Stephane Blais

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Groups urge PM Carney to act on climate finance risk, 10 years after key speech

Groups urge PM Carney to act on climate finance risk, 10 years after key speech

MONTREAL -- A decade after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a famous speech about the financial risks associated with climate change, global organizations called for financial system reforms in an open letter on Monday.

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change

More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climate change. Calling themselves the Elbows Up for Climate coalition, the officials say Canadians need projects that can protect the economy from the U.S. trade war but also that can help Canada...

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change

Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change

MONTREAL -- More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climate change.

Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill

Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill

MONTREAL -- A group of environmental lawyers says it has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court challenging the validity of the federal government's major projects law.

Montreal mayor wants Quebec government to appoint a homelessness minister

Montreal mayor wants Quebec government to appoint a homelessness minister

MONTREAL -- Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante is asking the Quebec government to appoint a "top gun" for homelessness ahead of an expected provincial cabinet shuffle.

Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion

Quebec City using artificial intelligence to manage traffic, reduce congestion

Quebec City has started synchronizing traffic lights with the use of Google's artificial intelligence, technology the city says will improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

MONTREAL -- Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack.

Anxiety about Trump tariffs runs deep in Quebec industrial cities

Anxiety about Trump tariffs runs deep in Quebec industrial cities

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. -- Quebec cities that are particularly vulnerable to U.S. tariffs are struggling to keep up with the twists and turns of President Donald Trump's erratic trade policies.

Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires

Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires

LONGUEUIL, Que. -- Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country, the Canadian Space Agency announced Friday.

Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal's LaSalle-Emard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer. Polls show a three-way battle emerging between the Liberal Party of Canada, the Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic Party and although LaSalle-Emard-Verdun is considered a Liberal stronghold, the NDP candidate in...