12 h. ago STM strike averted amid tentative agreement with administrative staff

The deal means there will be no walkout, which was scheduled for Nov. 19.

Politics

30 h. ago ‘Right now, I’m a no,’ Green Party leader Elizabeth May says ahead of budget vote

Prime Minister Mark Carney needs two opposition votes to support the fiscal plan or four opposition members to abstain in order to avoid another election

Politics

3 d. ago Montreal businesses brace for 'dead' weekend with STM shutdown

As many employees struggle to commute to bars and cafés amid the STM strike, customers are simply staying home.

Economics

3 d. ago Montreal businesses were bracing for 'dead' weekend, but STM shutdown was adverted

Many employees were struggling to commute to bars and cafés during the STM strike and customers were simply staying home.

Economics

3 d. ago STM strike: Still time for a deal to be reached, Martinez Ferrada says

"My goal today, and we have until midnight, is to get an agreement," Montreal mayor says ahead of weekend walkout by bus drivers and métro operators.

Culture

3 d. ago Two more STM unions to strike but commuters to be spared: Here’s what to know

Administrative staff and professional employees warn they may walk off the job, but that would not affect service, the STM says.

Other

3 d. ago Full transit strike + messy weather = a rough travel weekend in Montreal

Barring a last-minute deal, buses and the métro will not run Saturday and Sunday. Transit users have a few options to get around.

Other

3 d. ago No métro, no buses: Montreal faces full transit strike and messy weekend weather

Barring a last-minute deal, buses and the métro will not run Saturday and Sunday. Transit users have a few options to get around.

Other

4 d. ago STM won't request financial assistance to end strike, CEO says

Transit agency already needs to reduce spending by $56 million and any financial reprieve has to come from internal cuts, Marie-Claude Léonard says.

Other

4 d. ago Thames Valley among Ontario school boards told to open 'support offices'

This marks a step toward what Education Minister Paul Calandra has said is a plan to eliminate school board trustees “100 per cent” by year’s end.

Society

4 d. ago Unhoused people, seniors would be hardest hit by weekend STM strike, advocates say

The province's labour tribunal has approved the STM bus and métro operators' plan for a weekend-long service shutdown.

Other

4 d. ago Unhoused people, seniors will be hardest hit by weekend STM strike, advocates say

The province's labour tribunal has approved the STM bus and métro operators' plan for a weekend-long service shutdown.

Other

5 d. ago STM shutdown this weekend as bus and métro drivers cleared to strike

The walkout will shut down all STM service over the weekend except paratransit.

Transport

5 d. ago STM shutdown planned this weekend as bus and métro drivers cleared to strike

Quebec labour minister says government intervention won't be coming ahead of Nov. 15 and 16 walkout.

Transport

5 d. ago Montreal commuters breathe sigh of relief as STM service resumes

Mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada is now urging bus and métro operators to call off their planned weekend walkout.

Other

5 d. ago Updated: STM to gradually resume service Wednesday after maintenance union halts strike

Service will gradually resume as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, with full service back on Thursday, the STM says.

Other

5 d. ago Updated: STM service gradually resumes after maintenance union halts strike

The strike will end as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, the union says, but full service might not resume until Thursday, the STM says.

Other

6 d. ago Snowstorm and STM strike snarl traffic across Montreal on Habs game night

As the puck dropped Tuesday night, dozens of fans were still left outside, trying to get into the Bell Centre.

Other

6 d. ago Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strike

The Quebec government wants the power to intervene in a strike that has disrupted public transit in Montreal since the start of November. 

Politics

6 d. ago 'You can't paralyze a city': Martinez Ferrada calls on STM unions to pause strike measures

“The impact on Montrealers right now is unbearable," the city's mayor-elect said Tuesday.

Culture