Maura Forrest
Maura Forrest is a reporter with The Canadian Press.
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Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees
The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.
Canada -Edmonton |
As Australia moves to ban social media for children, Quebec weighs following suit
The provincial government decided last spring to study the possibility of setting a minimum age for social media accounts, following a push from the youth wing of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec.
Canada -Montreal |
Legault open to adopting provincial constitution before 2026 election
The Quebec premier's comments follow the publication of a report recommending several steps the province could take to boost its autonomy.
Canada -Montreal |
Petition by RFK Jr. fan pushes Montreal to stop putting fluoride in drinking water
Montreal officials have opted to end water fluoridation in six West Island communities in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Canada -Montreal |
Canada Post, union talks ongoing with no strike notice but CUPW says it could be issued if talks break down
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers could have been in a legal strike position as of Sunday, after a cooling-off period in the contract talks ended the day before. The Crown corporation presented its latest offer last week, but failed to impress the union.
Canada -Montreal |
Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia
More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal on Thursday to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the country nearly three years ago.
Politics |
Indigenous leaders hope Biden's residential schools apology leads to meaningful change
Indigenous leaders in Canada say U.S. President Joe Biden's apology for his country's residential school system is only the first step toward healing generations of harm.
Canada -Manitoba |
Quebec court grants injunction to stop illegal dumping in Kanehsatà:ke
A Quebec court has granted a temporary injunction against several residents of the Mohawk community of Kanehsatà:ke to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil on waterfront properties.
Canada -Montreal |
25 seasons in, Radio-Canada's Infoman showing no signs of slowing down
Jean-René Dufort, known as Infoman, recently launched his show's 25th season on Radio-Canada's television network.
Canada -Montreal |
Quebec premier says Ottawa should forcibly relocate half of asylum seekers
Premier François Legault has made immigration a major focus of his visit to Paris, demanding that the federal government force asylum seekers in Quebec to move elsewhere, including people who have already settled in the province.
Canada -Montreal |