2 Montreal teens hailed as heroes for rescuing drowning couple in Barbados | Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes | Parents worry about learning gaps with end of Quebec teacher strikes
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, January 08, 2024.
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2 Montreal teens hailed as heroes for rescuing drowning couple in Barbados; Emma Bassermann, left, and Zoe Ireland-Meklensek, 13, were boogie boarding when they heard a cry for help\.

2 Montreal teens hailed as heroes for rescuing drowning couple in Barbados

January 8 , 2024 • 06:14 PM EST

Zoe Ireland-Meklensek, 13, and her friend, Emma Basserman, 14, were catching their last wave of the day on a Barbados beach last Wednesday when they heard something in the distance.

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Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes; Photo: Radio-Canada / Ivanoh Demers Bancs d'école vides dans des classe d'écoles d'une école primaire en grève\. FAE, Fédération Autonome de l'enseignement\. Images  Grève générale illimitée, school general strike, négociations, Profs en négos\. Empty school,  Photo prise  dans une école primaire de Laval, Québec\. Le 19 Décembre 2023 2023/1/19 Sur la photo: \(Gauche à droite\)

Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes

January 7 , 2024 • 06:23 PM EST

While many education professionals say they are glad the strikes are over, some are questioning their future and whether their working conditions will noticeably improve.

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Parents worry about learning gaps with end of Quebec teacher strikes; Striking teachers with the FAE union march through the streets to press their contract demands Tuesday, December 12, 2023  in Montreal\.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Parents worry about learning gaps with end of Quebec teacher strikes

January 8 , 2024 • 04:00 AM EST

Parents say it feels like September all over again as they worry for their children heading back to school after weeks-long teacher strikes.

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Passenger killed in bus crash ID'd as Montreal woman; This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a bus crash on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N\.Y\., Friday, Jan\. 5, 2024\.

Passenger killed in bus crash ID'd as Montreal woman

January 7 , 2024 • 07:02 PM EST

The person who died in a bus crash in New York's Adirondacks was Montreal's Jeanne Elzanie Jourdan Colin, 74. Another passenger is still in hospital in critical condition.

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Montreal father warns against counterfeit synthetic opioids after death of teen son; Mathis Boivin died after overdosing on a synthetic opioid known as isotonitazene thinking it was oxycodone, said his father\.

Montreal father warns against counterfeit synthetic opioids after death of teen son

January 6 , 2024 • 04:00 AM EST

A father wants to spread awareness about synthetic opioids sold to teens after he says his son died of an overdose. The 15-year-old took a drug known as isotonitazene thinking it was oxycodone.

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I worked Saturdays at the dump because I'm fascinated by what people throw out; Meg Whitton worked part-time at a Simcoe County dump in 2022\.  

January 6 , 2024 • 04:00 AM EST

I worked Saturdays at the dump because I'm fascinated by what people throw out

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St. Lawrence River's ice floe is late for 5th consecutive year; Off the coast of Rimouski, Que\., the Saint-Laurent River flows without ice\. The ice along the banks is not thick enough to fish from\.  

January 8 , 2024 • 12:39 PM EST

St. Lawrence River's ice floe is late for 5th consecutive year

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32 families still displaced after Hampstead, Que., fire; Mircei Alaman, left, and his wife Anca Alaman lost access to their home after a fire ravaged an apartment in the building where they live\.  

January 6 , 2024 • 01:37 PM EST

32 families still displaced after Hampstead, Que., fire

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Soccer refs in small Quebec town will wear body cams to curb verbal abuse; Delphine Nault, left, and Kelly-Ann Tremblay, right, wearing the newly acquired body cameras that will be available in Windsor, Que\. next season for soccer referees\. The minor league is hoping to combat the verbal harassment many young officials face\.  

January 8 , 2024 • 04:00 AM EST

Soccer refs in small Quebec town will wear body cams to curb verbal abuse

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New CF Montreal head coach Laurent Courtois aims to offer dynamic style of play; Laurent Courtois, 45, of France is CF Montreal's 10th head coach since the team entered MLS in 2012\.  

January 8 , 2024 • 03:03 PM EST

New CF Montreal head coach Laurent Courtois aims to offer dynamic style of play

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