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Via Rail hopes to beat 2019 ridership levels this year, even as losses deepen

Via Rail hopes to beat 2019 ridership levels this year, even as losses deepen

MONTREAL — Via Rail notched a big jump in ridership last year, continuing a three-year trend ahead of an expected record number of customers in 2024. In its annual report Tuesday, the Crown corporation said some 4.

CF Montreal hosts the Columbus Crew in conference matchup

Columbus Crew (3-2-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (3-5-3, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Columbus +121, Montreal +203, Draw +248; over/under is 2.

QMJHL roundup: Voltigeurs dump Drakkar 6-2, lead final series 3-0

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McGill in court seeking injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on campus

McGill in court seeking injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on campus

MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill University have become "occupiers" living in a fortified and barricaded mini-village, a lawyer for the Montreal school argued on Monday as he asked for an injunction to dismantle the more than two-week-
PWHL Montreal looks to halt Boston's celebrations: 'They think they have it'

PWHL Montreal looks to halt Boston's celebrations: 'They think they have it'

MONTREAL — Kori Cheverie heard the jubilation coming from the visitors' locker room loud and clear Saturday night. The PWHL Montreal head coach is eager for her team to prove it was premature.
Union application to represent Amazon warehouse workers in Laval, Quebec certified

Union application to represent Amazon warehouse workers in Laval, Quebec certified

MONTREAL — A Quebec-based union says its application to represent around 200 Amazon.com Inc. workers has been certified by the province's Administrative Labour Tribunal.
CRTC grants Canadian content spending relief for Corus, but says other asks must wait

CRTC grants Canadian content spending relief for Corus, but says other asks must wait

GATINEAU, Que. — Canada’s broadcasting regulator is granting Corus Entertainment Inc.'s request to ease some of its Canadian content spending requirements after the company warned of an increasingly dire financial situation.
New pro-Palestinian encampment at Université du Québec à Montréal, organizers say

New pro-Palestinian encampment at Université du Québec à Montréal, organizers say

Montreal pro-Palestinian activists said Sunday they've set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27.
Historians, First Nations leader question Quebec history museum concept

Historians, First Nations leader question Quebec history museum concept

MONTREAL — The Quebec government's framing of a new museum to be dedicated to the history of the Québécois nation is raising questions about how history is told and who it includes, two historians and the leader of a prominent First Nations group say

Montreal police investigate suspicious death of man found in alley

Montreal police are investigating the suspicious death of a man in his 30s in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. The victim was found in an alley by a passerby at about 5 a.m. Sunday.