Sidhartha Banerjee

Sidhartha Banerjee is a reporter with The Canadian Press.

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Appeal of ban on random police stops in Quebec headed to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.

Driver who crashed bus into Laval daycare 'stole our innocent child,' mother tells court

Marie-Christine Cloutier and other members of families affected by the attack read victim-impact statements in a courtroom in Laval, Que., days after a Superior Court judge found the accused, Pierre Ny St-Amand, not criminally responsible for what he did.

Quebec Superior Court temporarily bars pro-Palestinian protests at McGill University

McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus.

Rise in asylum seekers crossing into Quebec as U.S. revokes status of thousands of migrants

Canadian border officials say there has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a border crossing south of Montreal.

Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher accused of selling students' artwork online

In a statement Wednesday, Lester B. Pearson School Board says it investigated the allegations and concluded that the teacher had committed an error in good faith, adding that it imposed a disciplinary sanction against him.

Montreal archdiocese launches not-for-profit real estate arm aimed at maximizing social impact

As Montreal grapples with growing homelessness, the Catholic archdiocese in the city is forming a new real estate arm that it says will help ensure any redevelopment of church properties addresses "pressing community needs."

Quebec businessman gifts $50M to Polytechnique Montréal for disruptive innovation hub

Pierre Lassonde's donation to Polytechnique Montreal comes as Canada finds itself in the midst of a tariff war with the United States, its largest trading partner and ally.

Mark Carney among those who marched in Montreal's 200th St. Patrick's Day parade

Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade route in the downtown core.

Mark Carney's French under scrutiny after Liberal leadership debate

The first major French test for federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney came during Monday's debate in Montreal, and it proved to be a tough slog.

Crown says accused in Quebec daycare bus crash not criminally responsible

The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare two years ago should be found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder, the Quebec Crown said Friday.