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What Montreal roadwork is coming this fall — and how to avoid it; A CBC reporter is superimposed over a photo of construction toys on a map of montreal

What Montreal roadwork is coming this fall — and how to avoid it

August 27 , 2025 at 06:42:13 p.m. EDT • :

Nineteen major work sites will be scattered around the city, and the biggest problem area is expected to be the downtown core and its surroundings.
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Man facing hate-related charges after Israeli flag burned outside Hampstead, Que., town hall; Canada, Quebec and Israeli flags fly at half mast in front of city hall in Hampstead, Que\.

Man facing hate-related charges after Israeli flag burned outside Hampstead, Que., town hall

August 27 , 2025 at 10:14:56 a.m. EDT • :

A 39-year-old man is facing hate-related charges in connection with two recent incidents outside Hampstead town hall, in which the Israeli and Hampstead flags were set ablaze.
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Former Quebec minister tells SAAQclic fiasco inquiry he knew project was over budget; Éric Caire, seen here in February of 2025, stepped down after a report revealed cost overruns of at least \$500 million in the creation of the online platform\.

Former Quebec minister tells SAAQclic fiasco inquiry he knew project was over budget

August 27 , 2025 at 05:35:29 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec's former minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Technology has told a public inquiry he knew the provincial auto insurance board's digital transition project was over budget in 2021.
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'We're in a war zone': On patrol with security in a First Nation gripped by tensions; Tehoronhiatenion Mountour-Jacobs, a member of Kanesatake Perimeter Security \(KPS\), patrols in his car on Sunday\. The Kanehsatà:ke First Nation, which has no police force, relies on the 15-person security team to patrol the territory about 60 kilometres west of Montreal from 7 a\.m\. to 11 p\.m\.

'We're in a war zone': On patrol with security in a First Nation gripped by tensions

August 27 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

CBC News accompanied Kanesatake Perimeter Security for a closer look at a team some refer to as the "last line of defence" in a First Nation territory west of Montreal that has no local police force, but faced increased incidents such as arson and vehicle accidents over the past three years.
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Quebec committee recommends extending religious symbol ban to public daycares; Christiane Pelchat, left, and Guillaume Rousseau, co-presidents of the Committee to Study Respect for the Principles of the State Secularism Act and Religious Influences, unveil their report and recommendations in Quebec City on Tuesday, Aug\. 26, 2025\.

Quebec committee recommends extending religious symbol ban to public daycares

August 26 , 2025 at 05:14:11 p.m. EDT • :

An independent committee looking at ways to strengthen secularism in Quebec is recommending extending the province's religious symbols ban to educators and administrators in public daycares.
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Quebec man dead after 2-vehicle collision on Highway 102 in Enfield; Highway 102 at Exit 7 was closed for around six hours, which caused major traffic delays\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 03:44:27 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec man dead after 2-vehicle collision on Highway 102 in Enfield

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Belt-tightening in Quebec schools sparking concerns among staff as classes return; Some children wearing backpacks enter a building  

August 26 , 2025 at 06:19:18 p.m. EDT • :

Belt-tightening in Quebec schools sparking concerns among staff as classes return

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Gabriel Diallo of Montreal opens U.S. Open tournament with a victory; Canada's Gabriel Diallo defeated Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina in Round of 128 action 7-6\(4\), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 advancing to 2nd round at U\.S\. Open\.  

August 25 , 2025 at 10:58:57 p.m. EDT • :

Gabriel Diallo of Montreal opens U.S. Open tournament with a victory

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Expanded program to help homeless women in Montreal access mental health care, housing; Wide shot of one of eight rooms being offered to unhoused women struggling with mental health care\. The room features a bed, desk, small table and kitchenette area\. and  

August 27 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

Expanded program to help homeless women in Montreal access mental health care, housing

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This app is prompting Montrealers to think about infrastructure and its connection to waste; WasteScapes app  

August 26 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

This app is prompting Montrealers to think about infrastructure and its connection to waste

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