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Newsbrief (16.9.2026)

By Murray Sherriffs

Quebec steel workers are pushing all levels of government for support and a return to the tariff negotiating table: Pierre Piedalue, president of a local branch of the United Steelworkers-Métallos union said “…with the amount of closures we’ve seen recently, our workers are definitely impacted. They’re scared our factory will be next.”

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Premier Fréchette was not consulted by the Carney government regarding its intention to hand over the management of Trudeau Airport to the private sector.

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Merchants and residents took to the street in St. Henri, last night, again demanding that the Maison Benoît Labre supervised drug consumption site be relocated. Hundreds of other people gathered blocks away, arguing that the Maison is part of the broader homeless and addiction crisis.

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Laval Mayor Stéphane Boyer has shared an image of the tumor in his brain, saying that it’s size of a golf ball and he will fight the good fight.

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A Quebec man has developed an app to track hospital emergency department wait times, occupancy. He claims that it’s better than what the government offers.

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The Montreal Canadiens have signed Alex Newhook and Arber Xhekaj.

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Showers / 26º today

Sun / cloud 26º tomorrow

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