News/Canada/Montreal

Montreal The electric bus and truck manufacturer announced 400 more temporary layoffs in Canada and the United States, adding to the 520 workers that were laid off earlier this year. Electric bus and truck manufacturer, based in Saint-Jérôme, Que., struggling to stay afloatCBC News · Posted: Dec 02, 2024 7:57 AMContinue Reading

Montreal A threat recently made public revealed Frédérick Silva had a contract put on the head of La Presse crime reporter Daniel Renaud.  Daniel Renaud ‘shaken’ when police told him in 2022 there had been a contract on him Verity Stevenson · CBC News · Posted: Nov 29, 2024 5:27Continue Reading

Montreal Sam Watts, CEO of Welcome Hall Mission, says the “cruel and unusual” tactic by the mall displaces the problem of homelessness rather than address it. Spokesperson says song has been playing for a year in some exits and stairwells Joe Bongiorno · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 28,Continue Reading

Montreal A Quebec judge is hearing arguments this week in a class-action lawsuit application against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller over allegations he paid minors for sex. Lawyer alleges class members recruited others to have sex with Montreal billionaire Sidhartha Banerjee · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 27, 2024 3:43Continue Reading

Montreal The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec must provide more money for a First Nations police force after acting dishonourably by refusing to negotiate the funding terms. Supreme Court rules 8-1 in favour of Pekuakamiulnuatsh First NationThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 27, 2024 1:03 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Montreal A petition calling on the Legault government to grant free access to all contraceptive methods has garnered nearly 100,000 signatures, far surpassing any petition so far this session. Minister says women generally bear the highest contraceptive costsCBC News · Posted: Nov 26, 2024 4:38 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Montreal Quebec Premier François Legault wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to appease Donald Trump by tightening border security and clamping  down on the illegal drug trade in response to the president-elect’s threat of imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Legault wary of trade war as major Quebec industries relyContinue Reading

Montreal Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante condemned the actions of protesters and defended police after chaos broke out at a demonstration Friday evening against the NATO Parliamentary Assembly taking place in the city. ‘The images from Friday are shocking: people breaking windows, torching vehicles,’ said Valérie PlanteCBC News · Posted: NovContinue Reading

Montreal Two Second Cup café locations at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital have been shut down and the franchise owner’s contract terminated after the individual was filmed on Friday making “hateful remarks and gestures,” according to the Canadian company. Locations inside Jewish General Hospital to be reopened under new managementCBC NewsContinue Reading