News/Canada/Montreal (Page 8)

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

Montreal Northvolt has declared bankruptcy in Sweden, but says its North American operations are solvent. The company is building a large battery factory on Montreal’s South Shore. Quebec government has invested hundreds of millions so far An aerial view of the land being developed by Northvolt, the new EV battery plantContinue Reading

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