It was out with the old Champlain Bridge and in with the new Samuel De Champlain Bridge on Friday, June 28, 2019, as one Montreal-area span was officially inaugurated while the other bid adieu after 57 years of service.
Montreal's expensive new Samuel De Champlain Bridge opened to traffic for the first time this, June 24, 2019, morning, about six months behind schedule.
While Montreal is generally viewed as a mixture of British and French influences, look closely enough and you'll see the Irish have left their mark — including the 6,000 who lay buried in unmarked graves in the city's Sud-ouest neighbourhood.
In car-loving Quebec City, residents can't stop talking about what's become known as the "third link" — a future bridge or tunnel crossing the St. Lawrence River.
A byelection candidate Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stumped for in eastern Ontario on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, says she believes their party is gaining momentum in territory the Conservatives have owned for 14 years.
The Coalition Avenir Québec's resounding election victory could clear the way for the party to make good on its vow to cut immigration, a position that worries Quebec businesses and experts who cite labour shortages. They nonetheless see the party's fiscal conservatism as a plus.
Just north of Montreal, between the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentian Mountains, is a Quebec nationalist heartland where cynicism about politics reigns and labour shortages are beginning to sting.
An extreme cold warning didn't deter members of Montreal's Catholic community on Saturday, January 6, 2018, as they braved a chilly walk up Mount Royal to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the raising of the cross on the summit.