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Climate activist throws paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museumA climate activist group says one of its members defaced a Pablo Picasso painting with pink paint at a Montreal museum Thursday morning in a protest action.Canada12 hours
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What we know after 3-year-old Quebec girl found alone on Ontario highwayHow the child survived four days and three nights alone in rural Ontario in the extreme humidity remains astonishing to authorities, calling it nothing short of a miracle.CanadaJun 19
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Montreal transit agency reinstates ‘move along’ rule to boost sense of securityThe Société de transport de Montréal says the measure helped decrease assaults on staff and increased users’ sense of security when it was implemented as a pilot project.CanadaJun 19
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Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accidentThe lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime.CanadaJun 18
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Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies riskThe Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities in areas where raccoon rabies has been detected.CanadaJun 18
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Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identityQuebec's public security minister says inmates' bodies will be scanned to determine which detention centre they will be directed to, adding that some accommodations are possible.CanadaJun 18
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‘Every hour mattered’: Missing 3-year-old Quebec child found alive, spotted by drone in OntarioA three-year-old Quebec girl missing since Sunday has been found alive in Ontario following a frantic search.CanadaJun 18
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Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strikeBIXI Montreal says its bicycles made more than 80,000 trips a day during seven of the nine strike days, including more than 98,500 on June 11.CanadaJun 18
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Quebec corruption police raiding offices of auto insurance boardThe auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of its new online platform which cost $500 million more than expected.CanadaJun 18
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Quebec police arrest 22 ‘high-risk’ sex offenders after surveillance operationProvincial police say that between June 2 and 13, officers monitored 69 people who were considered to have a "high risk of reoffending."CrimeJun 17
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Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United StatesMontreal is investing $100K to attract U.S.-based scientists amid political unrest, offering grants and support through local universities and Montréal International.CanadaJun 17
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Quebec man who killed his young twins displayed domestic violence signs: coronerA Quebec coroner is recommending improved domestic violence training for the province's police officers.CanadaJun 17
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Canadian Grand Prix signs Formula One contract extension through 2035Octane Racing Group — the Canadian GP promoter — and several government officials announced a four-year contract extension on Tuesday.CanadaJun 17
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Mother of missing Quebec toddler charged, behind bars as search for 3-year-old continuesRachel-Ella Todd, 34, has been charged with one count of unlawful abandonment of a child after her daughter, Claire Bell, was reported missing Sunday.CrimeJun 17
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Canadian Grand Prix CEO confident about event’s future after successful 2025Jean-Philippe Paradis took over as CEO and president of Octane Racing Group — the Canadian GP promoter — after longtime executive Francois Dumontier stepped down last summer.CanadaJun 16
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New Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says he’ll run for seat in 2026 electionThe newly elected leader of the Quebec Liberals says he'll wait until the 2026 provincial election to run for a seat in the national assembly.PoliticsJun 16
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Missing Quebec child: Police scrambling to find toddler who vanished in MontrealPolice say the child, Claire Bell, was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 50 kilometres west of where she was last seen in Montreal's LaSalle borough.CanadaJun 16
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Drones, contraband pose everyday challenges in Quebec detention centresOn any given day, drones buzz in the skies above Quebec's detention centres looking to drop tobacco, drugs or cellphones to the inmates below.PoliticsJun 16
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Quebec Liberals elect former federal minister Pablo Rodriguez as leaderRodriguez, who does not have a seat in the national assembly, will have to rebuild the party in the coming months if it is to have a chance of forming government.PoliticsJun 14
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Montreal transit strike and how Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix brought it to a haltThe temporary pause in the strike was mandated to handle the surge in transit demand during the Formula 1 Grand Prix event, Montreal's largest tourism event each year.CanadaJun 14
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Evidence closed at Quebec truck attack trial, jury to hear final arguments next weekForty-year-old Steeve Gagnon has pleaded not guilty to five charges including three counts of first-degree murder.CrimeJun 13
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Quebec Liberals hope to boost their fortunes as they choose new leaderThe party has struggled to connect to francophone voters in regions outside of Montreal, and has failed to benefit from Legault’s waning popularity in recent years.PoliticsJun 13
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Some 30 per cent more Quebec homes to be in flood zones when new mapping takes effectQuebec says the number of homes in the province's new flood prevention framework will likely increase to 35,000 from about 25,000.EnvironmentJun 13
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Lance Stroll fights through wrist injury to race at home Grand Prix in MontrealAston Martin said the issue dated back to 2023, when Stroll famously broke both his wrists in a bike accident but returned to the track ahead of schedule for the season-opening.SportsJun 13
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Canadian premiers turn to New England governors for support on Trump tariffsA group of Canadian premiers appear to be setting high expectations as they pursue negotiations with U.S. governors to mitigate the impacts of tariffs on their economies.PoliticsJun 13