A 66-year-old Montreal man who is quadriplegic says he is seeking medical assistance in dying because changes to his home care services are causing him relentless pain and discomfort.
Despite his widely denounced comments about immigrants, Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet could keep a seat in cabinet if the Coalition Avenir Quebec is re-elected Monday, leader Francois Legault said Thursday.
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a decision that ordered a third trial for a woman who has twice been convicted of killing her two daughters.
The family of an Indigenous woman who was mocked by staff as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital in September 2020 filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking nearly $2.7 million in damages.
The Quebec election is on Oct. 3, and for the first time, five parties have a chance of winning at least one seat in the 125-seat legislature. Here is where the parties stand on some major themes.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine today, promising federal support for the archipelago hammered by post-tropical storm Fiona last weekend.
Quebec's director of public health Dr. Luc Boileau updated the province on the evolution of the COVID-19 situation in Quebec Thursday morning. He said it is too early to talk about an eighth wave, but acknowledged that hospitalizations are rising.
Quebec's immigration and labour minister claims that newcomers to the province "go to Montreal, don't work, and don't speak French," though he later tweeted he expressed "his thoughts badly."
Since the beginning of the election campaign, the Parti Québécois (PQ) has benefited the most from the financial generosity of its supporters, according to data provided by Élections Québec.
Hundreds of royal fans lined up outside Windsor Castle for the chance to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II as the chapel where the late monarch was buried opened to the public Thursday for the first time since her death. The queen's death certificate says the 96-year-old monarch died of old age.
The leader of Quebec solidaire (QS) promised to accelerate the construction and renovation of Quebec schools on Thursday.
Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a series of special weather statements for frost across the province as the mercury goes down and the sweaters go on.
CAQ leader Francois Legault said it will be up to the people of Rouyn-Noranda to decide if they want to close the controversial Horne smelter, not to doctors, people from Montreal or Quebec solidaire.
The first weekend of October is coming up, and you know what that means: spooky, fall stuff.
The Datagotchi app developed by researchers at Laval University has polled thousands of Quebecers about their lifestyle and matched it with the political party they are likely to vote for on Oct. 3.
Most voters line up at their local polling station, either on Election Day or at an advance poll, but seniors are also exercising their right to vote from their rooms or in a common area of their facility.
Polls heading into the final week of the Quebec election campaign show much of the same results since the first week: a race for second behind the CAQ.
For the second straight game, the Montreal Canadiens' prospects didn't give fans much to cheer about.
Dozens of Montrealers gathered Wednesday to remember Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman whose death in a Joliette hospital sparked an uproar and a public reckoning with systemic racism that continues two years later.
A 66-year-old Montreal man who is quadriplegic says he is seeking medical assistance in dying because changes to his home care services are causing him relentless pain and discomfort.
The Datagotchi app developed by researchers at Laval University has polled thousands of Quebecers about their lifestyle and matched it with the political party they are likely to vote for on Oct. 3.
Across the city and country, it's hard to find over-the-counter medication for children. The shelves have been bare for over three months -- and there's no sign of improvement.
The first-ever Volaria Airshow drew a crowd of 40 thousand fans to Mirabel Airport Saturday.
Inflation and soaring food costs have many Quebec families feeling the pinch, and the head of one food bank says demand has increased by nearly 40 per cent in 2022.
The federal government's new dental-care legislation tabled Tuesday is prompting questions about oral health access in Quebec ahead of the election.
Minor baseball associations across Quebec are having trouble finding umpires as many don't want to sign up and deal with abuse from parents and coaches.
Some on foot and others in wheelchairs, dozens travelled up Mount Royal Sunday morning to raise awareness about what children with multiple disabilities and their families go through.
A young Montrealer was crowned world chess champion in the under-18 age group this week. Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux could the first Quebecer and the second Canadian to win a world title, says the Quebec Chess Federation.
The leader of Quebec solidaire (QS) promised to accelerate the construction and renovation of Quebec schools on Thursday.
