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What's next for the Northvolt site now that Quebec abandoned the battery plant project? ; An aerial drone image of a large industrial site with much of the ground surface developed\. The site surrounded by rural areas\.

What's next for the Northvolt site now that Quebec abandoned the battery plant project?

September 3 , 2025 at 07:11:45 p.m. EDT • :

Groups who raised concerns about the project in the past are questioning what will come next, while the province's economy minister argues there is significant value in the land in its current state.

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Death of 7-year-old Granby, Que., girl a 'particularly heinous tragedy,' coroner says; A Quebec coroner says multiple warning signs pointed toward the death of a seven-year-old Granby girl\. Her casket was carried from the church after funeral services on May 9, 2019\.

Death of 7-year-old Granby, Que., girl a 'particularly heinous tragedy,' coroner says

September 3 , 2025 at 12:23:58 p.m. EDT • :

Years after the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby, Que., rocked the country and sparked reforms of Quebec's youth protection system, coroner Géhane Kamel released her findings and 12 recommendations.
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Quebec declines funding aimed at addressing systemic racism in justice system; Michael Tshimanga

Quebec declines funding aimed at addressing systemic racism in justice system

September 3 , 2025 at 06:44:07 p.m. EDT • :

The Quebec government turned down funding from Ottawa aimed at reducing the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system. Viola Desmond Justice Institute board member Michael Tshimanga explains what this means for Black defendants in Quebec courts.

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Legault's former top aide denies knowing about SAAQclic cost overruns; Yves Ouellet testified at a public inquiry examining how the online portal known as SAAQclic incurred more than \$500 million in cost overruns\.

Legault's former top aide denies knowing about SAAQclic cost overruns

September 3 , 2025 at 04:25:40 p.m. EDT • :

The former right-hand man of Premier François Legault has denied being informed in September 2022 that the online platform for the auto insurance board was more than $200 million over budget.
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Hydro-Québec to build substation at abandoned hospital, not downtown green space; The old entrance of the Misericordia Hospital was built in 1876\.

Hydro-Québec to build substation at abandoned hospital, not downtown green space

September 2 , 2025 at 01:30:22 p.m. EDT • :

The new substation, which Hydro-Québec has described as a necessary replacement for the aging Berri substation, had been the subject of controversy because it would have taken away one of the only green spaces in the Quartier Latin: a field south of the Grande Bibliothèque.
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Lightspeed to settle Quebec class-action lawsuit with $11M payout; A Quebec Superior Court will be asked to approve the settlement at a hearing set for Nov\. 21 in Montreal\.  

September 3 , 2025 at 12:05:17 p.m. EDT • :

Lightspeed to settle Quebec class-action lawsuit with $11M payout

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'Pay attention,' says blind Montreal man after car rolled over his foot; Peter Nikolantonakis walks on a Montreal sidewalk with his white cane\.  

September 3 , 2025 at 01:36:09 p.m. EDT • :

'Pay attention,' says blind Montreal man after car rolled over his foot

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Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment; Quebec pulls the plug on Northvolt — once billed as province's largest private investment  

September 2 , 2025 at 02:10:41 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment

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Tuning in after a summer break? Here's a primer on Montreal's mayoral race; The municipal election campaign officially begins on Sept\. 19, with the vote itself on Nov\. 2\.  

September 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Tuning in after a summer break? Here's a primer on Montreal's mayoral race

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Montreal sculptor's work on display after being hidden for decades; An abstract sculpture of a head  

August 30 , 2025 at 06:25:59 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal sculptor's work on display after being hidden for decades

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