Students, teachers urge Quebec to follow rest of Canada, get rid of finals worth 50% | Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial | From signs to packaging, here are Quebec's new language rules
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Students, teachers urge Quebec to follow rest of Canada, get rid of finals worth 50%; Do ministerial exams count for too much in Quebec high schools\?

Students, teachers urge Quebec to follow rest of Canada, get rid of finals worth 50%

June 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Quebec is the only province in the country with ministerial exams that weigh 50 per cent of high school students' final grades. Some teachers and students have concerns over pressure, student vulnerability and limits on creativity.

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Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial; Gilbert Rozon is being sued by nine women for a total of nearly \$14 million in damages over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct

Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial

June 2 , 2025 at 05:54:07 p.m. EDT • :

Gilbert Rozon, 70, testified for nearly an hour at the courthouse in Montreal on Monday afternoon, giving a lengthy recounting of his childhood and the early stages of his career in show business.

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From signs to packaging, here are Quebec's new language rules; The new rules are part of Quebec's 2022 overhaul of its French-language law, known as Bill 96\.

From signs to packaging, here are Quebec's new language rules

June 1 , 2025 at 04:45:06 p.m. EDT • :

The rules are part of Quebec's 2022 overhaul of its French-language law, known as Bill 96. Here's a breakdown of what's new.

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Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of woman in Sherbrooke, Que.; Officers found the victim dead when they arrived at the home on Friday\.

Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of woman in Sherbrooke, Que.

June 2 , 2025 at 03:19:28 p.m. EDT • :

A 28-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Mylène Masson-Bessette in Sherbrooke, Que.

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Quebec aims to drop interprovincial trade barriers with new bill; Minister for the Economy Christopher Skeete proposed the legislation amid a push by provinces and the federal government to lower interprovincial trade barriers\.

Quebec aims to drop interprovincial trade barriers with new bill

May 30 , 2025 at 03:18:12 p.m. EDT • :

Minister for the Economy Christopher Skeete has tabled a bill to remove all restrictions on the use and sale of products from other provinces.

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That One Teacher: We hear from teachers who positively impacted your life; Over the next few weeks, CBC Montreal will be profiling teachers in our community\.  

May 26 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

That One Teacher: We hear from teachers who positively impacted your life

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Family pushes for answers after Montreal police rule 18-year-old son's death a suicide; Members of Emmanuel Difouka's family hold images of him at a vigil  

June 2 , 2025 at 02:12:26 p.m. EDT • :

Family pushes for answers after Montreal police rule 18-year-old son's death a suicide

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Tesla registrations down 90% in Quebec in 1st quarter of 2025; A Tesla parked in Montreal bears a sticker that says 'Anti Elon Tesla club\.' Tesla registrations were down 90 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 in Quebec\.  

May 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Tesla registrations down 90% in Quebec in 1st quarter of 2025

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Montreal's Tour de l'Île celebrates 40 years of cycling through city streets; Split screen of cyclists in 1985 at first-ever Tour de l'Île on the left\. On the right, cyclists in 2025 line up to begin the event\.  

June 2 , 2025 at 08:42:13 a.m. EDT • :

Montreal's Tour de l'Île celebrates 40 years of cycling through city streets

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Couple found guilty of 1st-degree murder in Montreal despite no known cause of death; Crown prosecutor Philippe Vallières-Rolland said there aren't many examples in history of people being convicted of first-degree murder without a known cause of death\.  

June 2 , 2025 at 05:26:22 p.m. EDT • :

Couple found guilty of 1st-degree murder in Montreal despite no known cause of death

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