Witness alleges at defamation trial that Cardinal Ouellet rubbed her 'derrière'
Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - Ouellet is suing a woman for $100,000, alleging she defamed him with sexual assault allegations.
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Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Provincial policy allows children 14 years and older to change their name and pronouns in school without parental consent.
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Supreme Court says asylum seekers entitled to subsidized Quebec daycare
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Canada’s top court has ruled Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by denying them access to the province’s subsidized daycare program.
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Montreal police arrest Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, Canada's most wanted fugitive
James Mennie, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The 24-year-old was wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant in connection with a fatal shooting at a Toronto shopping centre parking lot.
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Woman who accused Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct testifies at defamation trial
sootoday - MONTREAL — The woman being sued for defamation by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet has taken the stand at the Montreal courthouse to repeat her misconduct allegations against him.
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Dairy group will seek designated status for 'Quebec poutine cheese'
Pierre Saint-Arnaud / nationalobserver - A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine.
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Quebec will soon allow retail stores to close late on weekends, but some not enthused
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A one-year pilot project starting March 11 is allowing Quebec retail stores to stay open on weekends as late as the law permits on weekdays: 9 p.m.
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Witnesses called at Quebec civil trial for Cardinal Ouellet, who is suing accuser for defamation
News Staff / citynews - Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses Tuesday in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider cl…
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Four-year-old girl dies from injuries after Quebec cross-country ski trail accident
Paula Tran / ottawacitizen - The girl was injured on Feb. 22 while being pulled on a sled by an adult in Nakkertok in Val-des-Monts.
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Fréchette and Drainville say they won't water down Quebec's secularism laws
Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - CAQ leadership candidates face off in a virtual debate moderated by the party's youth wing.
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‘Our guns are not for sale!’: Pro-gun protestors rally at Quebec National Assembly
News Staff / citynews - Several thousand pro-gun protesters gathered Saturday in front of the National Assembly to demand that the Quebec government withdraw from the federal government’s buyback program. Their message: “Our guns are not for sale!” The protesters accuse Ottawa o…
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McGill, Concordia drop legal battle with Quebec government over tuition hikes
sootoday - MONTREAL — Concordia and McGill universities say they are abandoning their legal challenge against the Quebec government's decision to maintain a 33 per cent tuition hike for out-of-province students.
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Montreal’s Trudeau airport braces for more traffic chaos ahead of spring break
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal's airport authority is urging travellers to prepare for further traffic headaches amid a major airport revamp and the demolition of a parking garage.
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Liberal, Bloc Québécois rematch in Terrebonne riding after Supreme Court nixes result
sootoday - TERREBONNE — The Bloc Québécois' Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné will once again face off against Liberal Tatiana Auguste in the Terrebonne riding after the Supreme Court recently invalidated last year's result.
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Quebec campaign aims to combat alpha male influencers who trivialize sexual violence
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers.
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Montreal police conducting searches in lead-up to teen’s death by South Shore police
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal police say they are conducting searches in an investigation connected to the death of a teenager shot dead by police on the city's South Shore.
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Fifth strike by STM maintenance workers averted, both sides to meet with conciliator
Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The conciliation sessions will take place starting the second week of March.
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Quebec Liberals gain ground in new poll taken days after Milliard named new leader
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A new poll indicates that the Quebec Liberals are experiencing a bump in support just days after naming Charles Milliard as leader.
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N.D.G.'s Empress Theatre to be demolished, turned into an outdoor cultural space
Jesse Feith, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The theatre’s iconic Egyptian Revival facade will be saved to serve as a backdrop to the new space — essentially a courtyard closed in by two preserved walls.
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Quebec father who drowned kids in 2022 wraps testimony at his murder trial
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A Quebec man who has admitted to drowning two of his children in 2022 has concluded his testimony at his first-degree murder trial.
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