By Murray Sherriffs
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Élections Québec poll workers have been instructed that they can speak English with voters, if they produce an English eligibility certificate, or if they are Indigenous.
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A 24-year-old man from Quebec City, Louay Angoud, has been charged with planning a terrorist act for the Islamic state, communicating online with the terrorist group and planning to build a chemical weapon that “could be used to poison Canadians.”
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Canada’s Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller believes Quebecers “hate referendums” because of the division that they bring to society; that Quebecers want governments to work together.
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A makeshift memorial is developing outside of Leïla Ben Salem’s apartment, following her murder this week as she spoke via a video link to a Revenue Canada co-worker. Montreal police have questioned a person of interest but nothing concrete has resulted from that interview. The woman was a mother to a 12-year-old boy. Prime Minister Carney offered his condolences to Ben Salem’s family / loved ones / colleagues and says that “…the Government of Canada and all members of this House will do everything in their power to support law enforcement, so the perpetrator of this shameful crime faces the full weight of the law.” Conservative leader Poilievre has also offered condolences.
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Montreal police are investigating the shooting of a male and a female last night near the intersection of Jacques Rousseau Street and Nicolas-Joly Avenue in Rivière des Prairies.
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A Repentigny man has pled guilty to firearms charges, after a neighbour, two floors above, was hit by a 12 gauge shotgun pellet, as she lay in her bed.
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The union representing nurses at Cité de la Santé hospital in Laval has won an appeal to the Administrative Labour Tribunal, which has ordered the Integrated Health and Social Services Centre of Laval to “take the necessary measures to protect the health, safety and integrity of nurses.”
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Kahnawake Peacekeepers have seized drugs and equipment from a building on the same property as a home that burned down on Zachary Road this week.
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Someone in Quebec has won $5 million dollars in the Wednesday 6/49 lottery draw.
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Walking 10,000 steps a day is a trendy goal, but you don’t need that many steps to help prevent heart disease.
The benefits for a healthier heart start showing up much earlier, especially if you extend your walking routine by just a few minutes.
A recent study looked at the walking habits of thousands of people with high blood pressure and found that small changes can make a big difference
Bottom lineL get busy living or you’ll be looking at the grass up there, not down there.
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The CFL could be adding another franchise, in Quebec City, following a vote owners and chief executives.
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