A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here's how we got here | What do you think about the time change? Quebec wants to know | More violent crimes, younger offenders: Montreal community workers want to find the cause
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A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here's how we got here; Eleven teachers at Bedford elementary school were suspended this past weekend for allegedly creating a toxic environment since 2016\.

A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here's how we got here

October 22 , 2024 at 05:34:15 p.m. EDT • :

Bedford elementary school, in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood, has been mired in controversy in recent weeks due to reports that a group of teachers there acted as a "dominant clan" that spread fear and intimidation. Eleven teachers at the school are now suspended.
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What do you think about the time change? Quebec wants to know; Daylight saving time is not used everywhere in the world, not even in all parts of Canada\. Saskatchewan and some parts of B\.C\. do not adjust their clocks in the spring and fall\.

What do you think about the time change? Quebec wants to know

October 22 , 2024 at 01:45:33 p.m. EDT • :

The province is launching a public consultation to learn whether Quebecers want to keep switching between eastern standard time and daylight saving time.
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More violent crimes, younger offenders: Montreal community workers want to find the cause; Mohamed Mimoun, coordinator with the Forum jeunesse de Saint-Michel, says "younger" youth's needs are changing which lead them to seek money earlier than before\. The criminal world, according to Mimoun, exploits their goals\.

More violent crimes, younger offenders: Montreal community workers want to find the cause

October 22 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Montreal community workers and other experts have been trying to understand a new phenomenon in the city: the age of offenders is lower, and the crimes are more violent.
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Jacques-Cartier Bridge reopens after environmental protest; As the sun was coming up, two people could be seen on the top of the bridge's structure\.

Jacques-Cartier Bridge reopens after environmental protest

October 22 , 2024 at 06:11:17 a.m. EDT • :

Two protesters climbed one of the structures of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge early Tuesday morning, triggering a police operation that shut down the bridge for nearly seven hours and caused major traffic headaches for rush-hour drivers.
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Union raises concerns over cracks in newly poured concrete in Montreal's La Fontaine Tunnel; Work on the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel between Montreal and South Shore Boucherville is ongoing\.

Union raises concerns over cracks in newly poured concrete in Montreal's La Fontaine Tunnel

October 21 , 2024 at 06:01:19 p.m. EDT • :

Freshly poured concrete can have some small cracking, a union rep says, but workers are seeing walls and ceilings full of cracks, raising concerns about structural integrity.
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Amid Middle East conflict, this play in Montreal aims to bring people together; Two women with brown hair sit next two each other smiling and looking forward\.  

October 22 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

Amid Middle East conflict, this play in Montreal aims to bring people together

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Longueuil, Que., begins controversial deer cull in local park; Longueuil officials have repeatedly said the population of white-tailed deer has grown far beyond what the space can support  

October 22 , 2024 at 03:24:20 p.m. EDT • :

Longueuil, Que., begins controversial deer cull in local park

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Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says; Toronto installed around 40 kilometres of bike lanes this summer, which was the largest single-year expansion of the city's cycling network in history\.  

October 22 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says

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Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in deaths of 3 found in car in Quebec's Gaspé; A 17 year-old missing in Val d'Or has been found\.  

October 21 , 2024 at 03:29:40 p.m. EDT • :

Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in deaths of 3 found in car in Quebec's Gaspé

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Advocates say inaccessible Montreal terrasses send message that 'nobody wants you there'; People walk on a pedestrian street\. To the left is outdoor restaurant seating\.  

October 22 , 2024 at 04:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

Advocates say inaccessible Montreal terrasses send message that 'nobody wants you there'

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