Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistance
MONTREAL -- When community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name Jewish Montreal's "new patron saint," Maimie Pinzer was the winning choice.
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Five things to know about Quebec graphite mine added to major projects list
MONTREAL -- A graphite mine in Quebec has been included on the federal government's expanded list of major projects in the national interest to be considered for regulatory fast-tracking. Here are five things to know about Nouveau Monde Graphite's Matawinie Mine.
Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL -- Montreal can develop the ambition to become one of the world's great metropolises, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Thursday as she was formally sworn in during a ceremony at city hall.
Low municipal election voter turnout not a concern for these Quebec towns
MONTREAL -- The historic village of Calixa-Lavallee is named after the man who composed the Canadian national anthem, so perhaps it's no surprise its residents take their civic duty seriously.
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor
MONTREAL -- Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante has met her successor at city hall in a gesture she hopes will help combat cynicism in politics.
Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
MONTREAL -- Montreal's mayor-elect said Monday that her background as a child refugee from Chile is proof that people from all over the world can be welcomed and find success in the city -- even as the provincial government hardens its tone toward immigrants.
'Unreasonable' to cancel election won by single vote, lawyer for Liberal MP says
MONTREAL -- The lawyer for a Quebec Liberal MP who won her riding in the April federal election by a single vote argued on Tuesday it would be unfair to other voters to cancel the result over one uncounted ballot.
Montreal emissions-tracking satellite company says climate fight hasn't slowed
MONTREAL -- The CEO of a Montreal-based company that uses satellites to monitor methane emissions says interest in his technology continues to reach new heights, even as governments appear to be wavering on their climate commitments.
Montreal mayor sees opening of UN-Habitat office as part of her political legacy
MONTREAL -- Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante says Thursday's inauguration of a sixth UN office in the city is a reflection of the environmental, housing-focused agenda she's championed in her nearly eight years in office.
Auto board scandal: Legault says more accountability needed, casts blame elsewhere
MONTREAL -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault testified on Tuesday that he was kept in the dark about hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the auto insurance board, laying most of the blame for the scandal on the leaders of the state-run corporation.
Legault tells auto board scandal inquiry he only learned of cost overruns in February
MONTREAL -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province's auto insurance board in February 2025.
Parti Quebecois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
The Parti Quebecois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier Francois Legault's governing party. Former journalist Alex Boissonneault handily defeated Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime in the Arthabaska riding, flipping a seat that Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec has held since...
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake considering road tolls in response to federal cuts
KAHNAWAKE -- The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake says it will probably impose tolls on the roads crossing its territory in response to looming federal budget cuts.
Drones and contraband pose everyday challenges in Quebec detention centres
MONTREAL -- On any given day, drones buzz in the skies above Quebec's detention centres looking to drop tobacco, drugs or cellphones to the inmates below.
Marc Garneau left lasting legacy on Earth and in space, former colleagues say
Canadian scientists working on asteroid missions, exploring the universe through the James Webb Space Telescope or helping to put rovers on Mars say they can in some way thank Marc Garneau, who left an enduring legacy both as an astronaut and head of the country's space agency. While best-known in later years as a federal cabinet minister, Garneau, who died...
Quebec says it will drop permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 per year
MONTREAL -- Quebec's immigration minister says the government will drop its permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year, and keep them low until Ottawa agrees to slash the number of temporary residents in the province by half.
Snowy owl's threatened status an "alarm bell" for a changing Arctic, scientist says
MONTREAL -- A scientific committee's decision to assess the snowy owl as threatened is yet another concerning sign of the changes shaping Canada's Arctic, two experts say.
Bloc leader criticized by Parti Quebecois as he promises to work with other parties
MONTREAL -- Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet on Tuesday called for a "partisan truce" with other federal party leaders, even as he was accused by the Bloc's provincial cousins of putting the sovereignty question aside.
Blanchet criticized by Parti Quebecois as he promises to work with other leaders
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling for a "partisan truce" with other federal party leaders after Monday's federal election, even as he faces criticism from his party's provincial cousins for putting sovereignty aside. Blanchet told reporters in Montreal that voters want stability in Parliament in order to address the ongoing trade war with the United States. His comments came...
Blanchet criticized by Parti Quebecois as he promises to work with other leaders
MONTREAL -- Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling for a "partisan truce" with other federal party leaders after Monday's federal election, even as he faces criticism from his party's provincial cousins for putting sovereignty aside.
'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
MONTREAL -- In the town of St-Amable, Que., it's plant or pay up.
