Quebec's chief public health officer is concerned people may become complacent about getting vaccinated as swine flu approaches its peak in the province.
The Liberals want the federal government to restrict how much partisan flyers MPs can send to constituents at taxpayers' expense.
Montreal Canadiens tough-guy Georges Laraque will miss the next five games after being suspended by the NHL for his knee-on-knee hit on Detroit's Niklas Kronwall.
Pauline Marois is "radicalizing" the Parti Québécois with talk of imposing additional restrictions to education in English, Premier Jean Charest says.
Darian Durant aims to prove everyone wrong by leading the underdog Saskatchewan Roughriders to a Grey Cup victory over the Montreal Alouettes Sunday.
Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (AMT) president Joël Gauthier and local MNAs announced a series of improvements to commuter rail services in the area today, looking to get on the offensive about avoiding a rough winter season like last year...
While Pierrefonds/Roxboro and Ile Bizard/Ste...
The Pointe-Claire Diving Club will be hosting a special fund raiser on November 19th from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Malcolm-Knox Aquatic Center (98, Douglas-Shand) in support of the diving team and Plongeon Québec...
Albert Kramberger editor@transcontinental.ca Shocked by what came in the mail one day, Kirklander Paula Young dropped by The Chronicle offices to express her dismay with how Service Canada handles confidential original documents. Young received a 64-year-old woman's Certificate of Canadian Citizenship document Service Canada mailed to her home last week...
Albert Kramberger editor@transcontinental.ca The future of the Beaconsfield Citizens Association, whose most recent president is now on city council, is the main discussion point for the civic watchdog group as it heads into its first-post election meeting, according to its interim president. ?The first item to consider on the agenda is whether the BCA should continue ...
"Baby, I'm an activist in the shower!" famed Texan author Pat Califia-Rice told me a decade ago, before she transitioned from a lesbian woman into a bisexual trans man.
The Canadian military has been handing out medals and other honours and forms of recognition for over a century. Last week saw it unveil a new honour, the Sacrifice Medal.
Alex Caine, before he became a best-selling author, used to wake up every morning and dress himself in lies. And then he would venture out into a day that, every day, had a better-than-average chance of being his last. Caine used to be what is known as a contracted agent. A professional infiltrator.
As anybody who got hooked on Discovery's new show Junk Raiders can attest, green building can be tough, but there's a huge payoff - not only in terms of leaving a smaller footprint, but also in terms of indulging in way-outside-the-box thinking.
A growing number of Canadians are turning the lemons of layoffs into lemonade stands by starting their own businesses. In addition to financial independence, being your own boss means not having to compromise your ethical standards.