Labour action will disrupt several ferry services in Quebec this weekend

The FTQ-affiliated Steelworkers union says they will provide essential services during the strikes. Strikes will disrupt services at the Sorel-Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, L’Isle-aux-Coudres and L’Isle-aux-Grues ferries this weekend.Société des ferry du Québec Service has been disrupted at the Sorel-Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, L’Isle-aux-Coudres and L’Isle-aux-Grues ferries this weekend, as workers from the FTQ-affiliated Steelworkers union are on strike. The union … Read more

‘Crack alley’: In Montreal, services for the vulnerable trigger backlash, but no easy solutions

“In a city as dense as Montreal it’s pretty difficult to find something that’s not close to a kindergarten or to a school.” Demonstrators hold a protest against the construction of a supervised drug-use site in Montreal on Sept. 19, 2023.Photo by Thomas MacDonald /The Canadian Press Officials in Montreal are struggling to get the … Read more

With so few students in class, why aren’t public schools doing better?

According to recent data, student enrollment at America’s public schools is at historically low levels. And yet education costs and student performance have failed to adjust accordingly. gpointstudio – stock.adobe.com Across America, student enrollment in traditional public schools is plummeting to lows not seen in generations. Yet many states, cities, and districts stubbornly cling to … Read more

Election Latest: Trump returns to hold first public campaign rally since assassination attempt

Meanwhile, Black lawmakers are standing by Biden at a crucial moment, although some express concerns Republican presidential candidate and former president, Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.Photo by Jae C. Hong /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Joe Biden says he’s ready to return to … Read more

Olympic dreams stir bad memories for hopeful denied bid thanks to Moscow boycott in 1980: ‘Dead wrong’

The Cedar Grove, NJ resident holds no ill will towards Carter, who is currently in hospice — but believes the former president’s decision to boycott the Olympics was “dead wrong.” Helayne Seidman Former President Jimmy Carter turned Bob Giordano’s Olympic dreams into nightmares. Carter’s decision to boycott the Moscow Summer Games in response to the … Read more

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