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• Weeks after unionizing, Ubisoft pulls the plug on Halifax studio

  07-01-2026 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Video game giant Ubisoft announced it is closing its Halifax studio, affecting 71 jobs. Read More
  
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• Cowan: Canadiens' Samuel Montembeault says mental break was good for him

  07-01-2026 21:48 via montrealgazette.com
  Everyone can sometimes use a mental break from their job — whatever that job might be. Read More
  
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• Are the Canadiens contenders or pretenders at midway mark of season? | HI/O Show

  07-01-2026 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  The Canadiens headed into Wednesday night's game against the Calgary Flames at the Bell Centre with a 23-13-6 record and three points out of first place in the Atlantic Division. Read More
  
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• Crown mulls new charges in death of woman who fell from Montreal balcony

  07-01-2026 21:22 via montrealgazette.com
  The Crown still has not decided what new charges to file against the suspect in Montreal's first homicide of the year. Read More
  
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• Quebec residences get training to become more inclusive and safe for LGBTQ+ seniors

  07-01-2026 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  A Quebec foundation is hoping to train 10,000 people on making seniors residences safer and more inclusive for older LGBTQ+ adults.
  
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• Opinion: Leave music discovery to Quebecers, not the government

  07-01-2026 20:56 via montrealgazette.com
  One year ago, a historic milestone worth celebrating took place in Quebec music. Patrick Watson’s Je te laisserai des mots became the first French-language track in the world to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. Read More
  
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• Like many Ukrainians, she fled war for Quebec. Now, she fears they can’t stay

  07-01-2026 20:44 via cbc.ca
  The future of many Ukrainians living in Quebec is in limbo after the provincial government cancelled a program that offered a pathway to permanent residency. Now, some are urging the government to create a special immigration program to allow them to stay.
  
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• Fewer buses than expected sidelined as STM maintenance workers' OT strike nears end

  07-01-2026 20:43 via montrealgazette.com
  The city's transit agency says the overtime strike by maintenance workers has left it short of a full fleet of buses to serve the needs of its users. Read More
  
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• Ex-Listuguj police officer faces charges after Quebec police watchdog investigation

  07-01-2026 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  A former officer with the Listuguj Police Department is facing criminal charges following an investigation by Quebec's police watchdog.
  
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• Video game developer Ubisoft closes Halifax office, says decision not linked to union

  07-01-2026 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Most of the employees working in Halifax supported a mobile version of the game known as Assassin's Creed Rebellion, and they also worked on Rainbow Six Mobile.
  
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• Ubisoft’s Halifax office closes, 71 jobs eliminated in cost-cutting move

  07-01-2026 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Most of the employees working in Halifax supported a mobile version of the game known as Assassin's Creed Rebellion, and they also worked on Rainbow Six Mobile.
  
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• Residents in Puvirnituq, Que., grapple with a double tragedy

  07-01-2026 19:19 via cbc.ca
  Nunavimmiut are reeling from a double tragedy in Puvirnituq, Que., Jan. 5. Police are investigating the deaths as a murder and suicide.
  
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• Montreal's third snow-removal operation of the season kicks off Wednesday night

  07-01-2026 17:55 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Montreal announced it will be begin its third snow-removal operation of the season beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Read More
  
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• 5-month-old baby still in critical condition after Laval, Que., pileup that killed 6-year-old

  07-01-2026 16:18 via cbc.ca
  A multi-vehicle pileup in Laval, Que., left a six-year-old girl dead and eight other people with injuries that ranged from minor to life-threatening. As of Wednesday, a five-month-old baby is still in critical condition, according to Laval police.
  
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• 5-month-old baby still in critical condition after Laval, Que., pile-up that killed 6-year-old

  07-01-2026 16:18 via cbc.ca
  A multi-vehicle pileup in Laval, Que., left a six-year-old girl dead and eight other people with injuries that ranged from minor to life-threatening. As of Wednesday, a five-month-old baby is still in critical condition, according to Laval police.
  
