Morale low among paramedics as union’s 3-year contract dispute continues in Quebec
Morale is low among Quebec paramedics in the Laurentians and Lanaudière region as a contract dispute over compensation and staff work overload continues into its third year, impacting trainees.
Québec Solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
Quebec’s leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on housing affordability, announcing a suite of proposals aimed at reducing the cost of rent.
Doctors, medical students team up for special concert honouring women and mothers
The I Medici di McGill Orchestra, composed primarily of physicians and medical students, traded in their lab coats for musical instruments for Mother’s Day. The concert raised funds and awareness to advance endometriosis research.
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.