Montreal
Nearly impossible, that’s how one Quebec woman describes her fight to access a mammogram in the province. Linda Gauthier, who is in a wheelchair, says she has been made to feel like a second-class…
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Students from Concordia University are rallying in front of the Quebec minister of higher education’s Montreal office Wednesday afternoon in the wake of tuition hikes imposed on out-of-province and international…
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said that she was happy to see the new housing measures in the latest federal budget. On social media Tuesday night, she wrote: “I welcome the Government of Canada’s…
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A former Montreal resident has been sentenced to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million Americans into sending money to fake psychics. The…
Martin St. Louis will remain behind the Montreal Canadiens’ bench for the next three seasons. The Canadiens announced Wednesday they have picked up the two-year option on head coach Martin St. Louis’…
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Drivers in Montreal are bracing for a double-digit spike at the gas pumps on Thursday, as the price is expected to rise 14 cents at midnight. The price at the pump is set to surge to 188.9 cents/litre…
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Nine people, including Air Canada employees, are facing charges in connection to the $20-million Toronto Pearson airport gold heist that was meticulously carried out in April 2023.
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“There is a lot of investment going towards the private sectors and not towards more vulnerable tenants,” says FRAPRU coordinator Catherine Lussier, as Liberals try to help young Canadians with a housing-focused budget. Anastasia Dextrene reports.
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Did you make over $250,000 in capital gains this year? If so, the Liberals are looking at you, to help bankroll the federal budget. Meanwhile, no opposition parties – even the NDP – are offering unqualified support to the budget.
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“I can’t wait,” said Jason Forbes, president of the YUL Cultural Association, about the return of the Caribbean carnival parade to Montreal this summer after it was cancelled last year. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.
“Overflowing at capacity,” says Hélène from the West Island Women’s Shelter as Quebec has seen thousands turned away from shelters amid space shortages for women trying to escape intimate partner violence in the province. Swidda Rassy reports.
The Vaudreuil-Dorion Walmart will reopen May 16 after a criminal fire forced its closure earlier this year. The Feb. 20 blaze, which investigators believe was arson, caused significant damage to the…
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MNA for Arthabaska and provincial government whip Eric Lefebvre is leaving the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) to run with Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party in the next federal election. He will…
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Quebec Liberal MNA André Fortin took advantage of Tuesday’s budget review to show the Minister of Health just how difficult it is to get a medical appointment. In the middle of a parliamentary committee…
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Quebec organizations helping women in need amid intimate partner violence are sounding the alarm, as a shortage of shelter spaces for women trying to escape their situations is getting worse. Some organizations…
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The famous hockey equipment manufacturer CCM is being sold once again, according to The Globe and Mail, which reported that Birch Hill Equity Partners intends to sell it. More than 200 employees would…
OTTAWA — With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here’s a look at some of the winners and losers: Winner: Small businesses Carbon tax rebates for small businesses…
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Despite massive spending on housing, the federal government will not go deeper into deficit than planned, thanks to better-than-expected revenues from personal income taxes and proposed changes to the…
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s newest budget aims to appeal to young Canadians. The government is projecting $53 billion in new spending over the next five years, with higher capital gains taxes…
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A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid medications. The…
The Caribbean culture parade will make its return to Montreal for its 50th anniversary this summer after being cancelled last year. The Caribbean Coalition Network of Montreal (CCNM), a group…
Professionals around the world are invited to find new and creative ways to recycle the roof at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Designers and architects can propose their ideas that will “breathe…
After the pandemic, Montreal teenagers want to reduce their screen time and improve their digital habits, according to a study published by the Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal (DRSP…
There are several road closures Montreal drivers need to be aware of starting this weekend. Ville-Marie Expressway The Ville-Marie Expressway will be closed as of Friday night to build new piers,…
Members of the union representing employees of Autobus Idéal, Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs des (STTAI–CSN), are on strike starting Tuesday until April 28. Nearly 10,000 students in…
The city Montreal is looking to change the way they approach snow removal. On Monday, the Plante administration proposed their snow removal plans for the next 10 years to the municipal council. It includes larger…
A worker is in critical condition after falling 10 metres down a ventilation shaft at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium on Monday. The Montreal Fire Department was called around 12:20 p.m. after calls were…
A fire at the St. James Anglican Church in Hudson, caused major damage to the building that has been a part of the community since 1842. The fire broke out in the church – in the municipality…
As Quebec and Canada continue to go back and forth about immigration powers, one employers group in Quebec says the problem has more to do with politics than immigration. The Conseil du patronat du…
In order to meet the growing demand of car sharing observed throughout the island, Communauto and the City of Montreal announced that the service is set to expand this year. Montrealers should see…