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The mayor of Montreal and promoters expressed satisfaction on July 31, 2017 with the city's first-ever Formula E race, which they claim drew 45,000 spectators to the downtown core during the weekend.

A 99-year old Quebec food company throws away 16 tons of unsold fruits and vegetables every day. Now it plans to use its waste to make juice and save money.

Former astronaut Julie Payette will be Canada’s next Governor General, becoming the fourth female to be the monarch’s representative in Canada when she is sworn in later this year.

Mélanie Doucet's petition to the Mayor of Montreal forced city officials and event organizers to look at women's safety during festivals.

Despite a 40 per cent increase in house purchases by foreign buyers in the first part of 2017, Montreal’s housing market is still affordable in comparison with cities like Vancouver and Toronto.

Among the tens of thousands of flag-waving revellers expected to line the streets for Montreal's Canada Day parade, there will be one man who remembers the year he almost marched alone.

It was a game of lacrosse like few get to see: a group of youths, shirtless and mostly barefoot, with no helmets or padding, racing after a leather ball with hand-made wooden sticks.

La loi C-44 et son projet de Banque d'infrastructure du Canada sont une menace pour l'autonomie juridique des provinces et municipalités, écrit chroniqueur Gérard Montpetit.

Dominic Ardonato doesn't see much reason to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday.

Mayors and experts from all over the world agree that local governments need to partner with citizens to succeed in making cities more sustainable.

As the Metropolis World Congress opens, mayors of Montreal, Berlin and Buenos Aires are advocating more cooperation and leadership from cities to integrate immigrants.

Ottawa is committing $1.28 billion toward a major Montreal rail project that will connect the city to its suburbs and to its international airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on June 16, 2017.

Art hives foster stronger, more inclusive communities through creativity. What is an art hive?

"I'm not here for that," was former Quebec premier Jean Charest's response when National Observer asked him about Energy East before Barack Obama's speech in Montreal.

Former U.S. president Barack Obama's relentless, progressive approach hit home with Canadians seeking refuge from the protectionist zeitgeist south of the border.