Benjamin Shingler

The average residential property tax rate is going up 3.8 per cent this year in Montreal, up from last year’s average increase of 3.1 per cent. The rate increases were included in Monday's municipal budget . The rate increases vary widely by borough, and ... See more

It was a deal reached just in time for the holidays, averting the threat of multiple medical clinic closures and the departure of hundreds of doctors from the health system. But as the dust settles on the agreement between the Quebec government and family... See more

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath nearly cancelled a Hanukkah celebration Sunday in Montreal after learning of the massacre in Sydney, but ultimately decided the community needed to gather to prove that light prevails over darkness. “It’s the reality of our lives rig... See more

Quebec family doctors have struck a tentative agreement with the province, only weeks before the implementation of controversial reforms that had threatened clinic closures and the departure of GPs to other provinces . The Fédération des médecins omniprat... See more

A recent cold snap pushed Hydro-Québec's network near its limit, forcing the utility to issue two rare alerts as it scrambled to meet the surge in demand for power. The unseasonably chilly start to December across southern Quebec drove up consumption just... See more