Montreal vigil marking 8 years since Quebec City mosque shooting focuses on unity | New language law bogs down Quebec's English CEGEPs, staff say | Year of the Snake ushered in as Montrealers mark Lunar New Year
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Montreal vigil marking 8 years since Quebec City mosque shooting focuses on unity; A crowd gathers in a snowy courtyard in front of a man speaking into a microphone with a billboard behind with the faces of six people

Montreal vigil marking 8 years since Quebec City mosque shooting focuses on unity

January 29 , 2025 at 06:18:34 p.m. EST • :

At a commemoration for the 2017 tragedy that saw six lives lost at a mosque in Quebec's capital, organizers called for bridges to be built with other communities, especially in the current political climate.

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New language law bogs down Quebec's English CEGEPs, staff say; Dayle Lesperance is an academic advisor at Champlain College\.

New language law bogs down Quebec's English CEGEPs, staff say

January 29 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Workers at Quebec's English CEGEPs say the province's new language law, which went into effect at the start of the current school year, has led to confusion as they try to help students navigate the rules.

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Year of the Snake ushered in as Montrealers mark Lunar New Year; Two photos, on the left two people in traditional Chinese lion costumes in the snow, on right a sign in the shape of a snake

Year of the Snake ushered in as Montrealers mark Lunar New Year

January 29 , 2025 at 07:16:43 p.m. EST • :

Festivities are taking place on the corner of St-Laurent and René-Lévesque boulevards in Montreal's downtown, including outdoor workshops, a large inflatable sculpture in the form of a snake, a mural, cultural performances and a parade.

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Spotting the early signs of Alzheimer's; Rachel Samson is Director of Research and Innovation with the Fédération québécoise des Sociétés Alzheimer

Spotting the early signs of Alzheimer's

January 28 , 2025 at 12:04:31 p.m. EST • :

The Fédération québécoise des Sociétés Alzheimer has launched a bilingual website to help identify the early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

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Driver dies after car collides with school bus west of Montreal; The crash happened on Route 201 in Coteau-du-Lac, Que\., in the Montérégie region\.

Driver dies after car collides with school bus west of Montreal

January 29 , 2025 at 08:58:04 a.m. EST • :

A 91-year-old motorist has died after his vehicle collided with a school bus west of Montreal on Tuesday evening.

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Montreal public library says it can't host English book club, citing Quebec's new language law; Writer Christopher DiRaddo tried to book a space at a local public library in Ville-Marie to host his book club only to find out Bill 96 had come in the way\.  

January 28 , 2025 at 05:09:19 p.m. EST • :

Montreal public library says it can't host English book club, citing Quebec's new language law

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Quebec snowbirds fleeing Sunshine State in droves due to high costs, weak loonie; Quebec snowbirds, people who move south during the winter time, have increasingly been listing their U\.S\. homes online, according to real estate agent Alexandra DuPont\. Jasmin Gosselin, pictured here, says President Donald Trump's attitude toward Canadians is what motivated him to sell his Florida condo\.  

January 26 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Quebec snowbirds fleeing Sunshine State in droves due to high costs, weak loonie

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Laval mayor seeks re-election despite health challenges; Laval mayor Stéphane Boyer seeks re-election despite health challenges  

January 29 , 2025 at 05:46:32 p.m. EST • :

Laval mayor seeks re-election despite health challenges

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'Rooftoppers' and urban explorer break-ins plague Canada's largest church ; Three photos, one of Saint Joseph's Oratory's exterior in winter, one of a masked person climbing the roof, and one of a broken door  

January 28 , 2025 at 06:20:58 p.m. EST • :

'Rooftoppers' and urban explorer break-ins plague Canada's largest church

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Quebec man fined for helping defective pool owners seek compensation via Facebook; Philippe Vézina wanted compensation when his pool's cedar started to rot\. So did many others\. But his efforts to help on Facebook led to troubled waters\.  

January 28 , 2025 at 05:43:15 p.m. EST • :

Quebec man fined for helping defective pool owners seek compensation via Facebook

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