Lionel Carmant
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Educators at Montreal youth detention centre accused of having sex with minorsLa Presse reported that nine women employees at the detention centre had sexual intercourse with at least five minor residents, and one of the educators had a baby with a detainee.CanadaOct 25
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‘Every day is a defeat’: Quebec father denounces lack of services for autistic adultsQuebec father Stephane Leblanc has had to quit his full-time job to care for his 21-year-old daughter Melodie, who lives with autism.HealthSep 30, 2023
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Quebec City mayor calls on others to share anger at increase in homelessnessThe mayor spoke at a summit on homelessness, following recent data that found the number of people experiencing homelessness had nearly doubled over four years in Quebec.PoliticsSep 15, 2023
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Montreal supervised drug-use sites getting boost from Quebec. Is it enough?Quebec is dedicating an additional $1.5 million for services targeted to drug users, including $1.2 million that will go to four organizations in three Montreal neighbourhoods.CanadaJul 21, 2023
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‘Vigorous’ cold weather raising concerns for people unhoused in MontrealThe extreme cold has government officials and community organizations on high alert, particularly with regard to those who are unhoused.CanadaFeb 1, 2023
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Quebec child on autism spectrum denied access to care because he goes to English schoolElena Montecalvo says her 11-year-old son has been refused access to a special psychiatric program at the Rivière-des-Prairies hospital because he goes to an English school.HealthDec 21, 2022
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Quebec unveils mandatory training program for parents planning international adoptionA new program by the Quebec health ministry, aiming to inform and prepare would-be adoptive parents embarking on the international adoption process, will become mandatory in 2023.CanadaMay 30, 2022
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Mom of slain Quebec boys seeking compensation over alleged youth protection failuresIn a lawyer's letter, Émilie Arsenault accuses Quebec's youth protection service of failing to act despite it being allegedly contacted three times prior to her children's deaths.CrimeApr 25, 2022
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Community groups, Montreal mayor, call for permanent resources for the homelessCommunity groups argue a season-to-season approach makes it difficult to plan ahead and adopt long-term solutions that are needed to get people off the street.CanadaFeb 17, 2022
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New pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens to the public in Montreal’s downtownThe new pop-up vaccination clinic is apart of a new vaccination strategy that aims to reach the population still reluctant to receive their first dose.HealthJan 27, 2022
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