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CF Montreal must finish the job at home to make the MLS playoffs

CF Montreal must finish the job at home to make the MLS playoffs

MONTREAL — Just six weeks ago, CF Montreal was on the brink of collapse. Now Montreal has the perfect chance to exorcise its demons on Saturday.
Lawyer for family members of Pickton's victims wants copy of killer's 'tell all book'

Lawyer for family members of Pickton's victims wants copy of killer's 'tell all book'

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver lawyer representing families of the victims of serial killer Robert Pickton says he and his clients want to read a copy of a "tell all book" seized from Pickton's cell after he died following an attack in a Quebec prison.
'I wish my father was here': Tobacco victims hail bittersweet $32.5-billion deal

'I wish my father was here': Tobacco victims hail bittersweet $32.5-billion deal

MONTREAL — After nearly three decades fighting Canada's tobacco giants, Lise Blais is close to getting compensation for the lung cancer her late husband developed from smoking cigarettes. Under a newly proposed deal, JTI-Macdonald Corp.
Tobacco companies unlikely to shift business models despite proposed settlement: prof

Tobacco companies unlikely to shift business models despite proposed settlement: prof

Tobacco policy experts say without further pressure, major companies are unlikely to shift their business models toward less harmful alternatives despite a proposed settlement reached that would see three industry giants pay out billions to smokers a
Five things on proposed landmark $32.5-billion tobacco deal

Five things on proposed landmark $32.5-billion tobacco deal

MONTREAL — Three tobacco giants are set to pay out roughly $32.5 billion in a landmark deal that would settle decades of litigation with provinces and individual smokers and their families. The proposal, which involves JTI-Macdonald Corp.
Canadiens call up Mailloux ahead of Islanders tilt as team struggles with injuries

Canadiens call up Mailloux ahead of Islanders tilt as team struggles with injuries

BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Logan Mailloux from the American Hockey League as the NHL team deals with a number of injuries.
Quebec nurses union votes in favour of new collective agreement

Quebec nurses union votes in favour of new collective agreement

MONTREAL — Quebec's largest nurses union has reached a deal with the provincial government more than a year and a half after their collective agreement expired in March 2023.
Canadiens' Matheson exits in loss to Kings, Hutson logs big minutes

Canadiens' Matheson exits in loss to Kings, Hutson logs big minutes

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens fell 4-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. They also lost their top minute-muncher in the process.
Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants

Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants

Three tobacco giants would pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a proposed deal in a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal battle over the health effects of smoking
Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in 'historic' proposed deal

Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in 'historic' proposed deal

Three tobacco giants would pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to tens of thousands of Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a newly proposed deal in a corporate restructuring process triggered by a
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