By Murray Sherriffs
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Lucien Bouchard, chief negotiator for Quebec doctors challenging Bill 2, says that Quebec Health Minister Dubé is responsible for stopping a salary agreement—twice—and that he should not be part of future negotiations.
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For years, Quebec has been calling on the federal government to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, but now says that Ottawa is “playing a dangerous game” in its move to slash temporary immigration and will put businesses in many regions of Quebec in a “deplorable” situation.
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Former Montreal police chief Phillippe Pichet has won his case at the Quebec Labour Tribunal, which ruled that he was the victim of psychological harassment by the City of Montreal which left him marginalized, isolated and professionally excluded.
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The Quebec Retail Council is “deeply disappointed” that the Carney government’s budget does not include measures to address ‘unfair competition’ from fashion platforms like Shein and Temu, missing “…a clear opportunity to level the playing field for Canadian retailers who follow tax, social, and environmental rules while foreign companies profit without being held to the same standards.”
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Beaconsfield residents of the area near where St. Charles intersects with Highway 20 say that there must be a way to stop the many accidents and close calls that happen daily because it is so busy and so confusing to navigate.
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Parti Québécois leader Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon says that when his party takes power, it will double the number of countries where it has offices to encourage trade and tourism.
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The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says that Montreal-area home sales rose 4.6 per cent over last year in October.
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A dramatically lower number of children waiting more than nine months for surgery at the Montreal Children’s Hospital is being seen, following a reorganization of resources that has been happening for many years.
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Students at Leonardo Da Vinci Academy are learning about the sacrifices made by members of Canada’s armed services, taking part in the Je Me Souviens program yesterday, which features videos, learning modules and the like.
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Transplant Quebec president and ceo Martine Bouchard is “shocked” that her agency will merge with Quebec’s blood bank, saying that the cost will be high.
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Scientists have discovered why a few lucky people 80 years-plus retain their razor-sharp memories, performing as well as people 30 years younger. They appear to resist the usual signs of cognitive decline because their brains are biologically young. Researchers in the United States have determined that they are far less likely to have a build-up of the toxins, amyloid and tau, which can spread in the brain and cause memory problems by forming plaques and tangles that interfere with brain cell function and are thought to drive Alzheimer’s. The team says that these ”super-agers” show no significant thinning of the brain’s outer layer, the cortex, which plays a key role in decision-making and memory. Professor Sandra Weintraub, neuropsychologist at Northwestern University says that the “earth-shattering” findings could pave the way to new methods to prevent or delay memory decline in later life.
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Habs 3 New Jersey Devils 4 (OT)
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Flurries / 7 today
Showers / 6 tomorrow
Snow / rain 2 Sunday
