Legault excludes Laporte MNA from CAQ's caucus | Quebec extends hand to doctors, suspends parts of special law in bid to resume talks | Carney's 1st budget calls for billions in new spending to prop up tariff-hit economy
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, November 04, 2025.
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Legault excludes Laporte MNA from CAQ's caucus; A woman dressed in white walks while swinging a backpack on her shoulder\.

Legault excludes Laporte MNA from CAQ's caucus

November 4 , 2025 at 06:56:01 p.m. EST • :

François Legault has lost one more MNA after announcing that the representative for Laporte, Isabelle Poulet, has been excluded from caucus, in a statement late Tuesday afternoon.

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Quebec extends hand to doctors, suspends parts of special law in bid to resume talks; A man and a woman address reporters

Quebec extends hand to doctors, suspends parts of special law in bid to resume talks

November 4 , 2025 at 03:27:39 p.m. EST • :

Quebec's health minister and treasury board president said they will be suspending two measures of Bill 2, with the hope of persuading doctors' federations to return to the bargaining table.

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Carney's 1st budget calls for billions in new spending to prop up tariff-hit economy; Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of his first budget on Tuesday\.

Carney's 1st budget calls for billions in new spending to prop up tariff-hit economy

November 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented his first federal budget Tuesday and it includes big-ticket items to prop up an economy grappling with major economic disruptions but also cuts to the public service to get the fiscal house in order.
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Montreal businesses worry about potential cost of STM strike on customers, staff; Image of restaurant worker picking up food at the pass and a close up image of a the STM's strike schedule\.

Montreal businesses worry about potential cost of STM strike on customers, staff

November 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Until Nov. 28, Metro and buses will only be running during peak hours. That's causing concern for restaurants and the city's cultural sector, which often operate outside those hours.
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Lachine incumbent loses mayoral race — by a single vote; Maja Vodanovic's one-vote loss is one of several races in Montreal that were decided by a narrow margin\.

Lachine incumbent loses mayoral race — by a single vote

November 3 , 2025 at 12:18:31 p.m. EST • :

Projet Montréal's Maja Vodanovic was unseated by Ensemble Montréal's Julie-Pascale Provost. It's one of several races in Montreal that were decided by razor thin margins.
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What you need to know about the 2 STM strikes; Alternative ways of getting around Montreal include Bixis, two car-sharing apps and taxis, among others\.  

November 1 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

What you need to know about the 2 STM strikes

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Longtime mayors Paola Hawa, Beny Masella defeated, new mayor-elects pledge change; Split screen showing former Montreal West mayor Beny Masella and former Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue mayor Paola Hawa, who both lost their bids for re-election\.  

November 4 , 2025 at 03:00:00 p.m. EST • :

Longtime mayors Paola Hawa, Beny Masella defeated, new mayor-elects pledge change

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Man injured in Montreal fight dies in hospital marking city's 29th homicide; Officers found the victim in a wooded area near the Place-Saint-Henri Metro station and the railway tracks in Montreal's Sud-Ouest borough\.  

November 2 , 2025 at 09:56:29 a.m. EST • :

Man injured in Montreal fight dies in hospital marking city's 29th homicide

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Inside the Montreal exhibit honouring the impact, cultural significance of aunties; Curator Nadia Bunyan is superimposed over feature wall of exhibit that show a wood mirror and vanity surrounded by photos and crochet stencils\.  

November 1 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Inside the Montreal exhibit honouring the impact, cultural significance of aunties

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Glencore says Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is not closing despite rumours; Glencore claims it has gradually reduced the level of arsenic coming out of its emissions stacks\.  

November 4 , 2025 at 07:12:55 a.m. EST • :

Glencore says Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is not closing despite rumours

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