Canada says it will fund Jordan's Principle for First Nations kids through 2026
MONTREAL -- The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Quebec student activist turned political leader, stepping down
MONTREAL -- Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of the left-wing Quebec solidaire party who rose to prominence during the 2012 student strike, is stepping down from the party's leadership team.
Ex-student activist Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, with Quebec solidaire, to leave politics
MONTREAL -- Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of the left-wing Quebec solidaire party who rose to prominence during the 2012 student strike, says he is stepping down from the party's leadership team.
Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge for no-shows
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government says it will allow restaurants to charge people who reserve a table but who don't show up and don't cancel ahead of time, a change welcomed by an industry that says no-shows cost the average eatery almost $50,000 a year.
Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge people for no-shows
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government says it's drafting a bill to allow restaurants to charge people who reserve a table but don't show up and don't cancel ahead of time.
Quebec aluminum towns aren't feeling the sting of 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL -- Mayors of Quebec aluminum towns are confident their regions can withstand the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on the metal by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Anti-Trump demonstrators rally in cities across Quebec for women's rights
MONTREAL -- Protesters flooded several blocks in downtown Montreal on Saturday, chanting "shame on you" on the doorstep of the United States Consulate. It was one of more than a dozen demonstrations held across Quebec to mark International Women's Day and denounce the American government's attacks on women's rights and Canada's sovereignty.
Anti-Trump demonstrators rally cities across Quebec for women's rights
MONTREAL -- Protesters gathered in front of the United States Consulate in Montreal today to mark International Women's Day and demonstrate against what they called the American government's attacks on women's rights and Canada's sovereignty.
Montreal Gaelic sports club won't partake in U.S. competitions, citing LGBTQ+ safety
MONTREAL -- A Montreal Gaelic sports club says it won't travel to the United States this summer for tournaments because of the policies of the Trump administration on transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming athletes.
Weak dollar, anger with U.S. expected to give $1.5B boost to Quebec tourism industry
MONTREAL -- The weak Canadian dollar and the fast-eroding relationship between the United States and Canada are expected to bring a major boost to Quebec's economy in 2025, says a tourism group.
Operation snowfall: A look at how Montreal is cleaning up after back-to-back storms
MONTREAL -- In Montreal's southwest, by the Lachine Canal, trucks come and go like clockwork, dumping loads of snow as blowers the size of tanks send it cascading in the air onto a 10-storey-high bank. Known as the Angrignon snow depot, it is one of 10 sites across Montreal storing the record-breaking snowfall that hit the city in recent days.
Amazon starts closing Quebec warehouses as union president calls for boycott
MONTREAL -- The union that represents workers at what was Canada's only unionized Amazon warehouse says the online retail giant has begun shutting down its seven facilities in Quebec this week, putting thousands of employees out of work.
Ottawa planning processing centre for asylum seekers in Quebec near U.S. border
MONTREAL -- Canadian authorities are planning to open a processing centre for asylum seekers near the United States border in Quebec in case there is a sharp rise in the number of would-be refugees entering Canada.
Anita Anand says she will not run for Liberal party leadership or re-election
MONTREAL -- Liberal cabinet minister Anita Anand announced Saturday that she won't pursue a bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Tough lesson: Thousands of uncertified teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL -- Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a non-legally qualified teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way.
Tough lesson: Thousands of 'unqualified' teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL -- Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called "unqualified" teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way.
Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants, Atlantic Canada still struggling
MONTREAL -- Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers to the rest of the country.
Quebec municipalities brace for new flood zone maps that show more properties at risk
MONTREAL -- Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would greatly expand areas deemed at risk.
Montreal blacksmith says he has a 'place in paradise' as Notre-Dame reopens its doors
MONTREAL -- Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose above the Paris skyline as the historic cathedral, which took 182 years to build between the 12th and 14th centuries, was reduced to a smouldering shell.
Hit man offered $100,000 to kill Montreal crime reporter covering his trial
MONTREAL -- Political leaders and press freedom groups on Friday were left shell-shocked after Montreal news outlet La Presse revealed that a hit man had offered $100,000 to have one of its crime reporters assassinated.
