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Quebec municipalities speaking out against vehicle registration tax

Municipalities are criticizing 'prohibitive' administrative costs associated with the registration tax intended to finance public transport.

Transit fares are going up in the Montreal area. Here's the new price structure

Transit riders, take note: the Montreal-area regional transit authority, the ARTM, is changing its fare structure on July 1. Prices are going up by an average of 3 per cent.

Transit trips up among seniors since Montreal introduced free fare program, city says

A costly program offering free public transportation fares to Montreal seniors is paying off, the city said in a recent report as it documented a spike in transit use among people age 65 and older.

Here are the weekend road closures

Drivers hoping to take to the roads in and around Montreal this weekend should be aware of some major road closures that may lead to headaches and frantic glances at the Waze app.

Public transit: 'Easier for mayors to beg' than manage funds, says Legault

It's 'always easier for mayors to beg' the government 'than to clean up their own spending,' said Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday, under pressure from municipalities to pay off municipal transit companies' deficits.

Ontario is increasing the speed limit to 110 km/h on some highways. Should Quebec?

Speaking to CTV News, some Montreal drivers said they were in favour of the new measure and said they'd like to see Quebec follow suit.

REM delayed: Stations in West Island, North Shore now opening in 2025

Officials for Montreal's REM line confirmed that the lines to the West Island and the North Shore are being delayed and won't open until 2025.

Here are the Montreal road closures planned for the weekend

Those driving in and around Montreal on the weekend should be aware that construction work will result in some major route closures.

REM to deploy shorter trains during off-peak periods

Montreal-area commuters will soon see smaller trains on the Reseau express metropolitain (REM).

McGill students demand injunction to limit where protesters can go

A judge is expected to render a decision Wednesday morning on whether the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University can stay or not.

Woman killed before Montreal fire, police arrest suspect

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in the death of a 42-year-old woman in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles district.

Minimum wage is going up in Quebec by 50 cents

The minimum wage in Quebec is going up today from $15.25 to $15.75 an hour.

Transit fares are going up in the Montreal area. Here's the new price structure

Transit riders, take note: the Montreal-area regional transit authority, the ARTM, is changing its fare structure on July 1. Prices are going up by an average of 3 per cent.

Quebec municipalities speaking out against vehicle registration tax

Municipalities are criticizing 'prohibitive' administrative costs associated with the registration tax intended to finance public transport.

Verdun residents upset over plans to tear down historic natatorium

Residents in Montreal's Verdun borough had some fiery words for their elected officials over potential plans to demolish the Verdun Natatorium.

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EXPLAINER | A look at the divestment demands by McGill University protesters

Pro-Palestinian activists have set up protest camps at McGill and a small number of other Canadian universities, following a wave of action seen at U.S. campuses.

Quebec solidaire MNAs come to defence of parliamentary leader after shock resignation

In the wake of the resignation of their co-spokesperson Émilise Lessard-Therrien, elected representatives of Québec solidaire (QS) have come to the defence of their parliamentary leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois.

McGill requests 'police assistance' over pro-Palestinian encampment

McGill University says it has 'requested police assistance' about the pro-Palestinian encampment on its lower field.