A record number of women were elected to municipal office in Manitoba this year, marking a significant step toward greater gender representation in local government, but more work is needed to ensure council tables reflect the communities they serve. Of the 339 women who ran in Manitoba’s 2026 municipal general elections, 213 were elected, setting […]

Police in some of Quebec’s largest metropolitan regions have handed out thousands of fines over the past six years to citizens for allegedly hurling insults at officers or other municipal officials, according to internal data obtained by The Canadian Press.  Quebec City police have largely driven these numbers, issuing 11,092 fines between April 1, 2020, […]