{"id":7477,"date":"2026-08-19T17:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7477"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:10:39","slug":"newsbrief-19-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/newsbrief-19-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief 19.8.2026)"},"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\">Two Montreal police homicide investigations of two murdered women in Parc Extension who were allegedly killed by partners who loved them, has seen Premier Fr\u00e9chette calling the murders \u201cdisconcerting\u201d; that violence against women appears to be worsening, despite several measures being adopted and pointing to increased funding for women\u2019s shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 43 year old man is critical condition after being stabbed in downtown Montreal, in Cabot Square at Sainte Catherine and Atwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Premier Fr\u00e9chette has told the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations that Quebec needs to become more economically independent as the world grows increasingly uncertain, outlining the CAQ&#8217;s new international policy that will see Quebec expand its trading relationships, strengthen its presence abroad and defend its interests worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top man in Montreal Hell\u2019s Angels, Stephane Plouffe, disappeared earlier this month, his car was discovered in Saint Eustache and his house firebombed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of unauthorized drugs have been seized by Health Canada from \u201cRabais 4Saisons\u201d on rue de Charleroi: oral emergency contraceptive medication, erectile dysfunction drugs, antibiotics and anti-parasitic drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says that his government would not hold a referendum on Quebec separation from Canada, while President Trump is in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has elected Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher as president for the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers at John Abbott College have protested the toxic work environment at the school, supported by teachers from other CEGEPs, demanding that college management to settle the many labor disputes; complaining that there is no full-time Human Resources Department director and that there are unjustified attacks on members who sit on governance bodies, undermining academic freedom and collegiality in the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quebec health authorities are warning the public not to eat certain <em>trompe l\u2019oeil<\/em> pastries sold in Montreal and elsewhere in the province, citing possible contamination by staphylococcus aureus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Quebec to scrap the carbon tax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carey Price will be inducted into the Canadiens\u2019 Ring of Honour on November 10, in an on-ice ceremony at the Bell Centre, a day after he is immortalized in the Hockey Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Showers \/ 21\u00ba today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sun + cloud \/ 24\u00ba tomorrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Murray Sherriffs = Two Montreal police homicide investigations of two murdered women in Parc Extension who were allegedly killed by partners who loved them, has seen Premier Fr\u00e9chette calling the murders \u201cdisconcerting\u201d; that violence against women appears to be worsening, despite several measures being adopted and pointing to increased funding for women\u2019s shelters. =<\/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-7477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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