Montreal
It’s an issue that has residents in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood divided – bike lanes. Last year, the city announced plans to install bike lanes on Querbes and Ball Avenues, which would…
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Environmental activists have once again disrupted access to the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Friday. Members of “The Last Generation Canada” have glued their hands to the road and blocked…
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New directives are in place in Quebec hospitals and long-term care homes that outline when a language other than French can be used by healthcare workers in emergency situations. The visits were carried…
Celine Dion staged the comeback of her career during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games in Paris. The Quebecois vocal powerhouse performed publicly for the first time since revealing she was…
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A young driver involved in a car race collided with two sport utility vehicles on Highway 13 in Laval late Thursday evening, causing several injuries. At around 7:45 p.m., the 23-year-old driver driving…
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This nine-meter sign is an icon in Granby, 80 kilometers east of Montreal — at this family run restaurant “Chez Ben on s’bourd la bedaine.” But a year ago the man eating a hotdog needed some…
“Big part of Granby,” says Jimmy Dubé, co-owner of Chez Ben on s’bour la bedaine on their iconic neon sign that needed to be restored. The community united to make it possible for the restaurant in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. Pamela Pagano reports.
“[We] started the process,” says Marc Perez from the Coalition for Democracy Montreal, as residents in Montreal’s Parc-Extension are planning to take legal action against the city due to loss of parking from bike lanes. Swidda Rassy reports.
Canada & First Nations in Northern Ontario agreed to share revenues from land ceded in the 1850 Superior & Huron Treaties. But Canada hasn’t adjusted payments since 1875 – and the Supreme Court says it’s time to pay up.
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“Immoral,” said Sylvia Martin-Laforge, the director-general for the Quebec Community Groups Network, about the new language directives in Quebec hospitals that outline when languages other than French can be used. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.
“To me, these blankets are really pieces of art but also love letters,” said Viva Vittoria volunteer Matteo Rosi. Montreal will host the knitting-based project from Italy, which raises awareness about violence against women. Teresa Romano reports.
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More than half of the 2,000 job losses estimated by Quebec as a result of the federal decree on caribou would affect forestry companies operating in an area straddling the Côte-Nord and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean…
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Members of the Fédération de la santé du Québec (FSQ), affiliated with the CSQ, have approved the agreement in principle with Quebec, the union announced Friday. According to the FSQ, 80.4 per cent…
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MONTREAL — Work continued Friday to clean up the second oil spill in two weeks in the St. Lawrence River off eastern Montreal. The Quebec Environment Department has confirmed that the two spills in…
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Montreal will host the Viva Vittoria project from Italy next year, which raises awareness about violence against women by covering public spaces with knitted and crocheted blankets. The Italian-based…
Olympic champions Maude Charron and Andre de Grasse held the Maple Leaf high as Canada’s Olympic delegation sailed its way into the Paris Games. The flag-bearers led a delegation of nearly 200 athletes…
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On Friday, the 130 or so employees of Granby Zoo voted 91 per cent in favour of an indefinite general strike. Workers at Granby Zoo are denouncing the slow pace of negotiations regarding the renewal…
Scotiabank says the technical issues preventing some customers from receiving inbound payments, including direct deposits, Friday has been fixed.
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Montrealers can enjoy warm temperatures this weekend after a week of mixed weather. Environment Canada predicts sunny skies in the upcoming days, after rain, wind and a tornado touched down in Montreal’s…
The Canadian men’s soccer team is about to face the same scrutiny as the women when it comes to potential spying. Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue said Friday on a media conference call that he has discovered…
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MONTREAL — McGill University withdrew its injunction request against a pro-Palestinian encampment on Thursday, a little more than two weeks after the school dismantled the collection of tents from its…
A tornado overturned a truck and uprooted several trees in Brossard, on Montreal’s South Shore, Wednesday night. Strong winds overturned the semi-trailer on Matte Blvd. around 8 p.m., said Longueuil…
Davis Alexander made a point to stay ready. With his team in a big hole, the Alouettes third-string quarterback didn’t blink when his number was called. Alexander threw two touchdowns…
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It’s a place that’s been bringing people together for generations. In the middle of the St. Lawrence River in Montreal there’s the iconic Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène and Notre Dame…
Montreal police (SPVM) and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) have arrested 10 people in connection with two murders in Charlemagne and Montreal that took place last year. Five men aged 21 to 31 and a 27-year-old…
After the death of a pedestrian last spring who was struck by an STM bus, a Quebec coroner’s report says Montreal bus drivers need mandatory breaks to prevent similar incidents from taking place. On…
A pro-Palestinian group is holding a demonstration outside Quebec’s pension fund manager’s Montreal office all day Thursday. The group “Divest for Palestine Collective” claims that the Caisse…
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) are looking for the driver of a truck who lost part of his load, causing a serious accident behind him last weekend in Brossard. The events occurred around 9 p.m. on the…
Alberta’s premier says up to half of the structures in Jasper, including homes and businesses, have been destroyed by a raging wildfire.