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• Elderly woman dead after being found outside private Quebec seniors' residence

  07-01-2026 16:09 via cbc.ca
  A woman in her 90s is dead after she was found outside her seniors' residence on Jan. 1, in Lac-au-Saumon, in Quebec’s Lower Saint-Lawrence region. 
  
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• What the Puck: What I got right, what I got wrong about Habs this season

  07-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  I sometimes get it wrong, as many readers of this column are happy to remind me. But I also sometimes get it right, to the dismay of those same armchair critics. Read More
  
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• Quebec cinema's enfant terrible Xavier Dolan teases new project

  07-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Xavier Dolan is back — almost. The maverick Quebec director hinted in a New Year’s Instagram post that he is working on a screenplay that will begin shooting this fall. Read More
  
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• Turbulence is getting worse. Would it be better if planes looked more like birds?

  07-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Pilots can’t see it coming, and it’s hard to avoid. But severe clear-air turbulence can shake a plane ‘like King Kong.’ It’s on the rise, and forecast to get worse due to climate change. The rise has researchers investigating how to better predict clear-air turbulence, and looking to the physics of birds to make this chaotic force less dangerous.
  
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• Canadian tourists voice concerns over Caribbean travel after U.S. strike on Venezuela

  07-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Travellers planning trips to the Caribbean are voicing trepidation online after the U.S. strike on Venezuela that captured president Nicolás Maduro, while one Latin America expert says it's not a good time to travel to the region.
  
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• Supervised consumption sites aren’t linked to increased crime: McGill study

  07-01-2026 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers found reports either declined or stayed the same for crimes like assault, robbery and theft over $5,000. Only one type of crime went up when the sites opened.
  
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• Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees

  07-01-2026 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  In a ruling dated Monday, Justice Eleni Yiannakis said the plaintiffs met the conditions for a full trial and that compensatory refunds would be allowed if they win the case.
  
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• Ticketmaster faces Quebec class action over alleged abusive fees

  07-01-2026 02:26 via montrealgazette.com
  The world’s dominant ticketing platform, Ticketmaster, is facing a class action in Quebec after a court authorized a lawsuit over allegedly abusive service fees. Read More
  
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• Some Montreal-area clinics say they may not close after all amid changes to doctor pay law

  07-01-2026 01:33 via cbc.ca
  After Quebec’s controversial Bill 2 led to some clinics threatening or planning to close, and others dealing with doctors leaving, some now say they’re reconsidering after the government agreed to both delay and significantly amend the law.
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash in Laval leaves girl, 6, dead and infant critically injured

  07-01-2026 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  A crash in Laval involving four separate vehicles sent nine people to hospital, including the parents of the six-year-old and infant.
  
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• Letters: Quebec Liberals must get it right this time

  07-01-2026 01:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Re: "Liberals gain the chance for a do-over" (Allison Hanes, Dec. 19) Read More
  
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• 28 years later, see the ice storm as it was reported in 1998

  07-01-2026 00:23 via cbc.ca
  In one of the most important meteorological events in the province’s history, successive bouts of freezing rain left thick layers of ice over everything in southern Quebec during a week-long span in January 1998, knocking out power for millions of people.
  
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• Crown seeks nine-year prison term for Candiac massage therapist who sexually assaulted 16 clients

  07-01-2026 00:07 via montrealgazette.com
  A Quebec Superior Court judge will decide later this month on what type of sentence a massage therapist from the South Shore merits for sexually assaulting 16 of his clients and for sometimes recording his disrobed clients with hidden cameras. Read More
  
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• The Habs are looking to carry on the good vibes halfway through a solid season

  07-01-2026 00:01 via cbc.ca
  Despite plenty of adversity, including injuries, goaltending woes and some low moments, the young Montreal Canadiens squad has managed to stay near the top of the standings heading into the business end of the 2025-26 NHL season.
  
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