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COVID live updates: Quebec expands booster shots to people 60+, allows larger holiday gatherings

Opposition renews call for public inquiry into CAQ’s pandemic response

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Retired nurse Jennifer Martin vaccinates Lisette Bashour at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Décarie Square in Montreal on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Quebec was warned early that catastrophe was looming in CHSLDs, emails show

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A family places a sign reading "Protect our seniors" outside Residence Herron, April 12, 2020.

Dawson College has recycled more than 20,000 masks. Why doesn't everyone?

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Nathan McDonald, a 19-year-old student in Dawson College's professional theatre program, started a recycling program for procedural masks used by students and staff at the school.

Hanes: Montreal youth deserve more than an ounce of prevention

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Allison Hanes Columnists

Snow covers a memorial for Jannai Dopwell-Bailey outside Programme Mile End high school in Montreal on Dec. 4, 2021. The 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside his school in October.

'Promise to work for a better world': Polytechnique anniversary renews calls to fight against femicide

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the shooting, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those who attended the ceremony to commemorate the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique in Montreal on Dec. 6, 2021.

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Pierrefonds homeless shelter receives donation of 44 mattresses

Matelas Bonheur donates mattresses for use at Halte-Transition, a shelter for people experiencing homelessness in West Island.

4 hours ago West Island Gazette
Christmas Fund: Miranda lost her job, then found out she was pregnant

Struggling with health issues, she has faced one rough transition after another.

7 hours ago Local News
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SAQ warehouse workers stay on job despite rejecting contract offer

SAQ management and union executives want talks to resume quickly so they can determine what issues led to the rejection of the offer.

26 minutes ago Local News
The tribe has spoken, and they're making a Quebec version of Survivor

Who needs Boston Rob when you can have Blainville Réjean?

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2 hours ago Local News
18-year-old shot in library in Laval

Victim was shot through the window multiple times

15 hours ago Local News

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Bramham: B.C. floods are more of a human failure than a natural disaster

"Dikes provide a false sense of security and, for decades, governments ignored warnings that B.C.'s were almost all on the brink of failure."

Daphne Bramham 1 hour ago Opinion
Mugyenyi: Canada doesn't need these costly warplanes

"The Liberals promised not to buy the F-35 fighter jet. Now it looks like they will. Opposition MPs must hold the government to its pledge."

Bianca Mugyenyi 1 hour ago Opinion
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Hanes: Montreal youth deserve more than an ounce of prevention

Mounting casualties are a wake-up call for government officials to invest in programs that protect young people from violence and crime.

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Allison Hanes 17 hours ago Columnists
Lise Ravary: New logo isn't likely to help the PQ

The Parti Québécois and Liberals are both ailing giants, fighting for their political survival, and currently no threat to the dominant CAQ.

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Lise Ravary 1 day ago Columnists
Opinion: Quebec legal aid needs a major overhaul

Everyone charged with a crime deserves a proper defence, but the current system incentivizes guilty pleas from our most marginalized citizens.

Ralph Mastromonaco 1 day ago Opinion

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Canadiens vs. Lightning: Five things you should know

It's the first time the teams will face each other since last season's Stanley Cup Final.

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5 hours ago Hockey Inside Out
More injury news for already depleted Canadiens

Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Petry and Joel Armia probably won't face Lightning

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17 hours ago Hockey Inside Out
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Canadiens Notebook: Don't expect to see Carey Price before Christmas

Defenceman Joel Edmundson suffers setback in recovery from back injury, but he won't require surgery.

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5 hours ago Hockey Inside Out
Stu Cowan: Canadiens shell of team that faced Lightning in Cup final

Headline written 26 years ago following Patrick Roy trade to Colorado can be used again this season: "Storied club now a team in turmoil."

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'We can’t disappoint these kids': African Hockey Association looks for support to keep the game going

The months-old league has proven so popular that it needs to attract additional funding to keep up with overwhelming demand from players and parents.

18 hours ago Hockey

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SAQ warehouse and delivery workers reject contract deal

86% vote against agreement in principle.

16 hours ago Quebec
Delean: Breaking down eligibility for Quebec's cost-of-living cheque

Also: Claiming losses on worthless stock and is it OK to move to the U.S. without telling your bank?

1 day ago Personal Finance
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Quebec's maple syrup cartel should be sweeter

Climate change and the volatility of weather patterns means the province's strategic syrup reserve, amusing as it sounds, could become a model for other commodities.

3 days ago Business
Business jet orders continue to outpace deliveries: Bombardier CEO

Higher utilization rates and shrinking used-aircraft inventories have propelled demand for luxury jets to record levels.

4 days ago Aerospace
Prices would go up if minimum wage hiked to $18: small business poll

About 11 per cent say the extra costs would weaken their business to the point where they would consider shutting down.

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4 days ago Business

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Drake pulls out of Grammy Awards race

The request to pull out of consideration was made by the rapper and his management but gave no reasons for the move, sources said.

