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  MONTREAL -- The Quebec government will not offer financial compensation to hotels in the province's red zone that cannot open their swimming pools for March break. Several hotel owners have said that not being able to open their pools is yet another crushing blow during a time when many are barely able to stay in business. The red zone hotels had originally been told they would be able to re-open the pools, but that decision was reversed last week and only municipal pools have been given the go-ahead to resume operating. Several hotels had been offering family packages for the break b...

Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board Chairman Gordon Gooding. (Credit: Julie Lane) Correcting misinformation has become a major task of the Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board, which recommends parcels to the Town Board to be purchased and kept from development. The aim of the fund is to retain the rural ambiance of East End towns. Purchases are made with money that comes from a 2% tax paid by property buyers, not from taxes paid by existing residents.  That hasn’t stopped people from taking to Facebook, Instagram and other online sites to complain abou...

MONTREAL -- A Quebec tradition is currently going through a dark period. A quarter of the 200 sugar shacks in Quebec that serve traditional Quebecois meals are no longer in business and another quarter of these establishments have changed their facilities forever to produce syrup only, a new study revealed. The sugar shacks that had to close did so "at the worst time" last season, on the eve of the start of their season, when the fridges were full of cane marinades, sugar pies and a host of other traditional cooked foods. "To close a sugar season is to lose an entire year of income," exp...

It is. >> you said you want to hear the court protect second amendment, do you want to see the court nominate -- >> well, if we put 2 or perhaps 3 justices on, that's really what's going -- that will happen. and that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the court. chris: given that is roe v. wade on line? >> for 36 years people have been talking about it being overturned. it was an issue with sandra oconnor all people said will overturn roe v. wade. i don't think at the end of the day it's about roe v. wade. it's about interpreting the constitution ...

It is. >> you said you want to hear the court protect second amendment, do you want to see the court nominate -- >> well, if we put 2 or perhaps 3 justices on, that's really what's going -- that will happen. and that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the court. chris: given that is roe v. wade on line? >> for 36 years people have been talking about it being overturned. it was an issue with sandra oconnor all people said will overturn roe v. wade. i don't think at the end of the day it's about roe v. wade. it's about interpreting the constitution ...