 19:51 via news.google.com
  Montreal police interrogation of trans man 'degrading': Quebec court  CTV News Montreal
  
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• We Asked Locals How You Can Tell Someone Is From Montreal ... - MTL Blog

  15-03-2023 19:41 via news.google.com
  
  We Asked Locals How You Can Tell Someone Is From Montreal ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Brownstein: CTV cameraman, used to covering fires, stumbles on a chance to save a life

  15-03-2023 19:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The last thing CTV Montreal camera operator Cosmo Santamaria expected to do on his night off was to save a man from his burning home. Read More
  
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• Montreal man given criminal discharge after sexual assaults, avoids ... - Western Standard

  15-03-2023 19:05 via news.google.com
  Montreal man given criminal discharge after sexual assaults, avoids ...  Western Standard
  
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• Quebec proposes reforms aimed at countering racial profiling by police

  15-03-2023 18:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Quebec government is promising changes that would help put an end to racial profiling by police on the province’s roads — though one critic described the reforms as "modest" in scope. 
  
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• Quebec woman facing charges in alleged chemical attack in Milton, Ont.

  15-03-2023 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Halton Regional Police say a Quebec woman was arrested in connection with an assault with an unknown chemical on a family member Thursday that caused life-altering injuries.
  
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• Plante not treating workplace racism as a priority, municipal union charges

  15-03-2023 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The president of Montreal's largest union of city workers said the mayor isn't treating the issue of workplace racism as a priority. Read More
  
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• Opposition demands independent inquiry into racism among Montreal city workers

  15-03-2023 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The opposition is calling on the Plante administration to put in place an independent external investigation examining the both the work climate and the complaint process for city employees. Read More
  
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• Opposition demands independent inquiry into racism among city workers

  15-03-2023 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The opposition is calling on the Plante administration to put in place an independent external investigation examining the both the work climate and the complaint process for city employees. Read More
  
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• Canadiens sign blue-line prospect Jayden Struble - Montreal Gazette

  15-03-2023 18:34 via news.google.com
  
  Canadiens sign blue-line prospect Jayden Struble  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Canadiens sign blue-line prospect Jayden Struble

  15-03-2023 18:32 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Defenceman Jayden Struble was described as a "man-child" by one NHL scout before the Canadiens selected him in the second round (46th overall) of the 2019 NHL draft. Read More
  
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• Quebec towns call for more funding, road safety near schools

  15-03-2023 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Some 20 municipalities in Quebec plan to adopt a resolution, asking the Legault government to increase funding for road safety measures.
  
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• Patrick Lagacé to succeed Paul Arcand as 98.5 FM morning man in 2024

  15-03-2023 18:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal radio station 98.5 FM announced Wednesday morning that afternoon host Patrick Lagacé will take over the morning host position being left by Paul Arcand next year. Read More
  
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• Patrick Lagacé to succeed Paul Arcand as 98.5 FM morning host in 2024

  15-03-2023 18:13 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal radio station 98.5 FM announced Wednesday morning that afternoon host Patrick Lagacé will take over the morning host position being left by Paul Arcand next year. Read More
  
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