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Thailand's Government Endorsed 8 Montreal Thai Restaurants It Considers 'Authentic' (MAP)

The Royal Thai Government, along with the Ministry of Commerce and Toronto's Thai Trade Centre, announced a new certification system for restaurants with "authentic Thai cuisine" in Canada.

Eight Montreal Thai restaurants made the cut with two achieving the highest level of recognition.

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6 Tenant Rights That Every Montreal Renter Should Know About

The months leading up to Quebec's July 1 "Moving Day" are a popular time for apartment lease renewals in Montreal. That's why it's all the more important to be aware of your rights as a tenant right now. 

To make matters more complicated, a statement from the City of Montreal says that the number of available units has decreased significantly over the years with the vacancy rate in Montreal slightly above 3%, compared to 1.6% last year.

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Vaccine Appointments Are Now Open To All Quebecers 18+

As the province's "Youth Week" rolls along, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that 50% of Quebecers aged 25 to 29 have already received a vaccine dose or are scheduled to get one.

Dubé told MTL Blog, "I have always had confidence in the 18-34-year-olds of Quebec. They have shown exemplary solidarity and made extraordinary sacrifices since the beginning of the pandemic."

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A Settlement With Apple Was Approved & Eligible Quebecers Could Claim $175

On May 11, the Quebec Superior Court approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving Apple and consumers who bought a 15 or 17-inch 2011 MacBook Pro and experienced a graphics issue. PCMag was the first to report the settlement approval.

Under the terms of the settlement, eligible individuals are entitled to compensation.

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1 In 4 Quebecers Have Now Received The First Dose Of A COVID-19 Vaccine

One in four people has now received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec, according to an April 13 tweet by Minister of Health Christian Dubé.

The province, which has a population of 8.5 million people, has administered over 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Quebecers. 

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Need To Repay CERB This Tax Season? A Quebec Tax Expert Explained The Whole Process

If you got funding from one of Canada's COVID-19 benefits, including CERB, and later found out you were ineligible, you may have to pay back the government. But how?

We asked Josée Cabral, a Quebec-based tax expert at H&R Block, to explain everything you need to know about repaying CERB.

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What It's Actually Like To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine, According To Montrealers' Experiences

On February 25, the day the province opened online booking for COVID-19 vaccine doses to the general public aged 85 and over, more than 72,000 Quebecers signed up in just four hours. 

MTL Blog talked to a few of those Montrealers who have already received a dose of the vaccine to hear about their experiences, giving us an idea of what to expect when our time comes. 

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Revenu Québec Shared An Important Tip For Declaring CERB On Your Taxes This Year

Tax jargon got you down? Revenu Québec has a tip that could help you declare CERB and other COVID-19 benefits when you do your taxes this year, especially if you do them manually.

If you received the federal government's COVID-19 benefits for 2020, you might be wondering whether you have to pay them back, as well as what you need to declare on your income tax in Quebec.  

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Quebec Is Getting Nearly 90,000 Fewer Pfizer Vaccine Doses Than Expected By Next Month

Quebec will be getting about half of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses it expected to receive by February 8, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) on January 15.

Pfizer shipment delays are impacting the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses nation-wide, said Canada's Minister of Procurement Anita Anand, explaining the lag is due to the expansion of the pharmaceutical corporation's European manufacturing capacity.

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Quebec Is Delaying The 2nd Dose Of The COVID-19 Vaccine & Waiting Longer Than Recommended

Quebec officials say the province will delay administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Quebecers who have already received the first dose.

Public Health Minister Christian Dubé announced in a press conference on Thursday that Quebec will wait 42 to 90 days between doses rather than the recommended 21 to 28 days. 

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Grimes Got Over $90,000 In Funding As A Canadian Artist & People On Twitter Have Questions

You probably know Grimes, the Juno Award-winning alt-pop artist who came up in Montreal and whose baby daddy is tech billionaire Elon Musk.

But you might not know she received $90,525 in financial support this year from FACTOR, a non-profit that funds Canadian musicians, partially through the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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Mayor Valérie Plante Asserts That The Death Threats She Receives Are 'Not Part Of The Job'

During a press conference on October 21, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante was asked about death threats that she has recently apparently received in an email from a 63-year-old man from Verdun.

Plante stated that this is not the first time that she has received threats and while she knows that not everyone will always agree with her, she thinks the threats are taking it too far.

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