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Polytechnique looks to revive nuclear studies as Quebec’s only reactor turns 50"Slowpoke" is a suitable name for Quebec's only working nuclear reactor. It only produces about 20 kilowatts of thermal energy, or enough to power six or seven toasters.CanadaOct 7
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Quebecer graduating from Polytechnique with service dog who attended every classA Montreal engineering graduate says his autism service dog helped transform his life, guiding him from struggling in elementary school to earning a university degree.CanadaMay 22
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Quebecer graduating from Polytechnique with service dog who attended every classWhen Victor Bal walks across the stage to collect his mechanical engineering degree at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, his service dog Kopeck will be by his side.CanadaMay 22
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Quebec announces $350M modernization of PolytechniqueOfficials say the investment will allow Polytechnique to accommodate more than 500 additional students and expand its research and teaching capabilities.CanadaFeb 10
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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989Polytechnique Montréal honoured the 14 women murdered in the 1989 anti-feminist attack, with ceremonies, tributes and calls from leaders to confront gender-based violence.CanadaDec 6, 2025
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Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachuteMontreal researchers design a low-cost kirigami parachute that is cheap, stable, and scalable, for use in drones, airdrops, and possibly space.CanadaOct 2, 2025
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Trudeau says firearms bill doesn’t target hunters as Carey Price, critics attack reformsA Liberal amendment to Bill C-21 would set out a regulatory ban on assault-style weapons by putting an evergreen definition for such firearms into law.CanadaDec 6, 2022
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Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost receives honorary doctorateThe gun control advocate and survivor of the 1989 school shooting is being recognized with an honorary doctorate at a ceremony in downtown Montreal.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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Man who died in Montreal’s ferris wheel accident was civil engineering studentThe management of the ferris wheel says in a statement that it is ``heartbroken'' over the death, which happened following a workplace accident.CanadaDec 28, 2021
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Three murders, decades apart: Nova Scotia shooting was second tragedy for one familyA year after 22 people were killed in a shooting spree in Nova Scotia, families are still searching for answers about what happened.CrimeApr 17, 2021
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