{"id":7117,"date":"2026-04-13T12:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7117"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:45:45","slug":"newsbrief-4-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/newsbrief-4-13-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief ( 4.13.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christine Fr\u00e9chette has been chosen as new as the CAQ and will sworn in on May 5 as Quebec&#8217;s 33<sup>rd<\/sup> premier. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferradahas congratulated the premier-elect and \u201c&#8230;[looks] forward to meeting with her to advance the priorities of Montrealers and will always be ready to work closely with the government to improve the quality of life of its citizens.\u201d Prime Minister Carney is \u201c&#8230;ready to begin\u201d working to create more economic opportunity and prosperity for all Quebecers.\u201d Bloc Leader Blanchet says that the new Premier \u201c&#8230;can count on the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois\u2019 voice to represent the consensus of the National Assembly of Quebec within and before the Parliament of Canada. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offers his \u201c&#8230;.F\u00e9licitations \u00e0 Frechette, qui deviendra la nouvelle premi\u00e8re ministre du Qu\u00e9bec\u201d, and\u201c that he is \u201d&#8230;pr\u00eat \u00e0 collaborer avec vous sur des solutions pour remettre plus d\u2019argent dans le portefeuille des familles qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As spring claims the snow in Montreal, piles of garbage, debris and dirt that have been buried for months are being exposed and city workers have begun the task of removing the debris created by homeless encampments and the general population. Luis Miranda, Montreal\u2019s executive committee member responsible for cleanliness, says that the issue isn\u2019t confined to one neighbourhood\u2014crews will work in all boroughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three people are in hospital, the result of a suspected drunk-driving road crash in Park Extension yesterday on St. Laurent near Cr\u00e9mazie, where a tree was hit, then a hydro pole, then a concrete wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers on a REM train had to walk the tracks Saturday night and Sunday morning, when the power went down between Gare Centrale and Brossard stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist to pass the 100-point mark for the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Islanders 4-1 last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showers \/ 17\u00ba today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rain \/ 10\u00ba tomorrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Murray Sherriffs = Christine Fr\u00e9chette has been chosen as new as the CAQ and will sworn in on May 5 as Quebec&#8217;s 33rd premier. 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