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by Patricia Petit Liang

The City of Montreal has created a new pothole-patching contract, which includes a guarantee that the patches will last at least 30 days..

According to CBC News, Montreal will adopt this program by March 21st.

If repairs are needed within 30 days, they will be performed at no extra charge to the city, which would amount to savings of 7% over the previous years.

LOCAL
by Sam Obrand

Montreal's unionized workers announced on Sunday that they will suspend their strike to keep major city attractions open during spring break. 

According to CBC News, March 1st will no longer be a day of pressure tactics for the city's unionized workers.

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by Patricia Petit Liang

Stéfanie Trudeau, also known as Agent #728, was convicted of assault, and using excessive force during an arrest she made three years ago.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Trudeau was a supervising constable who had been training a new recruit when she arrested and attacked two men for holding an open bottle of beer in public.

Prosecutors also made it clear that even if Trudeau had cause to arrest the men, the amount of force she had used against them was illegal.

The case returns to court on Tuesday.

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LOCAL
by Patricia Petit Liang

Under a new bylaw, disposable plastic shopping bags will be banned city-wide in Montreal by January 2018.

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by: Patricia Petit Liang

Quebec Transport Minister Jacques Daoust and Mayor Denis Coderre called for the suspension of UberX, following protests by Montreal taxi drivers, on Wednesday.

According to CBC News, hundreds of taxis disrupted the flow of traffic at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to protest the use of the UberX app.

A committee will be created next week by Quebec’s new transport minister in order to find a way to mediate the conflict between taxi and UberX drivers in the province.

LOCAL
By Julian McKenzie

Quebec health minister Gaetan Barrette announced Wednesday that he wishes to standardize the cost of medical treatments for the province.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Barrette believes the standardized costs will save Quebec "hundreds of millions of dollars” and will reduce waiting times for patients.

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