News/Canada/Montreal (Page 21)

Montreal A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling water at a 10-year-old boy as he walked by her home facing a charge of aggravated assault.  Stéphanie Borel, 46, was arrested, released same day on a promise to appearCBC News · Posted: Oct 11, 2024 11:05 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Montreal Some companies have found a unique way to reduce their carbon footprints by importing products using a sailing cargo ship. Its arrival in Quebec is part of a larger move to help decarbonize the shipping industry. Eastern Townships café owner says it’s a more sustainable way to ship coffeeContinue Reading

Why Quebec is considering taking family doctors away from healthy peopleAccording to Radio-Canada sources, the Legault government is considering changing how family doctors are assigned based on Quebecers’ health to ensure that the most vulnerable have access. The Quebec government is considering the possibility of changing how family doctors areContinue Reading

Montreal Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge tabled a bill on Thursday to reduce the number of international students, after reports of some private colleges mainly serving as channels to obtain citizenship. Immigration minister says specific universities aren’t being targetedHolly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2024 3:39 PM EDTContinue Reading

Montreal McKenna Jones Griffin’s family is trying to get the 10-year-old access to English rehabilitation services in Montreal after she suffered a traumatic brain injury. They worry the hospital centre in Quebec City won’t be the right fit for their daughter, who only speaks English. ‘This needs to be 100Continue Reading

Montreal Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into the deaths of a 43-year-old mother and her seven-year-old daughter in a major fire in Old Montreal last week. Inquiry could be combined with that of 2023 Old Montreal fire that killed 7 people Sabrina Jonas · CBC News · Posted: Oct 08, 2024 10:43Continue Reading

Montreal After running a French-language school out of a remote Quebec town for decades, Western University announced it can no longer offer the courses which have provided thousands of Canadians opportunities to learn French in an immersive environment. Trois-Pistoles, Que., holds out hope for future of program with another universityContinue Reading

Montreal Quebec’s College of Physicians is calling for a national plan to improve health services in the province’s Far North, citing severe staff shortages of physicians and nurses and a lack of basic equipment as obstacles to care. Transferring patients from Far North to Montreal is ‘almost systematic’Holly Cabrera ·Continue Reading

Montreal·Updated The fire continued to smoulder into the afternoon, completely destroying the three-storey, 100-year-old building which housed a restaurant on the main floor and a hostel above. At least two people are dead, according to Radio-Canada. Tourist staying in ‘shoebox’ room says he feels lucky to have gotten out Security footage shows maskedContinue Reading