NewsBrief (12.3.2026)

By Murray Sherriffs

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The Bureau des Enquêtes Indépendantes, Quebec’s police watchdog has completed its investigation into the death of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi, who was fatally shot by a Longueuil police officer, and it has sent its findings to prosecutors.

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A number of McGill University masters degree students caught in the latest war in the Middle East, are back home, after witnessing bombs fall on Dubai.

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Élections Québec has taken an expected step and will investigate the effort by Pablo Rodriguez to lead the province’s Liberal party.

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Tens of thousands of households are headed to Mcdonald’s or Tim Horton’s for breakfast because their homes are without electricity, caused by yesterday’s freezing rainfall.

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REM train service between Brossard and Central Station stopped yesterday afternoon, after weather compromised the operation of the system, frustrating thousands of people hoping to use the system to get home.

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The housing crisis is causing imbalances in the construction of new homes in Greater Montreal, but data from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reveals that while a record number of rental units were built last year, condo construction remains at a historic low.

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The city of Laval has appointed Karine Ménard as its new chief of police, capping a career that has seen her work as a chief-inspector and deputy-director of investigations.

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22-year-old Lucas Choquette has been charged with murder in the killing of Marc-Antoine Choquette, found in an apartment building unit in Rosemont on Tuesday.

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A man in his 80s is in critical condition, after suffering a possible electrocution and a fall in Greenfield Park.

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Canadiens 3 Ottawa 2

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Flurries + showers 0º today

Sun + cloud / -1º tomorrow

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