Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at age 76 | Montreal police arrest 13 suspected of extorting restaurant owners for money | Montreal supervised drug site says forced move under proposed Quebec law could cost $6.6M
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Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at age 76; Marc Garneau's wife, Pam, said he passed away 'surrounded by the love of his family\.'

Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at age 76

June 4 , 2025 at 06:29:22 p.m. EDT • :

Former astronaut and cabinet minister Marc Garneau has died. He was 76.

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Montreal police arrest 13 suspected of extorting restaurant owners for money; Montreal police say 13 arrested, and the three main suspects are linked to crimes targeting two restaurants in Ville-Marie\.

Montreal police arrest 13 suspected of extorting restaurant owners for money

June 4 , 2025 at 06:35:25 p.m. EDT • :

The alleged crimes include one in February where a restaurant's glass facade was shot on Ste-Catherine Street West, near De Bleury Street. Another restaurant owned by the victims was also targeted, as was the residence of one of the co-owners, the SPVM says.

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Montreal supervised drug site says forced move under proposed Quebec law could cost $6.6M; Andréane Désilets, executive director of Maison Benoit Labre

Montreal supervised drug site says forced move under proposed Quebec law could cost $6.6M

June 4 , 2025 at 04:26:12 p.m. EDT • :

Maison Benoît-Labre, a supervised drug consumption site in Montreal, said a change of location to comply with Bill 103 would cost an estimated $6.6 million.

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STM strike could disrupt Montreal Metro and bus service for several days; The Montreal Metro and bus service will function normally during the Canadian Grand Prix\.

STM strike could disrupt Montreal Metro and bus service for several days

June 3 , 2025 at 07:38:40 a.m. EDT • :

Maintenance workers with Montreal's public transit service are planning to strike starting next week, leading to service disruptions outside of rush hour on both the bus and Metro lines.

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Expect longer commutes, crowded buses and Metros if strike happens, STM says; People are seen here waiting at the Berri-UQAM Metro Station in downtown Montreal\. Maintenance workers with the city's public transit authority are planning to go on strike as early as next week\.

Expect longer commutes, crowded buses and Metros if strike happens, STM says

June 4 , 2025 at 09:51:30 a.m. EDT • :

Montreal's transit authority says a looming strike would be disruptive to people's commutes and that transit users should either find other ways to get around or be a little more patient and expect some delays.

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Are Habs fans cheering for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup final?; Close up shot of Habs fan in red team jersey and hockey puck shaped hat cheering for the team at the Bell Centre\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Are Habs fans cheering for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup final?

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Quebec police suspend search for missing rafter in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge; The intensive search for a 29-year-old woman missing since falling from a raft on the Rouge River in western Quebec on Sunday has involved all-terrain vehicles, drones, Jet Skis and a helicopter\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 12:47:48 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec police suspend search for missing rafter in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

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Does Canada's renewed interest in pipelines extend to Quebec?; An image of Quebec Premier Francois Legault is superimposed onto a map of canada with an image of a pipeline next to him  

June 3 , 2025 at 08:18:15 p.m. EDT • :

Does Canada's renewed interest in pipelines extend to Quebec?

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Quebec English rights group rebrands for its 30th anniversary; Sylvia Martin Laforge  

June 4 , 2025 at 05:55:16 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec English rights group rebrands for its 30th anniversary

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Quebec's proposed forest management plan sparks tensions with Indigenous communities; A makeshift sign on wooden posts on a gravel road written in spray paint reads "non a la loi 97"  

June 3 , 2025 at 07:29:55 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec's proposed forest management plan sparks tensions with Indigenous communities

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