News/Canada/Montreal (Page 25)

Montreal Conservation groups in Quebec are trying to save a rare, endangered salamander before it’s too late. But the first step is finding the reclusive amphibian. Under provincial and federal law, salamander is considered vulnerable and endangeredCBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2024 12:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: SeptemberContinue Reading

Montreal The federal and Quebec governments are giving Telesat, an Ottawa-based satellite operator, a little more $2.5 billion in loans to help the company build its broadband satelitte constellation in an effort to connect people in the most remote areas of Canada to the internet. Satellite operator Telesat and producerContinue Reading

Montreal In March, a fire ripped through the Olympic Park and its sports complex has been closed since. On Friday, the park announced the sports facilities would remain closed until early 2025. Decontamination proving to be a ‘colossal task,’ says facility manager Antoni Nerestant · CBC News · Posted: SepContinue Reading

Guy Maisonneuve held back tears the day he dropped his 95-year-old mother, Aline Besner, off at a Gatineau, Que., care home on Feb. 26. Her room smelled like urine, staff wouldn’t make eye contact and no one would help transfer Besner into bed, he says. That was just within theContinue Reading

Montreal A man from the Toronto area says he feared for his life when police officers in Laval, Que., wrestled him to the ground, pepper-sprayed him, used a stun gun on him and placed a spit mask over his face. WARNING: This story contains graphic images, video of a policeContinue Reading

Montreal According to a report by Radio-Canada, Ottawa estimates 53 companies and 1,400 forestry workers in Quebec might directly suffer from this decree, which would also impact 28 forest-dependent communities. Ottawa estimates 1,400 jobs in forestry industry at risk, Radio-Canada saysCBC News · Posted: Sep 09, 2024 11:41 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Montreal Patients will be able to make advance requests for medical assistance in dying before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. Justice Minister intervenes to shield doctors and nurses from potential prosecutionCBC News · Posted: Sep 07, 2024 9:41 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 7 Quebec JusticeContinue Reading

A 10-hour delay on a Via Rail train in Quebec over the long weekend is raising questions about rail passengers’ rights in Canada — or the lack thereof. Passengers on a train from Montreal to Quebec City were left stranded as they ran out of food, water and working toiletsContinue Reading

Many Quebecers with water damage in their basements after record-breaking rainfall earlier this month caused by post-tropical storm Debby are disappointed after changes to a disaster compensation program have yet to materialize. “It’s an exceptional situation, so we are looking to put in place exceptional programs,” Premier François Legault saidContinue Reading