Montreal Gazette

LOS ANGELES —The Biden administration's move to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it might do little to ease a longstanding problem in the cannabis industry -- a lack of loans, chequing accounts and banking services that other businesses take for granted. Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti's new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country. Read More

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says it's hard to convince cabinet and Canadians that meeting the NATO spending target is a worthy goal, because "nobody knows what that means." Read More

Several Jewish organizations are planning a counter-protest at McGill University Thursday, demanding the university "enforce its policies and stand against Jew-hatred on campus." Read More

OTTAWA — Human-rights groups are urging Ottawa to reverse course on plans to allow immigrant detention in federal prisons, saying vulnerable people could be exposed to unreasonably harsh conditions. Read More

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police in Charlottetown say they have arrested one of Canada's most wanted fugitives in connection with a murder last summer in Toronto. Read More

QUEBEC — The Legault government is floating the idea of a price ceiling among the more muscular actions it could take following the brutal increase of 20 cents per litre of gasoline at the pump two weeks ago. Read More

It takes dozens of experts to plan the minute-to-minute movements for every worker in the century-old Mount Royal Tunnel as the project enters the final phase to accommodate the Réseau express métropolitain. Read More

If the confidence Geoffrey Cantin-Arku exudes off the field translates into on-field production, the Alouettes have found a hidden gem with this year's first-round draft choice. Read More

The Ligue des droits et libertés (LDL), a Quebec human rights group, is severely criticizing proposed provincial legislation to protect politicians from harassment, saying Bill 57 contains "serious risks of attacks on the fundamental rights of expression, opinion and association." Read More

Quebec film giants Denis Villeneuve and Patrick Huard are getting special honours at this year's Canadian Screen Awards. Read More

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Pam Damoff says she won't run again in the next federal election, saying she has experienced misogyny, disrespectful dialogue in politics and threats to her life. Read More

OTTAWA — A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference plans to release a report Friday on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Read More

OTTAWA — The first seniors to register with the new federal dental-care plan can now start submitting claims. Read More

Even though a government-appointed committee of experts on gender identity has yet to make its recommendations, Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville has announced a ban on any new co-ed toilets or dressing rooms in Quebec public schools, although those already established can be maintained. Read More

A group that advocates for the rights of Montreal's homeless has set up an encampment in Victoria Square as part of a week of social activism aimed at stemming the dismantling of homeless camps by municipal authorities. Read More