{"id":7392,"date":"2026-07-17T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7392"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:07:56","slug":"newsbrief-17-7-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/newsbrief-17-7-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (17.7.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quebec\u2019s Police Ethics Commissioner will investigate allegations of racist conduct by Montreal police officers in Montreal North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec has increased its patrols for the next two weeks&#8217; construction holiday, on roads, ATV trails and lakes and rivers to reduce the number of Quebecers who die annual at this time of the year from last year&#8217;s record 38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SAAQ will be driving a white hearse around Quebec, to get motorists to not be stupid and respect the road rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Institut de la Statistique du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> says that more and more people are moving to the Laurentiens; that in the coming 25 years, population increases will be evident in Lanaudi\u00e8re, Centre-du-Qu\u00e9bec, Outaouais and the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie, while Montreal. 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