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Former Montreal school board official gets absolute discharge in fraud case
Caroline Mastantuono, who once led Lester B. Pearson School Board's international department, has been granted an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to corruption-related charges earlier this year.
CBC Investigates
Registry to track vacant, unused Montreal properties still not operational a year later
A mandatory registry that was supposed to help tackle the problem of empty, unused buildings in Montreal is still not up and running. There are about 800 such buildings in Montreal — both commercial and residential — in the middle of a housing crisis.
CBC Investigates
He thought his car's crash-prevention technology would make him safer. Now he no longer trusts it
Last month, CBC News reported on a Quebec man who blamed the lane-centring technology in his car for causing an accident. Following the story, CBC received more than two dozen emails reporting similar concerns, including one about repeated braking issues out of Ontario.
Subaru Crosstrek driver blames car's lane-centring technology for accident
Tobias Marzell doesn’t think he’ll ever use the lane-centring feature on his 2021 Subaru Crosstrek again, after he believes it caused an accident during his morning commute last month.
Montreal's cycling network has doubled in 10 years. Is it a success? Depends on who you ask
Despite criticism that the island of Montreal has been overrun with bike paths since Projet Montréal came to power, Mayor Valérie Plante's administration has only added another 220 kilometres since 2017. The difference? Those additions were protected lanes on busier and larger traffic arteries.
Quebec firefighters have long struggled to get coverage for some cancers. That finally changed
The province will expand the list of cancer types eligible for compensation for firefighters who get sick on the job. The changes are expected to be in place by March 2025.
CBC Investigates
His racial profiling complaint against a Quebec police officer still isn't resolved after 10 years
Few cases of racial profiling make it to Quebec's police ethics tribunal. And for those, like Emmanuel Abraham's, that do, critics say the lengthy, complex process discourages complaints from being made in the first place.
Parents say Quebec standing in the way of daughter's recovery with transfer to French-speaking hospital
McKenna Jones Griffin’s family is trying to get the 10-year-old access to English rehabilitation services in Montreal after she suffered a traumatic brain injury. They worry the hospital centre in Quebec City won’t be the right fit for their daughter, who only speaks English.
CBC Investigates
How safe are safety deposit boxes? They're not as protected as you may think
Due to the confidential nature of the boxes, only owner Irina Broido could vouch for its contents when she said $20,000 was missing. The box also wasn't insured against theft — and she hadn't realized that storing cash inside was prohibited.
Former Montreal school board official recounts fallout from corruption charges
During sentencing arguments Tuesday afternoon, Caroline Mastantuono recounted how charges from Quebec's anti-corruption squad resulted in a dark period for her family where they "lost everything."