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Rural internet providers divided on whether CRTC should expand wholesale fibre access

Rural internet providers divided on whether CRTC should expand wholesale fibre access

GATINEAU, Que. — New Brunswick-based rural internet company Xplore Inc.
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RCMP charge Montreal men who allegedly tried to smuggle people across U.S. border

RCMP charge Montreal men who allegedly tried to smuggle people across U.S. border

RCMP have charged two Montreal men after they were allegedly caught trying to smuggle people across the border into the United States last year.
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Cascades closing two plants in Ontario, one in Connecticut, 310 jobs affected

Cascades closing two plants in Ontario, one in Connecticut, 310 jobs affected

KINGSEY FALLS, Que. — Cascades Inc. is closing three plants as part of changes to its containerboard operations that will affect 310 employees. The paper and packaging company says its corrugated medium mill in Trenton, Ont.
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Warm weather forces city in Quebec to cancel ice-fishing villages for first time

Warm weather forces city in Quebec to cancel ice-fishing villages for first time

SAGUENAY, Que. — There will be no colourful ice-fishing huts dotting the frozen water near Saguenay, Que., this year after mild winter weather forced authorities to cancel the popular tradition for the first time.
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Quebec officer dead: Coroner inquest hears suspect's parents wanted son hospitalized

Quebec officer dead: Coroner inquest hears suspect's parents wanted son hospitalized

MONTREAL — The parents of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police sergeant last March had tried to get him help in the days leading up to the attack because of how seriously his mental health had deteriorated.
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Quebec government says new powers for justices of the peace will reduce court delays

Quebec government says new powers for justices of the peace will reduce court delays

MONTREAL — Quebec's justice minister is giving more responsibility to justices of the peace to free up provincial court judges and reduce delays.
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Quebec police say two bodies found in rubble after Western Quebec house fire

Quebec police say two bodies found in rubble after Western Quebec house fire

BOWMAN, Que. — Provincial police say two people died in a house fire on Sunday in Western Quebec. Authorities found the two bodies in the rubble of the home in Bowman, Que.
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Quebec cold case murder suspect chooses not to testify or present defence: lawyers

Quebec cold case murder suspect chooses not to testify or present defence: lawyers

SAGUENAY, Que. — Lawyers for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student nearly 24 years ago will not present a defence. Marc-André Grenon's lawyers told a courtroom in Saguenay, Que.
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QMJHL roundup: Bonefon scores in OT as Cataractes clip Remparts 3-2

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Alexis Bonefon's second goal of the game, scored 67 seconds into overtime, lifted the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Quebec Remparts in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.
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Kyrou scores twice, Krug has 5 assists as Blues surge past Canadiens 7-2

MONTREAL (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored twice and Torey Krug had five assists and the St. Louis Blues earned a 7-2 victory at the Montreal Canadiens on Super Bowl Sunday.
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