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Google has started rolling out its Gemini chatbot to supervised accounts, meaning children under 13 can now interact with AI to ask questions, get help with homework and even create images. While the chatbot is being added by default, parents have the option to opt out. We spoke with Renee Sieber, professor at McGill University's Bieler School of...
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Bill 103, tabled by the CAQ government, would limit how close safe drug use sites can be to schools and daycares. But parents living near the Maison Benoît Labre in the Sud-Ouest borough say the bill doesn't solve the immediate problems they're facing. Meanwhile, groups that run these sites worry the new rules would make it more difficult to help...
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Nearly two months after part of a Mile End building's exterior wall collapsed, tenants in the neighbouring building still can't return home — and their landlord is covering the costs. Meanwhile, there's seemingly no progress in bringing down the dangerous structure at the centre of it all.
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There have been two high-profile cases involving a driver ramming their vehicle into people in Canada recently. Both drivers had a history of mental illness. There is concern that these kinds of incidents reinforce the false stereotype that people with mental illness are inherently violent. But psychologist Nate Fuks says there is no direct link,...
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For this year's Mental Health Week, the theme is Unmasking Mental Health. CBC Montreal host Douglas Gelevan speaks with Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief of the department of psychology at the MUHC, about ways people can help themselves or their loved ones overcome the stigma.
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Part of Somerled Avenue is closed as the borough tries to figure out the source of the water leak, since that's likely the cause of the sinkhole. To do that, water pressure in the area has been lowered. There's no timeline on repairs until the borough finds the source of the problem.
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Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says he wants to improve civility in the province's schools by requiring students to address their teachers using a title, such as Mr. or Ms., as well as the more formal and polite form of 'you' in French — vous rather than tu.
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Housing advocacy groups say they are already overwhelmed by requests for help. One organization attributes the surge in demand to this year's recommended rent increase by Quebec's housing tribunal, the highest in 30 years, coupled with a persistently low vacancy rate.
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Marie-Christine Cloutier and other members of families affected by the attack read victim-impact statements in a courtroom in Laval, Que., days after a Superior Court judge found the accused, Pierre Ny St-Amand, not criminally responsible for what he did.
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Since the beginning of 2025, the city's 19 boroughs have set a goal to approve housing projects that don't require special permits within 120 days. It's still early, but the city says so far, the majority of permit approvals are still taking longer than they'd like.
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A beloved leader in Montreal's Haitian community is stepping down after more than four decades of dedicated service. Marjorie Villefranche, the executive director of Maison d'Haïti, will retire on May 5, leaving behind a powerful legacy of advocacy, education and community building.
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Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) statistics show that almost none of the cases it investigates result in legal proceedings, and after a string of deaths following police operations, some are questioning the organization's ability to probe potential police misconduct.
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Forward Laura Stacey scored with 42.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Montreal Victoire a 3-2 victory in front of 8,812 fans. It was Stacey's 11th goal of the season and fourth game-winner as Montreal (11-7-3-8) secured home-ice advantage in the opening round of the PWHL playoffs.
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Premier François Legault will have to deal with another federal Liberal government. Although Prime Minister Mark Carney remained largely silent on the premier's key demands during the election campaign, Legault says the best way for him to thank Quebecers who voted for him is by taking action on the economy and immigration.
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The Bloc Québécois went from potential Official Opposition to potentially sidelined in the months leading up to election day. The party finally landed somewhere in between, and its leader hopes it will be able to exert influence on the Carney government in the near future.
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Days before the April 28 vote, there was no photo or biographical information on the NDP website for more than 20 of its 78 candidates running in Quebec, in what two political scientists describe as another sign of distress for a party fighting to keep a presence in the province.
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Rimouski-La Matapédia is a new federal riding in eastern Quebec, the result of a redrawing of the electoral map. The old riding was held by the Bloc Québécois for the last five years and the NDP for eight years before that. But in the same way the riding's borders have changed, political lines might also be shifting.
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The traditional seat of government for the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawà:ke, also known as the Longhouse, organized a march calling on band council members not to authorize applications for shops on the territory. The council is considering 14 applications to open cannabis shops in Kahnawà:ke.
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Alexandre Duval, a National Assembly reporter with Radio-Canada on sabbatical leave, released a new book called, Obsession: élections!, in which he argues that politicians have come to prioritize winning elections over effective governance. He explores local examples.
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The federation representing the province's general practitioners is sounding the alarm again as negotiations with the Legault government over a new agreement defining their working conditions get underway. They're not alone in sharing concerns over a proposed colour-coded system that would identify patients by priority and redistribute family...
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