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Three men stabbed, one fatally, outside bars in Montreal, police say

Three men stabbed, one fatally, outside bars in Montreal, police say

MONTREAL — Montreal police were busy early Saturday dealing with three stabbings in two separate fights at opposite ends of the city, leaving one man dead. Police were called to a bar in the city's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood at about 2 a.m.
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Pride festivals: breaking the isolation of LGBTQ+ people in rural areas

Pride festivals: breaking the isolation of LGBTQ+ people in rural areas

MONTREAL — Pascal Lessard and his partner bought their farm in 2019. They live in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It's a rural area south of Quebec City.
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Fajardo, Julien-Grant help Elks rally to beat Alouettes 23-22 in return to Montreal

Fajardo, Julien-Grant help Elks rally to beat Alouettes 23-22 in return to Montreal

MONTREAL — Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo still has fond memories of leading the Montreal Alouettes to the 2023 Grey Cup championship, a moment he calls “number 1” on his list of accomplishments throughout his decade playing in the CFL.
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Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella

Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella

TORONTO — Baklava pastries containing pistachios are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice for some Andalos brand pastries distributed in New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and sold online.
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Coast guard calls off search for two men in the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord

Coast guard calls off search for two men in the St. Lawrence River, in Côte-Nord

MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard has called off a search and rescue operation after failing to locate two men who disappeared near Havre Saint-Pierre in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region.
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Canadian teen Victoria Mboko soars to No. 24 after Montreal breakthrough

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko soars to No. 24 after Montreal breakthrough

Taking a break to rest a sore right wrist will give Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko a chance to reflect on an unforgettable fortnight in Montreal. Things are about to change in a significant way for the National Bank Open champion.
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American company Lyten interested in purchasing Northvolt battery plant in Quebec

American company Lyten interested in purchasing Northvolt battery plant in Quebec

MONTREAL — Lyten, an American company, has announced it hopes to purchase the Northvolt battery plant in Quebec. This comes after the company shared Thursday it entered into a deal buy Northvolt's assets in Sweden and Germany.
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Montreal mother charged in abandonment case to continue psychiatric evaluation

Montreal mother charged in abandonment case to continue psychiatric evaluation

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The 34-year-old Montreal mother charged with allegedly abandoning her daughter in a field near a major Ontario highway will continue to undergo a psychiatric assessment.
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Big Ben! American Shelton tops Russia's Khachanov to win NBO Toronto title

Big Ben! American Shelton tops Russia's Khachanov to win NBO Toronto title

TORONTO — With the match on the line late in the decisive third set, Ben Shelton went with what got him to the National Bank Open final.
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Guatemalan man's estate entitled to redress after court says death was linked to work

Guatemalan man's estate entitled to redress after court says death was linked to work

MONTREAL — Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that the family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death in 2021 trying to repair a flat tire on his employer’s car is entitled to compensation.
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