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• No charges to be filed against MNA Marie-Louise Tardif

  28-03-2023 23:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  QUEBEC — The Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) said Tuesday it would not file charges against Laviolette-Saint-Maurice MNA Marie-Louise Tardif, after she got into a verbal spat with a former employee at the courthouse in Trois-Rivières last month. Read More
  
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• Removing illegal Airbnbs could help solve Quebec's housing crisis, tenants' association says

  28-03-2023 23:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A tenants group in Montreal says vacancy rates in most regions of Quebec would be at three per cent or higher if the units on Airbnb were put on the long-term rental market. A rental market is considered balanced when the vacancy rate reaches three per cent, according to the CMHC.
  
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• The right to 'live a bit longer': Montreal student losing access to ALS ... - CTV News Montreal

  28-03-2023 23:27 via news.google.com
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• Federal budget: grocery rebate will make a 'small difference,' says community worker

  28-03-2023 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Tasha Lackman is the executive director of the Depot Community Food Centre in NDG.
  
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• M for Montreal spring show series Radar begins tonight - Cult MTL

  28-03-2023 22:55 via news.google.com
  
  M for Montreal spring show series Radar begins tonight  Cult MTL
  
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• Montreal's Evergon, 'bad boy of Canadian photography,' wins GG ... - Montreal Gazette

  28-03-2023 22:43 via news.google.com
  
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• Montreal's Evergon, 'bad boy of Canadian photography,' wins GG Award

  28-03-2023 22:42 via montrealgazette.com
  
  “I’m sort of a big, wingless fairy,” said Evergon, born Albert Jay Lunt. “I leave room for fantasy and magic. Read More
  
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• Freeland's 2023 budget includes billions for dental care, spending cuts and tax hikes to tame rising deficit

  28-03-2023 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program.
  
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• Freeland's 2023 budget includes billions for dental care, cuts and tax hikes to tame rising deficit

  28-03-2023 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program.
  
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• Budget 2023 offers billions for dental care, plus spending cuts and tax hikes to tame deficit

  28-03-2023 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program.
  
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• Workplace racism complaints dominate Montreal hearing on anti-racism plan - Montreal Gazette

  28-03-2023 22:11 via news.google.com
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• Workplace racism complaints dominate Montreal hearing on anti-racism plan

  28-03-2023 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Questions about workplace discrimination and harassment dominated what was supposed to be an update on the city's anti-racism plan toward its citizens Tuesday. Read More
  
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• National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program

  28-03-2023 22:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a co-ordinated school food program in the North.    
  
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• Final two victims of Old Montreal fire identified, investigation to focus on cause - Global News

  28-03-2023 22:08 via news.google.com
  
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• Final two victims of Old Montreal fire identified, investigation to focus on cause

  28-03-2023 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Martin Guilbault, a division chief at the Montreal fire department, says that after a final search of the ruins, investigators have confirmed that no other victims remain.
  
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• Bank turbulence could yield new investment opportunities: Caisse CEO

  28-03-2023 22:08 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Recent U.S. bank failures could spark new investment opportunities for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec as traditional lenders cut back on corporate credit, chief executive officer Charles Emond said Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Last 2 victims of Old Montreal fire identified

  28-03-2023 22:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Charlie Lacroix and Walid Belkahla, both 18, perished in the fire.
  
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• Weightman returns in president/CEO role with Alouettes after Cecchini departure

  28-03-2023 21:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Mark Weightman is back as president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes. He was with the organization from 1996 to 2016, serving as president/CEO from 2013 to 2016.
  
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• In a surprise twist, Mark Weightman returning as Alouettes president

  28-03-2023 21:20 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Pierre Karl Péladeau has made his first significant hiring as the owner of the Alouettes — and it's a surprising one. Read More
  
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• Airbnb: 79 per cent of Quebec rentals in February not certified, housing group says

  28-03-2023 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tenants' rights association says vacancy rates in most regions of Quebec would be at three per cent or higher if the units on Airbnb were put on the long-term rental market.
  
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• Old Montreal fire: Two teenagers identified as last victims in deadly blaze

  28-03-2023 21:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal police identified Charlie Lacroix and Walid Belkahla, both 18, as the last two victims recovered from the rubble of the fire that destroyed a building in Old Montreal on March 16. Read More
  
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• Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes

  28-03-2023 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  This will mark Weightman's second stint with Montreal. He was with the organization from 1996 to '16, serving as president/CEO from 2013 to 2016.
  
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• In February, 79% of Quebec's Airbnb rentals weren't certified: housing group

  28-03-2023 20:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  MONTREAL — A report by a Montreal tenants' rights association says 79 per cent of the roughly 30,000 units in Quebec that were available for rent in February on Airbnb were not certified by the province. Read More
  
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• Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes - Sportsnet.ca

  28-03-2023 20:48 via news.google.com
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• Montreal police ticketing drivers who block intersections - CTV News Montreal

  28-03-2023 19:53 via news.google.com
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• Quebecers will be able to text 911 in 2025

  28-03-2023 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The Quebec government is investing $45.5-million over three years to modernize emergency call centres across the province. That will allow people to send texts, images or videos to 911 operators.
  
