Alessia Simona Maratta
journalist
Alessia is a digital reporter, producer and editor with Global News in Montreal where she covers Quebec breaking news, crime, public health, politics, features and more. See her work below.
Contact her at alessia.maratta@globalnews.ca, at 514-588-5410 or on any social platform if you have a news or story tip. She is available on Twitter, Instagram, Messenger, LinkedIn and Signal.
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Pope Francis expresses ‘heartfelt pain’ at the ‘oppressive’ policies against Indigenous people in Canada
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Pope Francis delivers opening prayer during mass in Quebec
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Pope Francis calls out ‘ideological colonization’
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Former Hells Angels crime boss Maurice ‘Mom’ Boucher dies at 69 while serving life sentence
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About 80 families evacuated north of Quebec City over risk of landslide
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Legault calls on Manitoba premier to make good on bet after Canadiens’ Series 2 win over Jets
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COVID-19: Legault says all of Quebec will move into yellow zone on Monday
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Quebec shortens interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 8 weeks
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COVID-19: Montreal, Laval moving to orange zone on June 7
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Legault says Montreal, Laval to stay as COVID-19 red zones until at least June 7
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COVID-19: Dubé outlines vaccination plan for Quebecers aged 12 to 17
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Quebec unveils its reopening plan amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, ends curfew
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COVID-19: How Quebec’s specialized clinics work
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Quebec health minister gives COVID-19 update, assures public the province is ready
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Montreal filmmaker gets Oscar nomination for ‘Brotherhood’
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante on lead in the city’s water
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CRARR advisor accuses local bank of racial discrimination
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Montreal English Theatre Award winners for 2018-19
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Focus Montreal: Youth vote
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Focus Montreal: Federal Election polls
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‘Vote for Real’: Quebec Liberal Party unveils election sloganThe tagline was announced Saturday by party leader Dominique Anglade during her opening speech at the 40th convention of the party's youth wing in Montreal.PoliticsAug 14
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Montreal man, 55, sent to hospital in critical condition after beaten downtownAt the scene officers located the victim with severe injuries to his upper body. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but police say he is expected to survive.CrimeAug 14
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Quebec towns protecting right to serve residents in English after new language lawAlmost 90 cities, towns or boroughs in Quebec are considered officially bilingual, a designation allowing them to offer services, mail communications and more in both languages.CanadaAug 14
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Two killed after head on collision with motorcycle in Oka, Que.The 63-year-old male motorcycle driver and 50-year-old female passenger were taken to hospital in critical condition, where they later died.CanadaAug 13
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Montreal cyclist first to complete the TransCanada Bike RaceThe 60-day ride spanned 12,500 km, starting in the mountainous terrain of Whitehorse, then crossed all 10 provinces before finishing in Cape Spear, N.L.CanadaAug 13
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Legault promises more affordable housing ahead of fall election campaignThe leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) promised today to fund 11,700 new units in the next four years if his party wins a second term on Oct. 3.CanadaAug 12
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Remains of priest removed from Quebec Mohawk community after sex abuse allegationsSeveral members of the community have alleged that they were abused by Rev. Leon Lajoie, who died in 1999, and called for his remains to be removed to start a healing process.CanadaAug 11
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Quebec public health wants smelter’s arsenic emissions cut to 5 times provincial normDr. Luc Boileau told reporters in Rouyn-Noranda Wednesday that average emissions of 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air would be a safe level for people in the city.CanadaAug 10
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Montreal Pride organizers cancel parade, citing lack of staff as disappointed mayor says city ‘had no clue’When asked about the cancellation, Mayor Plante said the city had no clue there were issues ahead of the event that was called off just hours before it was scheduled to take place.CanadaAug 7
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Firearm used to kill three people in Montreal was illegally acquired police sayProvincial police say 26-year-old Abdulla Shaikh, who is suspected of killing the three men at random, did not have a firearms license.CrimeAug 6
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Man who went missing in waters near Montreal’s Habitat 67 still not foundMontreal police say searches to find the swimmer were underway Friday and paused Saturday due to strong currents affecting safety standards.CanadaAug 6
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Canada adds five medals at Commonwealth Games split between wrestling and divingDiver Mia Vallée of Beaconsfield, Que., won gold in the women's one-metre springboard for Canada's best result on Friday, with four freestyle wrestlers also reaching the podium.CanadaAug 5
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Quebec expands monkeypox vaccine access across the province as cases growQuebec public health said Thursday that men across the province who report sexual contact with other men, other than one exclusive partner, will now be eligible for a vaccine.CanadaAug 4
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Montreal home sales down 18% from last July: Quebec real estate associationThe median price of single-family homes in Montreal was $550,000 in July, up 10 per cent from the same time last year, but down $30,000 from April's peak of $580,000.CanadaAug 4
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Montreal police investigating arson in downtown buildingFirefighters were dispatched to the scene and quickly controlled the blaze and noticed a suspicious incendiary object that was thrown against the window of the establishment.FireJul 31
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Woman in her 30s dies in Quebec car crash in North Shore regionPolice, who took a blood sample from the driver, say alcohol and speeding may have played a role in the incident.CanadaJul 31
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Pope Francis meets Inuit residential school survivors as ‘pilgrimage of penance’ ends in IqaluitThe brief stop in Nunavut's capital marked the first time a pope has travelled to the territory. Francis met privately with Inuit residential school survivors and their families.CanadaJul 30
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Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speechOther speakers had strong criticism for Canada's visa policies, saying if the country isn't up to allowing in "all stakeholders, then we need to host these conferences elsewhere."CanadaJul 29
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Pope Francis denounces ‘evil’ of sexual abuse during service in Quebec CityPope Francis acknowledged the sexual abuse inflicted on "minors and vulnerable people'' for the first time since arriving in Canada. The comments were made in Quebec City.CanadaJul 28
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Visit by Pope Francis to Quebec City stirs mix of emotions among faithfulThe visit has been different for the faithful who have balanced their solidarity for Indigenous Peoples with a milestone moment for their faith.CanadaJul 28
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Montreal says vaccine — not limiting sexual partners — best way to fight monkeypoxCity public health officials say vaccination against the disease remains the best strategy to reduce transmission in the city's LGBTQ community.CanadaJul 28
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Quebecer Émile Antoine Roy Sirois, code name ‘Beaver,’ dies on front lines in UkraineRoy-Sirois, a 31-year-old Quebecer, died on July 18 after spending about four months voluntarily fighting Russian forces in Ukraine.WorldJul 25
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Quebec to open COVID-19 vaccination appointments for babies, kids under fiveIt's the latest cohort to get the green light from Health Canada, which authorized Moderna's vaccine for young children on July 14.CanadaJul 24
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More severe weather possible for Quebec after tornado touches down in LaurentiansEnvironment Canada meteorologist Peter Kimbell confirmed to Global News that what residents saw was in fact a tornado, with winds as strong as 200 km/h.CanadaJul 24
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Tourists among those getting monkeypox shots in Montreal as global emergency declaredMontreal is offering vaccination against the disease to all men who have sex with men, as well as to people who have been exposed to monkeypox.HealthJul 24