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23 bilingual municipalities ask judge to suspend portions of Quebec language law

23 bilingual municipalities ask judge to suspend portions of Quebec language law

MONTREAL — A group of 23 bilingual municipalities asked a Quebec Superior Court judge on Monday to suspend several portions of the province's 2022 language reform, arguing that the application of the law will cause them serious and irreparable harm.
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Five things to know ahead of Toronto Raptors training camp in Montreal

Five things to know ahead of Toronto Raptors training camp in Montreal

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors' pre-season will look like.
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Tobacco companies seek to extend order suspending legal proceedings against them

Tobacco companies seek to extend order suspending legal proceedings against them

TORONTO — Three tobacco giants are yet again seeking to extend an order suspending legal proceedings against them, as they negotiate a settlement with creditors in a long-running case involving an order to pay out billions to some 100,000 smokers and
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'It stings': Canadiens await news on severity of Patrik Laine's injury

'It stings': Canadiens await news on severity of Patrik Laine's injury

BROSSARD, Que. — Patrik Laine arrived in a hockey-mad market eager for a fresh start. That made the Finnish sharpshooter's worrying pre-season exit even harder to swallow for Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis. "The No.
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Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students

Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students

MONTREAL — McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of the semester if it can't reach an agreement with a faculty union that has been on strike since August, but the union says it won't back down.
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Port of Montreal dockworkers begin three-day strike at two terminals

Port of Montreal dockworkers begin three-day strike at two terminals

MONTREAL — Dockworkers kicked off a three-day strike at the Port of Montreal on Monday, shutting down two terminals that handle more than 40 per cent of the container traffic at Canada's second-largest port.
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Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist

Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist

NEW YORK (AP) — Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as capes. Pink cowboy hats, a calling card for Chappell Roan fans, reached critical mass at pop-ups like Dave’s Lesbian Bar.
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Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist

Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist

NEW YORK (AP) — Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as capes. Pink cowboy hats, a calling card for Chappell Roan fans, reached critical mass at pop-ups like Dave’s Lesbian Bar.
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CDPQ increases stake in dairy company Saputo with $378M share purchase

CDPQ increases stake in dairy company Saputo with $378M share purchase

MONTREAL — The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has increased its stake in dairy company Saputo Inc. The Quebec investment manager says it has acquired 13.5 million shares at a price of $27.96 per share for a total of about $378 million.
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United States beats International team for 10th consecutive Presidents Cup win

United States beats International team for 10th consecutive Presidents Cup win

L'ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE, Que. — The International team just didn't have a second historic comeback in them at the Presidents Cup. South Korea's Si Woo Kim missed a birdie putt on No.
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