Border-straddling library raises $140K for renovations after U.S. limits Canadian access

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line,...

Mar 25, 2025 | Featured

Trump tariffs, Canadian counter-tariffs now in effect as deadline passes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a first tranche of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will go into force at midnight if the U.S. goes ahead with blanket tariffs on Canadian imports.

Mar 4, 2025 | Featured

Could boosting construction work-study programs help fill Quebec’s worker shortage?

The province’s Labour Ministry wants to double enrolment in these programs by 2030. Quebec’s construction commission says the majority of workers who leave the industry don’t have diplomas.

Mar 4, 2025 | Featured

Trudeau says Trump’s ‘dumb’ trade war is designed to collapse the Canadian economy

Speaking to reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Trump is trying to prompt “a total collapse of the Canadian economy” because he thinks that will “make it easier to annex us.”

Mar 4, 2025 | Featured

​​​​​​​Ottawa pays out over $100K to Quebec group that lost contract for Afghan war monument

Ottawa recently signed an out-of-court settlement with a team of Quebec architects that was denied a prestigious contract to design the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan. Sources told Radio-Canada the confidential deal is worth more than $100,000, or...

Mar 4, 2025 | Featured

They came to Canada to escape political instability in Iran. Now, Quebec is denying them...

Political instability in Iran prompted Canada to offer special immigration measures to Iranians, but open work permit holders are not eligible for public health insurance coverage in Quebec.

Feb 25, 2025 | Featured

Liberal leadership: Here’s where the candidates stand on key issues

As the Liberal leadership race heads into its final stretch, the four candidates jockeying to become the next prime minister continue to roll out campaign promises. Here’s what the hopefuls say they’ll support, and what Trudeau-era policies they would drop.

Feb 25, 2025 | Featured

Montreal eases some parking rules after massive snowfall, but thousands still ticketed

Montreal has been showing some tolerance when it comes to issuing parking tickets for certain infractions given the exceptional snow accumulation, but thousands have still been issued.

Feb 25, 2025 | Featured

Quebec’s Colisée, home of the Nordiques, to be demolished after sitting empty for a decade

The 76-year old arena in Quebec City will be demolished after serving as a storage unit for 10 years. In its place, the city wants to propose a mixed-use real estate project for the neighbourhood, which would include housing.

Feb 25, 2025 | Featured