Tuesday is Buy a Quebec Book Day Tuesday is Buy a Quebec Book Day when I’m always brought up short against how few locally produced titles I tend to read. But two relatively recent titles I can recommend: Rue Duplessis, by Jean‑Philippe Pleau, a personal memoir about crossing the class divide in Quebec, and Hanter Villeray, by Gabrielle Caron, which could have […]
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First heat wave death recorded A first heat wave death has been recorded. Public Health warns that risks to health continue even after the end of a heat wave.
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West Island towns told to limit water use As the heat wave continues, Pierrefonds and several West Island towns are asked to limit their use of water. The area supplied by the Pierrefonds treatment plant uses water from the Back River, currently at a low ebb. Lawn watering is banned for the moment. Monday’s high was a record.
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Two new most wanted suspects  Quebec has added two men to Quebec’s most wanted list. Gianpietro Tiberio has been on the run since a killing in 2012. La Presse credits the testimony of Frédérick Silva for information on these two, as the onetime hitman continues to sing like a canary. Meantime, a Gazette piece says that a minor mobster is […]
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Man charged in Park Ex assault The man charged in the assault of a Jewish father has been named: Sergio Yanes Preciado, 23.
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