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Cassandra Yanez-Leyton

Cassandra Yanez-Leyton

Associate producer/ Web writer/Journalist at CBMT-DT (CBC Montreal) Online

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  • Regional News

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Recent Articles

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Community marks 6 years since Joyce Echaquan's death with vigil, fight for change

Six years after her death, supporters of Joyce Echaquan continue to demand recognition of systemic racism in Quebec. The provincial government has repeatedly refused to do so.
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Repentigny calls for stop to rail traffic after TSB investigation r...

The mayor of Repentigny, Que., is calling on the federal transport minister to suspend rail traffic through the city until CN Rail implements corrective measures to the railway track.
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Storm system over Montreal leads to flooding, street closures and p...

Environment Canada says it's still processing Saturday's data but expects similar conditions will impact southern Quebec and the greater Montreal area on Sunday with a potential for heavy rain locally.
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Calls grow for independent investigation into alleged racism at Mon...

Montreal police chief Fady Dagher says he's determined to see the allegations of racial profiling and discrimination against police officers in Montréal-Nord brought to court.
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Montreal F1 stripper strike part of fight to legitimize and decrimi...

Montreal strippers say that for too long, their employment as independent contractors has shielded strip club owners from ensuring safe working conditions. They're striking on Saturday in a show of collective action unprecedented in recent Canadian history.
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CAQ minister Geneviève Guilbault to leave politics

Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs Geneviève Guilbault will leave provincial politics at the end of her mandate, citing family reasons she said during a news conference Sunday morning.
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Quebec coroner finds gaps in medical care for man who sought MAID a...

A Quebec coroner issued 31 recommendations in relation to the death of Normand Meunier, who sought a medically assisted death in March 2024 after his severe bedsores were made significantly worse by an ER stay in Saint-Jérôme.
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Elevator woes, partial shutdown mark first 2 days of new REM branch...

On Monday, a group of people were stuck inside an elevator at the REM's deepest station. Tuesday, part of the network was down for nearly two hours after a truck struck a viaduct near the newly inaugurated Bois-Franc station.
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Montreal transit strike over as STM maintenance workers' union susp...

The union representing maintenance workers with the city's public transit authority announced it was suspending its month-long job action, just hours before the province's labour minister tabled new legislation that could have forced them back on the job.
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What you need to know about the STM strikes

Barring a last-minute deal, bus drivers and Metro operators in Montreal will be holding a two-day strike on Nov. 15 and 16. The move comes after a 24-hour strike at the start of the month brought public transit to a standstill.
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Montreal police implement new protocol, tools to support strangulat...

The Montreal police is deploying a protocol on asphyxiation in the context of intimate partner violence throughout its jurisdiction in the hopes of improving judicial and medical support for victims.