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Apparently dissatisfied with the quality of public service, a group of Quebec towns are turning to the occult. The MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu in Montérégie has an active, legitimate job posting for a wizard on its website. Specifically, the organization is "seeking an individual with exceptional qualities to lead the creation of a regional magical egregore that will bring to life the guardian entities of its territory."

The primary responsibilities outlined in the listing include invoking the "community spirit" of the MRC's 13 constituent municipalities; ridding the area of trolls, vampires and poltergeists; conserving "interdimensional portals;" and collecting "statistical data concerning any disturbance" to local "energy fields."

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Hope you like neighbours. The Quebec population could top 10 million in the 2060s, projections released by the Institut de la statistique du Québec in July show. And by 2041, the population of the province could grow by 10.3% compared to its 2021 population.

But that growth might not be evenly distributed. Much of it could be concentrated in the regions surrounding Montreal.

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Any cheesy Christmas movie fan has felt the urge to move to a snowy remote village during the holidays at least once in their life. And this Quebec cottage for sale an hour and a half from Montreal feels like the perfect place to live a moment like this out.

Located in West Bolton in the Montérégie region, this rustic home will immerse the new owners in a fairytale setting worthy of a Sunday afternoon movie. The well-known realtor in this area, Elise Delorme, confirmed with MTL Blog that "the transaction is being finalized this week and that [they] have received several offers."

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The Ministry of Health has announced the winners of the first round of Quebec's vaccine lottery.

The August 6 draw awarded Jean-Gabriel Mercier-Rancourt of Montérégie the $150,000 prize in the 18+ lot. Anaïs S. Mc Murray of Montreal and Thomas Langlais of Montérégie each won $10,000 in scholarship money in the lot for students aged 12 to 17.

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Take another look at your tickets, Quebecers! Loto-Québec is looking for three $1,000,000 lottery winners who have not yet claimed their prizes.

One of those tickets was purchased in Laval and the other two in Montérégie, in the MRCs of Beauharnois-Salaberry and La Vallée-du-Richelieu.

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Grocery stores in Montréal, along with other essential Quebec businesses, will remain open this holiday season as part of Premier François Legault's two-week lockdown between December 25 and January 11.

According to Santé Montréal's data on COVID-19 outbreaks in Montréal, as of December 8, 38% of total outbreaks in the city were found in workplaces.

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