As election looms, Quebec party leaders face off in 2nd debate | Longueuil hospital grapples with outbreak of drug-resistant, lethal fungus | Montreal police arrest 2 suspects in recent daylight shooting
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, September 22, 2022.
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As election looms, Quebec party leaders face off in 2nd debate;

As election looms, Quebec party leaders face off in 2nd debate

September 22 , 2022 • 06:20 PM EDT

Voting day is less than two weeks away. On Thursday night, all five party leaders are debating issues such as the economy, climate change as well as immigration and identity.

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Longueuil hospital grapples with outbreak of drug-resistant, lethal fungus; A nurse slips on protective gloves at a drive-through clinic at Ste-Justine hospital in Montreal. The Quebec government has expressed concerns for the diminishing supplies of personal protective equipment.

Longueuil hospital grapples with outbreak of drug-resistant, lethal fungus

September 22 , 2022 • 05:22 PM EDT

The Pierre-Boucher Hospital on Montreal's South Shore says it has contained an outbreak of a fatal, drug-resistant fungal infection that affected two patients, though the patients showed no symptoms of the infection.

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Montreal police arrest 2 suspects in recent daylight shooting; One of the two daylight shootings that day happened at the Rockland Centre's parking lot. Two men police say are responsible are now facing first degree murder charges after attempting to flee the province.

Montreal police arrest 2 suspects in recent daylight shooting

September 22 , 2022 • 05:56 PM EDT

Police have arrested two men they say are involved in a fatal shooting that happened at the Rockland Shopping Centre in Montreal's Town of Mont Royal (TMR) in late August, after the two fled the province.

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Bloc Montréal pledges to give a voice to 'neglected' Montrealers at the National Assembly; Balarama Holness

Bloc Montréal pledges to give a voice to 'neglected' Montrealers at the National Assembly

September 22 , 2022 • 02:28 PM EDT

Bloc Montréal Leader Balarama Holness says the provincial government isn't doing enough when it comes to Montreal. That's why he's proposing the city get more autonomy and control over its own destiny.

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Dogs on the Metro? Here's how the new rules will work; Tiffany and her human Stephen Pugh will now be able to explore more of the city once allowed to ride the metro.

Dogs on the Metro? Here's how the new rules will work

September 22 , 2022 • 01:24 PM EDT

As of Oct. 15, Montrealers will be able to ride the Metro with their canine friends, as part of a nine-month pilot project — with some restrictions. The STM's special constables and Montreal police Metro unit will have the power to enforce guidelines.

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PM agrees to lift pandemic border measures, source says; A traveler walks past a 'Mandatory COVID-19 Testing' sign at Pearson International Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 18, 2021.  

September 22 , 2022 • 02:51 PM EDT

PM agrees to lift pandemic border measures, source says

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Montreal's Iranian community comes together to denounce killing of Mahsa Amini; TOPSHOT - A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini  during a demonstration in support of Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic's morality police, on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul on September 20, 2022. - Amini, 22, was on a visit with her family to the Iranian capital when she was detained on September 13 by the police unit responsible for enforcing Iran's strict dress code for women, including the wearing of the headscarf in public. She was declared dead on September 16 by state television after having spent three days in a coma.  

September 22 , 2022 • 10:01 AM EDT

Montreal's Iranian community comes together to denounce killing of Mahsa Amini

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American company says it will stop shipping products to Quebec over new language law; Otterbox, the phone accessory manufacturer, said that consumers can still buy its products from retailers like Staples, Amazon and the Apple Store.  

September 21 , 2022 • 03:35 PM EDT

American company says it will stop shipping products to Quebec over new language law

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Number of temporary migrant workers in Quebec has more than doubled in 5 years; Mexican and Guatemalan workers pick strawberries at the Faucher strawberry farm, Tuesday, August 24, 2021  in Pont Rouge Que.  

September 22 , 2022 • 04:00 AM EDT

Number of temporary migrant workers in Quebec has more than doubled in 5 years

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Why using the N-word was a tactic during the Quebec leaders' debate; Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime, Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade, Quebec Solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Parti-Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, CAQ Leader Francois Legault and moderator Pierre Brunei, left to right, stand on the set prior to the leaders debate in Montreal, on Thursday, September 15, 2022.  

September 21 , 2022 • 03:55 PM EDT

Why using the N-word was a tactic during the Quebec leaders' debate

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