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Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across Canada, the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday.

A relatively new type of air pollution called electrosmog may be the cause of a variety of ailments, said the Quebec association to stop air pollution.

The company's management met with the union this week to present a restructuring plan that could result in significant job losses.

Montreal police are asking for the public's help in finding Gracia Younes, a 14-year-old girl who is thought to have run away last Saturday.

One female student told the TVA network that at one point she was asked to remove her bra.

NDP MP Tyrone Benskin has apologized for not paying his taxes and promises to pay back everything he owes, but has lost his deputy critic duties as a result of the news.

CBC Montreal checked out a dress rehearsal Thursday for Dachshund UN, a Festival TransAmériques show featuring dozens of dogs impersonating members of the United Nations.

Half Moon Run on the Lachine Canal, a collection of wiener dogs posing as UN reps, One Man Festival, bilingual comics switch mother tongues in the So You Think You're Bilingual show and Free Museums Day.

The mayor of Canada's largest city told a packed news conference that he doesn't use crack cocaine and isn't a crack addict — and new allegations surfaced Saturday involving Ford's brothers.

Qatar's decision to drop its bid to bring the International Civil Aviation Organization's headquarters to Doha from Montreal was the result of hard work and intense lobbying on the part of three levels of government, federal Industry Minister Christian Paradis said Friday.

Quebec's provincial government is reportedly going ahead with the long-awaited extension of Highway 19, north of Montreal.

Montrealers are mourning the death of well-known businessman and community member Morton Brownstein.

CBC asked members of the twitterverse to discuss the scrawl on the city's walls.

Mayor Michael Applebaum has given Montrealers the green light to drink their tap water, saying it's safe to drink. He says if it's still discoloured, let the taps run for a few minutes.

Laval police made a major drug and weapons bust on Wednesday, seizing ecstasy powder, cocaine, cannabis, cash, and an automatic assault weapon.

Montreal Police are asking the public for help finding young victims of an alleged sexual predator.

Police say the death of a person hit by a Via Rail train in Alexandria this morning is not considered suspicious.

Canadian forecasters are warning warmer-than-average ocean waters and the lack of an El Nino warming of the central Pacific Ocean will contribute to an "active" hurricane season this year.

The Parti Québécois government says it plans to compel federally regulated companies to comply with Quebec's French Language Charter, by withholding public contracts from those that don't.

Behind the scenes in Montreal, tensions are mounting as residents and graffiti artists stake their claim over the city.

The Colorado Avalanche made it official Thursday, naming Patrick Roy their new head coach and vice president of hockey operations.

SNC-Lavalin's ties to Libya's former dictatorship ran so deep the company offered the son of Moammar Gadhafi a six-figure job as a vice president in 2008, according to a newly unsealed RCMP affidavit.

Le Démantèlement, a movie by Quebec director Sebastien Pilote, has won one of the main prizes of sidebar program Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of Quebec's former Lt.-Gov. Lise Thibault, who is charged with fraud and breach of trust.

CBC asked members of the twitterverse to share how they're dealing with the City of Montreal's boil water advisory.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a proposed west-east pipeline project will not go forward unless it addresses key environmental concerns.

The RCMP is moving to freeze millions of dollars in bank accounts and real estate holdings in Montreal and Florida as part of its expanding probe into Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.

Two suspects charged in an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail train appeared in a Toronto court by video link Thursday morning.