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McGill University says the encampment on its downtown campus’ lower field has “tripled” since Saturday and officials say it is violating their policies. Tents began going up at McGill – near the…
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The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE) announced on Monday that it has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Canada to challenge the Quebec’s secularism law; Bill 21. The law bans public…
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Québec solidaire (QS) spokesperson Émilise Lessard-Therrien is stepping down, saying she is completely exhausted, after being in office for a few months. Lessard-Therrien was defeated in the 2022…
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The shingles vaccine will be offered free of charge to people 75 and over starting May 1, announced Health Minister Christian Dubé in a press release. The vaccine was already free for people over the…
The Défi Sportif AlterGo has returned for its 41st edition in Montreal. It’s Canada’s largest multi-sport event and features thousands of athletes from all over the world with functional limitations…
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Quebec is “going on the offensive” to protect and promote French, Minister Jean-François Roberge said Sunday as he presented a $603-million plan to counter what he described as the language’s decline. Roberge,…
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“We have found a lot of support in community and each other,” said one Montreal student at the McGill encampment supporting Gaza. Tents went up Saturday at the downtown campus, as they look to continue an ‘indefinite’ protest. Swidda Rassy reports.
The province is working to remove distractions from classroom as part of its back-to-basics plan. However, as Afua Baah reports, there are doubts about how educators can enforce these new measures.
“It’s full of entertainment. We have a lot of players, like new emerging players,” said Padam Joshi, a Montreal cricket player of a tournament in Verdun. It brings together players from Quebec and other parts of Canada. Their league starts next week.
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“The need increases…even though you have a full-time job you can struggle to make ends meet,” said Virginie Grenier-Deschênes of Corbeille de Pain, as they held a fundraiser in Pointe-Claire to help improve food insecurity – one bowl at a time.
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Pro-Palestinian protests continue at major U.S. universities and several schools have called police to remove demonstrators. Caryn Ceolin has the details.
In 2023, Hydro-Québec customers spent an average of nearly 17 hours without electricity, which is three hours more than in 2022. According to documents submitted to the Régie de l’énergie by Hydro‐Québec…
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Villa Maria will remain at its current location after the Congrégation de Notre-Dame’s (CND) announced that they are selling the estate. The land is located between Westmount and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce…
PWHL Montréal will play all its home playoff games at Place Bell in Laval, the organization announced on Friday. The team qualified for the playoffs with a 5-2 win against New York on Wednesday night. The…
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Singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland died Saturday at the age of 89. The man who left his mark on Quebec with the song “Une chance qu’on s’a” died of natural causes, according to his agency….
Municipal councillor Craig Sauvé will run for the federal NDP in a byelection in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. Sauvé was named the party’s candidate Sunday afternoon. No other candidacy was received…
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Cricket players from across Quebec came to Montreal this weekend to participate in a pre-season tournament, paving the way for the official league kickoff next week. “It’s full of entertainment….
Corbeille de Pain, a non-profit organization, held its annual fundraising event in collaboration with local potters. The public event, which took place in Montreal’s Pointe-Claire on Saturday, aimed…
The World Central Kitchen plans to resume operations in the Gaza Strip Monday, four weeks after Israeli airstrikes killed seven of its aid workers including one Canadian. The organization suspended…
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The office of Quebec’s Ministry of Housing is under fire over an accidental email reply. After The Canadian Press asked every province whether it agreed with the federal housing advocate that shelter…
The number of microdistilleries in Quebec has boomed in the last decade, growing from less than a dozen to about 70. But a decision by Quebec’s liquor corporation to cull up to 200 homegrown products…
Montreal says public transit trips were up between 15 and 20 per cent among people age 65 and over in the six months after it made the service free for local seniors. The program, which took effect…
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if…
Montreal students inspired by a Gaza solidarity movement at campuses in the United States erected an encampment on the grounds of McGill University Saturday. The students began setting up tents near…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows Canadians aren’t listening. He knows his defence against Conservative attacks over his signature climate policy isn’t working, at least not yet. But he plans to…
Quebec provincial police say a 51-year-old woman has died after a head-on collision in the town of Lachute, roughly 50 kilometres west of Montreal, early Saturday morning. Police spokesperson Frédéric…
Ann-Renée Desbiens posted the first shutout of her Professional Women’s Hockey League career in Montreal’s 2-0 win over host Ottawa on Saturday. Desbiens, who backstopped Canada to a gold medal in…
A Port of Montreal worker died on Friday after an apparent accident. It happened just after 1:30 p.m. at the Viau Terminal, at the corner of Notre-Dame E. Street and Viau Street, involving a truck…
NEW YORK (AP) — Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities across U.S., some of whom have clashed with police in riot gear, dug in Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going…
“To this day, I can’t watch the video. Even during the trial, every time the video was shown I had to get out because it was traumatic for me,” said Montrealer Lamine Sale Nkouendji. Almost four years…