Trade war with United States pushes Quebec budget into record $13.6-billion deficit
QUEBEC -- Against the backdrop of U.S. tariff threats, the Quebec government tabled a budget on Tuesday with a record $13.6-billion deficit and billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy.
CP NewsAlert: Quebec tables record $13.6-billion deficit amid trade war with U.S.
QUEBEC -- The Quebec government has introduced a budget with a record deficit and billions of dollars in measures to shore up the economy during the trade war with the United States.
Quebec budget expected to include record deficit, measures to address tariff threats
QUEBEC -- Quebec's finance minister is set to table a budget today with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers as U.S. tariff threats continue to sow economic turmoil.
U.S. limits Canadian access to border-straddling library, citing security concerns
STANSTEAD, Que. -- For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Que., have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vt., to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House - no passport required.
Quebec town says U.S. is limiting Canadian access to border-straddling library
STANSTEAD, Que. -- The town of Stanstead, Que., says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to close the main Canadian entrance to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the two countries.
King Charles signalling support for Canada as Trump talks annexation: royal watchers
A maple tree, a red dress and a ceremonial sword may seem like cold comfort for Canadians hoping to hear their head of state defend them against U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated pitches to annex their country. But royal watchers say King Charles is showing subtle support for Canada in the only way he can, given his politically neutral role...
King Charles signalling support for Canada as Trump talks annexation: royal watchers
A maple tree, a red dress and a ceremonial sword may seem like cold comfort for Canadians hoping to hear their head of state defend them against U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated pitches to annex their country.
Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed
MONTREAL -- Alison Steel was a young child when her mother was sent to Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron and his colleagues at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute in the 1950s for treatment of what her daughter believes was likely depression triggered in part over the loss of another child.
Pause on U.S. tariffs good news, but uncertainty is 'dagger over our heads': Legault
MONTREAL -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault welcomed news that Canada would not be hit with United States tariffs for another month, but he said Monday that uncertainty continues to hang over the economy like a "dagger over our heads."
Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario
MONTREAL -- Gisele Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park, under the backdrop of a rising moon.
Quebec fiscal update: $2.1B in new spending, end of tax credit for some older workers
QUEBEC -- Quebec's finance minister has tabled an economic update with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what Eric Girard describes as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown.
Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
MONTREAL -- The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget.
Veterans purged from military for sexual orientation lay wreath at Montreal ceremony
MONTREAL -- Private Martine Roy was only 20 years old in 1984 when she was arrested, interrogated and dismissed from the Canadian Armed Forces for being what was then termed a "sexual deviant."
'Aging membership, aging buildings:' Some legion branches struggle to keep doors open
MONTREAL -- The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal's Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high.
A look at U.S. presidential candidates' ties to Canada ahead of this week's election
MONTREAL -- Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris -- her high school classmates.
New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother
Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.
Five things to know about the Bloc Quebecois' newest riding, LaSalle-Emard-Verdun
MONTREAL -- The Bloc Quebecois dealt a painful blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Monday's byelection, winning the Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Emard-Verdun by 248 votes. Here are five things to know about the Montreal riding.
MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, health centre seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing lawsuit
MONTREAL -- Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.
MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, McGill seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing experiment lawsuit
MONTREAL -- Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and McGill University have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.
Federal Tory leader blasts Montreal mayor's approach to addictions, homelessness
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attacking the Montreal mayor's approach to severe drug addiction and homelessness, accusing her of telling Montrealers to learn to live with "chaos." Poilievre spoke Friday morning near a housing project with a supervised drug-use site west of downtown that has drawn criticism because of its location near an elementary school. He called for the...
Federal Tory leader blasts Montreal mayor's approach to addictions, homelessness
MONTREAL -- Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attacking the Montreal mayor's approach to severe drug addiction and homelessness, accusing her of telling Montrealers to learn to live with "chaos."
City of Montreal says painting a house as an ad for Koodo is against the rules
MONTREAL -- The City of Montreal says the owner of a more than 100-year-old home has violated city rules by allowing it to be painted in neon colours as an ad for telecom company Koodo.
Concern as Quebec slashes number of family reunification applications it will process
MONTREAL -- A woman who has been waiting for two years to sponsor her Guatemalan husband to come to Quebec says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will accept.
Montreal admits sudden patio closing during busy Grand Prix night was unacceptable
MONTREAL -- The City of Montreal has launched an investigation and suspended an employee after fire prevention officers ordered a number of restaurants to shut their packed outdoor seating areas at dinner time during the busy Grand Prix weekend.
Canadian municipalities looking to become ‘spongier’ to build climate resilience
From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events. In Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante announced last week that the city plans to develop some 30 additional "sponge parks" designed to catch and absorb rainwater and keep it from flowing...