Despite his widely denounced comments about immigrants, Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet could keep a seat in cabinet if the Coalition Avenir Quebec is re-elected Monday, leader Francois Legault said Thursday.
Since the beginning of the election campaign, the Parti Québécois (PQ) has benefited the most from the financial generosity of its supporters, according to data provided by Élections Québec.
Is the coronavirus on its way out? Scientists say no and predict the scourge that's already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future.
With the easing of COVID restrictions across schools in Canada, a mental health expert reminds parents to watch for signs of anxiety in children who may have their own worries about settling into the school year.
Viral levels of COVID-19 in Ottawa are showing some signs of decline following a plateau through most of August, though levels remain much higher than they were last year at this time.
As children across the country prepare to go back to school, Canada's top doctor Dr. Theresa Tam advises parents on how to continue to protect their children against COVID-19.
Quebec health officials say parents concerned about COVID-19 should have peace of mind when sending their kids to school in the fall.
Tuesday marked the first day of class for students in most of the English School Boards in Quebec. For some students, getting there wasn't easy, with continued issues related to school bus transportation.
Hours before the first day of school for many students in Montreal, the Lester B. Pearson School Board said some students won't be picked up at their bus stop due to ongoing negotiations with transportation companies.
As school begins for most Quebec students, some school boards and service centres in the Montreal area are still ironing out details for school bus transportation.
As the start of the new school season is less than a week away, a Montreal school board is set to launch a new virtual school for select students who want to take their learning online.
School bus service may not be in place at the start of the school year after all, despite an agreement in principle made last week.
If elected, Liberal leader Dominique Anglade said her party will hold a "COP Quebec," in other words, a major conference on climate change.
Greenpeace is protesting the Montreal Canadiens' decision to put the logo of one of the world's largest fossil fuel-financing banks on its jerseys.
The recent Global Tree Assessment found that four of the 78 trees assessed in Quebec are at risk and declining.
Hydro-Québec won a partial legal victory for its power line to Maine on Tuesday, as the state Supreme Court ruled that the referendum that resulted in opposition to the line's passage was unconstitutional. The court said it was the retroactive nature of the referendum that violated the developer's constitutional rights.
The owner of a western Quebec copper smelter says it will adhere to the government's new requirements and reduce arsenic emissions to five times the provincial norm by 2027.
Police in Laval (SPL) are heralding the force's strategy to reduce gun violence, which they say, has cut shootings in 2022.
Montreal police (SPVM) are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 23-year-old man, who has been missing for a week and may be in danger.
A 22-year-old man is in hospital after being shot in Montreal North on Wednesday.
A 21-year-old man from the Montreal-area was arrested Tuesday for multiple breaches of conditions relating to pimping cases.
Longueuil police are investigating after two unoccupied homes were set on fire.
W5 investigates the shortage of volunteer firefighters in communities across Canada and how it's putting people's lives in danger.
As extreme weather events such as Hurricane Fiona become more severe and common, experts say that could result in more expensive home insurance in the long term and are calling for a national flood insurance program.
Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and churned toward South Carolina.
A man who was arrested in Las Vegas on Thursday, and his 17-year-old son, were charged with murder in the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant, authorities said.
A global helium shortage that began last year continues today, disrupting various helium-reliant industries from predicting the weather to making semiconductors and detecting gas leaks in ships.
Canada's largest territory is the backdrop of an Indigenous-focused alien movie that follows a ragtag group of teens fighting to save their community.
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of Canadian astronomers were able to spot the most distant and possibly the oldest star clusters ever discovered.
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of a decision that ordered a third trial for a woman who has twice been convicted of killing her two daughters.
Hundreds of royal fans lined up outside Windsor Castle for the chance to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II as the chapel where the late monarch was buried opened to the public Thursday for the first time since her death. The queen's death certificate says the 96-year-old monarch died of old age.
A Sunwing flight attendant saved a passenger's life who went into cardiac arrest as a pilot made an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport this week.
A Conservative MP criticized the federal government's carbon tax because 'it didn't stop Hurricane Fiona.'
