{"id":7617,"date":"2026-09-28T12:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7617"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:44:59","slug":"newsbrief-28-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/newsbrief-28-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (28.9.2026)"},"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 victims of a helicopter crash south of Montreal on Saturday have been identified: Suzanne Jutras, Gabriel Jasmin, Chantal Raymond and Loucas Perreault.<\/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 concluded its investigation into what happened in the field near Rang des \u00c9cossais off Highway10 in Sainte Brigide d\u2019Iberville. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon has appointed a minister&#8217;s observer to monitor any federal investigation. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is working to determine the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advance poll for the Quebec election yesterday witnessed a good turnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Synopsis-La Presse poll shows that the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois is headed to a majority government and collapsing support for the CAQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawyers have sent a formal letter to \u00c9lections Qu\u00e9bec and the province&#8217;s Attorney General, demanding a retraction of its instruction to workers to ask English people for their eligibility certificate if they want to be talked to in their language when they go to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Promises from the parties vying for power:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 The CAQ would allow doctors to practice in the public and private sectors without having to withdraw from RAMQ and reduce Sant\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s administrative expenses by $1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 The Liberals would create a telehealth platform for all Quebecers and invest millions in CLSCs and make them &#8220;anchor points&#8221; in communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 The PQ is promising to abolish Sant\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec and is also promising to make CLSCs the &#8220;gateway&#8221; to the health-care system with a $150-million investment and make the system less &#8220;hospital-centric&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 The Conservatives say that they too would abolish Sant\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec and refer patients to the private sector and reduce health-care wait times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Quebec Solidaire would create up to 400 points of access to frontline health care, primarily through CLSCs and halt the privatization of the health-care system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Econolease commissioned the 2026 Hospitality Operator Report and has learned that the majority of the 250 restaurants it surveyed plan to hike prices this year. 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