Balancing safety and autonomy in seniors’ residences after 3 cold-weather deaths
After three Quebec seniors passed away in the cold in the last week, the owner of a seniors’ residence says there are measures private homes can take to ensure the safety of their tenants. A seniors’ advocacy expert says there...
Newcomers lace up for lessons with Canada’s best skaters
Dozens of newcomers to Quebec got the opportunity to learn how to skate from Speed Skating Canada athletes. The participants learned about safety, how to put on equipment, balancing and the importance of getting back up.
3rd Montreal-area senior dies this week after being found outdoors in freezing cold
A 78-year-old man died in the cold Friday morning outside a social housing building where he resided on Montreal’s North Shore. This is the third time this week that a senior in the greater Montreal area was reported to have...
Ottawa-Montreal chosen as 1st segment of promised high-speed rail line
The federal government said Friday it is moving ahead with plans for Canada’s first high-speed rail network, with the initial segment set to connect Montreal and Ottawa.
Quebec’s new secularism bill worries public institutions that serve halal, kosher foods
Daycares and other public institutions in Quebec that serve halal or kosher food are wondering how the province’s new secularism bill will affect them.
A timeline of events in the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi
A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by Longueuil police in September, triggering an investigation into how the police force just south of Montreal handled the fatal call.
Montreal’s 1st snow-removal operation of the season begins tomorrow
Montreal will be launching its first snow-clearing operation of the season Friday morning.
Longueuil, Que., police chief allegedly gave police watchdog erroneous information about fatal teen shooting
The chief of the Longueuil, Que., police force allegedly gave erroneous information about the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old to Quebec’s police watchdog, according to documents obtained by Radio-Canada.
Family physicians reach tentative deal with Quebec over Bill 2
Quebec family doctors have struck a tentative agreement with the province, only weeks before the implementation of controversial reforms that threatened clinic closures and the departure of GPs to other provinces.