Quebec pushes back rollout of new French curriculum
The Quebec government is delaying the rollout of its new French curriculum in elementary and secondary schools by one year to September 2027, following criticism that the Education Ministry was moving too quickly.
Montreal mayor unveils plan to reduce workforce, improve services
The new administration at Montreal city hall says it is launching a major restructuring of the city’s civil service. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said she is aiming to cut 1,000 positions by the end of her four-year term in 2029.
With new hospital set to open, officials west of Montreal urge Quebec to keep PEQ...
Facing a critical labour shortage, Vaudreuil-Soulanges is demanding that the Quebec government exempt applicants of the province’s scrapped immigration pathway so they can keep working in the region.
Montreal police chief calls Toronto officers’ arrests ‘a very sad moment’ for policing
The recent arrests of several Toronto officers in an organized crime investigation is a dark spot for law enforcement in Canada, but police services across the country do their best to guard against corruption, Montreal’s police chief said Tuesday.
Montreal’s new mayor to take a hard look at bike paths flagged for safety
The paths under review are on Meilleur Street in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Rachel Street in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road in Outremont and de la Commune Street in Ville-Marie, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Tuesday at a news conference at city hall.
CAQ leadership hopefuls propose exceptions for PEQ immigration pathway
Both Coalition Avenir Québec leadership candidates have bucked the party line by announcing that if they become premier, they would apply exceptions for applicants of the province’s discontinued immigration pathway, the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ).
Montreal man arrested in connection to Ryan Wedding case
A Montreal man wanted by the FBI in connection to the Ryan Wedding case was arrested Monday in New Jersey. Tommy Demorizi was wanted for multiple offences, including helping to locate a witness who was later murdered.
Justice minister, EMSB chair go toe-to-toe on Quebec’s proposed constitution
Quebec’s English School Boards Association, also known as QESBA, is calling on the provincial government to withdraw Bill 1, the Legault government’s proposed Constitution Act.
Travel plans scrambled as Air Canada halts flights to Cuba amid fuel shortages
Air Canada is cancelling flights to Cuba as the Caribbean country rations fuel. This is due to the United States blocking Venezuela’s exports and threatening to put tariffs on any country that supplies Cuba with oil. This has caught some...
‘Operational pressure’ sparks Via Rail cancellations in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal
Via Rail says recent train cancellations within its Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor are being made in response to “heightened operational pressure.”