Picnics and planes don't mix
The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft.
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‘No jobs on a dead planet’: Canada’s largest labour organization wants more ambitious climate goals from Ottawa
Canada's largest labour organization passed two resolutions Monday vowing to address climate change, a just transition to clean energy and green industrial policy in a way that's fair to workers.
Cones of shame: Montreal officials promise to cut down ubiquitous construction cones
Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, while a solitary cone is perched atop a blue bollard separating the street from a bike lane.
Quebecers express frustration over ongoing power outages five days after ice storm
Frustration was mounting on Monday for Quebecers still without power five days after a major ice storm, as the province's hydro utility worked to reconnect the remaining homes and businesses cut off from the grid.
Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire
The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules.
Montreal single-use plastics ban takes effect
A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited.
RCMP investigate two alleged underground Chinese police stations in Quebec
Quebec RCMP are investigating what they say are two secret police stations allegedly operated by Chinese authorities at community organizations in the Montreal area.
Liberal MP Marc Garneau steps away from politics
Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Marc Garneau is resigning after 15 years in politics in order to fulfil a promise to spend more time with his family.
Transit 'death spiral' can occur if service reduced in Canadian cities
Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says.
Visa delays threaten another Montreal conference
Yet another global conference in Montreal risks being derailed by Canada's delays in processing visas as well as rejections that critics argue punish those from poorer countries.
Montreal and Maritimes brace for extreme cold snap
An extreme cold snap that is forecast to bring a risk of frostbite and hypothermia with temperatures of -27 C Friday night has shelters in the Montreal area fearing for the vulnerable homeless population.
Influx of asylum seekers stretch Quebec's social services
An increasing number of asylum seekers to Quebec is putting pressure on the province’s social services network, with homeless shelters in Montreal bearing the brunt of the influx of people, advocates say.
As the world negotiates international deals, Indigenous Peoples navigate a space ‘somewhere in the between’
For a long time, Indigenous Peoples remained isolated and disempowered in the “straitjacket” of nation states, but because of global Indigenous organizing, there's been change.
Negotiators reach nature deal in Montreal despite last minute wobble from African countries
Canada and nearly 200 other countries around the world now have eight years to set aside almost one-third of their land and marine territories for conservation under a landmark new biodiversity deal reached in Montreal on Monday, December 19, 2022.
What does ‘nature positive’ mean — and can it slow biodiversity loss?
The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing