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By Murray Sherrifs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Montreal police have charged three people in the arson attack on a bar-restaurant on Crescent, one of them a 15-year-old caught in an alley carrying a gas can. They say that the tjree had plans to attack two other locations nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A six-year-old girl shot in a home in an exchange of gunfire with Nunavik Police Service officers last week-end, is recovering in a Montreal hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An 18-year-old driver from Vaudreuil-Dorion has been fined $1,611 after being caught doing 134 km\/h in a 50 km\/h zone on St. Charles in St. Lazare last Saturday, issued 18 demerit points, has lost his permit for seven days and will pay a lot of money to get his car out of the impound lot plus hand over even more money to register and insure his vehicle, down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hospital emergency rooms in Montreal and outlying regions are operating way beyond capacity and an early flu season is blamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heading to the U.S. this week will see your picture taken at the border and kept on record, in a new policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Confederation of National Trade Unions says Amazon has earned the reputation of being the worst employer in Quebec, in light of it closing down all warehouses this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 13,000 above-ground pools, because so many children have drowned. Blue Wave and Life Home pools 48 inches tall have a compression strap that wraps the exterior of the pools and can be used as a foothold by young people, allowing them to climb over the rim and fall in. The recall affects 15 specific models of Blue Wave sold at Home Depot, Lowe\u2019s, Amazon.com<\/a>, Walmart.com<\/a> and Wayfair.com<\/a> between January 2021 and July 2025. Model numbers include NB19790, NB19791, NB19797, NB19798, NB19890, NB19891, NB19900, NB19902, NB19904, NB19905, NB19906, NB19907, NB19908, NB19909 and NB19910. Consumers can contact recall@bluewaveproducts.com or recall@serenelifehome.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Habs \/ Bruins 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flurries \/ -4\u00ba today<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun \/ cloud -2\u00ba tomorrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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