Quebec says a new policy to charge some students higher tuition at top universities in Montreal is needed to preserve the province’s French identity.
Tag: Montreal (Quebec)
Trudeau’s Liberal Party Loses Parliament Seat in Montreal Special Election
The election in Montreal had been seen as a referendum on Canada’s deeply unpopular prime minister, who has faced calls from within his party to quit.
Election in Montreal Poses a Test for Trudeau
A vote in Montreal is seen as a referendum on Canada’s prime minister, who has brushed aside calls to step down as party members fear a wipeout in the next general election.
In Quebec’s Casse-Croûtes, Fast Food for a Short but Sweet Summer
By now, the most famous product of Quebec’s casse-croûtes, the poutine, has gone international. But can the guédille or the pinso ever become just as popular?
With Purple Gold and Bouncy Metal, a Canadian Chemist Shines on YouTube
Disillusioned with grad school, Nigel Braun dropped out to film chemistry videos in his parents’ garage in Montreal. Then millions began viewing his whimsical and occasionally dangerous experiments.
More Cities in Canada Dabble With Pedestrian-Only Streets
The pandemic made willing partners of retailers and restaurants to rethink how streets for cars can be converted into spaces for pedestrians.
In Canada as a Girl, Kamala Harris Yearned for California
Ms. Harris went north as a 12-year-old when her mother was recruited to conduct breast-cancer research, but California was always on her mind. The experience of a Canadian friend inspired her to become a prosecutor.
Shattered by Montreal Mind-Control Experiments, but Undeterred in a Suit
Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their class-action lawsuit.
Read Your Way Through Montreal
Montreal is a city as appealing for its beauty as for its shadows. Here, the novelist Mona Awad recommends books that are “both dreamy and uncompromising.”
Teacher Secretly Sold His Students’ Art on Mugs and Shirts, Lawsuit Says
Parents of a dozen students at a school near Montreal accused an art teacher in a lawsuit of reproducing portraits from a class assignment and putting them on items that he offered for sale online.