Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman

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Accountants committee disciplines Quebec mayor for 'violent' comments about Palestine

Accountants committee disciplines Quebec mayor for 'violent' comments about Palestine

The mayor of a Montreal-area suburb posted online comments about Palestine that were "violent in nature" and have no place in society, said the disciplinary committee of the Quebec order of professional accountants in a new ruling. The disciplinary committee said it was ordering Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi to pay a $30,000 fine and undergo mandatory training, noting that his...

Accountants committee disciplines Quebec mayor for 'violent' comments about Palestine

Accountants committee disciplines Quebec mayor for 'violent' comments about Palestine

MONTREAL -- The mayor of a Montreal-area suburb posted online comments about Palestine that were "violent in nature" and have no place in society, said the disciplinary committee of the Quebec order of professional accountants in a new ruling.

Mayor of Montreal suburb expresses regret over anti-Palestine comments

Mayor of Montreal suburb expresses regret over anti-Palestine comments

MONTREAL -- The mayor of a Montreal suburb is expressing regret about his online comments about Palestine.

Senior Quebec official says new ministers getting briefed on safeguarding U.S. trade

Senior Quebec official says new ministers getting briefed on safeguarding U.S. trade

MONTREAL -- Quebec is eager to safeguard its trade relationship with the United States following midterm elections that handed Democrats control of Congress, according to a senior government official.

Hydro-Quebec maintains plan to boost rates for data centres despite court ruling

Hydro-Quebec maintains plan to boost rates for data centres despite court ruling

MONTREAL -- Hydro-Quebec will continue seeking higher electricity rates for data centres and cryptocurrency miners despite a court decision striking down governmental decrees that supported the plan.

A Montreal man on the run from authorities takes pet raccoon for rabies vaccination

A Montreal man on the run from authorities takes pet raccoon for rabies vaccination

MONTREAL -- A Montreal man who says he is on the run from provincial authorities for housing a raccoon has taken his pet for a rabies vaccination.

Suburban Montreal mayor pleads guilty, faces $30,000 fine after anti-Palestine posts

Suburban Montreal mayor pleads guilty, faces $30,000 fine after anti-Palestine posts

MONTREAL -- The mayor of a Montreal suburb pleaded guilty to a professional ethics breach and faces a $30,000 fine over comments he made about Palestine.

Young anglophones are still leaving Quebec, but at much lower rates, find researchers

Young anglophones are still leaving Quebec, but at much lower rates, find researchers

MONTREAL -- Having grown up in an English-speaking family in Montreal, Jeremy Schachter says the question of staying or leaving Quebec was a "very real" dinner-table conversation.

Researcher who became sick after pesticide exposure asks government to follow science

Researcher who became sick after pesticide exposure asks government to follow science

MONTREAL -- Since he was a child, Gerald Chouinard knew he wanted to be a scientist. He fulfilled that dream for three decades, researching alternatives to pesticides in Quebec, until his work was cut short eight years ago.

As protests continue in their home country, Indians in Montreal gather in solidarity

As protests continue in their home country, Indians in Montreal gather in solidarity

MONTREAL -- A dozen people rallied in downtown Montreal on Monday to express solidarity with protesters in India.

Quebec Liberal Leader targets PQ referendum pledge on final day of election campaign

Quebec Liberal Leader targets PQ referendum pledge on final day of election campaign

SHERBROOKE -- Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard zeroed in on the Parti Quebecois pledge to hold a sovereignty referendum as he rallied the party faithful on the last full day of the provincial election campaign.

French-only Quebec election voter guides prompted 160 complaints over five days

French-only Quebec election voter guides prompted 160 complaints over five days

MONTREAL -- Quebec's election oversight body received an influx of complaints after it announced that it was sending unilingual French information guides to all voters ahead of the Oct. 5 elections.

