{"id":6904,"date":"2026-01-28T14:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:35:47","slug":"newsbrief-28-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/newsbrief-28-1-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (28.1.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u00f4te St. Luc Mayor David Tordjman says that the Hydro Qu\u00e9bec substation in Hampstead\u2014which serves C\u00f4te St. Luc, Notre Dame de Gr\u00e2ce and Hampstead and failed last weekend\u2014needs an immediate upgrade and that planned work, three years from now, isn&#8217;t soon enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legault government has told Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada and the opposition at City Hall that it will not grandfather a clause for the Quebec Experience Program, to favour immigrant workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Legault might continue to serve as an MNA, after April 12, allowing him to collect a severance package ($300,069), which he would forfeit if he chose to leave before the end of his term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsonists have attacked a bar on Crescent, near Ste. 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