{"id":7140,"date":"2026-04-21T14:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7140"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:11:51","slug":"newsbrief-4-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/newsbrief-4-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (4.21.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stanley Cup Game 2, Canadiens vs Florida tonight at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quebec Premier Christine Fr\u00e9chette says a deal is in place involving the Quebec government and medical specialists represented by the <em>F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des M\u00e9decins Sp\u00e9cialistes du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Fr\u00e9chette will reveal her cabinet today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several homes, a playground, smaller roads and driveways are surrounded by water from the Outaouais River in Rigaud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montreal&#8217;s crime rate is relatively low, but evidence is mounting that criminals are recruiting young people. 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