Quebec’s new home-care plan insulting and ‘a real disappointment,’ groups say
The Quebec government is pledging $107 million to improve home-care services. Groups who help patients are struggling to understand what’s new and how services will be improved.
Montreal police to adopt more ‘humane approach’ toward autistic people during interventions
Montreal police launched a pilot project Wednesday aimed at adapting the way officers interact with autistic Montrealers during interventions.
Broken-down equipment hampering Montreal’s snow-removal operations
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada, despite admitting the city has a major snow-removal equipment crisis, is cutting the budget for replacing broken machines.
Woman who threw scalding water on Longueuil, Que., child gets 27-month sentence
A 47-year-old woman who threw scalding water on a young child in Longueuil, Que. and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault back in September was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday.
Montreal blue-collar workers disrupt session at city hall, plan strike day
A blue-collar workers’ protest moved inside Montreal city hall Wednesday, forcing council to suspend its session as it prepared to adopt the first budget of Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s administration.
Ontario premier says election of a separatist party in Quebec would be a ‘disaster’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford stepped into Quebec politics Wednesday, suggesting that the election of a separatist party in the upcoming Quebec election would be a “disaster.”
Montreal mental health hospital damaged by burst water pipes
Health officials say four labs have been damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through a building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre.
The CAQ splitting into Drainville, Fréchette camps as a 2-horse leadership race takes shape
Candidates Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville both made a show of force at the CAQ caucus meeting in Trois-Rivières, Que. But Quebec Premier François Legault warned his party that the race to replace him can’t put his government on pause.