13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (588+ words) MONTREAL — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risking worsening…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (378+ words) MONTREAL — A fourth Montreal police officer was suspended earlier this month as part of an investigation into allegations of racism and misconduct involving a now-disbanded patrol unit in a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood, the force announced Tuesday. Allegations made public in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (930+ words) MONTRÉAL — Four years ago, François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec party was so far in the lead at the start of the provincial election campaign that the only debate was who would finish second. The outcome is far less certain this…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (572+ words) Modern vehicles have become complex digital hubs that constantly track and record what you do. Those are the findings published in a new report by Quebec’s commission on ethics in science and technology. “We wanted to map out the risks…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (391+ words) TORONTO — The Crown is appealing a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault conviction. The billionaire businessman was found guilty in June of sexual assault and the historical offence of indecent assault related to separate allegations…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (776+ words) MONTREAL — Long before he became Montreal’s police chief, Fady Dagher says he learned a lesson about racial profiling. It was in the 1990s and he was serving on the Montreal police anti-gang squad. He said it took a conversation with a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) TORONTO — Ontario’s fire crews are making progress fighting wildfires, the minister of natural resources said Tuesday, with dozens extinguished in the last two weeks and far fewer burning out of control than earlier in the busy season. More than 80 fires…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (628+ words) OTTAWA — Voters are headed for an eighth federal byelection between Aug. 31 and mid-April due to the upcoming departure of Ontario Conservative Larry Brock. Brock, who was first elected in 2021 to represent the southwestern Ontario riding now called Brantford-Brant South, says…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) MONTREAL — Researchers have confirmed that a storm that damaged trees and buildings in a suburb north of Montreal on Sunday was a tornado. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado touched down in Repentigny, Que. at around…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (170+ words) MONTREAL — A Quebec man charged last year with facilitating a terrorist activity is no longer a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Department of National Defence spokesperson Cheryl Forrest declined to provide further details about Marc-Aurèle Chabot’s release, saying the…...