15 hours ago Entertainment
Montreal rock rebel Paul Cargnello tells hard truths on 18th album

"The best music in the world comes from the blues," says Cargnello. "It comes from struggle, from wanting things to change and be better."

3 days ago Local Arts
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Don't get too close to five-ton whale lighting up downtown Montreal

Bathed in warm light, come sundown, and surrounded by a confluence of ocean sounds, the marine visitor invites interaction, to a point.

4 days ago Local News
Prix de la Danse de Montréal honours Indigenous dancer, choreographer

Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo was recognized for her far-reaching work as a practitioner and educator of Indigenous forms of dance and culture.

3 days ago Local Arts
Musée national des beaux-arts adds pavilion dedicated to Jean Paul Riopelle

Espace Riopelle will be built on the museum grounds in Quebec City and will open in 2025.

4 days ago Local Arts

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Six O’Clock Solution: Pasta dish the height of convenience

You should need no more than 30 minutes to prepare the recipes in Conveniently Delicious, author Devin Connell writes.

2 hours ago Recipes
Fitness: It’s still cool to exercise outdoors

The pandemic changed our attitude about getting outside in winter. That doesn’t have to change now that there are more options to exercise indoors.

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2 days ago Diet & Fitness
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Heritage home in Hemmingford fulfils dream of countryside retirement

This Quebec couple believed their dream of buying an old house in the country was out of reach — until they made a serendipitous discovery.

3 days ago Homes
From social gal to sofa gal: How party people coped when galas were on pause

Montreal Gazette social columnist Jennifer Campbell tells readers where she’s been, where we’re at socially and what the future looks like at this point in the pandemic.

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4 days ago Life
Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: Dec. 3, 2021

Every week, Bill Zacharkiw identifies his top wine picks available at the SAQ and offers ideas for food pairings.

4 days ago Food

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2022 Honda Passport's pricing reveals new Trailsport starts under $50,000 open in new tab

In Canada, the SUV range begins at $45,570, up almost $2,000 over last year's model

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'Just can this whole bill,' Elon Musk says of Biden EV credit proposal open in new tab

During an interview at a Wall Street Journal conference, the Tesla CEO also suggested "drugs probably make you age more"

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38 minutes ago Industry News
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Toyota to build new US$1.3-billion battery plant in North Carolina open in new tab

New plant will initially build batteries for Toyota hybrids before expanding into full-EV battery production

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2 hours ago Industry News
Mexico may impose tariffs over proposed U.S. electric car tax credit open in new tab

The country's Economy Minister called the Biden administration's proposal "discriminatory"

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6 hours ago Industry News
BMW M's boss explains why the XM looks the way it does open in new tab

Frank van Meel tells us all about the future of the performance brand—hope you like illuminated grilles

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Study debunks ‘women choose to work less’ myth behind health-care pay gap open in new tab

A study from October 18th showed that Ontario fee-for-service payments to female doctors were 74 per cent of men’s payments.

1 hour ago Health
WATCH: We took the #lettucetea challenge and...have mixed feelings open in new tab

The hashtag #lettucetea has more than 13 million views, but experts say this supposed sleep aid isn't the next melatonin.

1 hour ago Diet & Fitness
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Treadmill training may help 'manage the effects' of MS open in new tab

Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world, with one in 400, or over 900,000 people, living with the disease.

4 hours ago Health
Canadians aren't going 'back to normal' this Christmas: poll open in new tab

More people will see family and go to parties than last year, but we're still not back to pre-pandemic levels, according to an Angus Reid poll.

6 hours ago Family & Child
If your child is afraid of — or refusing — a medical procedure, here’s how to help open in new tab

Discussing and practising all the steps of a medical procedure with children can help them overcome fear.

22 hours ago Family & Child

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Arrests made easier for Spanish police who watch suspected drug smugglers dump illicit cargo into the sea open in new tab

Police ultimately manage to intercept 2.5 tons of hashish.

3 hours ago News
Eight surprising facts about cannabis open in new tab

It is easy to assume marijuana cultivation began in fairly modern times.

6 hours ago Culture
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Former owner of Canadian-based pot company charged with swindling investors of over a million dollars open in new tab

Misappropriated funds used for his and his family’s personal use, as well as to “make Ponzi-type payments to lull earlier investors.”

1 day ago News
She thought it was a good idea to smoke a joint on Facebook Live until someone tipped the police open in new tab

The woman was arrested, something she didn’t take well, telling a deputy after she was placed in the patrol vehicle that she was going to urinate in the cruiser on purpose.

1 day ago News
Seth Rogen smoked 'a ton of weed' before unknowingly attending Adele's concert special open in new tab

"I was in the front row of the Adele concert and that is as surprising to me as anyone because I had no idea I was attending the taping of an Adele concert special at all."

5 days ago Celebs

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