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Pink in the City marks 20 years fighting breast cancer in Quebec alongside the MUHC Foundation

A Quebec-based non-profit organization dedicated to breast cancer awareness and treatment is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In 2006, Denise Vourtzoumis's 11-year-old son, Lawrence, shaved his head in...

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Man with disabilities critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Longueuil

A man with disabilities was hospitalized with critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle while he was on his mobility scooter in Longueuil Tuesday. Longueuil police (SPAL) received a 911 call...

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Quebec court grants judicial recount in Champlain riding

A Quebec court granted Parti Québécois' request for a judicial recount in the Champlain riding citing missing ballots on Tuesday, according to Élections Québec. The recount is set for Thursday and...

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‘The right to ask questions’: Motion rejected for Montreal police chief to address city council in 7 days

An emergency motion to have Montreal’s police chief appear before city council to respond to a number of serious allegations against officers from two police stations was rejected by the mayor on Monday. The...

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Montreal police seek man accused of pepper-spraying, shouting homophobic slurs at 2 people in the Village in July

Montreal police are looking to identify a suspect and two witnesses after two individuals were pepper sprayed and allegedly subjected to homophobic slurs in the Village this summer. The SPVM says the...

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Professors at McGill's Faculty of Arts issue five-day strike mandate

Professors at McGill University's Faculty of Arts in Montreal have just given themselves a mandate for a five-day strike, to be exercised at the appropriate time. The McGill Arts Faculty Association...

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Canada 'not working' says PQ leader in aftermath of Alberta referendum

"Canada, as it stands, is not working, and the status quo is no longer acceptable," wrote newly elected leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon on Tuesday, following a multi-question referendum held in Alberta...

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McGill discovery could help predict which early breast cancers will spread

McGill University researchers have identified a mechanism that could help doctors predict which early breast cancers are most likely to become invasive. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine,...

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Saint-Michel families face uncertainty after five-alarm fire

Families forced from their homes by a five-alarm fire in Saint-Michel are trying to figure out what comes next as they remain unable to return to their apartments. The Canadian Red Cross says it was...

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Léger poll suggests referendum cost PQ its majority as Alberta votes to stay in Canada

A new Léger poll suggests the Parti Québécois could have won a majority government if leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon had not promised to hold a third referendum on Quebec sovereignty. The survey,...

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