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thestar.com > news > quebec-court-authorizes-class-action-over-covid-deaths-in-montreal-care-home > article_9366b5f7-3871-543d-a02b-e36fe2eb3cc3.html

Quebec court authorizes class action over COVID deaths in Montreal care home

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (266+ words) The lawsuit alleges that mismanagement of a COVID-19 outbreak at a private Montreal long-term care home left at least 68 residents died. Family and friends of the residents that died from COVID-19 related causes take part in a memorial in front…...

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thestar.com > politics > voting-begins-in-coalition-avenir-qubec-leadership-race-to-replace-premier-legault > article_c5e6b41a-c328-5400-a354-e3da9c61f032.html

Voting begins in Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race to replace Premier Legault

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (152+ words) Coalition Avenir Qu'bec (CAQ) leadership candidates Christine Frechette and Bernard Drainville shake hands prior to taking part in a leadership debate in Laval, Que., Saturday, March 28, 2026." QU'BEC - Voting is open for members of the Coalition Avenir Qu'bec to choose a…...

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thestar.com > politics > federal > finance-minister-recuses-himself-from-ottawas-high-speed-rail-project > article_0b3b3f2e-0414-4bcf-93e6-138a2c660066.html

Finance minister recuses himself from Ottawa’s high-speed rail project

23+ hour, 16+ min ago  (12+ words) Finance minister recuses himself from Ottawa's high-speed rail project'Toronto Star...

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thestar.com > news > canada > quebec > race-for-new-quebec-premier-heats-up-as-bernard-drainville-gets-high-profile-support > article_c7d88ab9-aece-5c6c-a50c-57aa3c217f6a.html

CAQ leadership and Quebec premier’s office is still up for grabs, pollsters say

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (567+ words) Three Quebec cabinet ministers announced that they're endorsing Drainville in the Coalition Avenir Qu'bec leadership race. Coalition Avenir Qu'bec (CAQ) leadership candidates Christine Frechette and Bernard Drainville shake hands prior to taking part in a leadership debate in Laval, Que.,…...

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thestar.com > opinion > letters-to-the-editor > canada-has-been-propping-up-religion-far-too-long > article_a8682577-02e0-4baa-b321-ddca6e618d5a.html

Canada has been propping up religion far too long

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (164+ words) Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court in Ottawa in protest of Bill 21, the Quebec law that prohibits the wearing of religious items and clothing for many public-sector workers. The Trump era demands we rethink Canada's constitutional "nuclear option,…...

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thestar.com > news > canada > quebec > man-in-his-50s-killed-in-collision-with-snowplow-in-central-quebec > article_47367437-ca98-58aa-a5de-beee2e741941.html

Man in his 50s killed in collision with snowplow in central Quebec

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (137+ words) A Quebec provincial police logo is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025." MONTREAL - A man in his 50s died Friday evening following a collision between his vehicle and a snowplow in central Quebec. "lizabeth Marquis, Quebec provincial police spokesperson, says the…...

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thestar.com > news > canada > quebec > driver-in-his-20s-dies-in-overnight-crash-in-southwestern-quebec > article_2d3d372c-6336-5065-a30c-6fa605a0376b.html

Driver in his 20s dies in overnight crash in southwestern Quebec

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (134+ words) A Quebec provincial police logo is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025." MONTREAL - A man in his 20s was killed overnight in a car crash in southwestern Quebec near the U.S. border. "lizabeth Marquis, Quebec provincial police spokesperson, says the crash occurred…...

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thestar.com > news > ontario > toronto-officer-who-shot-man-multiple-times-wont-be-charged-siu-says > article_abd33a41-f46c-5532-aa5e-b14419c8053f.html

Toronto officer who shot man multiple times won’t be charged, SIU says.

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (218+ words) The logo of the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is pictured in Toronto, April 12, 2024." Ontario's police watchdog says an officer who fatally shot a man multiple times at Danforth Go Station in Toronto last year didn't commit a criminal offence." Toronto…...

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thestar.com > opinion > contributors > canada-has-two-official-languages--one-of-them-is-expendable > article_b4c296c4-1ca9-42cc-ab4b-cf8716b88720.html

Éric Blais: Canada has two official languages — one of them is expendable

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (545+ words) ric Blais is president of Headspace Marketing in Toronto and the author of "Normal Nation: How Normalcy Could Play in a Third Qu'bec Referendum." In one of my first meetings as a young French Canadian starting a career in Toronto,…...

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thestar.com > news > ontario > coroners-inquest-announced-in-2020-death-of-toronto-woman-who-fell-from-balcony > article_0d27783b-1fd8-59b0-b751-4e5da056ae41.html

Coroner’s inquest announced in 2020 death of Toronto woman who fell from balcony

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (222+ words) Demonstrators march as they mark the first anniversary of the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, the 29-year-old African Indigenous woman who died in the presence of Toronto police officers, in Toronto on Monday, May 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - A…...