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Double duty: Inside the life of a Montreal army lieutenant and specialized nurse practitioner
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (688+ words) Posted February 1, 2026 6:16 pm. If he's not in army fatigues working for the Canadian Armed Forces, he's in the adult intensive care unit at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Peter Maklan is both an army lieutenant and a specialized nurse practitioner…...
Fewer Quebec women having children, and later in life
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (648+ words) Posted December 27, 2025 3:43 pm. A new report from Quebec's statistics institute shows women across the province are having fewer children and delaying motherhood, with Montreal recording the lowest fertility rate at 1.11 children per woman. In Montreal, the average maternal age reached…...
Montreal women are having fewer children & at a later age: report
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (335+ words) "I always dreamed of the possibility of entering a universal pageant," says Philippe Laurin, a Montrealer who just made history as the first Canadian to win the title of Mr. Friendship Universe International in Panama. Corinne Boyer reports. "We need…...
Four months after Quebec schools ban cellphones, impact ‘is major’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (542+ words) By St'phane Blais, The Canadian Press Posted December 24, 2025 11:26 am. Four months after Quebec banned cellphones in primary and secondary schools, many school administrators report positive effects on social life, physical activity, and academic performance. At "cole Monseigneur-A.-M.-Parent in Longueuil,…...
Boys in sports less likely to have 'oppositional-defiant' symptoms: Montreal-Italian study
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (574+ words) Posted December 9, 2025 5:25 pm. A new study has found another important reason for kids to join organized sports at a young age. Aside from exercise, the study, which was conducted in Canada and Italy, found that children in organized sports between…...
Researcher warns of 'extremely frightening' exchanges on an incel forum
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Posted November 23, 2025 4:57 pm. A doctoral student at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) has sounded the alarm about the demonization of women that has taken place on incel discussion threads, after analyzing exchanges on a male chauvinist virtual forum....
Montreal students rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza to mark second anniversary of conflict
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (721+ words) By Gareth Madoc-Jones and Manoj Subramaniam Posted October 7, 2025 5:49 pm. University and C'gep students gathered in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza at Concordia University's Hall building on Tuesday to support student strikes across Montreal and to demand divestment to mark the…...
Start of 2025-2026 school year will have been one of the worst, say Quebec Liberals
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (373+ words) By Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2025 1:06 pm. Students and staff experienced one of the worst starts to the school year ever due to the "chaos" caused by Education Minister Bernard Drainville, according to the Quebec Liberals. During a…...
McGill study finds children of parents with diabetes are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (616+ words) Posted August 26, 2025 10:02 pm. A recent study at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has found that children of mothers with gestational diabetes or fathers with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes. "In Canada, a quarter of children…...
Quebec backtracks on its directive on access to childcare centres for immigrant children
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (801+ words) By Fr'd'ric Lacroix-Couture, The Canadian Press Posted July 25, 2025 3:57 pm. The Legault government is partially suspending its directive that would have expelled many immigrant children with open work permits from subsidized daycares and early childhood centres (CPEs). This directive from the…...