What do Montrealers with dietary restrictions do when they can't afford groceries? | ELNA medical group, a major health-care provider in Quebec, enters creditor protection | Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel announces holiday season closure amid labour dispute
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What do Montrealers with dietary restrictions do when they can't afford groceries?; Finding affordable food becomes even more difficult when you have strict dietary restrictions\.

What do Montrealers with dietary restrictions do when they can't afford groceries?

December 12 , 2024 at 01:00:00 p.m. EST • :

This week on This is Montreal, we hear about the obstacles Montreal food banks face in meeting specific dietary needs and why many advocates are calling for more financial support from governments.
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ELNA medical group, a major health-care provider in Quebec, enters creditor protection; ELNA medical group in Quebec

ELNA medical group, a major health-care provider in Quebec, enters creditor protection

December 12 , 2024 at 09:38:50 a.m. EST • :

ELNA Medical Group, a Montreal-based company that bills itself as Canada's largest network of medical clinics, has entered creditor protection. The move raised questions about the future of the company and the services it provides patients.
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Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel announces holiday season closure amid labour dispute; The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel is seen in downtown Montreal, Thursday, July 4, 2024\. Unionized workers at the hotel have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike mandate\.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel announces holiday season closure amid labour dispute

December 12 , 2024 at 03:49:07 p.m. EST • :

The 950-room luxury hotel in downtown Montreal announced the decision in a news release Thursday, saying the labour dispute prevents the hotel from providing its clientele with "the exceptional level of service for which it is renowned."
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Hundreds of billions at stake as N.L., Quebec draft new Churchill Falls deal; Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador react after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St\.John's, Thursday, Dec\. 12, 2024\.The agreement addresses the termination and replacement of the 1969 Upper Churchill contract and the co-development of Gull Island hydroelectric project\.

Hundreds of billions at stake as N.L., Quebec draft new Churchill Falls deal

December 12 , 2024 at 12:43:53 p.m. EST • :

Newfoundland and Labrador has reached a tentative deal with Quebec over power flowing from the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant that could reap hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five decades.
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These are the people trying to take on Valérie Plante's mantle at Projet Montréal; The administration of the City of Montreal did not respond to a request for comment\.

These are the people trying to take on Valérie Plante's mantle at Projet Montréal

December 12 , 2024 at 03:22:49 p.m. EST • :

The municipal election is nearly a year away, but the race to replace Valérie Plante as leader of Projet Montréal has already begun.
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Homes, daycares evacuated in downtown Matane, Que., amid flooding and ice jams; Ice and debris filled the Matane River in the city centre of Matane Thursday morning\.  

December 12 , 2024 at 05:18:48 p.m. EST • :

Homes, daycares evacuated in downtown Matane, Que., amid flooding and ice jams

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For many small businesses, the GST holiday is a headache; An older man with a moustache stands in a toy store holding and looking at a toy  

December 11 , 2024 at 07:39:34 p.m. EST • :

For many small businesses, the GST holiday is a headache

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Bank of Canada makes another hefty rate cut with slower pace of cuts going forward; A sign at the Bank of Canada building is seen in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024\.  

December 11 , 2024 at 09:51:35 a.m. EST • :

Bank of Canada makes another hefty rate cut with slower pace of cuts going forward

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Montreal billionaire Robert Miller faces new sex charges involving victim under age 14; One of the rare existing photos of billionaire Robert G\. Miller\.  

December 11 , 2024 at 05:34:25 p.m. EST • :

Montreal billionaire Robert Miller faces new sex charges involving victim under age 14

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She paid her kid $100 to read a book. Experts say results may vary; Teenage girl reading a book in large bookshop of London\.  

December 12 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

She paid her kid $100 to read a book. Experts say results may vary

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