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Sherbrooke police say man deliberately drove into teachers picket line, injuring woman
Sherbrooke police spokesperson Martin Carrier says the woman was participating in a teachers strike outside her high school around 9:30 a.m. when she was struck by a driver who allegedly drove into the picket line.
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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 3:35 PM ET | Last Updated: April 14 In Sherbrooke, Que., police say a man deliberately drove into a picket line.(Brigitte Marcoux/CBC)
A teacher in Sherbrooke, Que., who was picketing with her colleagues this morning was struck by a car in what police are calling a deliberate act.
English schools are heart of the community, court hears as Bill 40 challenge begins Central Quebec School Board chairperson Stephen Burke spoke Wednesday in Quebec Superior Court of being a defender of the English communities that are in predominantly French areas.
Author of the article: Paul Cherry • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 14, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Lawyer Perri Ravon and Mark Power leave the courtroom during the Quebec English School Boards Association s challenge of Bill 40 last June. Ravon was back representing QESBA in Quebec Superior Court on Wednesday. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette files
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School boards are an important part of the checks and balances that ensure the interests of English communities across Quebec are protected, a Superior Court judge was told Wednesday as he began to hear arguments on Bill 40.
MONTREAL - A Quebec teachers strike was marred on Wednesday after a teacher picketing with her colleagues in Sherbrooke, Que., was struck by a car in what police described as a deliberate gesture.
Suspect arrested after Quebec teacher on picket line struck by car
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 14, 2021 at 1:27 pm EDT
MONTREAL A teacher in Sherbrooke, Que., who was picketing with her colleagues this morning was struck by a car in what police are calling a deliberate gesture.
Sherbrooke police spokesman Martin Carrier says the woman was participating in a teachers strike outside her high school around 9:30 a.m. when she was struck by a driver who allegedly drove into the picket line.
Carrier says the woman escaped with minor injuries.
The 54-year-old suspect left the scene but was later arrested at his home for assault with a weapon.