The entire town of Chibougamau, in central Quebec, was told to evacuate Tuesday evening as wildfires prompted officials to declare a state of emergency.
Quebec MNAs are about to get a significant pay raise. The National Assembly adopted Bill 24 on Tuesday afternoon, which will increase the politicians' base salaries by $30,000 per year.
As one Quebec city that had been threatened by wildfires lifted an evacuation order Tuesday, authorities turned their attention to communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province where firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes.
A Quebec judge has authorized the eviction of a homeless encampment underneath Montreal's Ville-Marie expressway to allow for repairs to the road to proceed after several delays.
There are new plans for the former industrial area of Lachine. Most of the factories there are now closed. The plan is to build 7,800 housing units in the next few years.
Insurance industry group Equite Association says vehicle theft in multiple provinces surged last year. Vehicle theft was up by 50 per cent in Quebec year over year, by 48.3 per cent in Ontario, by 34.5 per cent in Atlantic Canada and by 18.3 per cent in Alberta.
A 53-year-old man was shot and killed in the Montreal suburb of Dorval on Monday afternoon. A source told CTV News that the victim is Francesco Del Balso, who has links to Montreal's Mafia.
Montrealers woke up to hazy sun and smoky skies again Tuesday morning. Northerly winds from wildfires burning north of the city continue to blow smoke into Southern Quebec.
Many Montrealers are still mourning the sudden death of Egbert Gaye, the founder and publisher of the Community Contact newspaper. His passing left people wondering what will happen to the paper.
Investigators out of the Quebec police organized crime task force were in Kanesatake and St. Jerome on Tuesday conducting raids and interviewing potential suspects.
Although inflation is set to influence the behaviour of Quebec holidaymakers, just as many of them want to get on a plane as before the pandemic, according to a CAA-Quebec survey.
A licensed establishment in downtown Montreal was heavily damaged by an apparent arson attack early on Tuesday morning. Montreal police (SPVM) reported no injuries a few hours later, and no one was arrested.
Community Contact newspaper managing editor Egbert Gaye, a well-known leader in Montreal's Black community, has died after suffering a massive heart attack over the weekend. He was 67.
The Montreal police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing teenage girl. Fifteen-year-old Coralie English was last seen on Saturday in downtown Montreal.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government is looking internationally for support as it struggles to battle more than 160 forest fires. With more than 480 wilderness firefighters on the ground, Quebec can fight around 30 fires, Legault told reporters Monday, adding that normally firefighters would come from other provinces to help.
The federal prison service says it will have a second look at its decision to move convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security facility as political leaders of all stripes react to the news with shock and outrage.
Montreal's fire department has decided to cancel its fire-prevention brigade, the team in charge of checking smoke detectors across the island. The move comes as more questions are being raised about a decline in safety inspections in general.
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal home sales were down in May from last year but showed signs of picking up from recent lows.
Carla White is the only remaining tenant in her building, which is slated to be demolished to make room for a 176-unit condo project. But in order to move forward, the developer must reach an agreement with White -- and she says she won't leave until she's provided with a home that offers the long-term stability she needs to ensure she won't end up back on the streets.
Author Lisa Ahier's follow-up to The SoBo Cookbook is Together at SoBo, was recently published by Penguin Random House, which includes a number of mouth-watering dishes. Below is a selection of three for those looking for a cocktail, main course and/or dessert.
Residents in Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce expressed their desire for bike-friendly infrastructure Sunday during their borough's first-ever local bicycle festival. "The people of Cotes-des-Neiges-NDG want to be able to use bicycles as means of transportation," said Borough Mayor Gracia Kasoki Katahwa.
After Montrealer Adrian Morot's Oscar win for make-up on the film "The Whale," local artists are feeling like the road to Hollywood may be more accessible than they thought. Christine Long caught up with Jeremy Hubscher, a young west-island makeup wiz exploring the world of special effects makeup.