Quebec auditor general says school system failing Indigenous students
MONTREAL -- Quebec's auditor general says the province has taken little action in the past two decades to help Indigenous students in Quebec, whose graduation rates lag behind those of Indigenous students in other provinces.
Montreal city councillors table motion to declare state of emergency on homelessness
MONTREAL -- A pair of independent Montreal city councillors have tabled a motion to get the city to declare a state of emergency on homelessness next week.
Quebec 'ready to use' notwithstanding clause to force doctors to practise in province
MONTREAL -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to force doctors trained in Quebec to begin their careers in the province's public system.
Quebec freezes two major immigration streams that provide path to permanent residency
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government has frozen two major immigration streams that provide a pathway to permanent residency, after complaining for years that the number of newcomers settling in the province is threatening its language and culture.
Quebec freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers.
Canadian cities struggling to get past 'Whac-A-Mole' solution to homeless encampments
MONTREAL -- On a strip of grass dividing a busy east-end Montreal thoroughfare from a block of residences in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district stand about two dozen tents, a reflection of a housing market that can't provide enough affordable homes.
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante, 1st female mayor of city, won't seek 3rd term in 2025
MONTREAL -- Mayor Valerie Plante, the first woman elected to Montreal's top job and whose vision for urban mobility helped make Montreal renowned for its many car-free streets, said Wednesday she won't seek re-election in the November 2025 municipal elections.
'I wish my father was here': Tobacco victims hail bittersweet $32.5-billion deal
MONTREAL -- After nearly three decades fighting Canada's tobacco giants, Lise Blais is close to getting compensation for the lung cancer her late husband developed from smoking cigarettes.
Visual effects, animation studios unite to convince Quebec for better tax deal
MONTREAL -- Visual effects and animation companies are uniting to strike a better deal with the Quebec government after it implemented tax changes that some firms say will cost them nearly two-thirds of their revenues next year.
Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints
MONTREAL -- Montreal's administration announced on Wednesday it is going to immediately modify a borough's noise bylaw to protect entertainment venues and bars from noise complaints, after a court this week ordered a historic music hall in the city's Plateau neighbourhood to pipe down.
Sound decision: Montreal to change bylaw to protect venues from noise complaints
MONTREAL -- The City of Montreal is promising to rapidly change a bylaw to protect entertainment venues and bars from noise complaints, after a court ordered a beloved music hall to pipe down.
Montreal bars, restaurants react to Quebec bill to regulate merchant tipping requests
MONTREAL -- Julia Dougall-Picard swings into action when customers settle in for lunch at Frite Alors in Montreal's downtown Quartier Latin neighbourhood.
Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers
MONTREAL -- Quebec's school year started on a familiar note: thousands of teaching spots were unfilled, and the provincial government had to defend itself for its failure to solve the problem.
In Montreal, services for the vulnerable trigger backlash, but no easy solutions
MONTREAL -- Officials in Montreal are struggling to get the public on board with the city's approach to treating people with severe addiction and homelessness, as those social crises become fodder for political attacks.
Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon
MONTREAL -- Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a graphite mine with ties to the Pentagon have created an alliance to accelerate public consultations on the project and pressure the provincial government to listen to what locals have to say.
Canadians with Caribbean ties scramble to escape powerful Hurricane Beryl
MONTREAL -- George Grant last checked on his mother Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Beryl bore down on his native Jamaica. In the hilly centre of the island, she is far away from potential flooding but exposed to strong winds. Her shutters were down and her fridge stocked, Grant said, and at age 80, she exuded the calm of someone who...
As police increasingly use facial recognition technology, calls grow for regulations
MONTREAL -- Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful digital tools.
French-Montrealers vote in 'historic' election amid surge in far-right
MONTREAL -- Large numbers of French nationals in Montreal are expected to turn out on Saturday for the first round of France's parliamentary elections, spurred to the ballot box by the threat of a surging far-right party and its allies that are leading in the polls back home.
Montreal City Hall reopens its doors after delays, increases to renovation costs
MONTREAL -- Montreal's City Hall reopened its doors to the public today after five years worth of renovations that took longer than expected and ran over budget.