Canada to buy helicopters, drones to meet Trump’s demand for tighter border security
As U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to hit Canada with tariffs that could weaken the country’s economy, the Trudeau government is promising to tighten up monitoring at the shared border to address his concerns.

Santé Québec U-turn: Dual-job workers clocking extra hours get one-year lifeline
The new Santé Québec health authority announced Wednesday it will give workers who clock extra hours in multiple hospitals an extra year to adjust to new rules limiting hours to 40 per week. Article content Article content The decision comes...

Opinion: Time to make safe insomnia treatments available to all
We are writing in light of a recent publication by the Canadian Sleep Research Consortium on the prevalence of insomnia across the country, affecting one in six Canadians. This study highlights the widespread use of medications, alcohol and cannabis as sleep aids....

Plante defends Montreal police after Legault offers to send SQ to ‘re-establish order’
Mayor Valérie Plante defended Montreal police after Premier François Legault offered to deploy Sûreté du Québec officers to help “re-establish order” following a protest that turned violent on Friday. Article content Article content Legault had also said he wanted to...

Trudeau didn’t commit to pitch for plan on securing border and avoiding Trump’s tariffs, Legault...
QUEBEC — Premier François Legault says he made a clear pitch to the other premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the best way to get rid of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s complaints about the Canadian border is to reassure...

Quebec mayor says ‘one-size-fits-all’ language law isn’t right for his town where French is thriving
English is not Daniel Côté’s first language but he says it’s integral to the town he calls home. The mayor of Gaspé, Que., nestled in an inlet along the St. Lawrence River, says part of the community’s greatest strength —...

Some seniors outraged over being left out of federal plan to dole out $250 cheques
Some Canadian seniors say they’re feeling abandoned by the Liberal government’s latest inflation relief measure after learning they don’t qualify for it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that his government would send $250 cheques to the 18.7 million people...

Thieves on bikes steal $10K of meat from Montreal-area Christmas charity
Police on Montreal’s South Shore are investigating after boxes of meat, worth roughly $10,000, were stolen from a non-profit organization. Surveillance camera footage from the Action Nouvelle Vie’s warehouse in Longueuil, Que., shows two individuals breaking into a refrigerated trailer and loading...

What the GST holiday means for consumers — and why some economists are worried
After the federal government announced on Thursday that it would introduce a holiday season tax break on some goods, some Canadians welcomed the move, while others said they saw right through it. “I think it’s going to be helpful for some people, which is really nice,” said Leemor Valin,...

2 pedestrians in their 60s dead after being struck by car in the Montérégie
Two pedestrians in their 60s have died after being hit by a vehicle in Saint-Théodore-d’Acton in the Montérégie Saturday evening. Police were called to the intersection of Route 139 and 8e Rang in the municipality, located approximately 35 kilometres from Saint-Hyacinthe, shortly...
