May 3 2023 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A Montreal man is suing the city's police force and two of its officers for $125,000 after being handcuffed and detained by officers who suspected he had stolen his own car. Brice Dossa, a 44-year-old Montrealer originally from Benin, is see...
Apr 11 2023 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Muslim groups are speaking out against the Quebec government's intention to ban prayer spaces in public schools, saying they will monitor how the Education Department enforces its new rules. In response to reports that at least two Montreal-...
Apr 11 2023 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Muslim groups are speaking out against the Quebec government's intention to ban prayer spaces in public schools, saying they will monitor how the Education Department enforces its new rules. In response to reports that at least two Montreal-...
Mar 16 2023 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A U.S. woman who was kidnapped along with her husband and smuggled into Quebec in October 2020 says she lives in constant fear she will fall victim to another crime. Sandra Helm delivered a victim impact statement Thursday at a sentencing he...
Mar 5 2023 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau announced his resignation Sunday amid intense scrutiny among the province's political class over hazing and initiations. The 65-year-old Courteau announced his departure after 37...
Jan 25 2023 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Sean Bérubé said he thought it was a joke when he was first asked to help assemble a team of Ukrainian preteen refugees, displaced by war and spread out across Europe, to play in a renowned Quebec City hockey tournament. Bérubé, a businessma...
Dec 30 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom — these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec's provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles — cannabis-infused food — sold in the province from appealing to youn...
Dec 30 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom — these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec's provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles — cannabis-infused food — sold in the province from appealing to youn...
Dec 29 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Twelve months ago Quebec became the first jurisdiction in Canada to launch a two-pronged tracking system for domestic violence suspects, and while victims' rights groups welcome the technology, they want to know more about its effectiveness....
Dec 29 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Twelve months ago Quebec became the first jurisdiction in Canada to launch a two-pronged tracking system for domestic violence suspects, and while victims' rights groups welcome the technology, they want to know more about its effectiveness....
Nov 23 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman. The video, circulated widely ...
Oct 30 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A psychiatrist involved in efforts to support children of Canadian women detained in Syria after travelling to join the Islamic State is urging Ottawa to speed up repatriation efforts. Dr. Cécile Rousseau, a pediatric psychiatrist at McGill ...
Oct 26 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Université Laval formally launched an $80-million fundraising initiative on Wednesday for its Carrefour international Brian-Mulroney, with the former prime minister taking on a central role in the push to increase Quebec's footprint on the w...
Oct 26 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Université Laval formally launched an $80-million fundraising initiative on Wednesday for its Carrefour international Brian-Mulroney, with the former prime minister taking on a central role in the push to increase Quebec's footprint on the w...
Oct 14 2022 — Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a sexual assault case after concluding that the lower court judge based his ruling on "myths, prejudices or generalizations." The recent high court decision involves the June 2021 acquitt...