Latest from Sidhartha Banerjee
Quebec needs people to run for local office, but they keep resigning
Municipal leaders across Quebec are looking for ways to get young people, especially women, to run for local office in next year's elections, but that is a tall order given the well-documented incidents of harassment and intimidation faced by elected officials in the province.
Gilbert Rozon's lawyers say accusers are 'looking for the Weinstein of Quebec' as civil trial begins
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's civil trial for sexual assault opened today at the Montreal courthouse with his lawyer portraying him as the scapegoat in a hunt to find Quebec's Harvey Weinstein.
Politicians mark 35th anniversary of Polytechnique shooting at Montreal ceremony
Braving a biting winter wind, dignitaries gathered in front of Polytechnique Montréal's main campus on Friday to pay tribute to the 14 women killed at the engineering school in an anti-feminist attack 35 years ago.
Lawyer argues Robert Miller could have up to 100 alleged victims in class-action application
A Quebec judge is hearing arguments this week in a class-action lawsuit application against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller over allegations he paid minors for sex.
Québec Solidaire member faces rebuke for saying fellow politicians target minorities
Amid heavy criticism across party lines, an opposition member of the provincial legislature is not backing down from comments that his fellow lawmakers say painted them as racist.
Port of Montreal lockout underway after dockworkers overwhelmingly vote to reject employer offer
The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal voted 99.7 per cent to reject the latest offer from the employers' association, and a lockout at the facility is now underway.
Jacques Villeneuve calls thieves of late father's bronze monument 'soulless idiots'
Jacques Villeneuve, the son of late Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, is lashing out at thieves who stole a bronze statue of his father from outside a Quebec museum in his honour, calling them "idiots."
Quebec politician closes riding office indefinitely because of threats to safety
A legislature member with the Coalition Avenir Québec government is closing her riding office north of Montreal indefinitely because she fears for her safety and the safety of her employees.
Montreal to shed city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab
Valérie Plante said during a Radio-Canada talk show that aired Sunday night that the image of the woman wearing a hijab will be removed because of the "discomfort" it causes, but also because institutions must strive to be secular.
Mother of Montrealer killed in Oct. 7 Hamas attack still coping with 'hole in the heart'
On Oct. 7, 2023, Raquel Ohnona Look and her husband were on a video call with their son, Alexandre Look, as Hamas's brutal attack on Israel was unfolding. She dropped her phone in shock when she heard gunfire.