By Murray Sherriffs
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A man hospitalized for injuries has died, following a femicide in Parc Extension last Saturday, on 9th Avenue near Crémazie.
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The partner of a woman murdered in St. Michel in a home on 39th Street near Paul Corbeil Street, has been arrested.
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33-year-old man Lorvens Joseph has been charged with the attempted murder of a Montreal police officer in Parc Extension, allegedly stabbing the officer and trying to take the officer’s sidearm, during a wellness check in a home on 14th Avenue near Émile Journault and failing to comply with an order not to communicate or be near a woman he knew.
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A 17-year-old male is in custody following a shooting in the Plateau that has put a 22-year-old man in hospital; critical from gunshot wounds that he received on Henri Julien Avenue near Carmel.
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Premier Fréchette remains quiet on the trade deal worked out between Canada and the United States while two other Premiers—British Columbia and Manitoba) say that they aren’t impressed or will not comply.
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The average length of stay in a given emergency room in Quebec is about five hours and the Montreal Economic Institute says that that’s about 11 minutes better than last year.
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Foreign Affairs Canada says that it’s unacceptable that Israel has concluded that its military did not commit a criminal act two years ago, when it killed Canadian veteran Jacob Flickinger—a Quebecer—and six other employees of World Central Kitchen in Gaza.
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Online posts are claiming that Muslims intentionally lit separate church fires in Quebec, and are responsible for more than 100 church arsons across Canada: not true; that the fires were caused by lightning, construction or other, unknown reasons—but not arson.
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Pharmacists will soon be allowed to refill prescriptions without limit, extend a prescription for six months and also be permitted to treat head lice, some respiratory infections, vaginitis and shingles.
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Hundreds more free parking spaces will be added at two REM stations in Pierrefonds in the coming week: 120 more at the Sunnybrooke station; 203 spaces at Pierrefonds-Roxboro station.
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The Champlain Bridge south will be completely closed this weekend for repair work.
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Hab legend Yvon Lambert, 76, is recovering at Lakeshore General Hospital from a broken hip and femur that he suffered in a fall at a gathering at a friend’s home, last Saturday.
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Sun / 25º today
Sun/ 27º tomorrow
Showers / 25º tomorrow