{
  "id": 1113950,
  "title": "Archdiocese of Quebec to pay out $31.5M to sexual abuse victims after judge approves settlement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/archdiocese-of-quebec-to-pay-out-31-5m-to-sexual-abuse-victims-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T19:14:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-court-settlement-archdiocese-sexual-abuse-class-action-9.7308689"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement against the archdiocese of Quebec. The deal ends years of legal action for claimants who said they were sexually assaulted by members of the archdiocese since 1940.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/judge-approves-31-5m-settlement-in-sexual-assault-case-against-quebec-1089297",
        "published": "2026-08-15T17:13:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/judge-approves-31-5m-settlement-in-sexual-assault-case-against-quebec",
        "published": "2026-08-15T17:13:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}