Canadian Basic Income Recipients Are Suing Their Government
After the program’s sudden cancellation, a three-judge panel hasn’t decided whether to uphold the Ontario government’s decision.
The Controversial Renovation of Montreal’s Beloved Public Park
Parc-Jean Drapeau’s redesign attempts to balance priceless serenity and outdoor art with profitable festivals. Many Montrealers are skeptical.
Quebec City’s Disappearing Agricultural Land
As agricultural areas are snatched up and transformed into new housing developments, one farmer keeps fighting.
Will Norway’s Electric-Vehicle Boom Outlast Its Incentives?
Norway is the world’s biggest per-capita market for electric vehicles, but incentives are being clawed back as Oslo aims to go car-free.
Norway’s Energy-Positive Building Spree Is Here
Oslo’s Powerhouse collective wants buildings that make better cities in the face of climate change.
The Skyscraper Dividing Quebec City
Le Phare would stand 65-stories high in Sainte-Foy, an old, low-lying suburb of the historic city.
The Unconventional Beauty of Montreal’s New Bonaventure Expressway
After years of political wrangling, planning, and construction, the new $141.7-million (CDN) Projet Bonaventure is actually pleasant, as far as expressways go.
Will Quebec’s New, Pro-Highway Government Collide With Montreal?
A newly elected center-right party could put the province in ideological opposition to its biggest city, a left-leaning metropolis with a mayor that has promised better public transit, social inclusion, and sustainable development.
Finding Light Through the Concrete of Canada's Holocaust Monument
Daniel Libeskind brings his Deconstructivist aesthetic to Ottawa as a contemplation of the humanity and politics behind genocide.
In Montreal, a Transit Idea Heats Up a Mayoral Race
A proposed “Pink Line” would connect some of the poorer and more densely populated areas to downtown. The incumbent mayor is shrugging off his opposition’s idea.
The Sign Painters of New Orleans
A distinctive local tradition is kept alive by a handful of mostly older black artists.
Dragging Montreal's Taxi Industry Into the 21st Century
A company with an all-electric fleet of cabs and 40 percent of all medallions in the city is a beacon of light for Montreal’s taxi business.