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Qu'bec solidaire seeks to mobilize against rise in grocery bills
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (340+ words) By Anja Conton, The Canadian Press Posted July 11, 2026 2: 29 pm. Qu'bec solidaire kicked off a major national mobilization on Saturday in response to rising grocery costs, according to a press release issued by the party. Ruba Ghazal, spokesperson for Qu'bec solidaire,…...
Quebec launches task force to overhaul South Shore's Route 132
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (389+ words) By Samira Ait Kaci Ali, The Canadian Press Posted July 11, 2026 2: 37 pm. After several years of waiting and complaints from municipal officials, redevelopment work will begin on a section of Route 132, between the municipalities of Saint-Constant and Delson, on the South…...
Ground broken on $159 M affordable housing project in Montreal's Saint-Michel
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (233+ words) Posted July 10, 2026 3: 56 pm. Federal, provincial and municipal officials joined the Black Communities Housing Society on Friday for a ceremony for the Ang'lique-Latimer Complex, which will be built on Saint-Michel Boulevard. The project will include 281 housing units, including 230 affordable units designed…...
Poor housing conditions increases high school drop-out rates by 80% in Quebec: study
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (362+ words) Posted July 10, 2026 2: 48 pm. Poor housing conditions during early childhood can have long-term effects on educational outcomes, according to a recent study. An analysis of graduation rate data by Observatoire qu'b'cois des in'galit's showed that living in poorly maintained homes during…...
71 Montreal households in emergency housing as affordability in city gets worse
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (954+ words) Posted July 9, 2026 3: 30 pm. A little over a week after Quebec's unofficial moving day, 71 households in Montreal remain in emergency housing " almost twice as many last year when there 40 in that situation. Most of these households were left without a home…...
Quebec tightens rules for Ontario truck drivers with less experience
2+ day, 33+ min ago (425+ words) "I want answers," said one parent affected by the Rosemere High School data breach, where an email exposed personal information. Families affected now look to a class-action lawsuit against the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Lola Kalder reports. April 29, 2025 10: 03 am…...
Quebec tightens rules for Ontario-trained truck drivers with less experience
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (766+ words) By Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press Posted July 9, 2026 11: 53 am. Quebec announces two new measures to curb dangerous trucking, particularly with regard to inadequately trained Ontario drivers. Starting this Thursday, Ontario truck drivers with less than two years of experience who…...
Man found with stabbing injuries in downtown Montreal
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (325+ words) Posted July 9, 2026 6: 55 am. A 32-year-old man was found with injuries to his upper body during an alleged armed assault in the Ville-Marie Borough early Thursday morning. Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chevrefils said officers on patrol found the injured man near…...
Quebec Innu community to vote on $2. 5 B energy deal with Hydro-Qu'bec
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (732+ words) By Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press Posted July 9, 2026 7: 53 am. The Innu of Pessamit will go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether or not to endorse the agreement reached with Hydro-Qu'bec and the Government of Qu'bec, which could settle…...
Quebec proposes tighter controls on Benadryl
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (404+ words) "The better you could plan and the earlier you start, the better, because real estate is just going to go up," says Lin Sok, financial advisor and founder of OWNI; the Tinder for Real Estate. Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed reports. "If we…...