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Montreal mayor disappointed with premier’s refusal to grant curfew exemption to homeless

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Valérie Plante said, she’s saddened by the Legault government’s refusal to exempt people experiencing homelessness from the provincewide curfew.Plante made the comment during an executive committee meeting Wednesday morning.The month-long curfew, in which Quebecers are asked to stay home between the hours of 8 p.m.

and 5 a.m., was put in place to curb transmission of the novel coronavirus. Fines for being out after curfew range between $1,000 and $6,000.Plante made the official request on Tuesday, following the weekend death of Raphael Napa André.The 51-year-old Innu man was found dead inside a portable toilet early Sunday morning on Jan.

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Southern Ontario highway partially closed due to convoy demonstrations: police
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