By Murray Sherriffs
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A separate investigation by Montreal police is seeing officers search a number of private homes in Candiac, Brossard, Longueuil, Beloeil and Saint-Philippe, looking at events leading to the shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi by a Longueuil police officer, five months ago.
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A number of educators in Quebec are unimpressed with Bill 94, the law that extends the ban of religious symbols to students, school support staff and parent volunteers, some feeling that Muslim women are being targeted.
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Hakima Tamir has quit her job as a daycare educator because she will not remove her hijab.
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Premier Legault says that the 11 per cent increase offered by his government to Quebec’s specialist doctors is “…more than sufficient” because they are getting raises of many thousands of dollars on top of the $500,000+ that they already earn. Dr. Vincent Oliva, head of the Quebec Federation of Medical Specialists, dismisses the Premier’s assertion and says that the 14.5 per cent increase over five years being demanded by the doctors is more than fair, because the government’s offer doesn’t include administrative expenses.
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On s’écoute has been launched in Quebec, aimed at preventing sexual violence in higher education. Its founder, Léa Clermont-Dion, says that phase 3 will address links between masculinist discourse and the normalization of sexual violence.
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Montreal police have charged a constable who patrols Montreal’s Metro system with an armed assault on a member of the Cree nation in the Berri-UQAM Metro station in January 2025.
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A Pallas-Data poll says that CAQ leadership candidate Bernard Drainville is way behind in the race to succeed Francois Legault as CAQ leader (24%), while rival Christine Fréchette maintains a solid lead (51%).
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Education Minister Sonia LeBel is very worried at hearing that Israeli soldiers gave presentations in publicly funded Jewish schools in Montreal, as the Israel-Hamas war raged and that “appropriate action” will be taken to ensure that “…school environments are neutral, free of any political considerations, political and religious propaganda.”
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The Sûreté du Québec has charged 20-year-old Pascal Rolland of Saint-Constant with possession of child sex abuse material, following a search of his home.
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The expression “Go Habs Go“ is being allowed again on a thousand Montreal city buses, after being removed last April, following complaints to the Office québécois de la langue française, because the messages, “…contribute to the pride of STM customers and employees who enjoy supporting local sports teams.”
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A Quebec City area nurse will not quit her job, after winning a $5 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot. Stefanie Pepin purchased her ticket online. She says that caring for patients is her life and that that will not change. What will she do with the money? ‘’I’m definitely going to give gifts to my loved ones.”
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Habs lose 4-3 in overtime to the Islanders
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Flurries / -1º today
Showers / 6º tomorrow
Sun / cloud / -8º Sunday
