Grieving parents told to buy cocktail tickets to talk drunk-driving rules with Quebec transport minister | A year after daycare bus crash, community in Laval, Que., pays tribute to 2 young victims | Why is it so hard to find a public washroom in Montreal?
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, February 08, 2024.
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Grieving parents told to buy cocktail tickets to talk drunk-driving rules with Quebec transport minister; Elizabeth Rivera, speaking alongside her spouse, Antoine Bittar, in a video call from Quebec City, said they were desperate to speak with a CAQ official, so they paid\.

Grieving parents told to buy cocktail tickets to talk drunk-driving rules with Quebec transport minister

February 8 , 2024 at 04:30:27 p.m. EST • :

The West Island couple was told by a government official that, in order to get time Geneviève Guilbault, they'd have to pay $100 each for admission to a Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) fundraising cocktail.

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A year after daycare bus crash, community in Laval, Que., pays tribute to 2 young victims; A large group of parents gathered in Laval, Que\., on Thursday for a ceremony one year after the fatal bus crash at a daycare that killed two young children\.

A year after daycare bus crash, community in Laval, Que., pays tribute to 2 young victims

February 8 , 2024 at 10:38:30 a.m. EST • :

One year ago today, a bus driver with the city of Laval's transit service rammed his bus into a daycare, killing two children and sending shockwaves of grief through the local community.

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Why is it so hard to find a public washroom in Montreal?; A graphic reading Good Question, Montreal, over a photo of a public bathroom\.

Why is it so hard to find a public washroom in Montreal?

February 8 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. EST • :

In this episode of Good Question, Montreal, we break down the costs, both financial and societal, and delve into the history of public toilets.

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Montréal-Nord organization working to bring restorative justice to Black communities; Montréal-Nord organization working to bring restorative justice to Black communities

Montréal-Nord organization working to bring restorative justice to Black communities

February 7 , 2024 at 06:00:00 p.m. EST • :

Nancy Zagbayou, project manager for the Hoodstock-run program, says Justice Hoodistique offers support to Black people living in the northeastern part of Montreal who have committed minor offences. The goal is to give them a chance to right their wrongs and avoid the criminal justice system.

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Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations; The Bell Media Studios in downtown Toronto are pictured on Feb\. 8, 2024\. Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company BCE Inc\. announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations\.

Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations

February 8 , 2024 at 07:58:20 a.m. EST • :

Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.

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Children's author Élise Gravel rejects accusations of antisemitism as books removed from library's shelves; Elise Gravel is a Montreal author and illustrator\.  

February 7 , 2024 at 07:30:09 p.m. EST • :

Children's author Élise Gravel rejects accusations of antisemitism as books removed from library's shelves

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Busy night for Montreal firefighters and police as 6 fires burned; Six fires, four of which were criminal, burned on the island of Montreal Thursday night\.  

February 8 , 2024 at 07:47:11 a.m. EST • :

Busy night for Montreal firefighters and police as 6 fires burned

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Montreal police searching for missing 14-year-old; Guillaume Noel was last seen on Feb\. 1 in the borough of Saint-Leonard\.  

February 7 , 2024 at 11:59:05 a.m. EST • :

Montreal police searching for missing 14-year-old

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Man fatally shot in Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal's West Island; Montreal police are investigating the shooting in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que\.  

February 6 , 2024 at 08:18:53 p.m. EST • :

Man fatally shot in Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal's West Island

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Château Montebello's Chinese chapter set to close; The Chateau Montebello is located about halfway between Ottawa and Montreal in western Quebec\.  

February 8 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Château Montebello's Chinese chapter set to close

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