News/Canada/Montreal (Page 8)

Montreal Mandy Gull-Masty was elected as the first female Grand Chief of the Cree Nation Government in Quebec in 2021. Speaking at a regular meeting of the Cree Nation Government on Thursday, Gull-Masty cried as she announced she had accepted the Liberal nomination. Gull-Masty was the 1st female Grand ChiefContinue Reading

Montreal Police in Quebec’s Eastern Townships are making a case of alleged mistreatment public as a reminder of the importance of properly caring for seniors. 78-year-old woman placed in residence, 65-year-old man arrested Rachel Watts · CBC News · Posted: Mar 27, 2025 5:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5Continue Reading

Montreal Quebec will present its budget on Tuesday and the province’s finance minister Eric Girard has signalled it will include financial supports to help businesses adapt to the changing economic situation with the U.S. It could also include even higher deficit spending. Quebec’s finances are already firmly in the red.Continue Reading

They listed their homes for rent during a golf tournament. Now they’re facing heavy fines In the lead-up to the 2024 Presidents Cup, several Île-Bizard residents tried to rent out their homes during the PGA event. Now they’re facing fines from Revenue Québec for violating the province’s laws on short-termContinue Reading

Montreal A Quebec coroner has revised his initial report into the death of a Mexican boxer after a Radio-Canada investigation found that her medical records had been falsified or were inaccurate.  Jeanette Guadalupe Zacarias Zapata should never have been allowed into the ring, medical experts sayCBC News · Posted: MarContinue Reading

Montreal The U.S. government is making it more difficult for Canadians to access the Stanstead, Que., library, an iconic building that straddles the border, according to town and library officials. Quebec town says move ‘undermines the spirit of cross-border collaboration’Benjamin Shingler · CBC News · Posted: Mar 21, 2025 7:15 AMContinue Reading

Montreal·Updated The Quebec government is putting forward a bill that would extend the province’s ban on the wearing of religious symbols to support staff in schools, and prohibit students from having their faces covered. Legislation would extend ban on religious symbols to staff providing lunch and after-school careBenjamin Shingler · CBCContinue Reading

At the end of the fourth round in a six-round fight on Aug. 28, 2021, Jeanette Zacarias Zapata went into convulsions. A left uppercut and a right hook from her opponent were among the string of punches that had become too much to overcome for the 18-year-old Mexican boxer. HerContinue Reading

CBC News is investigating grandparent scams and their link to Montreal. This story is part one of a three-part series.  In June 2024, eight young men and women were working the phones inside a squat, two-storey building next to Lakeshore Road in Pointe-Claire, a suburb in Montreal’s West Island, when police officersContinue Reading