News/Canada/Montreal (Page 29)

Montreal Four forest fires, all sparked by lightning, were burning uncontrolled on Quebec’s North Shore as of Friday. They have forced the evacuation of 1,000 residents. City declares state of emergencyCBC News · Posted: Jun 22, 2024 9:11 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 22 The city of Port-Cartier hasContinue Reading

Montreal A Quebec Superior Court judge awarded $143 million to taxi drivers to compensate them for their losses following the arrival of ride-hailing services like Uber and the province’s 2019 law that abolished the taxi system. Deregulating taxi industry and allowing Uber to operate was ‘disguised expropriation,’ ruling states AntoniContinue Reading

Montreal Denis Coderre, former mayor of Montreal, has officially announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party. ‘Something a bit populist about him,’ says political scientist Denis Coderre was the first to announce his candidacy for the leadership of Quebec’s Liberal Party on Friday morning. (Jacques Boissinot/TheContinue Reading

Montreal Famed actor Donald Sutherland, whose death was confirmed Thursday, owned a home in the Eastern Townships and is remembered fondly as a Quebecer. The actor owned a residence in the Eastern Townships Canadian film star Donald Sutherland’s death was confirmed Thursday. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Denise Robert, a Canadian film producer,Continue Reading

WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. With a stifled sob, Mary Tuktudjuk says she’s spent all of her life thinking about her father. Decades ago, he was among a number of Inuit patients brought south to be treated for tuberculosis at the Parc Savard Hospital, a former sanatorium inContinue Reading

Montreal A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a request to stay charges against Robert Miller, the Montreal billionaire charged late last month with sexual assault and exploitation of 10 women and girls. Judge François Dadour says the situation may evolve, but for now Miller is not required in courtCBCContinue Reading

Montreal After a heat wave, southern and central Quebec will cool off on Thursday evening. Montreal Public Health investigating potential heat-related deaths Hénia Ould-Hammou · CBC News · Posted: Jun 20, 2024 3:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Montreal opened splash pads, cooling stations and some outdoorContinue Reading

Montreal McGill University says it is going ahead with much of the latest offer it had made to the pro-Palestinian protesters camping on its downtown campus. But now, academic amnesty is off the table. University to take disciplinary action, academic amnesty off the table A supporter stands in front ofContinue Reading

Montreal The Pipmuacan, Val-d’Or and Charlevoix boreal herds could soon be subject to federally imposed protection measures by emergency decree following the results of an analysis carried out by the department of the federal environment minister. Feds have a ‘legal obligation’ to protect herds, says conservation group Rachel Watts ·Continue Reading