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CF Montreal hosts the Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference action

Columbus Crew (12-8-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (11-13-2, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE : Montreal +140, Columbus +175, Draw +253; over/under is 2.
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Court rules Montreal-area city can cull white-tailed deer population in local park

Court rules Montreal-area city can cull white-tailed deer population in local park

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that a city south of Montreal can proceed with a plan to cull most of the white-tailed deer that have overrun a local park. Justice Bernard Jolin said Longueuil, Que.
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Quebec police probe threats after school says nonbinary teacher prefers Mx. pronoun

MONTREAL — Police southeast of Montreal are investigating after a letter meant for parents about a nonbinary teacher's honorific was shared widely online, resulting in threats and disparaging comments. The Richelieu, Que.
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Record number of overdoses in Montreal; two-thirds of drug deaths occur at home

Record number of overdoses in Montreal; two-thirds of drug deaths occur at home

Montreal's public health authority is pushing for more supervised drug-use sites, including facilities for drug inhalation, amid an increase in overdoses.
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Laurentian Bank reports Q3 profits down as strategic review continues

Laurentian Bank reports Q3 profits down as strategic review continues

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank of Canada reported a dip in third-quarter profits as it continues to work through a strategic review.
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Pierre Trudeau spy unit reflects secrecy of Ottawa toward Quebec sovereignty

Pierre Trudeau spy unit reflects secrecy of Ottawa toward Quebec sovereignty

MONTREAL — New revelations about a secret anti-sovereigntist spy unit in the office of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau are a sign of how much remains unknown about the federal government's response to the Quebec independence movement.
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Voters head to polls Oct. 2 in Quebec City as byelection called for Jean-Talon riding

QUEBEC — Voters in the Quebec City-area riding of Jean-Talon will head to the polls on Oct. 2 to pick a new member of the provincial legislature.
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Montreal will not return toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown

Montreal will not return toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal announced Wednesday that it won't put back a downtown statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled and beheaded three years ago by protesters. Sir John A.
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Ontario, Quebec to swap energy in new deal to help with electricity demands

Ontario, Quebec to swap energy in new deal to help with electricity demands

Ontario and Quebec have agreed to swap energy to help each other out when electricity demands peak.
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Less than one in five federally funded charging stations are operational

Less than one in five federally funded charging stations are operational

OTTAWA — More than 43,000 electric vehicle chargers have been funded over the last seven years under the federal government's two main EV infrastructure programs.
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