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Quebec wants to address a loophole in a federal legislation that is allowing hundreds of people convicted of sexual assault to serve their sentences at home instead of in prison. The province’s justice minister, Simon Jolin Barrette, says his government will ask the next federal government to tighten the rules around what he called “Netflix sentences” that have been drastically increasing in numbers in the past three years.

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Police in Montreal are looking for answers after a 16-year-old boy was left dead in a stabbing Tuesday evening in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. Authorities say a 911 call was placed at 6 p.m. and officers found the boy shortly after on Barclay Street near the Victoria Avenue intersection. The victim was found conscious with upper-body stab wounds. Emergency services rushed him to hospital but say he lost consciousness in the ambulance.

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Another scam targeting older adults has left a senior in Quebec with a massive loss. An 81-year-old Montreal woman was scammed out of more than $100,000 in a banking phone scam. The woman says the fraudulent scheme was “sleek” and sounded “very professional.” Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

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Top prospect Ivan Demidov will make his highly anticipated NHL debut Monday when the Montreal Canadiens host the Chicago Blackhawks with a chance to clinch a playoff spot. Demidov skated on the right wing of Montreal’s third line alongside centre Alex Newhook and winger Joel Armia at Monday’s morning skate.

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Dozens of Montreal Canadiens fans gathered at Toronto Pearson Airport to chant Ivan Demidov‘s name as he arrived in Canada after a long flight from Russia Thursday night. Dressed in Habs jerseys, they say they wanted to catch a glimpse and welcome the 19-year-old they hope becomes the team’s next star player. “I haven’t seen it like this in a very, very long time,” said Sick Media co-owner Julianna Cavallaro. Cavallaro was there with her brother and father.