
Antoni Nerestant
Journalist
Antoni Nerestant has been with CBC Montreal since 2015. He's worked as a video journalist, a sports reporter and a web writer, covering everything from Quebec provincial politics to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Latest from Antoni Nerestant

After pressure and protests, upgrades at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital will start this year
Under mounting pressure, the Coalition Avenir Québec government now says the long-awaited major renovation project at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital will be able to begin some time this year.
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Bus driver in Laval, Que., daycare crash found not criminally responsible
Pierre Ny St-Amand, the 53-year-old man who crashed a bus into a daycare in Laval, Que., has been found not criminally responsible for his actions.
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Quebec must recognize families with more than 2 parents, Superior Court rules
A group of families that feature more than two parents each scored a partial but significant legal victory in court after a judge ruled that Quebec's Civil Code must be amended to give those families legal recognition.
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After biggest rent hike in decades, Quebec changing method to calculate it
The Quebec government says it wants to make rent increase calculations simpler and more predictable for tenants and landlords. On Wednesday, it announced changes to how those increases will be calculated.
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Quebec scraps FACE school renovations after cost balloons to $375M
The growing cost of renovating FACE — a bilingual school near downtown Montreal — is prompting the Quebec government to scrap the project altogether.
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This Montreal musician's fight with sarcoma taught others to cherish life
Kevin 'BK' Brooks, the lead singer of Montreal hardcore punk band Maxxpower, died within a year of being diagnosed with sarcoma. Tonight, artists are gathering to celebrate his music, life and perseverance.
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Quebec wants to make it harder for doctors to go from public to private system
Through amendments tabled Tuesday to beef up a bill it tabled last year, the Coalition Avenir Québec government wants to crack down on physicians going back and forth between the public and private health systems.
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2024 Black Changemakers
She's an advocate of diversity in literature, encouraging aspiring Black authors to use their voice
Latoya Belfon fell in love with storytelling as a teenager, but it took nearly two decades before she published her first book. Once she got over that hump, she never looked back, becoming a best-selling author, an advocate for anti-bias literature and encouraging aspiring Black authors.
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2024 Black Changemakers
From being a pillar of hip-hop in Quebec to leading the youth, his versatility knows no bounds
Malik Shaheed credits his upbringing in Little Burgundy, a historic Montreal neighbourhood with deep ties to Black communities, for giving him his work ethic and his drive to give back to young people.
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'I've never seen anything like it,' says Quebec pilot helping fight L.A. wildfires
As wildfires rage in the Los Angeles area, Quebec's aerial service is on site lending a hand. The team's head pilot says he's never seen anything quite like the chaos he's witnessed in the densely populated area.
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