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Man charged with murder of Montreal dépanneur owner previously killed a woman in B.C.

13+ hour, 6+ min ago  (588+ words) Xavier Gellatly, 35, was sentenced to a seven-year prison term in 2015 for a series of crimes he committed in B.C., including the stabbing death of Chelsea Holden. The man arrested Thursday at Complexe Desjardins in connection with a homicide carried out inside…...

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montrealgazette.com > news > local-news > emsb-bill-21-96-legal-fees-court-cases

EMSB has spent $2.7M fighting Quebec language, secularism laws

15+ hour, 26+ min ago  (695+ words) The school board argues court battles are necessary to protect anglophone rights. The CAQ government has questioned the use of taxpayer money to fight its laws. The English Montreal School Board has spent more than $2.7 million fighting Coalition Avenir Qu'bec…...

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montrealgazette.com > news > serge-audette-begins-defence-in-case-where-he-is-accused-of-a-cold-case-homicide

Serge Audette begins defence in case where he is accused of a cold-case homicide

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (705+ words) The 72-year-old is charged with manslaughter in the death of Patricia Ferguson, 23, who disappeared in 1996 in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Serge Audette, the man on trial at the Montreal courthouse in a case where he is charged with killing a woman in 1996, began…...

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montrealgazette.com > news > local-news > montreal-plateau-suspicious-death

Homicide at Plateau-Mont-Royal dépanneur leads to arrest

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (165+ words) The body was discovered in the Fleur Bleue D'panneur on Berri St. Thursday morning. A man was arrested Thursday after a body was found inside a d'panneur in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. The body was discovered inside the Fleur Bleue D'panneur…...

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montrealgazette.com > opinion > columnists > melancon-time-to-remove-religious-names-from-our-public-schools

Melançon: Time to remove religious names from our public schools

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (631+ words) As the CAQ government ramps up its rhetoric about secularism in our education system, the contradiction appears as clear as daylight. These are the words used by Fran'ois Legault's potential successor, Bernard Drainville, to describe Bill 94, which bans the wearing…...

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montrealgazette.com > opinion > letters_to_the_editor > letter-of-the-day-my-family-among-those-rejected-by-french-schools

Letter of the day: My family among those rejected by French schools

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (606+ words) "My parents wanted their children to learn French. They knew it was pivotal to fully integrate into their adopted city." Re: "Were immigrants pushed out of French schools?" (The Gazette, March 11) To the question raised in your headline " "Were immigrants…...

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montrealgazette.com > news > local-news > montreal-ice-storm-hydro-outages-school-closures

After Montreal's ice storm: Hydro-Québec restores power to most homes

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (790+ words) Across Quebec, more than 200,000 addresses were in the dark Thursday morning. Hydro-Qu'bec succeeded in restoring power to almost 90 per cent of Quebecers who lost it on Thursday, as the number of clients without power declined from a high of 215,000 in…...

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Update: Montreal ice storm knocks out power for thousands; REM in Brossard suspended

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (764+ words) City turns into skating rink, with more precipitation expected overnight. The lights were flickering for many in Montreal on Wednesday. Thousands lost power altogether as freezing rain coated parts of the province in thick ice. Others saw repeated brownouts as…...

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montrealgazette.com > opinion > letters_to_the_editor > letters-from-down-under-quebec-priorities-look-upside-down

Letters: From Down Under, Quebec priorities look upside down

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1425+ words) "My friends are astounded by the government's focus on head scarves, halal/kosher hospital meals, TikTok ads in English, etc." Re: "Quebec adds more grist to the ridicule mill" (Opinion, March 7) I've just returned from a trip to Australia, which…...

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montrealgazette.com > news > weather > experts-offer-advice-on-staying-safe-during-ice-storms

How to stay safe during the ice storm in Montreal

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (726+ words) Topping the list is avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning by using fuel-burning devices outdoors " not inside the home. Environment Canada has issued a severe weather alert, warning that up to 30 mm of "critical freezing rain" is forecast over a 24-hour period…...