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Dollarama sales rise as consumers flock to lower prices amid high inflation

Dollarama sales rise as consumers flock to lower prices amid high inflation

MONTREAL — Discount chain Dollarama Inc. recorded a surge in sales in its latest quarter as its low prices on everyday household items attracted shoppers in search of relief from high inflation.
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Flair customers say they're owed more after plane seizures, flight cancellations

Flair customers say they're owed more after plane seizures, flight cancellations

MONTREAL — Flair Airlines said this week that it has reimbursed almost all 1,900 passengers whose flights were cancelled after the seizure of four of the carrier's planes earlier this month, but some customers say they are owed more money — while oth
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Provincial police officer killed during attempted arrest northeast of Montreal

Provincial police officer killed during attempted arrest northeast of Montreal

LOUISEVILLE, Que. — A veteran Quebec provincial police officer was killed and a male suspect was shot dead by police during an attempted arrest at a home in the province's Mauricie region Monday night.
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Final two victims of Old Montreal fire identified, investigation to focus on cause

Final two victims of Old Montreal fire identified, investigation to focus on cause

MONTREAL — All seven victims of a deadly March 16 fire in Old Montreal have been identified, police said Tuesday as the focus of the investigation shifted to what caused the blaze.
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Airbnb: 79 per cent of Quebec rentals in February not certified, housing group says

Airbnb: 79 per cent of Quebec rentals in February not certified, housing group says

MONTREAL — A report by a Montreal tenants' rights association says 79 per cent of the roughly 30,000 units in Quebec that were available for rent in February on Airbnb were not certified by the province.
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Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes

Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes

MONTREAL — Mark Weightman is back as president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes. The club announced Weightman's appointment Tuesday. He will take office April 11. This will mark Weightman's second stint with Montreal.
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Psychiatric evaluation extended for man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare

Psychiatric evaluation extended for man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare

LAVAL, Que. — A court heard Tuesday that a Montreal psychiatric hospital needs more time to evaluate a bus driver's mental state at the time he allegedly drove a bus into a daycare, killing two young children.
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Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products

Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products

MONTREAL — A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited.
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A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire

A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire

Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States.
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Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified

Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified

MONTREAL — The bodies of the final two missing victims of a fire in Old Montreal were pulled from the rubble on Monday, as investigators shifted their attention to uncovering the causes of the deadly blaze.
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