Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada presents Montreal's 2026 budget, a $7.67B plan with a 3.8% property tax increase, tripling homelessness funds and prioritizing public safety. Public hearings underway.
Hospital executives from Eastern Ontario request provincial backing to expand facilities and adopt new tech, citing severe overcapacity and a $1B funding gap. Read their urgent appeal.
Winnipeg Jets' Logan Stanley and Calgary Flames' Johnny Beecher face NHL Player Safety hearings for roughing incidents. Details on the hearings and potential consequences.
Canada's Supreme Court will begin hearings on Quebec's controversial secularism law, Bill 21, on March 23, 2026. The landmark case will examine the law's constitutionality and its impact on religious freedoms.
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette insists Quebec's proposed constitution is non-partisan as over 200 groups, including First Nations and the Barreau, prepare to testify. Read the latest on the controversial Bill 1.
Public hearings on Quebec's proposed constitution, Bill 1, open today. With 211 groups set to testify, debates center on minority rights, authoritarian concerns, and the bill's historic scope. Read the latest.
The Ford government is using a legislative maneuver to fast-track controversial education legislation without public hearings, including a bill that would significantly expand the education minister's authority over school boards.