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LOCAL
by Pauline Nesbitt
 

Montreal’s Inspector-General issued a report on Monday confirming that corruption and collusion exists in the city's snow-clearing business.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Denis Gallant investigated the contracts awarded between 2002 and 2015 after the auditor general raised the alarm two years ago over price-fixing and elevated costs in the industry.

LOCAL
By Saturn De Los Angeles

The Quebec government is supporting a local Montreal resource that aims to reduce the cases of radicalized individuals in the city. 

In a report by CTV News, the province is financially backing the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence with a contribution of 1 million dollars.  

In operation since Spring, the centre's features include a behaviour barometer chart, a phone hotline if people feel unsafe, and direct links to local forces such as the provincial police and the RCMP. 

Mayor Denis Coderre calls this new centre a safe way to remain vigilant without necessarily going through the the police.

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LOCAL 
by: Pauline Nesbitt

Montreal’s public transit authority has announced a fare freeze for the first six months of 2016.

According to CBC News, the transit company will also add 45,000 hours of bus service, will purchase 20 air-conditioned hybrid buses and will launch a pilot project on boarding accordion buses by the rear doors.

NATIONAL
by: Patricia Petit Liang
 

Changes made to veteran's benefit while Prime Minister Stephen Harper was still in office will apparently cost Canada’s federal treasury $231.6 million over the next ten years.

LOCAL 
by Alexa Everett and Catlin Spencer

Pierrefonds Blvd. suffered a water main break last week and repairs have become so complex that a second team of specialists needed to be called in.

LOCAL
by Catlin Spencer

Thousands of teachers gathered in downtown Montreal on Monday to protest against Quebec government austerity measures and stalled contract negotiations.

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Stories by  Sam Obrand, Patricia Petit Liang & Saturn de Los Angeles

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LOCAL
By Saturn De Los Angeles

The National Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that will change how Quebec citizens get healthcare.

According to CBC News, the bill will include an increase in the number of patients that doctors need to deal with, and restricting access to in vitro fertilization for women. 

Despite these challenges, Health Minister Gaetan Barrette, who introduced the bill last year, said that doctors still need to find a way to guarantee that 85 percent of the province has a family doctor by 2017. 

In response, the Federation des medecins omnipracticiens du Quebec stated that they will provide some solutions such as superclinics, and ensuring that patients won't have to wait longer than three days to see a physician. 

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Stories by Saturn de Los Angeles, Catlin Spencer & Patricia Petit Liang

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Local
By Julian McKenzie

The city of Montreal has finally been given permission to dump sewage into the St. Lawrence River with some restrictions.

CTV News says Environment Minister Catherine McKenna approved Montreal's plan to dump eight billion litres of waste but it must be done before December 5th to decrease the environmental impact.

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