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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...