Holly Cabrera

Journalist

Holly Cabrera is a journalist with CBC in Montreal. Reach her by email at holly.cabrera@cbc.ca

Latest from Holly Cabrera

Bilingual cities and towns in Quebec join forces to mount legal challenge to Bill 96

The mayors of 23 bilingual municipalities are worried about how the language law will change residents' access to services.

Flooding forces hundreds of evacuations as Quebec towns declare states of emergency

Municipalities like Baie-Saint-Paul in the Charlevoix region and Saint-Côme in the Lanaudière are grappling with infrastructure damaged by the flooding.

Montreal Metro's Green Line resumes service after work on cracks in tunnel ceiling

The Société de transport de Montréal says its experts confirm the Green line is safe to reopen to the public.

Thousands of Quebec residents still without power 6 days after ice storm

Hydro-Québec says progress may appear slow Tuesday, as it tackles complex cases that impact fewer people at a time.

Hydro-Québec aims to reconnect nearly all customers by Monday

If the trend continues, Hydro-Québec should be able to restore electricity by the end of the day to 95 per cent of its customers who lost power after Wednesday's ice storm.

More than 1 million without power as freezing rain coats southwestern Quebec

Freezing rain and high winds began pelting Montreal and several other southwestern regions in the province Wednesday, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of Hydro-Québec customers.

Police say Amqui, Que., crash was deliberate, victims chosen at random

Police in Quebec say a 38-year-old driver turned himself in after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians.
2023 Black Changemakers

This self-made CEO has helped launch hundreds of other Black entrepreneurs on their path to success

Vickie Joseph, a Montreal fashion designer and the founder of her own makeup brand, shares her business acumen through the incubator she co-founded a decade ago, Groupe 3737.
2023 Black Changemakers

This Montreal duo is empowering Black kids to pay it forward

Sharon Pilgrim and Phoenix Jones want kids to realize you're never too young to start making a difference.
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Her drama school set the stage for Montreal performers to shine

Josa Maule has coached and cast thousands of actors over three decades, cementing her place in the city's entertainment industry.

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