Ben Shingler
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Montreal, QC, Canada
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As controversy swirls, François Legault concedes Islamophobia exists in Quebec
Quebec Premier François Legault clarifies his controversial comments about Islamophobia, saying such discrimination exists but that it is not widespread. → Read More
Montreal police to track racial profiling cases amid mounting criticism
The City of Montreal has directed its police service to track allegations of social and racial profiling as part of a series of commitments aimed at curbing the longstanding problem. → Read More
Homeless veteran gets second chance with housing-first program
Mario Gagné had only a few dollars left to his name when a fellow veteran brought him to Montreal's Old Brewery Mission. Now, he has an apartment of his own. → Read More
Quebec elects CAQ majority government, Liberals see historic losses
Coalition Avenir Québec, a right-of-centre party that has never held power, will form a majority government in Quebec, dealing a historic blow to the incumbent Liberals. → Read More
Immigration takes centre stage at Quebec English-language leaders debate
Immigration policy, once again, featured as a key issue in this provincial election campaign, as Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard and François Legault, the leader of Coalition Avenir Québec, sparred repeatedly at Monday's historic English-language debate. → Read More
After deadly heat wave, why aren't Quebec's political leaders talking more about climate change?
Despite Quebec having just gone through one of the hottest summers on record, climate change hasn't been a priority so far for the province's campaigning politicians. → Read More
Quebec blocks asylum seekers from public daycare network, alarming advocates
Asylum seekers are no longer eligible to put their children in subsidized daycare in Quebec, making it difficult for single parents to get off welfare and into the workforce while waiting for their refugee claim to be heard. → Read More
After heat wave deaths, mourning Quebec families wonder what could have been done differently
Gilbert-Bernard Marceau was one of as many as 70 Quebecers who died in this month's heat wave. His son, Philippe, wishes he had done more to make sure his father stayed cool. “I will have this on my conscience for the rest of my days,” he said. → Read More
Canada also detains migrant children, sometimes for months at a time
The U.S. is the focus of international outrage for its policy of detaining children and separating them from their parents after they cross the border seeking asylum. But Canada also detains migrant children — despite the fact its stated policy is to do whatever possible to avoid it. → Read More
Quebec has passed its long-awaited cannabis law. Here's what's in it
After months of debate and revisions, Quebec has adopted a law laying out the guidelines for the sale and distribution of cannabis in the province. → Read More
Troubling 'pattern' emerges of Indigenous children treated in Quebec hospitals, never to return home
A growing number of Indigenous people in Quebec are coming forward with painful stories of how their children never returned home after being treated in hospital. → Read More
Once homeless and addicted to crack, Montreal woman rebuilds her life with place of her own
Last summer, Ilona Pap was living from hit to hit in a crack house in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Now she's in an apartment of her own and training for a job, under a program that offers housing to at-risk homeless women. → Read More
'It won't be an easy year,' says Montreal's interim police chief
Martin Prud'homme is faced with the monumental challenge of restoring, as he puts it, not only the public's confidence in the SPVM, but also the confidence of the officers themselves. → Read More
Quebec's new basic income plan has proponents dreaming big, others skeptical
The Quebec government has taken a "positive first step" toward a universal basic income with its commitment to provide a set amount of money to those unable to work, says one proponent of the idea. Others aren't so sure. → Read More
Of mice and men? Change in rodents linked to climate change, McGill research shows
Milder winters appear to have resulted in physical changes in two species of mice in southern Quebec, in what a researcher from McGill University says is "very likely" an example of the consequences of climate change. → Read More
Refugee lawyers under 'major pressure' amid backlog of asylum claims
Even as politicians in Quebec and Ottawa maintain they're ready for any new influx in asylum seekers, immigration lawyers working on the front lines say they're already struggling to cope with a backlog of refugee claimants. → Read More
Valérie Plante will be next mayor of Montreal, CBC projects
The leader of Projet Montréal will be Montreal's next mayor, beating the incumbent, veteran politician Denis Coderre, CBC/Radio-Canada projects. → Read More
New book traces history of anti-black racism in Quebec and across Canada
In the midst of a debate over a new law on religious neutrality and the merits of an inqury into systemic racism, a Montreal activist has come out with a new book detailing the history of "state violence" in Canada. → Read More
'Problematic' and a 'dog's breakfast': Quebec face-covering ban panned by authors of landmark report
A new Quebec law, purported to deal with secularism and the accommodation of minorities, is a "dog's breakfast" of contradictions, according to philosopher Charles Taylor. His co-author of a 2008 study of the issue, Gérard Bouchard, agrees it misses the mark. → Read More
With Quebec's face-covering ban poised to become law, bus drivers seek 'clear directives'
Montreal bus drivers are hoping for clarity — and bracing themselves for headaches — as Quebec moves to pass legislation that would require a Muslim woman who wears a niqab or burka to uncover her face to ride a city bus. → Read More