Alessia Simona Maratta
Network News Desk Journalist
Alessia is a digital reporter and producer with Global’s network news desk (NND) team. She covers breaking news, crime, politics, public health, housing, labour, immigration, social issues, features and more. Contact her at alessia.maratta@globalnews.ca, at 1-514-588-5410 or on any social or messaging platform if you have a news or story tip.
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Video Archives
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Claude Lemieux’s death sparks renewed focus on CTE as family donates brain to research
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Quebec startup launches gamified savings app targeting young Canadians -
How AI is altering the accents of call centre workers -
Montreal public health warns of rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl mixtures -
Canadian designer takes centre ice in Italy -
Alberta startup launches AI-powered personal injury law service -
Brossard murder-suicide considered Quebec’s sixth femicide this year -
Unsealed court records allege Quebec militia plot to seize cottages by force -
Pipe burst floods research labs at Montreal’s Douglas mental health hospital institute -
Residents say owners knew of safety risks months before NDG evacuation
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Asylum seekers from Gaza share their struggle to settle in Quebec -
Louvre raises ticket prices for non-Europeans, hitting Canadian visitors -
Quebec premier François Legault resigns
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Habs ‘ahead of schedule’ at mid-season mark -
Canadian fugitive arrested in Spain over major Desjardins data leak -
Holiday rush peaks at beloved Little Italy’s Alati-Caserta pastry shop
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Brown University shooting hits close to home for Habs coach -
Family of Nooran Rezayi suing Longueuil police and city for $2.2 M -
Montreal police investigate 15 cars torched in alleged arson attack -
Quebec Liberals want media to release names in anonymous text messages
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Trade war takes centre stage in Quebec election campaignThe issue moved to the forefront Tuesday after federal counter-tariffs against the United States prompted reactions from party leaders across the province.Politics7 hours
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Two children fell from trunk of moving vehicle, one hurt, Quebec provincial police sayAccording to police, five children aged eight to 12 were reportedly riding in the vehicle's trunk when the rear hatch unexpectedly opened, causing two of them to fall out.Crime10 hours
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Employers, job seekers increasingly using AI in the hiring processAs artificial intelligence becomes more common in recruiting, employers and job seekers are increasingly relying on the technology to gain an edge in the hiring process.TechSep 5
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Week two of Quebec campaign dominated by debates on immigration, languageAs Quebec's election campaign enters its second week, immigration and anglophone rights have dominated much of the political debate.PoliticsSep 4
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Veteran Vancouver police officer, KidsPlay founder charged with fraud, theftConst. Kal Dosanjh was arrested Thursday and faces multiple fraud, theft and breach of trust charges following a lengthy investigation.CrimeSep 3
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Quebec election: Fréchette defends French-only voter cards during campaignSpeaking Thursday, Fréchette said information at polling stations will be available in both French and English.PoliticsSep 3
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Montreal’s LaSalle College will open its doors as judge renews creditor protectionOn Thursday, a judge prolonged LaSalle College’s creditor protection as the school faces close to $30 million in fines from the Quebec government.EducationSep 3
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‘We have to move quickly’: Canadians lend a hand as massive relief effort in Nepal beginsA Calgary aid worker is helping Nepal earthquake survivors while the city's Nepalese community supports loved ones affected by the disaster.WorldSep 2
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Surrey Islamic centre targeted with hateful, threatening vandalismPolice are investigating after hateful graffiti and threats were painted on a Surrey mosque, prompting condemnation from leaders and renewed concerns about rising Islamophobia.CrimeSep 2
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Quebec election campaign turns to government spending, housing and education on Day 7Quebec party leaders pitched competing plans on bureaucracy, housing, education and infrastructure as the election campaign entered its seventh day.PoliticsSep 2
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Liberals sweep all three federal byelectionsThe Liberals have won all three of the federal byelections that were held on Monday.PoliticsAug 31
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CAQ touts private-sector health care as PQ maintains poll leadQuebec's major parties traded competing visions on health care, housing and energy Monday.PoliticsAug 31
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Montreal woman searches for cat last seen at Toronto Pearson airportA Montreal woman says her cat escaped at Toronto Pearson airport and has not been found more than two weeks later.CanadaAug 31
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Three charged after Calgary man kidnapped, robbed and forced into car trunkCalgary police say the incident happened shortly after midnight on Aug. 18 in the northwest community of Livingston.CrimeAug 28
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Parties talk taxes, trade war and parental leave on Day 2 of Quebec election campaignParti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to reduce taxes for Quebec businesses by 20 per cent in his first term as premier if his party wins the Oct. 5 election.PoliticsAug 28
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Lasalle College students, staff rally as college remains closed amid bankruptcy proceedingsLasalle College suspended classes after filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week. The institution says it owes nearly $48 million to the provincial government.EducationAug 27
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Contraband worth nearly $149,000 seized at Saskatchewan PenitentiaryAmong the items seized were methamphetamine, cocaine, THC concentrate, tobacco, a cell phone and charger, a USB card reader and rolling papers.CrimeAug 27
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Quebec provincial election campaign begins ahead of Oct. 5 votePremier Christine Fréchette met with the lieutenant-governor Thursday morning to dissolve the National Assembly, officially triggering a 39-day election period.PoliticsAug 27
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Two arrested after drug lab dismantled in Griffintown condo building: Montreal policePolice say they arrested a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman in connection with the investigation.CrimeAug 26
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N.Y.-based Hindu priest charged with sexual assault in Oshawa, Ont.Investigators say they believe there may be additional victims and have released a photograph of the accused on the Durham Regional Police website.CrimeAug 26
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What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of historyDonald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario, but a Great Lakes historian says the name carries centuries of Indigenous and regional history.PoliticsAug 26
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French language takes surprise central role in U.S.-Canada trade disputeIn a social media post Tuesday, Trump rejected suggestions that Washington had sought changes to laws protecting the French language in Quebec and across Canada.Aug 25
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LaSalle College obtains creditor protection after being fined $30 millionClasses remain suspended until the college receives provincial funding withheld over unpaid fines.EducationAug 24
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Opposition pushes Montreal to suspend ties with Israeli governmentMontreal councillors are set to debate a contentious motion to suspend ties with the Israeli government.PoliticsAug 24
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Canada vows dollar-for-dollar response to Trump’s 50% tariffsCanada vowed retaliation and suspended trade talks with Washington after new U.S. tariffs took effect Saturday.PoliticsAug 22