Police find burnt-out car believed to be linked to daylight Starbucks shooting in Laval, Que. | Quebec wants to slash its immigration numbers. But how and by how much is up for debate | Quebec driver pleads guilty, gets 21 months for hit and run that injured unhoused woman
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, October 02, 2025.
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Police find burnt-out car believed to be linked to daylight Starbucks shooting in Laval, Que.; There was a heavy police presence near a Starbucks in Laval, Que\., Wednesday morning\.

Police find burnt-out car believed to be linked to daylight Starbucks shooting in Laval, Que.

October 2 , 2025 at 04:21:44 p.m. EDT • :

The Sûreté du Québec and Laval police are intensifying search efforts to locate potential suspects in connection with a brazen daytime shooting that claimed the life of a known organized crime figure on Wednesday.
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Quebec wants to slash its immigration numbers. But how and by how much is up for debate; Jean Francois Roberge speaks in a national assembly room or hallway in front of several microphones held by reporters

Quebec wants to slash its immigration numbers. But how and by how much is up for debate

October 2 , 2025 at 06:39:36 p.m. EDT • :

Public consultations on Quebec's immigration planning for the coming years will be a pivotal moment at the National Assembly this fall. The CAQ government is proposing three scenarios for cutting the number of permanent immigrants.

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Quebec driver pleads guilty, gets 21 months for hit and run that injured unhoused woman; Luigi Fragomele pleaded guilty to dangerous operation causing bodily harm and two other charges in a Longueuil, Que\., courthouse\.

Quebec driver pleads guilty, gets 21 months for hit and run that injured unhoused woman

October 2 , 2025 at 05:58:56 p.m. EDT • :

A man accused in a hit and run that seriously injured an unhoused woman in Brossard, Que., in May has pleaded guilty to three charges and was sentenced to 21 months behind bars. 
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Right-hand man of presumed Quebec gang leader sentenced to 42 months in prison; Roobens Denis, 33, was arrested in Portugal in February 2024\. On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to traffic cocaine and methamphetamines between May and November 2022\.

Right-hand man of presumed Quebec gang leader sentenced to 42 months in prison

October 2 , 2025 at 02:59:09 p.m. EDT • :

Roobens Denis, who was a close associate of the presumed leader of a Quebec street gang, pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking-related charge on Thursday at the Quebec City courthouse. 
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Police arrest 13 for gang killing that mistakenly targeted drug dealer's mom; Police raided an apartment building in Lachine Tuesday morning\.

Police arrest 13 for gang killing that mistakenly targeted drug dealer's mom

September 30 , 2025 at 09:27:14 a.m. EDT • :

Police in Quebec and Ontario arrested 13 people on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 45-year-old woman believed to have been mistakenly killed in place of her son, a member of a notorious gang.
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One-on-one with Ensemble Montréal Leader Soraya Martinez Ferrada in the race for mayor; Soraya Martinez Ferrada smiles posing for the camera with a blurry background  

October 2 , 2025 at 04:06:01 p.m. EDT • :

One-on-one with Ensemble Montréal Leader Soraya Martinez Ferrada in the race for mayor

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No end in sight for STM labour dispute as parties remain at a standstill; The mediator charged with aiding negotiations between the STM and the union decided not to extend their mandate\.  

October 1 , 2025 at 02:47:55 p.m. EDT • :

No end in sight for STM labour dispute as parties remain at a standstill

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The Port of Montreal's Contrecoeur expansion: an economic muscle and a 'dangerous game'; A graphic representation of an aerial image of the future contrecoeur port terminal along the river, with ships and many containters piled up  

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

The Port of Montreal's Contrecoeur expansion: an economic muscle and a 'dangerous game'

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François Legault reveals plan to cut bureaucracy, fast-track projects in bid to revive support for CAQ; Quebec Premier Francois Legault stands for the inaugural speech at the legislature in Quebec City, on Tuesday, Sept\. 30, 2025\.  

October 1 , 2025 at 10:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

François Legault reveals plan to cut bureaucracy, fast-track projects in bid to revive support for CAQ

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Are Montreal bike paths a boon or burden? See what mayoral hopefuls are promising; Of all Montreal roadway, only 2\.3 per cent of space is allocated to bike infrastructure compared to 97\.68 per cent of space set aside for cars, according to a 2025 study by McGill University's Platial Analysis Lab\.  

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

Are Montreal bike paths a boon or burden? See what mayoral hopefuls are promising

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