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Quebec wildfires: Northern city and Cree community ordered to evacuate

Quebec wildfires: Northern city and Cree community ordered to evacuate

MONTREAL — A northern Quebec city and a Cree community have ordered to residents to leave their homes as the areas face the threat of forest fires.
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Montreal police chief rejects street check moratorium despite racial profiling data

Montreal police chief rejects street check moratorium despite racial profiling data

Montreal's police chief is refusing to impose a moratorium on street checks despite a second independent report concluding that racialized people are disproportionately targeted by the practice.
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CF Montreal make it eight in a row at home with 1-0 win over Nashville SC

CF Montreal make it eight in a row at home with 1-0 win over Nashville SC

MONTREAL — CF Montreal won their eighth consecutive home game in all competitions, beating Nashville SC 1-0 at Stade Saputo on Wednesday night.
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Montreal ends Nashville's 10-game unbeaten streak

MONTREAL (AP) — Bryce Duke scored in the 27th minute, rookie goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois collected his seventh clean sheet and CF Montreal ended Nashville 10-match unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night.
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Police arrest 45, seize 440 weapons in Canada-wide raids targeting 3D-printed guns

Police arrest 45, seize 440 weapons in Canada-wide raids targeting 3D-printed guns

MONTREAL — Police said Wednesday they arrested 45 people and seized 440 weapons in simultaneous raids across eight provinces, targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or "ghost" guns, which are increasingly showing up at crime scenes in Canada.
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Some 40 previously contained wildfires could become out of control: minister

Some 40 previously contained wildfires could become out of control: minister

MONTREAL — Several Quebec communities were told to prepare to evacuate their homes on Wednesday, as the province's forests minister warned that firefighters were on the verge of losing control of dozens of fires that were previously contained.
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Preliminary hearing in September for Quebec man accused of killing three with truck

Preliminary hearing in September for Quebec man accused of killing three with truck

AMQUI, Que. — A Quebec man accused of killing three people with his truck will have a preliminary hearing in September. Steeve Gagnon appeared today in Quebec court where a judge set a preliminary inquiry for the case between Sept. 5-8.
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CPA Quebec, Ontario bodies sever ties with national organization

CPA Quebec, Ontario bodies sever ties with national organization

TORONTO — An apparent rift among the organizations representing chartered professional accountants in Canada became public when two provincial groups said they are severing ties with their national counterpart.
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Quebec wildfires: Evacuations ordered in western Quebec city of Val-d’Or

Quebec wildfires: Evacuations ordered in western Quebec city of Val-d’Or

MONTREAL — Residents of three rural areas of Val-d'Or, Que., in the province's northwest, have been ordered to evacuate because of an encroaching wildfire. The city says a fire burning in the area is once again out of control.
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Jury rules Quebec man ran 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole US$175 million

Jury rules Quebec man ran 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole US$175 million

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been convicted in United States district court of running a mail fraud scheme that used fake psychics to steal more than US$175 million from Americans over 20 years.
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