News/Canada/Montreal (Page 9)

Jim Coffin’s mom wouldn’t buy newspapers and kept the radio station fixed on the country music channel. She would keep her son away from the small black-and-white TV and sneak him out of the house using the back door. For the first 11 years of Jim’s life, he had noContinue Reading

Montreal Measles is making a comeback in Quebec. From December to March, at least 31 cases were reported and experts point to one cause — declining vaccination rates. Latest advisory warns of exposure at a Montreal Canadiens’ game at the Bell CentreCBC News · Posted: Mar 11, 2025 4:00 AMContinue Reading

Long COVID still haunts thousands of Quebecers 5 years after pandemic More than 2,300 people are being actively followed by a long COVID clinic in Quebec. The province’s Health Ministry says another 1,700 are on the waiting list. When Nathanael Rafinejad first moved to Montreal, they loved the city’s nightlifeContinue Reading

Montreal A family of four was rescued by the RCMP after wandering for hours in the woods and becoming lost as they were crossing the border into Quebec from the United States. Family was in ‘bad condition’ after parents found barefoot, children without hats, gloves Annabelle Olivier · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Montreal Quebec’s energy board announced that residential Hydro-Québec clients will see the same 3.6 per cent rate increase as its commercial clients, despite a three per cent cap promised by the premier last year. Legault says new rates ‘out of the question’ Quebec’s energy regulator, the Régie de l’énergie, said the government’s three perContinue Reading

Montreal An annual meeting at the White House scheduled for Friday between Canadian and U.S. mayors will still take place — but without Canadian representation. Not enough time to process requests of the Canadian mayors cited for exclusion Hénia Ould-Hammou · CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2025 3:57 PMContinue Reading

Montreal Montreal bars, cafés and restaurants are getting their elbows up and boycotting U.S. products in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Bars, restaurants boycott U.S. products to oppose Trump tariffs The owners of Coco & Bean café have chosen to boycott U.S. products, adding a playful twist toContinue Reading

It’s been almost five years, but family members of Canadians who died of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic often feel as if they are frozen in 2020. It pains them that they couldn’t hold the hands of their parents, siblings, spouses and friends in the final momentsContinue Reading

Montreal The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada’s hearing on Quebec’s secularism law. Bill 21 prohibits civil servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols to workThe Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 04, 2025 5:57 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading