By Murray Sherriffs
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Following the urgings of commentator-editorialist Tom Mulcair and others, the Legault government has decided to not dissolve Transplant Québec and have Héma Québec take over. Treasury Board President France-Élaine Duranceau has told a parliamentary committee she hopes that this will “…calm everyone down.”
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More than 1,000 doctors are no longer part of Quebec’s public health-care system, with some attributing the departure to a lack of resources and recent government reforms.
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Montrealers who want gender-affirming surgeries are facing longer wait times because of a reduction in funding from Quebec’s Health Ministry.
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Private seniors residences continue to close in Quebec and the Regroupement Québécois des Résidences pour Aînés says that 740 such homes have closed in the past year—about one per week.
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Concordia’s downtown campus is the site of CHANCE Collaboratory which offers key elements of modern gambling and studies how digital game design, social interaction and decision-making intersect and how they can increase the risk of gambling-related harm.
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Quebec MNA Greg Kelley has offered an emotional tribute to his wife and fellow MNA, Marwah Rizqy, in the face of a decision by new Liberal leader Charles Milliard who says she is not welcome to sit as a Liberal in Quebec’s legislature.
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Québec solidaire MNA Haroun Bouazzi is again lashing out at members of the National Assembly, repeating what he said two years ago: that he sees racism daily in the legislature, and that “…lies, manipulation and intimidation” are part of everyday life among the politicians, aides and bureaucrats.
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A Quebec study says that not all female cannabis users are “problematic”, if they consume it once in a while, use it socially and consume it with alcohol.
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Serial rapist Jean Desormeaux, 61, who terrorized a park in an East End Montreal park more than 30 years ago, has admitted to sexually assaulting three teen girls and other young people.
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The Montreal SPCA has opened an investigation into the shooting of a dog several times in St. Léandre, near Matane.
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The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says that 43 per cent of residential home sales in Quebec last year were completed without a legal warranty—a rise of 12% from 14 years ago.
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