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Margaret Trudeau in hospital after fire at Montreal apartment building
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mother, Margaret Trudeau, is in hospital after a fire broke out in her Montreal apartment building. Sources tell...
After going hungry, Montreal student on mission to reduce waste, feed those in need
After going hungry, Montreal student on mission to reduce waste, feed those in need Megan Clarke knows all too well what it’s like...
Finding Fred Christie: The legacies, big and small, of Canada’s reluctant civil rights hero
Finding Fred Christie: The legacies, big and small, of Canada’s reluctant civil rights hero Fred Christie’s name is attached to one of the...
Montreal high school students save teacher’s life using CPR, defibrillator
Montreal high school students save teacher’s life using CPR, defibrillator Three students from Georges-Vanier high school in Montreal are being hailed as heroes after...
Letters unearthed from Jean Drapeau’s archive show how he tried to lure Hollywood stars to Montreal
Jean Drapeau’s crusade to transform Montreal into a world-class city is well-known: he lobbied long and hard to win Expo 67 and the 1976 Olympics, and...
Mother and daughter killed in Lachine apartment fire, another child in critical condition
A 40-year-old woman and her eight-year-old daughter have died after a fire in an apartment block in Montreal’s Lachine borough, Montreal police have confirmed....
In Quebec, Andrew Scheer fights to erase memories of a bad debate, keep campaign hopes alive
The Conservatives began the campaign with big hopes for Quebec. They revamped their image in the province and spent months recruiting high-profile local...
Quebec won’t make a law to crack down on ‘bonjour/hi’
The Quebec government says it has no plans to introduce legislation to force businesses to greet customers in French only, instead of with...
Roger Taillibert, architect of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
Roger Taillibert, the French architect who designed Montreal’s Olympic Stadium for the 1976 Olympic Games, has died in Paris. He was 93 years old....
The Bloc Québécois has actually been cruising to a resurgence, now deals with big dispute examination
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet surrounded himself on Monday with union leaders in Sept-Îles, Que., along with attracted the blue-collar workers of the...
What do the federal parties offer Quebecers in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions?
Even before Friday’s mammoth climate march in Montreal, polls were suggesting the environment is a key priority for Quebec voters in this campaign. Voters’...
Greta Thunberg celebrates fight for ‘common cause’ ahead of Montreal climate march
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg praised those assembled Friday ahead of what is expected to be a march of hundreds of thousands of people in...
New court challenge brought against Quebec’s secularism law
Quebec’s secularism law, which bans some civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work, is facing a new legal challenge. Lawyers representing a...
1st Canadian case of vaping-related illness confirmed in Quebec
A Quebec resident has been diagnosed with Canada’s first case of a severe vaping-related breathing illness, federal officials have confirmed. “In this case, it...
Quebec’s environmental movement has had a long string of victories. What’s the secret to its success?
Since the spring, hundreds, maybe thousands, of Quebec teens have been meeting after school to lay the groundwork for a massive protest in...
NDP unveils Quebec platform, promising more power on immigration and language
NDP’s Jagmeet Singh starts week two in the province which was once his party’s stronghold, promising more powers to Quebec on portfolios including the...
