Montreal
The number of measles cases has stabilized, according to the Montreal Public Health. Since March 25, there have been no contaminations reported within the community. “Our teams have identified…
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A Montreal youth centre is urgently seeking foster families as they say they’re facing a shortage of suitable homes for children. Batshaw Youth and Family Centres is supposed to have 10 to 15 per…
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Motorists are facing higher gas prices in many parts of Quebec as gas stations switch from winter to summer gasoline. In Montreal, several service stations were charging between $1.90 and $1.92 a litre…
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Wednesday marked day 17 of a sit-in protest in front of federal Immigration Minister Mark Miller’s office in Montreal organized by Palestinian-Montrealer Summer Alkhdour. Her 13-year-old daughter…
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Quebec’s police watchdog, the BEI, has launched an investigation into a shooting involving Montreal police (SPVM). According to the investigation, the incident occurred around 4:28 p.m. on Wednesday…
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The City of Longueuil issued a boil-water advisory Wednesday night for a portion of Saint-Hubert and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. They say they’ve taken samples and are waiting on the results. The mandate…
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“I didn’t know there was all this going on – the community – that’s what you don’t get with Amazon,” says Jean Lavigne, owner of Librairie Résonance. He’s taking the pressure off shoppers’ experiences with post-it reviews. Anastasia Dextrene reports.
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“Please do something,” says Linda Gauthier, a Quebec woman who uses a wheelchair. She says access to mammograms in the province for women in wheelchairs is “nearly impossible.” Swidda Rassy reports.
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The Prime Minister rallies his caucus around a budget he says is about fairness. Budget 2024 has a heavy housing focus, but Conservatives say they’ve heard big housing promises from Justin Trudeau before.
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“Being like more of a visible minority in BHS, it’s great to find some representation,” says Brycen, a grade 11 student at Beaconsfield High School about their recent Multicultural fair. Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed reports.
President Joe Biden mocking Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, as sparks fly on the campaign trail. Brandon Choghri with a look at the increasing insults as November nears.
Montreal police (SPVM) deployed the ‘SEXTO’ intervention program after planning the project for a year. SEXTO aims to prevent and counter sexting among teens, in collaboration with high schools…
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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…
As Quebec nears National Organ and Tissue Donation Week, a new survey suggests nearly 80 per cent of Quebecers are in favour of specific, comprehensive legislation on organ donation and transplantation. The…
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Quebec Premier François Legault didn’t wait long to replace his government whip. Twenty-four hours after Éric Lefebvre left the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) caucus, Legault announced that Blainville…
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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say 14 people have been arrested and face up to 56 charges as part of an alleged grandparent scam that often targeted seniors, with the organized crime group costing victims…
Since opening its doors in 2021, Librairie Résonance has become known for the unique way in which it sells books about music – with post-its that say things like ‘absolutely love it’ or ‘love…
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Quebec premier François Legault still doesn’t know the price of a 4 1/2 in Montreal, three years after getting bogged down on the issue. The premier was responding on Wednesday to Official Opposition…
Students at Beaconsfield High School in Montreal’s West Island are celebrating multicultural day, and they say this initiative is particularly significant. “Multicultural day is very important to BHS…
Halfway between a family medicine group (FMG) and a hospital, the Quebec government on Wednesday clarified its model for private mini-hospitals that will focus on the needs of the elderly. Two mini-hospitals,…
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Nearly 37,000 Quebecers were victims of fraud in 2023, an increase of 15 per cent in two years, according to the Association of Directors of Police (ADPQ). The ADPQ invited the media to a press conference…
Students from Concordia University rallied 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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If you have ever accidentally left something behind in an Uber, you’re not alone. The ridesharing company shared its latest Lost and Found Index of 2023, revealing the most surprising and popular…
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…
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’…
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…
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…
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…