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Zebras, lions, kangaroos among exotic animals seized at Quebec zoo
Quebec zoo owner Normand Trahan, pictured in 2017, could face up to five years in prison on charges of animal cruelty and neglect....
‘Abnormal’ spike in Muslim women reporting harassment, discrimination after Quebec secularism bill tabled
There has been a sharp increase in harassment directed at Muslim women in Quebec since the province tabled draft legislation to ban religious...
Hearings on Quebec’s secularism bill have little time for religious groups, critics say
Legislative hearings into Quebec’s controversial secularism bill begin Tuesday amid concerns that religious groups have largely been excluded from the process. Premier François...
‘Total devastation’: 82-year-old recounts visit to submerged home in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
After suffering a heart attack three weeks ago, 82-year-old Tom Fleck was told to take it easy. That’s easier said than done, when...
‘Evacuation now!’: As torrent of water rushes in from breached dike, thousands forced to flee Montreal suburb
Annie Pépin’s kids were playing outside with her father Saturday as she cleaned the kitchen after supper. Sirens, and the blaring of a police cruiser’s loudspeakers,...
Situation ‘stable’ in Montreal, mayor says, but urges caution on rising water
A combination of advanced planning and volunteer hard-work kept Montreal dry on Saturday, even as water levels rose higher than they were during the...
Montreal declares state of emergency due to flooding
A state of emergency is in place on the island of Montreal due to the threat of flooding in several areas. Mayor Valérie...
Montreal ‘going to war’ against single-use plastic and styrofoam food containers
Montreal intends to ban all single-use plastic and styrofoam food packaging, including styrofoam cups and containers, plastic straws and cutlery, and styrofoam meat and...
1 dead in western Quebec as waters rise and army begins deployment
Authorities remain on high alert for flooding across southern Quebec as waters continue to rise with military on the way to assist in...
Montreal teen who dreams of joining police vows to fight religious-symbols ban
When Sukhman Singh Shergill was a little boy, police cars would make him turn his head in excitement. He collected police badges and...
Blackout could leave thousands of Quebecers in the dark for another night, officials say
Thousands of people in southern Quebec might have to spend another night without electricity. Power will not be fully restored for at least another...
Montrealers take to the streets to protest Quebec’s proposed religious symbols ban
Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Montreal on Sunday afternoon to protest the Quebec government’s Bill 21 — proposed legislation that would ban some...
Opposition to Quebec’s Bill 21 intensifies as minister pleads for calm
A week after tabling the legislation, opposition to the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s plan to ban certain public workers from wearing religious symbols is growing more...
‘They’re not candy’: Father of dead teen backs coroner’s call for tighter rules for drinks like FCKD UP
A Quebec coroner has concluded teenager Athéna Gervais drowned in February 2018 behind her Laval high school after drinking large quantities of a high-alcohol...
Man charged with attempted murder in stabbing attack during Montreal mass
A man was charged in Montreal court this afternoon in connection with the stabbing of a priest during a mass at Saint Joseph’s Oratory...
Looking back on 100 years, Holocaust survivor sees a life of ‘miracles’
Olga Perlmutter was in her mid-20s when the Nazi regime captured her family, killed her siblings and forced her into slave labour at Auschwitz. Yet,...