Coalition Avenir Quebec reckons with interference claims as campaign enters last week

Coalition Avenir Quebec reckons with interference claims as campaign enters last week

MONTREAL -- Coalition Avenir Quebec Christine Frechette blamed members of her own party for trying to get journalists to pursue a story about foreign interference in the electoral process as she tried to distance herself on Monday from a controversy that has dogged her on the election campaign trail for days.

Quebec voters bring issues like economy, language and health to advance polling

Quebec voters bring issues like economy, language and health to advance polling

MONTREAL -- Along the Saint-Lawrence River, with a view of the Montreal skyline, voters gathered at advance polling stations like one at the Montreal science centre to cast early ballots ahead of the province's Oct. 5 general election.

Que. opposition leaders call claims of U.S. interference a fear campaign, 'Hail Mary'

Que. opposition leaders call claims of U.S. interference a fear campaign, 'Hail Mary'

MONTREAL -- Claims of American interference continued to churn on the Quebec campaign trail Saturday, the eve of the start of advance polling ahead of the Oct. 5 election.

Quebec party leaders prepare for final debate as elections draw near

Quebec party leaders prepare for final debate as elections draw near

MONTREAL -- With less than two weeks to go in the Quebec election campaign, party leaders are gearing up for a third and final debate that could see Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon at the centre of attention.

New ICE contracts for Montreal-based security firm involved with 'Alligator Alcatraz'

New ICE contracts for Montreal-based security firm involved with 'Alligator Alcatraz'

MONTREAL -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has contracted a Montreal-based security firm again, this time to assist its efforts in Texas.

Halfway through the Quebec election campaign, leaders and voters look to first debate

Halfway through the Quebec election campaign, leaders and voters look to first debate

MONTREAL -- With the Quebec election campaign almost at its halfway point, party leaders made themselves scarce on Monday as they prepared for their first two debates this week.

As Quebec elections grow near, some Indigenous communities choose not to get involved

As Quebec elections grow near, some Indigenous communities choose not to get involved

MONTREAL -- There are a number of signs scattered along the suburban streets of the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, across the river from Montreal.

Quebec party leaders are preparing for two debates this week in election campaign

Quebec party leaders are preparing for two debates this week in election campaign

MONTREAL -- Quebec party leaders are preparing for two debates this week in the provincial election campaign.

Indigenous turnout remains low in Quebec amid calls for political inclusion

Indigenous turnout remains low in Quebec amid calls for political inclusion

MONTREAL -- There are a number of signs scattered along the suburban streets of the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, across the river from Montreal.

Quebec party leaders talk transport and health as first debate approaches

Quebec party leaders talk transport and health as first debate approaches

MONTREAL -- Promises on transport, public safety and health care filled the air on the Quebec campaign trail on Saturday as leaders prepare to face off in debates next week.

Quebec election campaign enters 17th day as leaders' debates approach

Quebec election campaign enters 17th day as leaders' debates approach

MONTREAL -- Quebec political leaders are entering their 17th day on the campaign trail today with their first debate approaching on Tuesday.

Montreal's LaSalle College will open its doors as judge renews creditor protection

Montreal's LaSalle College will open its doors as judge renews creditor protection

MONTREAL -- Students at LaSalle College said they were relieved and excited as they learned they would be able to return to school on Friday following a week of uncertainty during which the fate of their school hung in limbo.

PQ Leader's donations to federal Liberals in spotlight on the Quebec campaign trail

PQ Leader's donations to federal Liberals in spotlight on the Quebec campaign trail

Federalism was top of mind for party leaders on Wednesday, the seventh day of the Quebec election campaign. Sovereigntist Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon found himself on the receiving end of quips from opponents following revelations he had donated multiple times to the Liberal Party of Canada between 2004 and 2008. Elections Canada records show St-Pierre Plamondon donated over...

PQ Leader's donations to federal Liberals in spotlight on the Quebec campaign trail

PQ Leader's donations to federal Liberals in spotlight on the Quebec campaign trail

MONTREAL -- Federalism was top of mind for party leaders on Wednesday, the seventh day of the Quebec election campaign.