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Montreal home sales in September up 9% from year ago: QPAREB

Montreal home sales in September up 9% from year ago: QPAREB

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal home sales in September rose nine per cent compared with a year ago, but remained below the historic average for the time of year.

Lassi Lappalainen scores in 95th minute to help Montreal tie the Dynamo 1-1

MONTREAL (AP) — Lassi Lappalainen scored in second-half stoppage time to help CF Montreal tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1 on Wednesday night.

QMJHL roundup: Fontaine scores twice, Huskies rout Olympiques 7-3

GATINEAU, Que. — Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored twice to help the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies earn a dominant 7-3 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Wednesday night.
CF Montreal scores late equalizer versus Houston Dynamo as playoff race heats up

CF Montreal scores late equalizer versus Houston Dynamo as playoff race heats up

MONTREAL — Lassi Lappalainen scored a 97th-minute equalizer as CF Montreal played to a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night and earned a crucial point in the Major League Soccer playoff race.
Quebec slow to improve public services for Indigenous people, says ombudsman

Quebec slow to improve public services for Indigenous people, says ombudsman

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has failed to implement most of the recommendations in a landmark report that found Indigenous people suffered systemic discrimination when accessing public services, the province's ombudsman said Wednesday.
Rail outage that stranded thousands in Toronto area caused by software upgrade: CN

Rail outage that stranded thousands in Toronto area caused by software upgrade: CN

MONTREAL — The massive outage on Canadian National Railway Co. lines that delayed thousands of Toronto-area commuters during the evening rush hour Tuesday can be traced to a routine software upgrade, the company says.
Montreal transit special constables poised to receive pepper-gel weapon

Montreal transit special constables poised to receive pepper-gel weapon

Montreal's transit authority is poised to equip its security officers with cayenne pepper gel, a weapon it says is more appropriate than batons to use on people in crisis.
Quebec police arrest 13 over alleged grandparent scams linked to organized crime

Quebec police arrest 13 over alleged grandparent scams linked to organized crime

MONTREAL — Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged grandparent fraud scheme linked to organized crime, Quebec provincial police said.
WestJet suspends Toronto-Montreal route for winter as it retrenches in Western Canada

WestJet suspends Toronto-Montreal route for winter as it retrenches in Western Canada

WestJet plans to halt flights between Toronto and Montreal for the winter in a continuation of its retreat from short-haul routes in Eastern Canada to retrench in the West.
BRP denies findings from labour board that it underpaid workers

BRP denies findings from labour board that it underpaid workers

MONTREAL — BRP Inc. said it disagrees with findings from Quebec’s workplace health and safety board that the snowmobile maker broke the law in underpaying workers it brought in to work at its plant in Quebec from a facility in Mexico.