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New Pierrefonds-Roxboro workers claim they were ordered to destroy sandbags days before flooding
Some blue collar workers with the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro say they were ordered to destroy sandbags earlier this week, with heavy rains in the forecast and flooding a possibility. More read comments
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Quebec flooding overtakes Île Mercier in Montreal
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Île Mercier off Montreal's West Island is completely submerged in water due to heavy street flooding that began late last night and continued into Wednesday.
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Updated Bombay Sapphire gin recalled in Quebec for containing too much alcohol
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Liquor authorities in at least five provinces are recalling a brand of gin that may contain almost twice as much alcohol as claimed on the bottle.
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Everything you need to know about flooding in Montreal
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Flooding is continuing to plague parts of Quebec and notably Montreal's West Island after water levels rose quickly last night and into Wednesday.
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Updated Canadian seniors now outnumber children for 1st time, 2016 census shows
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For the first time, seniors outnumber children in Canada, as the population experienced its greatest increase in the proportion of older people since Confederation, according to census figures released today.
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Live Blog Latest on flooding in and around Montreal
People around the island of Montreal are dealing with flooding today. Follow our CBC reporters as they speak to people affected by the floods.
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4 arrested in Valleyfield area raid targeting drug network
Four men are in custody after police made a series of arrests today in connection with drug trafficking in the Valleyfield region.
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Expiry of loyalty program points would be illegal under proposed Quebec bill
Quebec’s minister of justice has tabled a bill that would make it illegal for loyalty card programs, such as Air Miles, to allow points to expire.
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Analysis With O'Leary out, Bernier tops the ranks of Conservative leadership candidates
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Maxime Bernier is now the clear front-runner in the Conservative Leadership Index following Kevin O'Leary's withdrawal from the race.
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CBC Investigates Spies' use of cellphone surveillance technology suspended in January, pending review
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CSIS used the devices — which pretend to be cell towers — to collect information about phones, both with and without a warrant.
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Life expectancy for Quebec men and women hits new high
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Life expectancy rates in Quebec jumped in 2016. Men can now expect to live to the age of 80.8 and women to 84.5, according the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
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Magician seeking damages after students allegedly crushed his dog to death
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A magician who performed at a school in Laval, Que., last October is suing after he says children crushed and killed his dog, who performed in part of his act.
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Police find missing Côte-des-Neiges teen
Montreal police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a teenager missing from her home in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
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Pregnant wolves closely watched as flooded wildlife sanctuary evacuated in Nicolet, Que.
The owner of Zoo Académie, Jacinthe Bouchard, worked all night to make sure horses, skunks, a pig and wolves were not trapped as the St. Lawrence River overflowed its banks.
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Canadian branch of far-right group fragments amid infighting
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The Canadian branch of Soldiers of Odin, a far-right group founded in Finland in 2015, grew quickly. It's now beset by infighting over whether to follow its hard line European leaders.
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Canadian Forces Snowbirds fly over Montreal in honour of Canada's 150th birthday
Canada's air demonstration team was joined by its French counterpart, the Patrouille de France, in a joint flyby in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation Friday.
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Quebec Liberals approached police union boss Yves Francoeur to replace Robert Poëti
News of the January 2017 invitation comes on the heels of explosive allegations made by Yves Francoeur last week that two Liberal MNAs were investigated for an illegal political fundraising scheme in 2012, but a decision to charge them was blocked.
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Quebec teachers and parents launch petition to change history curriculum 'fostering ignorance'
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A coalition of parents and teachers, along with school boards, says that the revised version of Quebec's high school history curriculum is incomplete and that it is launching an online petition to call for changes.
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Arcade Fire's Régine Chassagne, Win Butler to receive Quebec cultural honour
Arcade Fire's Régine Chassagne and Win Butler are among those being recognized by Quebec's government for their roles as cultural ambassadors for the province.
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Quebec Crown wants police to investigate allegations 2 Liberal MNAs escaped justice
Chief Crown Annick Murphy has asked the deputy minister of public security to call a police investigation into allegations a decision to charge two Liberal MNAs allegedly involved in fraudulent political financing "was somehow blocked at the highest level."
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Coroner confirms 2 dead in northern Quebec plane crash
A coroner has confirmed the deaths of two men in their 20s after a small plane crashed Sunday near Schefferville in northern Quebec.
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Quebec town moving forward with Muslim cemetery referendum plans
Opponents wanted the town to reject a zoning application that would allow the cemetery to be created and nix the idea of holding a referendum, but councillors ignored their requests.
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Smoke bombs, smashed windows, 1 arrest at Montreal anti-capitalist march
Montreal police arrested one person Monday evening as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in an anti-capitalist march that quickly deteriorated.
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Mother shares tale of her son's life, shattered by sexual abuse at hands of Westmount coach
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A judge choked back tears as Ruth Ellis recounted her son Doug's "journey through hell" after being abused by a longtime Westmount parks and recreation employee and peewee hockey coach, John Garland.
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Former Montreal mayor makes rare appearance, testifies at corruption trial
Former Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay says he knew nothing about the abuses of power that his former right-hand man is alleged to have committed.
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Victoria Bridge lanes reopen Monday afternoon after heavy truck forces 1 lane's closure
All lanes of the Victoria Bridge reopened Monday afternoon just in time for rush hour, after an early morning incident prompted authorities to close one lane.
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Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum won't appeal sentence
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum, who was convicted of eight corruption-related charges and sentenced to 12 months in jail earlier this year, will not appeal his sentence.
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Quebec's minimum wage increases to $11.25 an hour
Approximately 350,600 Quebecers making minimum wage will benefit from the increase, which works out to an extra $20 in gross salary in a 40-hour work week.
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Quebec First Nations weighing benefits of entering pot production industry
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As several First Nations communities consider entering the recreational cannabis business, one prominent Quebec Indigenous leader is sounding alarm bells.
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Saint-Hyacinthe house fire leaves 1 dead
The Sûreté du Québec are investigating after a man died in a house fire late Saturday night in Saint-Hyacinthe in the Montérégie region.
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World record? Montreal DJ finishes 18,000 km cross-country bike trip in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
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Jean-Aimé Bigirimana set out to break the world record for 'the longest journey by bicycle in a single country.' He ended his trip in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., last week.
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Demonstrations held across Quebec protesting troubled Phoenix payroll system
Protests were held in nine Quebec municipalities on Saturday to denounce the failures the Phoenix payroll system, which has been plagued with problems since last year.
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4 immigrant architects and an ashtray: How Expo 67's Canada Pavilion was born
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The contract for designing the pavilion that would represent Canada at Expo 67, the focal point of the country’s centennial celebrations, was the "biggest and most important architectural commission to come along in a hundred years," says Caroline Robbie, daughter of Canada Pavilion co-designer Rod Robbie.
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