P.K. Subban on playoff hockey in Montreal and why the Habs are his pick to...
Former Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban was back in Montreal on Friday for the 25th edition of The Children’s Foundation Ball benefitting the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Subban, though, took some time to weigh in on the city’s electric playoff atmosphere and...
Free public transit boosts seniors’ budget and independence. Who else could it help?
With Montreal’s free senior transit program’s growing popularity and proven effectiveness, community organizations are hoping it can expand to other vulnerable groups.
Quebec begins digital health record rollout as projected cost climbs to $2.5B
Quebec’s provincewide effort to digitize health records officially began Saturday, and the cost is going to be at least a billion dollars more than expected.
Buddhist monks gather in Montreal for Vesak celebrations
More than 50 Buddhist monks from around the world gathered in Montreal on Saturday to celebrate Visakha Puja, or Vesak, one of Buddhism’s holiest days. The event honoured the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death through prayer, offerings and meditation, while...
Quebec court annuls ombudsperson’s report on former human rights commission president
A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated a report by the province’s ombudsperson that resulted in the resignation of Tamara Thermitus — the former president of the province’s human rights commission.
Innu man dies in custody after ‘violation of human dignity,’ reports Quebec ombudsman
The Quebec ombudsman identified several failures in the care provided to Philippe Pinette, a 40-year-old Innu man from Uashat, near Sept-Îles on Quebec’s North Shore. He died in hospital on Sept. 19, 2022, while under the care of the Quebec...
Montreal drivers beware: weekend closure of Décarie southbound expected to wreak traffic havoc
Highway 15 — also known as the Décarie Expressway — will be shut down southbound between the interchange and the Jean-Talon Street entrance.
Time for tolls? Report says Quebec roads, public transit at breaking point
The advocacy group Alliance TRANSIT says toll roads should be considered to help address the growing maintenance deficit.
1 year post cellphone ban in Quebec schools, here’s how these students are adjusting
Back in late August, Lester B. Pearson High School student Adyson Miniaci didn’t know what to expect during her final year of school with no cellphone. Months later, she says the cellphone ban resulted in her spending her lunches making...