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Google ordered to pay $500,000 to Montrealer over links to post calling him pedophile

Google ordered to pay $500,000 to Montrealer over links to post calling him pedophile

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man who sued the company after it restored a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile.
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Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to look at it mandate. Quebec Sen.
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Quebec government moves to ban flavoured vape products, limit nicotine content

Quebec government moves to ban flavoured vape products, limit nicotine content

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is modifying the province's anti-tobacco law to crack down on vaping, including by banning the sale of flavoured products.
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CAQ breaks major campaign promise on 'third link' road tunnel for Quebec City

CAQ breaks major campaign promise on 'third link' road tunnel for Quebec City

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is abandoning plans to build a multi-purpose vehicular tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore in favour of one that will be for public transit only, citing changing driving habits after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Grocery retailer Metro reports Q2 profits up 10% from year ago, as sales rise

Grocery retailer Metro reports Q2 profits up 10% from year ago, as sales rise

MONTREAL — Metro Inc. says its profits rose 10.4 per cent to $218.8 million in its latest quarter, up from $198.1 million in the same quarter last year, as its sales rose 6.6 per cent.
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QMJHL playoffs: Phoenix one win away from eliminating Volts after 4-1 win

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que.
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CF Montreal beats Vaughan 2-0, Toronto FC up next in Canadian Championship

CF Montreal beats Vaughan 2-0, Toronto FC up next in Canadian Championship

MONTREAL — CF Montreal cruised to their first win in three games, beating the Vaughan Azzurri 2-0 on Tuesday evening to advance to the Canadian Championship quarterfinals.
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Quebec waterways 'stable' as lower than expected rainfall reduces flood risk

Quebec waterways 'stable' as lower than expected rainfall reduces flood risk

MONTREAL — Public safety officials in Quebec say they're hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as the province's spring flooding season begins.
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Major reforms to air passenger rights needed, says House committee report

Major reforms to air passenger rights needed, says House committee report

MONTREAL — A parliamentary committee has recommended sweeping changes to Canada's air passenger rights framework, including tougher enforcement and compensation rules around flight delays.
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Montreal-area mayor discloses being sex-assault victim of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel

Montreal-area mayor discloses being sex-assault victim of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel

MONTREAL — The mayor of a Montreal suburb publicly revealed herself Tuesday as the victim of ex-Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel, who was sentenced to eight months in prison after sexually assaulting her in 2017 when they were both PQ members.
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