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Montréal & Québec
A strike by Montréal professionals is reducing Friday-to-Sunday hours at LaSalle’s L’Octogone library while essential services remain available.
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Montréal & Québec
Québec’s public-health guidance says radon cannot be seen or smelled and recommends long-term home testing during the heating season.
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Montréal & Québec
A new Institut de la statistique du Québec report tracks sharp declines in vacancies, population aging and regional economic differences.
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Montréal & Québec
Verdun has renamed the L’Île-des-Sœurs library in honour of Québec artist Kim Yaroshevskaya.
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Business
Québec now accepts only the newly issued application form and guide for non-subsidized daycare permit and capacity requests.
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Montréal & Québec
Québec stopped accepting applications in the first 2026 intake period for its experience program at 11:59 p.m. on October 31.
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Canada
Québec returned to Eastern Standard Time early November 1, while Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories did not change their clocks.
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Montréal & Québec
Makivvik is allocated $32.6 million from a new $130-million federal Inuit housing top-up, including support for transitional housing and rent measures.
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Montréal & Québec
A $1-million federal contribution will support a connected greenhouse building, preservation equipment and food workshops in Kuujjuaq.
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Montréal & Québec
Judo Canada will receive $75,000 in federal hosting support for Pan American Cup and Open events in Montréal from November 3 to 11.
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Montréal & Québec
Canada and the European Union launched an Alliance for the Future and announced more than 20 measures after their October 29–30 summit in Montréal.
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Montréal & Québec
The Île-des-Sœurs branch is now the Bibliothèque Kim-Yaroshevskaya, honouring the actor and storyteller known for Fanfreluche and Passe-Partout.
