This year's Haitian Flag Day festivities didn't happen in Montréal-Nord. Organizers want answers | Turtle taxi service seeks Quebec volunteers to transport injured reptiles to rehab | Parliament is returning after nearly 6 months away — and will look different than usual
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This year's Haitian Flag Day festivities didn't happen in Montréal-Nord. Organizers want answers; Roberson Berlus, a youth worker with Café-Jeunesse Multiculturel, says nothing has ever gone wrong during Haitian Flag Day festivities in Montréal-Nord and doesn't understand why his organization had to cancel the event this year\.

This year's Haitian Flag Day festivities didn't happen in Montréal-Nord. Organizers want answers

May 25 , 2025 at 03:39:13 p.m. EDT • :

Café-Jeunesse Multiculturel, the community group hosting Haitian Flag Day in Montréal-Nord, says it was informed by the borough that Montreal police refused to secure the event on May 18. But police said no request had been made.

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Turtle taxi service seeks Quebec volunteers to transport injured reptiles to rehab; Biologist Mélanie Roy holds a teenage painted turtle, the most common turtle in the Eastern Townships\.

Turtle taxi service seeks Quebec volunteers to transport injured reptiles to rehab

May 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Habitat loss and collisions with vehicles are putting significant pressure on the population of turtles in Quebec, but a unique taxi service has been put in place to give them a fighting chance.

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Parliament is returning after nearly 6 months away — and will look different than usual; Newly elected MPs take part in orientation in the House of Commons on May 22, 2025\. When Parliament returns Monday, the usually tightly scripted proceedings will see changes on account of King Charles being in town\.

Parliament is returning after nearly 6 months away — and will look different than usual

May 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Parliament will return on Monday after more than six months and will feel a little different than usual thanks to some unusual circumstances, including a visit by King Charles.

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Coun. Ericka Alneus sees herself as 'the guardian of the soul of Montreal'; A person posing for a photo\.

Coun. Ericka Alneus sees herself as 'the guardian of the soul of Montreal'

May 24 , 2025 at 05:34:52 p.m. EDT • :

Coun. Ericka Alneus is in charge of the arts, heritage, gastronomy and nightlife files at Montreal's executive committee. She sits with The Bridge to talk about her efforts to uplift the cultural scene and revamp the city's nightlife.

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Dysfunction at Champlain College went unchecked despite warnings: ministry report; Quebec's Higher Education Ministry says that the administrators of the CEGEP failed to implement recommendations from a 2022 report\.

Dysfunction at Champlain College went unchecked despite warnings: ministry report

May 23 , 2025 at 02:55:42 p.m. EDT • :

The Ministry of Higher Education has released a report detailing how repeated warnings about dysfunction at Champlain College Lennoxville went largely unheeded for years.

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Eastern Canadians are asking: What's with this crappy weather?; Commuters make their way through cold, wet weather in downtown Toronto on Wednesday\. Canadians across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes have been dealing with cool, cloudy and rainy days over the past week\.  

May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Eastern Canadians are asking: What's with this crappy weather?

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Keir Cutler brings Joan of Arc's story to Montreal Fringe Festival; Keir Cutler in 'Shakespeare Crackpot'  

May 25 , 2025 at 11:03:46 a.m. EDT • :

Keir Cutler brings Joan of Arc's story to Montreal Fringe Festival

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Lithium-ion battery fires on the rise in Montreal, fire service warns; About 100 people fled their neighbourhood after a lithium battery fire at the Port of Montreal sent a thick, white cloud into a Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in September\.  

May 22 , 2025 at 07:34:31 p.m. EDT • :

Lithium-ion battery fires on the rise in Montreal, fire service warns

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Montreal police make 5 arrests in distraction thefts targeting seniors, jewelry; Montreal police say seniors should be vigilant and stay alert around all strangers, prevent physical contact and refuse any gift offered\.  

May 24 , 2025 at 12:49:22 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal police make 5 arrests in distraction thefts targeting seniors, jewelry

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Inside one of Quebec's 3 Michelin Green Star restaurants; Three employees from Espace Old Mill in Stanbridge East, Que pose for photo in greenhouse\.  

May 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Inside one of Quebec's 3 Michelin Green Star restaurants

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