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• Quebec budget: Minister ditches new shoes tradition, makes donation instead

  'Rather than buying we will give,' said Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on his decision to part with tradition and forego new shoes ahead of budget day.

  Economy

  Mar 20
• Montreal police investigate after 18-year-old shot dead in city’s 6th homicide

  Police said it appears the man was shot from a vehicle while he was on the sidewalk. The suspect or suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

  Crime

  Mar 20
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• Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week

  Police say Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, died on the weekend after being injured last Monday when a motorist allegedly drove his pickup onto a sidewalk into a group of pedestrians.

  Crime

  Mar 20
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• A Montreal woman has celebrated her 111th birthday. Here are her words of wisdom

  Margaret Romans, who was born in Latvia in 1912 and moved to Montreal in 1947, celebrated her 111th birthday on Thursday surrounded by friends and family.

  Canada

  Mar 16
• Laval, Que. shooting leaves 1 hurt, victim reportedly tied to mafia

  Police would not confirm who was shot, but La Presse is reporting the victim is Leonardo Rizzuto -- youngest son to late mafia boss, Vito Rizzuto. 

  Crime

  Mar 15
• Man booed, charged with dangerous driving causing death in ‘horrific’ Amqui, Que. crash

  Police say the driver allegedly drove into pedestrians with a pickup truck in Amqui, Que., killing two people and injuring nine. Police have identified the victims.

  Crime

  Mar 14
• Crash that killed 2 pedestrians in Amqui, Quebec appears intentional, police say

  SQ spokesperson Claude Doiron said the crash happened in downtown Amqui on St-Benoît Boulevard, also known as Route 132, on Monday afternoon.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Montreal police investigate ‘attempted murder’ after man shot in Rosemont

  A police officer responding to a shooting on Thursday was involved in a collision on her way to the crime scene. She and the shooting victim were both taken to hospital.

  Crime

  Mar 9
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• Baby died of natural causes but Urgences-Santé needs to reassess services: Quebec coroner

  Despite concluding the baby died of natural causes, the coroner pointed to several issues following the mother's 911 call from her hotel room at 9:07 a.m. on June 15, 2022.

  Health

  Mar 9
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• International Women’s Day: Montreal trailblazing doctor hopes to inspire others

  She made history when she became Canada’s first Black woman interventional cardiologist, and now, her 'Brown Divas Dolls' likeness is an inspiration to children everywhere.

  Canada

  Mar 8
• Man charged after alleged armed robbery at east-end Montreal bank

  Montreal police say a suspect 'brandished a handgun and ordered the clients present to get on their knees' before demanding cash from bank employees Friday.

  Crime

  Mar 7
• Man dies in hospital after crashing vehicle into concrete barrier: Montreal police

  Police said the vehicle was heading west when, 'for an unknown reason,' it hit a low-lying concrete barrier on Montreal-Toronto Boulevard before ending up on the side of the road.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Montreal police search for suspects after kidnapped man escapes moving car

  The alleged kidnapping occurred in a parking lot located at the busy intersection of Des Sources and De Salaberry boulevards in Montreal's West Island.

  Crime

  Mar 7
• Pedestrian in hospital after being struck by cube truck in Montreal

  The cube truck, driven by a 32-year-old man, was heading north on de la Salle when the pedestrian was struck at Hochelaga Street. 

  Canada

  Mar 6
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• Longueuil police investigate after stabbing sends teen to hospital

  A teenage boy was taken to hospital after an armed assault outside a Montreal-area school on Monday. Another youth, also a minor, was arrested nearby.

  Crime

  Mar 6
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• Police investigating after reports of armed robbery in east-end Montreal

  Montreal police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said several 911 calls were made at 5:50 p.m., reporting a robbery in progress in an east-end business.

  Crime

  Mar 3
• Suspect arrested in Ontario for 2022 double homicide of teens in Montreal

  Police say an individual wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last July was arrested in the Toronto area on Thursday and appeared in Quebec youth court by videoconference.

  Crime

  Mar 3
• 2 Quebec men facing firearms trafficking charges after RCMP seize massive arsenal

  The RCMP said police discovered 37 firearms, weapon parts and military accessories, over 10,000 rounds of ammunition and around 200 high-capacity magazines at a Montreal-area home.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• Quebec hockey coach facing criminal charges after post-game brawl

  A Braves de Valleyfield coach has been charged with assaulting the other team's coach during a melee at the end of the December game against the visiting Île-Perrot Riverains.

  Crime

  Feb 28
• New Quebec bill aims to protect mothers and their children born of sexual assault

  The justice minister cited lawyers specializing in family law, who estimate that there are more than 170 children born of sexual assault every year in Quebec.

  Crime

  Feb 23
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• ‘Unprecedented’: Hydro-Québec posts record-setting financial results in 2022

  Hydro-Québec presented its financial results for 2022 on Wednesday, boasting a net income of $4.557 billion, compared with $3.564 billion for the previous year.

  Economy

  Feb 22
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• Woman choked after scarf gets stuck on conveyor belt at Montreal bar, investigation launched

  A spokesperson for the CNESST told Global News that the owner was moving cases of alcohol on a conveyor belt when her scarf became stuck in the mechanism.

  Canada

  Feb 21
• Woman found unresponsive in Montreal apartment Sunday was killed: police

  Police confirmed Monday that the death of a 54-year-old woman in Montreal's Parc-Extension neighbourhood is the city's second homicide of 2023.

  Crime

  Feb 20
• Gatineau police say man missing since August 2020 was body found in submerged car

  Jean-Louis Desrosiers was reported missing after leaving his home by car on Aug. 18, 2020 to run some errands.

  Canada

  Feb 20
• Montreal 911 call for armed assault leads to discovery of woman’s body

  Police discovered a woman's body in a neighbouring apartment in Parc-Extension after responding to a 911 call for an armed assault. It is unknown how and if the events are linked.

  Crime

  Feb 19