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• Experts need more time to determine if Laval bus driver is criminally responsible for daycare crash

  28-03-2023 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts have not yet completed the psychiatric evaluation for Pierre Ny St-Amand, the man accused of intentionally ramming a city bus into a daycare in Laval, Que., killing two children. He will appear in court again on April 26.
  
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• Rafaël Harvey-Pinard's success with Canadiens no surprise to former coach - Montreal Gazette

  28-03-2023 19:03 via news.google.com
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• Rafaël Harvey-Pinard's success with Canadiens no surprise to former coach

  28-03-2023 19:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Before Rafaël Harvey-Pinard became the darling of Montreal hockey fans, he skated alone on a rink in the fall of 2020 with Laval Rocket head coach Joël Bouchard, or one of his assistants, waiting for a break in the pandemic so the AHL season could begin. Read More
  
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• Montreal's Palais Des Congrès Has Cozy New Work Spaces ... - MTL Blog

  28-03-2023 18:37 via news.google.com
  
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• Concerns grow over possible 38-storey tower on top of heritage building

  28-03-2023 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The real estate developer won't specify if the project will contain social housing.
  
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• Queer photographer Evergon, witchy artists Fastwurms among Governor General winners

  28-03-2023 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A retrospective of Montreal artist Evergon's work is on display at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City.
  
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• SPVM holds ticketing blitz along Sherbrooke Street to help traffic flow

  28-03-2023 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the next week, an SPVM road safety blitz will be conducted along Sherbrooke Street East at intersections around entrances and exits of the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
  
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• Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of ... - CTV News Montreal

  28-03-2023 18:06 via news.google.com
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• A Montreal Speech Therapist Went Viral After A Heartwarming ... - MTL Blog

  28-03-2023 18:03 via news.google.com
  
  A Montreal Speech Therapist Went Viral After A Heartwarming ...  MTL Blog
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials - Montreal Gazette

  28-03-2023 17:59 via news.google.com
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• Quebec health-care reform bill to be tabled on Wednesday

  28-03-2023 17:41 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé will unveil his proposed reform of the province's health-care network on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Pinel requests more time to evaluate Laval bus driver charged in fatal daycare crash

  28-03-2023 17:41 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The Pinel Institute has requested more time to evaluate Pierre Ny St-Amand, the Laval bus driver facing several charges involving the bus crash that killed two children at a daycare in February. Read More
  
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• Psychiatric evaluation extended for man accused of crashing bus into Laval daycare

  28-03-2023 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pierre Ny St-Amand is charged with two counts of first-degree murder as well as seven other charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
  
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• COVID-19 update: Quebec report 10 more deaths

  28-03-2023 17:19 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec announced on Tuesday that 10 more deaths had been attributed to COVID-19, bringing the province's death toll to 18,279. Read More
  
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• RUDSAK's Massive Sample Sale Is Coming Back This Week In ... - MTL Blog

  28-03-2023 17:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Tom Mulcair: Another health care reform, another flop?

  28-03-2023 16:50 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Fasten your seatbelts, Quebec is in for some major changes on the health care front. Read More
  
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• Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products

  28-03-2023 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bylaw was passed 18 months ago and covers the 19 boroughs that make up the city of Montreal, with officials estimating some 8,400 businesses will be affected.
  
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• YUL Montreal-Trudeau Airport Finally Introduced An Express ... - MTL Blog

  28-03-2023 16:28 via news.google.com
  
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• Lining Up: Montreal's New Top Line With Hoffman, Harvey-Pinard ... - dobberhockey.com

  28-03-2023 16:20 via news.google.com
  
  Lining Up: Montreal's New Top Line With Hoffman, Harvey-Pinard ...  dobberhockey.com
  
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• Montreal group joins call for better governance of AI

  28-03-2023 16:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Benjamin Prud'homme is the executive director for AI for Humanity at Quebec's artificial intelligence institute, MILA. He also co-authored and co-edited the book 'Missing Links in AI Governance,' jointly unveiled by MILA and UNESCO.
  
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• Quebec to table legislation to restrict child labour - Montreal Gazette

  28-03-2023 16:03 via news.google.com
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• Quebec to table legislation to restrict child labour

  28-03-2023 16:03 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet is expected to table legislation Tuesday governing child labour, with a regulation that largely bans the employment of children younger than 14. Read More
  
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• Funding in place for extension of Montreal metro's blue line - Cult MTL

  28-03-2023 15:55 via news.google.com
  
  Funding in place for extension of Montreal metro's blue line  Cult MTL
  
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• Amtrak's Montreal To New York Train Is Getting A Major Upgrade ... - MTL Blog

  28-03-2023 15:45 via news.google.com
  
  Amtrak's Montreal To New York Train Is Getting A Major Upgrade ...  MTL Blog
  
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