Jun 7 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Quebec's massive forest fires have forced most of the province's wilderness outfitters to shut down during one of their busiest seasons. While some have been closed due to active fires, dozens of others have been forced to cancel reservatio...
Jun 1 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Quebec's language law reform is continuing to draw criticism and legal challenges from the province's English community as more of its provisions come into effect Thursday, exactly a year after it received royal assent. While many elements o...
Jun 1 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Quebec's language law reform is continuing to draw criticism and legal challenges from the province's English community as more of its provisions come into effect Thursday, exactly a year after it received royal assent. While many elements o...
May 22 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Investments in China by Canada's largest public pension funds are facing increased scrutiny amid worsening relations between the two countries and allegations that some of those investments are funding the oppression of China's Uyghur minori...
May 22 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Investments in China by Canada's largest public pension funds are facing increased scrutiny amid worsening relations between the two countries and allegations that some of those investments are funding the oppression of China's Uyghur minori...
May 11 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The controversial decision by teachers at a Quebec school to replace Mother's Day events with a celebration of parents has caused ripples all the way to the provincial legislature, but supporters say such moves can benefit children. The scho...
May 11 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The controversial decision by teachers at a Quebec school to replace Mother's Day events with a celebration of parents has caused ripples all the way to the provincial legislature, but supporters say such moves can benefit children. The scho...
May 7 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small — because she had to. She opened Chèvrerie aux Volets Verts, in St-Esprit, Que., with two goats; she couldn't afford a large herd and chose animals small enou...
May 7 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small — because she had to. She opened Chèvrerie aux Volets Verts, in St-Esprit, Que., with two goats; she couldn't afford a large herd and chose animals small enou...
Apr 26 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, while a solitary cone is perched atop a blue bollard s...
Apr 26 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, while a solitary cone is perched atop a blue bollard s...
Mar 31 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, following a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven peopl...
Mar 31 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, following a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven peopl...
Mar 25 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area. Several Black community organizations have criticized the puppet as being reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows — r...
Mar 22 2023 — Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The federal government will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to drugs used to treat rare diseases, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Wednesday. Almost all the funding envelope — $1.4 billion — will go ...