Sidhartha Banerjee
Reporter with the Canadian Press
About Sidhartha Banerjee
Families and seniors subject of promises on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign
Quebec's political parties wasted little time pitching promises to voters on Friday, August 24, 2018, with families, seniors and school supplies at the forefront on Day 2 of the provincial election campaign.
Quebec parties spar over Coalition promise to raise marijuana legal age
The Coalition Avenir Quebec is standing firm on a promise to raise the minimum age for cannabis consumption in the province to 21.
Quebec bar files motion calling on province to change law-drafting process
Quebec's law society is heading to court to challenge the way the provincial government goes about drafting and passing laws.
Defeated Montreal mayor bids farewell after stunning mayoral election defeat
Outgoing Montreal mayor Denis Coderre says he has no regrets as he bids farewell to his political career three days after his stunning defeat by Valerie Plante.
Refugee head lauds Canada's refugee efforts but says he's hoping for more
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Canada's reputation on refugee matters is solid, but he's hoping it can do even more.
Environmentalists say genetically modified salmon likely sold in Quebec
Environmental groups say the first shipment of genetically modified salmon in the world arrived in Canada earlier this year and likely ended up on the plates of Quebec consumers.
Facebook launches artificial intelligence research lab in Montreal
Facebook has become the latest technology company to dig into Montreal's burgeoning artificial intelligence sector, announcing the opening of a research lab in the city on Friday, September 2017.
Quebecer who survived Irma calls it terrifying; Canadian frigate on standby
A Quebec man living on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin is calling hurricane Irma the most terrifying experience of his life.
Montreal amusement park yanks carousel horse showing Indigenous man's severed head
Montreal's La Ronde amusement park says it has removed a carousel horse depicting an Indigenous man's severed head in a bag.
Montreal to go ahead with plans to rename street, park named for Alexis Carrel
The City of Montreal is moving ahead with plans to strike eugenist Alexis Carrel's name from its map.