New mapping to increase Quebec homes in flood zones by about 30% | Why Robert Lepage set Macbeth in the world of '90s biker gangs | Montreal's Rizzuto crime family targeted in major police sweep
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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New mapping to increase Quebec homes in flood zones by about 30%; A drone photo provided to Radio-Canada shows the extent of the flooding in Baie-Saint-Paul back in 2023\.

New mapping to increase Quebec homes in flood zones by about 30%

June 12 , 2025 at 07:24:16 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec's environment minister says about 30 per cent more homes could be located in flood zones when new maps come into effect next year.

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Why Robert Lepage set Macbeth in the world of '90s biker gangs; Robert Lepage is back at the Stratford Festival with a new take on Shakespeare's Macbeth\.

Why Robert Lepage set Macbeth in the world of '90s biker gangs

June 12 , 2025 at 12:13:52 p.m. EDT • :

The acclaimed Canadian theatre maker joins Q's Tom Power to talk about putting a new spin on the Shakespearean tragedy for this year's Stratford Festival.

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Montreal's Rizzuto crime family targeted in major police sweep; Montreal police say Thursday's arrests were the result of a three-year investigation\.

Montreal's Rizzuto crime family targeted in major police sweep

June 12 , 2025 at 08:08:34 a.m. EDT • :

In what police are calling the most significant operation to take place in Quebec in a decade, officers have arrested the suspected heads of Montreal's Italian Mafia, including the presumed leader, Leonardo Rizzuto. 

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2 cities, 2 buildings and 1 fugitive landlord leaves tenants in unlivable conditions; Property records show these properties, in London \(left\) and St\. Thomas, are owned by Gareth West\.

2 cities, 2 buildings and 1 fugitive landlord leaves tenants in unlivable conditions

June 12 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A wanted fugitive accused of being the ringleader of a grandparent scam has left tenants in two southwestern Ontario cities with a host of maintenance issues and no one to turn to for help. 

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Mother and 3-year-old son drown in home pool in Lachine, Montreal police say; The incident occurred at a home located near the corner of 20th Avenue and Provost Street in Montreal's Lachine borough\.

Mother and 3-year-old son drown in home pool in Lachine, Montreal police say

June 11 , 2025 at 06:42:40 a.m. EDT • :

Montreal police say a 34-year-old mother and her three-year-old son drowned in a pool at home in the city's Lachine borough.

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A day in the life of a rural paramedic — and why response times can be dangerously long; Two images, one inside an ambulance showing the point of view of the driver with a road ahead, the other an ambulance driving down a road  

June 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A day in the life of a rural paramedic — and why response times can be dangerously long

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Quebec's long-awaited 3rd link will include a bridge and tunnel, minister says; Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault announced on Thursday that the chosen corridor was the most optimal\.  

June 12 , 2025 at 11:41:54 a.m. EDT • :

Quebec's long-awaited 3rd link will include a bridge and tunnel, minister says

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Quebecers are in for a hotter-than-average summer, Environment Canada forecasts; Environment and Climate Change Canada is predicting that Quebec is likely to experience a warmer-than-average summer this year\.  

June 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Quebecers are in for a hotter-than-average summer, Environment Canada forecasts

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Inconclusive end to Robert Miller's sex crimes trial denies plaintiffs closure; Crown attorney Delphine Mauger said a stay of proceedings is the most drastic measure in a criminal trial taken only when there are no other remedies\. In this case, Robert Miller was found unfit to stand trial due to his deteriorating health\.  

June 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Inconclusive end to Robert Miller's sex crimes trial denies plaintiffs closure

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Quebec says it will impose out-of-province tuition hike despite court ruling; Quebec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry said the court had not overturned the government's move to increase tuition by 33 per cent for out-of-province Canadian students\.   

June 11 , 2025 at 02:59:22 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec says it will impose out-of-province tuition hike despite court ruling

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