{"id":7440,"date":"2026-08-03T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7440"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:48:56","slug":"newsbrief-3-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/newsbrief-3-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (3.8.2026)"},"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\">The body of a Montreal man who disappeared in the St. Lawrence River while fishing near Marsoui two days ago, has been found downriver in the Gasp\u00e9\u2013\u00celes de la Madeleine region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montreal arson squad detectives are investigating a truck fire that has damaged the Baitul Mukarram mosque in C\u00f4te des Neiges, on De Courtrai Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arson squad is also investigating a fire that has heavily damaged N\u00f6am, a kosher restaurant on Decarie Boulevard and Plamondon, but say at this stage it cannot be labelled a hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quebec\u2019s Info-Sant\u00e9 811, where you can talk to a nurse, is experiencing delays of up to 90 minutes these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quebec\u2019s former tourism minister has been ordered to pay a Christian group $60,000 damages for cancelling an anti-abortion rally, after a judge ruled she violated free speech rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rivi\u00e8re des Prairies has approved plans for a McDonald&#8217;s restaurant at Sherbrooke Street East and 36th Avenue, complete with drive-thru and parking lot, and several residents are not amused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Showers \/ 25 today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sun \/ 28\u00ba tomorrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Murray Sherriffs = The body of a Montreal man who disappeared in the St. Lawrence River while fishing near Marsoui two days ago, has been found downriver in the Gasp\u00e9\u2013\u00celes de la Madeleine region. = Montreal arson squad detectives are investigating a truck fire that has damaged the Baitul Mukarram mosque in C\u00f4te des<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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