New end-of-life care home in Quebec highlights growing demand for MAID | 10,000 sunflowers were meant to boost quality of life in this Montreal borough. Did it work? | Sarault, Dandjinou secure women's, men's titles at Canadian short track championships
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New end-of-life care home in Quebec highlights growing demand for MAID; Quebec has the highest proportion of MAID deaths in Canada, at 7\.3 per cent\. In Lanaudière's health region, it's 12\.4 per cent\.

New end-of-life care home in Quebec highlights growing demand for MAID

August 31 , 2025 at 09:24:57 a.m. EDT • :

Health care providers say a new $8-million facility in Saint-Charles-Borromée meets a growing need for end-of-life services including MAID, which is involved in more than one out of ten deaths in the Lanaudière region.

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10,000 sunflowers were meant to boost quality of life in this Montreal borough. Did it work?; sunflower

10,000 sunflowers were meant to boost quality of life in this Montreal borough. Did it work?

August 31 , 2025 at 07:51:18 p.m. EDT • :

Montrealers only have a few weeks left to enjoy an urban sunflower garden in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.The garden, at the heart of an industrial area, was meant to boost biodiversity and the quality of life of locals. As the pilot project is set to come to a close, plans for the site are still up in the air.

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Sarault, Dandjinou secure women's, men's titles at Canadian short track championships; Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N\.B\., celebrates after becoming women's overall champion during the Canadian Short Track Championships in Montreal on Sunday\.

Sarault, Dandjinou secure women's, men's titles at Canadian short track championships

August 31 , 2025 at 06:10:57 p.m. EDT • :

Courtney Sarault earned two more wins to extend her gold-medal streak to nine and finish as the women's short track speedskating national champion on Sunday. The Moncton native's 30,000 points across her top six distances gave her a comfortable lead over the next closest competitor, Kim Boutin.

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Quebec universities see sharp drop in international student applications; Quebec universities are worried by a drop in international student applications brought on by tighter immigration rules\.

Quebec universities see sharp drop in international student applications

August 30 , 2025 at 02:48:10 p.m. EDT • :

After both the federal and provincial governments lowered limits on international student study permits, some Quebec universities fear a clear message has been heard by students around the world: they are not as welcome here as they were before.

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Montreal woman alleges years of sexual abuse by 3 former high school coaches in lawsuit; Shabeka Taylor's civil suit against Daniel Lacasse, Charles-Xavier Boislard, Rastko Popovic and the Marguerite-Bourgeoys school service centre was filed earlier this week\.

Montreal woman alleges years of sexual abuse by 3 former high school coaches in lawsuit

August 29 , 2025 at 04:41:40 p.m. EDT • :

A 31-year-old woman says she suffered sexual abuse at the hands of three former basketball coaches at her former high school. She claims the abuse, which allegedly began when she was 12 years old, was "committed with complete impunity."

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Montreal hospital staff mistreated, improperly restrained elderly patients, report finds; Two men walk by Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal hospital in 2020\. Quebec's ombudsman issued a scathing report about the hospital following a complaint in October 2024\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 12:53:19 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal hospital staff mistreated, improperly restrained elderly patients, report finds

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Montreal DIY shop helping people rediscover the art of working with their own hands; Hands are seen kneading dough\.  

August 31 , 2025 at 10:54:41 a.m. EDT • :

Montreal DIY shop helping people rediscover the art of working with their own hands

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Montreal A to V: Getting your dance on in Verdun; Zumba instructor Angela Maria Cayon Navarro met her husband on the îlot John-Gallagher dancefloor  

August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Montreal A to V: Getting your dance on in Verdun

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Quebec mayor wants answers after thousands of litres of water stolen from fire hydrants; The mayor of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Que\., wants to know why this happened and prevent recurrence\. He says when a fire hydrant is not opened correctly, it can damage the soil and eventually lead to the need for repair\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 01:21:02 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec mayor wants answers after thousands of litres of water stolen from fire hydrants

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Montreal sculptor's work on display after being hidden for decades; An abstract sculpture of a head  

August 30 , 2025 at 06:25:59 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal sculptor's work on display after being hidden for decades

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