Sidhartha Banerjee
Reporter with the Canadian Press
About Sidhartha Banerjee
Trudeau announces billions to boost Canada's AI capacity
The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in the upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sunday.
Wet snow dump kills power to tens of thousands across Quebec, Ontario
As of 11 p.m., a little more than 60,000 homes and businesses in Quebec were without electricity. The province's power utility said the affected area ranged from Gatineau in the west to Montreal's suburbs, with strong gusts and broken tree branches bringing down power lines.
Quebec court rules province had the right to impose a COVID-19 curfew
A provincial court justice of the peace has upheld the Quebec government's imposition of curfews during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding several people guilty of breaking the health order during a protest.
Quebec students banned from using cellphones in class this coming year
Quebec's new rule banning cellphones in classrooms will be in effect when students return from the holiday break, making the province the second to implement such a measure, after Ontario.
Feds to spend $900M on housing for Quebec, matched by province
The federal and provincial governments will each invest $900 million over the next four years to accelerate housing construction in Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.
Cross country clashes over gender identity in schools
Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, for competing protests, yelling and chanting at each other about the way schools instruct sexuality and gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth.
Montreal's new transit system shuts down on first official day of service
Montreal's new light-rail transit system had a bumpy debut on its first full day of operation as a problem with the track forced a shutdown at the height of the morning rush hour.
Pro-Russia hacker group knocks out Hydro-Québec website
The utility said it was targeted at around 3 a.m. by a denial-of-service assault — when attackers flood an internet server with traffic and overwhelm it, triggering a crash.
Quebec must pay ex-premier Jean Charest $385K over corruption probe leaks
In 2020, Jean Charest filed a lawsuit against Quebec's anti-corruption police and the province's attorney general after details were made public in 2017 regarding an investigation into alleged illegal Liberal party financing during his tenure.
Jesuits of Canada releases list of child sex abuse offenders they believe is credible
The Jesuits of Canada released a list of priests and brothers on Monday, March 13, 2023, who they say were "credibly accused" of sexually abusing minors over the past 70 years.