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11 Hydro-Québec customers who lost power in winter storm yet to be reconnected

11 Hydro-Québec customers who lost power in winter storm yet to be reconnected

MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec says almost all of its customers who lost power in a Dec. 23 winter storm have now been reconnected.
Arrest made in death of Réjean Hébert, longtime radio journalist in New Brunswick

Arrest made in death of Réjean Hébert, longtime radio journalist in New Brunswick

SAINT-SIMON, NEW BRUNSWICK — A journalist well-known to listeners of French-language radio in New Brunswick has been killed and police say they're investigating the death as a homicide.
Search resumes for fisherman missing in Quebec's Gaspé region since Friday

Search resumes for fisherman missing in Quebec's Gaspé region since Friday

CAP-DES-ROSIERS, Que. — Quebec provincial police say the search for a fisherman missing in Quebec's Gaspé region since Friday has resumed. Police spokeswoman Sgt.
Music, countdowns, fireworks and festivities as Canadians ring in the new year

Music, countdowns, fireworks and festivities as Canadians ring in the new year

From coast to coast, Canadians rang in the new year Saturday night with parties, fireworks and in some places, a lot of rain.
B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?

B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?

VANCOUVER — People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside roam around on a chilly afternoon as some in the throes of addiction are hunched over on the sidewalk near storefronts.
Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China

Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China

Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.
Montreal jail manager suspended after death of illegally-detained 21-year-old man

Montreal jail manager suspended after death of illegally-detained 21-year-old man

MONTREAL — A manager has been suspended from his duties at the Montreal jail where a 21-year-old man suffered fatal injuries during an intervention by guards last week. Quebec's Public Security Department says the Dec.
Canadian Cardinal mourns Pope Benedict XVI, says writings will guide for centuries

Canadian Cardinal mourns Pope Benedict XVI, says writings will guide for centuries

MONTREAL — Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is being remembered in Canada for his intellect and theological influence on the Catholic Church he led for nearly nine years.
Quebecers are listening to less local music; artists hope Bill C-11 will change that

Quebecers are listening to less local music; artists hope Bill C-11 will change that

MONTREAL — Quebecers are increasingly streaming music online but listening less often to francophone artists, a trend members of the province's music industry hope will be reversed with a new federal bill.
Man who died after being injured in Montreal jail was in 'illegal' detention

Man who died after being injured in Montreal jail was in 'illegal' detention

MONTREAL — Family, friends and community members gathered Friday evening to mourn and remember a 21-year-old man who died in hospital after being injured inside a Montreal jail on Christmas Eve.