News/Canada/Montreal (Page 9)

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

Montreal When Daryna Dzyba fled Ukraine three years ago, she never imagined she’d find lifelong friendships and a sense of belonging among the members of a circus troupe for Quebec newcomers. Daryna Dzyba discovered a sense of belonging when she joined a troupe of fellow newcomers Isabelle Alexandre · CBCContinue Reading

Montreal Five years after the pandemic began, Quebec’s curfew remains controversial — more than half the fines are unpaid, legal battles continue and health experts still debate whether the benefits outweighed the costs. 5 years after start of pandemic, unpaid fines, legal battles and lingering questions Benjamin Shingler · CBCContinue Reading

Montreal New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling for a countrywide consumer boycott of Amazon to protest the online retail giant’s closure of seven of its warehouses in Quebec. Decision to close Quebec facilities could lead to legal challenges under province’s labour lawsThe Canadian Press �· Posted: Feb 27, 2025Continue Reading

When a metal ladder fell and hit Somayeh Ahmadiseddigh in the head at work earlier this month, she was dizzy, nauseous and had trouble standing up. A colleague drove her to the hospital in Quebec City, but when she arrived, she was told it would cost $1,200 to see aContinue Reading

Montreal Montreal’s public transit agency sounded the alarm about the Metro being relied upon as a “last-resort shelter.” What can be done to improve the situation? Transit agency complains of serving as ‘last-resort shelter’ as data shows sharp increase in incidentsBenjamin Shingler · CBC News · Posted: Feb 24, 2025Continue Reading

Montreal Beloved community worker Leonora Indira King died unexpectedly at the end of December at 42. Members of Parc-Extension — the community she served over the last decade — are gathering Saturday to celebrate her life and legacy. King worked to uplift women with precarious immigration statuses, among others LeonoraContinue Reading

Montreal Jennifer Turcotte joined dozens of protesters outside Quebec’s National Assembly to call for the reduction of arsenic emissions at the Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. She says her community has been dealing with fear for decades. ‘The people of Rouyn feel like they’ve been completely sacrificed,’ says Jennifer TurcotteContinue Reading