Sidhartha Banerjee

Reporter with the Canadian Press

115 Articles

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault, left, and his wife Isabelle Brais, walk to his campaign launch rally, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Quebec City. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

CAQ, Liberals offer tax cuts on second day of Quebec election campaign

Acknowledging that Quebecers are among the highest taxed people in Canada, the two top parties running in Quebec's election campaign held competing news conferences in the provincial capital on Monday to promise income tax cuts if they are elected on Oct. 3.

News, Politics | August 30th 2022

A 26-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in the parking lot of a motel in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough early on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Peter McCabe

Suspect who killed 3 victims had mental health issues: Montreal police

A 26-year-old man suspected of shooting dead three people in the Montreal area earlier this week had mental health issues and likely chose his victims at random, Quebec provincial police said on Thursday, August 5, 2022.

News | August 5th 2022

An Indigenous woman wipes a tear during a mass with Pope Francis at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, Que., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Pope Francis denounces 'evil' of sexual abuse -- a first on Canadian soil

For the first time since the start of a Canadian tour highlighted by apologies for the Catholic Church's role in Indigenous residential schools, Pope Francis on Thursday, July 28, 2022, acknowledged sexual abuse inflicted on "minors and vulnerable people."

News | July 29th 2022

Pope Francis receives a traditional headdress after apologizing for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system, in Maskwacis, Alta., during his papal visit across Canada on July 25, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

First Nations call on Pope to apologize on Quebec soil

As Pope Francis's visit to Canada shifts east, Indigenous leaders say their communities deserve to hear him on Quebec soil beg forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in that province.

News | July 27th 2022

Quebec Premier François Legault makes a funding announcement for a new music hall, on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Montreal. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Coalition Avenir Québec takes flak for underpaying woman in election ad

Quebec's governing party defended itself on Monday, July 18, 2022, against accusations it underpaid and took advantage of a woman who appeared in a widely promoted election advertisement.

News, Politics | July 19th 2022

Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with members of the Neocatechumenal Way community, in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, on Monday, June 27, 2022. File photo by The Associated Press/Alessandra Tarantino

'Victims expect more than prayers,' survivors tell Pope

Quebec victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy are calling on Pope Francis to deliver "swift justice" to them ahead of his visit to Canada at the end of the month.

News | July 15th 2022

This 2003 electron microscope image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC-AP)

Two monkeypox cases surface in Quebec, others under investigation

The Public Health Agency of Canada says two cases of monkeypox in Quebec are the first confirmed cases in the country.

News, Politics | May 20th 2022

Trucks attempting to drive down University Avenue between Bloor Street and Queen's Park are blocked by a police cruiser on Feb. 5, 2022. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

What other police forces in Canada have learned from the Ottawa trucker protest

Toronto police "made it very clear" to demonstrators that no one would be staying overnight, Pogue said, and police had heavy tow trucks at the ready.

News | February 7th 2022

A COVID-19 vaccination sign is shown in Montreal, on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Quebec judge rules boy, 12, can get COVID vaccine over father's objection

A Quebec Superior Court judge says a mother is allowed to have her 12-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the father's opposition.

Coronavirus in Canada

News, Politics | September 3rd 2021

Quebec Premier Francois Legault responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson\

Quebec introduces vaccine passport system as fourth wave hits

Warning the province appears to be entering a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus, Premier François Legault announced Thursday his government is imposing a vaccine passport system to curb the spread of COVID-19.

News | August 5th 2021