The family of a 10-year-old girl who was hit by a car almost two weeks ago is appealing drivers and pedestrians to be more careful on Montreal’s roads. Kyaa Guinto is still in a coma at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. “She’s slowly come out of the induced coma, she’s moving her hands, she was able to squeeze our hands, and we’re waiting patiently,” said her mother, Stephanie Ledesma.
Quebecers are used to congestion headaches on Highway 40, but Saturday’s hold-up was nothing if not out of the ordinary: a horse broke free from its transport container and ran free in the fast lane. Marco Lelievre, a trucker, stopped his vehicle while driving through Repentigny, Que. after he saw the runaway horse.
Who is Diandra D'Alessio? She's a Montrealer, a technical writer, a history lover -- and she's last night's Jeopardy winner. The self-proclaimed trivia buff made it out on top with $3,299 under her belt.
The day after the tabling of a scathing report on the state of care provided in the emergency department of the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire on Montreal's West Island, the 135 recommendations are already being dealt a heavy blow. According to the nurses' union, management plans to use school staff to cover the emergency department this summer.
An independent investigator charged with shedding light into troubling deaths at the Lakeshore General Hospital emergency room in Montreal made more than 100 recommendations Thursday.
It could be two years after the adoption of the bill on medical aid in dying (MAID) before advance requests can be made, meaning people diagnosed with Alzheimer's will have to be patient. This as funeral homes performing the procedure is being viewed with skepticism.
Some communities in Quebec are expected to get record-high temperatures and Environment Canada has issued several weather warnings and watches for heat. Dr. Christopher Labos spoke to CTV News anchor Mutsumi Takahashi about heat and sunstroke and tips for preventing serious consequences in the sun.
A new team working out of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada (SHC-Canada) wants to get young people like Horn, who injured themselves, back on their feet and running as fast and efficiently as possible.
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal home sales were down in May from last year but showed signs of picking up from recent lows.
A major Montreal real estate developer says it will let Quebec's housing tribunal determine the compensation for a tenant in a $400-a-month apartment whose case risks delaying a major construction project.
The City of Montreal has begun the latest chapter in plans for the abandoned Blue Bonnets/Hippodrome racetrack. On Monday, the province and municipality announced a working group to begin creating what it envisions as the city's 'next great district of the future.'
Investigators out of the Quebec police organized crime task force were in Kanesatake and St. Jerome on Tuesday conducting raids and interviewing potential suspects.
A licensed establishment in downtown Montreal was heavily damaged by an apparent arson attack early on Tuesday morning. Montreal police (SPVM) reported no injuries a few hours later, and no one was arrested.
A 53-year-old man was shot and killed in the Montreal suburb of Dorval on Monday afternoon. A source told CTV News that the victim is Francesco Del Balso, who has links to Montreal's Mafia.
Three residences were evacuated in Montreal's Mile End after a fire early Monday morning. Police report that a 911 call at 1 p.m. reported a fire on Clark Street between St. Viateur Street and Bernard street.
Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston calls the allegations swirling around his objectivity 'quite simply false,' and said Tuesday he plans to push ahead with his work, launching public hearings next month
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to keep "multiple murderers" in maximum-security prison, as fallout continues over the transfer of convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security institution in Quebec.
The lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former Northwest Territories premier says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge determines the trial should be moved to Quebec.
The Canadian military has confirmed it participated in a May 2023 forum for Five Eyes intelligence partners that was held by the director of the Pentagon's UFO research program.
Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment say in response to a lawsuit filed by Han Dong that their reporting about the Toronto MP was based on a detailed investigation involving multiple sources.
A rare manuscript detailing comedy shows and drinking songs from the 15th century revealed what medieval audiences found funny more than 500 years ago.
Andrea Fessler found out her third daughter didn't qualify for Canadian citizenship -- even though her two older daughters did -- when she arrived at the Canadian consulate in Hong Kong to register.
Across Canada, the average price of rent climbed back up after pandemic lows, with the monthly rate new tenants face now 20 per cent higher than it was two years ago, according to just-released rental data.
