By Murray Sherriffs
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Valery Fabrikant, a former professor of mechanical engineering at Concordia university who murdered four co-workers in 1992, has died at age 86 of natural causes at Archambault prison, having never owned up to what he did.
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47-year-old Stéphanie Borel, the woman who hit a 10-year-old boy with boiling water, in retaliation for playing ding-dong-ditch at her south shore home, yelling at him, ”…it’s hot, eh? Get lost”, has been denied temporary leave from jail, with the parole board citing ”…your level of introspection remains insufficient and the understanding of the mechanisms that led to an act of such gravity must be further deepened.”
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The Commissionaires du Québec says that the province’s electronic tracking bracelet program that is designed to help victims of intimate partner violence stay safe is doing well, following its rollout in 2022.
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A report from Lightspeed Commerce says that Montrealers are very generous tippers at fast-food counters, cafes,. dépanneurs—and yes, even self-serve kiosks.
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A two-year-old child has been killed in an accident involving an excavator on private property in Irlande, near Thetford Mines.
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Quebec’s Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal of the housing tribunal decision that declare no-pet clauses in leases are a violation of renters’ charter rights.
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2,100 households are still not assured of having a place to move to, later this week.
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Quebec’s auto insurance board and the motorcycle association are pushing for the use of airbags for motorcyclists.
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Canada is in the next stage of the FIFA World Cup, after beating South Africa 1-0 in Los Angeles yesterday.
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Sun / 30º today
Showers / 28º tomorrow
