Skip to content

Quebec News

Kraken's Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: 'I'm part of something a lot bigger'

Kraken's Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: 'I'm part of something a lot bigger'

TORONTO — Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors bench watching that night's opponent in warm-ups. The Seattle Kraken assistant coach was focused on the Dallas Stars' line rushes and defence pairs when she noticed a young girl in the stands.
Read more >
Quebec man charged with luring young women to Calgary to work in sex trade

Quebec man charged with luring young women to Calgary to work in sex trade

CALGARY — A Quebec man has been arrested and charged for allegedly forcing two young women into the sex trade in Calgary. ALERT’s Human Trafficking unit says it arrested a 22-year-old man last week with help from the Calgary Police Service.
Read more >
Montreal expands soundproofing program as part of new nightlife policy

Montreal expands soundproofing program as part of new nightlife policy

MONTREAL — Montreal is expanding a program to soundproof concert halls amid fears from the city's nightlife establishments that they will be undone by noise complaints. City officials announced today that as of Nov. 21, $2.
Read more >
Movie Review: Steve McQueen's WWII drama 'Blitz' is more unconventional than it appears

Movie Review: Steve McQueen's WWII drama 'Blitz' is more unconventional than it appears

“Blitz,” set in London during World War II, might technically be Steve McQueen ’s first war movie. But struggle and survival has long marked the filmmaker’s tough and tortured work.
Read more >
Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group

Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group

MONTREAL — A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal would send the wrong message if it takes down a welcome sign in the lobby at city hall that generated controversy because it included a woman wearing a hijab.
Read more >
Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game

Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game

QUÉBEC — The Montréal Victoire will host the Ottawa Charge in a Professional Women’s Hockey League regular-season game in 2025. The PWHL announced Wednesday the game will take place on the afternoon of Jan. 19 at the Videotron Centre.
Read more >
Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe

Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe

TORONTO — The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered monkeys for medical research in Quebec, after a United States probe allegedly prompted a pharmaceutical giant to sharply increase its imports no
Read more >
Forget the beaver, moose and goose. These are the most Canadian animals

Forget the beaver, moose and goose. These are the most Canadian animals

The most Canadian animal? It's not the beaver that marks the nickel, the moose that pervades souvenir shops across the country, the loon that gave the one-dollar coin its nickname, or even the much-maligned Canada goose.
Read more >
Air Canada to resume daily flights to Beijing, increase service to Shanghai

Air Canada to resume daily flights to Beijing, increase service to Shanghai

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it's increasing its service to China including daily flights to Beijing. The airline says it's resuming daily flights from Vancouver to the Chinese capital starting on Jan. 15.
Read more >
Quebec says private colleges are selling citizenship. The data tells another story

Quebec says private colleges are selling citizenship. The data tells another story

MONTREAL — Quebec wants to cut its share of international students to ease housing pressure and protect the French language, but a recent uptick in study permits has mostly gone to people from francophone countries where the province has explicitly s
Read more >