Quebec targets adult vocational education courses

Montreal’s largest English-language school board is denouncing the Quebec government’s plan to extend Bill 101 to adult and vocational education, calling it a “political stunt” that could hurt immigrants, weaken the English school system and worsen labour shortages. The proposed legislation, promised by Premier Christine Fréchette during the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race, would apply…

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Nova Scotia-Maine CAT ferry sees strong start to season thanks to American tourists – Halifax

The CAT ferry that connects Nova Scotia to Maine is launching its 2026 season, and its operator is already reporting nearly 18,000 pre-season bookings — surpassing its reservation record set in 2024. In comparison, pre-season reservations in 2025 were around 13,700. The operator, Bay Ferries Ltd., attributes the jump in interest to American tourists eager…

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Lac-Mégantic: Supreme Courtroom refusal clears CP rail of legal responsibility in 2013 tragedy – Montreal

Lac-Mégantic: Supreme Courtroom refusal clears CP rail of legal responsibility in 2013 tragedy – Montreal

By Pierre Saint-Arnaud The Canadian Press Posted Might 14, 2026 11:22 am 1 min learn Descrease article font measurement Enhance article font measurement Canadian Pacific Railway Firm has been cleared of all legal responsibility within the Lac-Mégantic, Que., practice catastrophe that claimed 47 lives in 2013. A number of events, together with the victims and…

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