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By Matilda Cerone Global News Posted June 2, 2024 6:02 pm Updated June 2, 2024 6:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An explosion in Saint-Constant, a city on the south shore of Montreal, has sent two families to hospital with severe burns. According …
Read More »Quebec court authorizes class action against Bombardier
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2024 11:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Quebec judge is authorizing a class action from shareholders against Bombardier Inc. over claims that the plane maker presented a false picture of its financial situation in …
Read More »Université du Québec à Montréal seeking injunction against pro-Palestinian encampment – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2024 12:19 pm Updated May 23, 2024 12:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Université du Québec à Montréal has filed for an injunction against pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on its downtown campus …
Read More »Quebec looks to curb evictions with new housing bill
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 22, 2024 1:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s housing minister has tabled a bill that would impose a three-year moratorium on certain types of evictions and boost protections for low-income senior renters. France-Élaine Duranceau’s proposed …
Read More »‘Unacceptable’: Desjardins apologizes after Canadian flag used in Quebec Patriots’ Day poster – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Desjardins offered its “most sincere apologies” after it used the Canadian flag on a poster for the May long weekend officially known as National Patriots’ Day in Quebec. The financial services company issued a mea culpa in a social media post on …
Read More »New pro-Palestinian encampment at Université du Québec à Montréal, organizers say
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2024 5:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they’ve set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear …
Read More »Quebec man arrested for suspected drone drop at Ontario maximum security prison
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 40-year-old Montreal man was arrested on Thursday in connection with a suspected drone drop of contraband items at the Millhaven Penitentiary in Bath, Ontario, authorities say. A statement sent to Global News from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says officers were made …
Read More »Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate as wildfire season looms – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 10, 2024 11:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents …
Read More »Quebec policy restricting gender-neutral bathrooms in schools comes into effect – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2024 12:30 pm Updated May 1, 2024 12:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s new rules banning the construction of shared gender-neutral bathrooms in schools come into effect today. The government directive requires that all …
Read More »Quebec will invest in protecting French. Critics say the province is policing the private sphere
As Quebec says it will “go on the offensive” to protect French, announcing a whopping $600 million over five years on Sunday, some critics say the data the government is using lacks some nuance and that the province is “policing the private sphere.” At a press conference, Quebec French Language …
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