A push to boycott Amazon in Quebec, especially during the holidays, is ongoing. Does it...
Nine months after Amazon closed its Quebec facilities following the unionization of workers at a fulfillment centre, former employees are calling on Quebecers to boycott the retail giant during Black Friday and holiday shopping.
Feeling more tired these days? Quebec’s grey weather might be to blame
The province has gotten a lot less sun than usual this November, according to weather service MétéoMédia. It could have an impact on your sleep, fatigue and even your mental health.
Montreal borough blames misunderstanding after homeless encampment bulldozed
René Marquis lived in a vacant Montréal-Nord lot for six months. Now all of his belongings are destroyed or damaged — medication, food, sleeping bags and more. He said he was left with nothing after borough staff swooped in and...
Montreal mayor, STM say efforts being made to curb rise in transit violence
Montreal transit officials and the city’s new mayor say they are taking steps to address growing concerns about safety on the city’s bus and Metro systems following a CBC analysis showing a rise in transit-related assaults in major Canadian cities.
Quebec to table new secularism bill today banning prayer rooms in universities, CEGEPs
The bill is expected to include a ban on prayer rooms in universities and CEGEPs, along with an expansion on a face-covering ban to educators in the province’s public and subsidized daycares.
With businesses struggling, how can Montreal’s Chinatown avoid fading away?
While the district has faced challenges staying vibrant and culturally consistent for years in the face of encroaching development, gentrification and demographic changes, the closing of a 75-year-old restaurant has prompted concerns to resurface.
Could U.S. authorities get their hands on data from Quebec’s new daycare platform?
The province’s new platform for registering children for places in public daycares is being managed by an American tech company, sparking concerns about parents’ data because of a law passed during Donald Trump’s first term as U.S. president.
With new bill coming, a brief history of secularism under Legault’s government
François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government is preparing to table another bill aimed at tightening the province’s secularism framework, extending a years-long effort to limit religion in the public sphere. Here’s how we got here.
Family medicine clinic in Hudson, Que., to close citing Quebec’s Bill 2
A family medicine clinic in Hudson, Que., west of Montreal, will close citing the implementation of Quebec’s controversial Bill 2.
SQ ends search for missing Cégep de Rimouski teacher after finding body
The search for Éric Avon, a 48-year-old teacher at Cégep de Rimouski, has ended. Provincial police say they found a body of a person that matches the teacher’s description Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area of Beauséjour Park in Rimouski.