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James Mennie
United for a party council in Victoriaville, it's not ruling out abolishing the santé Québec health agency.
The Immigrant Workers Centre is calling on immigrants to walk of the job Dec. 18 to protest increasingly restrictive immigration policies.
Ghazal, who describes herself as a child of Bill 101, is expected to be appointed on Saturday afternoon or evening.
Darshan Daryanani claimed false rumours were deliberately spread about him to get him out of his role at the SSMU.
Montreal police believe the SUV was turning left onto the Highway 40 on-ramp when it struck the cyclist.
Construction crews have removed fencing and reopened Ste-Catherine to pedestrians for the weekend.
The austerity measures are being driven by concerns that American bond-rating agencies might lower Quebec's credit rating, The Gazette has learned.
The Montreal Children's Hospital and the CHU Sainte-Justine ERs are under pressure because of the prevalence of viruses and respiratory infection, but many of the children being brought to the ERs don't require emergency treatment.
Months after a boy was attacked while swimming in the lake on Île Notre-Dame by what experts believe was a muskie, many questions remain.
But Brossard riders will have to deal with some outages while the next two branches come online.
Service between Brossard and Central Station downtown was disrupted for about 30 minutes.
Johnny Inukpak Tukalak, 35, died in early November of a presumed overdose. The case against a cop charged with assaulting him will proceed.
“This situation is worrisome because, in the end, there will be fewer nursing resources available.”
The Institute for Research on Migration and Society will study how immigrants can best adapt to life in Canada, while also examining their needs.
A 15-day suspension "does not fit what was truly a monstrous act" of throwing the skull into a ravine to retaliate for complaint.
"I'm not an assassin. I'm not a bad guy," said Gilles Brassard, 81, who faces a minimum prison term of 10 years.
The survey found that Poilievre and Trudeau are in a dead heat when it comes to being perceived as the best person to be prime minister.
The Eras Tour is a stadium tour, and the only stadium we have big enough to host it just began an $870-million four-year renovation.
Even when hunting a gangster wanted for murder, the police are not above the law and should not be made to feel that they are.
It will create "guardrails and frameworks" to address issues like the use of AI to spread misinformation and data security.
Last week, in Montreal, Jews entering a synagogue were threatened and vilified because they are Jews — not for anything they’ve done, but for who they are.
The 25-year-old was last seen on June 21 when he was taken from a condo building in Old Montreal.
He is serving a three-year sentence for stabbing a man during a fight outside a bar in Old Montreal in 2020.
The Migrant Rights Network rejects predictions of mass migration following Trump's win and calls on Canada to re-evaluate its border policies.
Suggested tips must be calculated based on pre-tax bills, and grocery stores must show which products are subject to sales taxes.
Some say the cuts to French classes hurts Quebec's own goals of immigrant integration and language protection.
A visibility plan was put in place Oct. 1, increasing police presence throughout the city. Undercover officers are also patrolling.
A western portion of Quebec's busiest highway was closed for a weekend recently to repair an asphalt error. The east portion has yet to be fixed.
St-Michel, d'Iberville and Fabre stations will be shut down, possibly for weeks, the STM says.
The province had a deficit of $8 billion during the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2024, including $2 billion invested in a fund used to pay down Quebec's long-term debt.
New centres are opening as part of the recycling upgrade, but the rollout is behind schedule.
"We're not talking about police going in to remove families," says Quebec immigration minister.
Marwah Rizqy's plan to leave politics has reopened the debate about whether more can be done to help MNAs.
How can we ensure dogs do not degrade Summit Woods' primary and legal function as a protected habitat for birds and plants all year round?
It's the lowest increase for Montrealers since the city froze property taxes for the 2021 budget in response to the pandemic.
Gazette writer Brendan Kelly's book, le CH et son peuple, follows the Canadiens' decline and examines its place in the province's cultural fabric.
Public Security says a vehicle with suspicious occupants was spotted near the synagogue, and they called Montreal police.
Restrictions on access aim to avoid "destabilizing our campus at a very sensitive time," the university says.
Eric Ciciola is serving a 42-month sentence he received in 2020 for armed robbery, assault and breaking and entering.
Wayne Adam spent the past five years taking photos in remote places across Canada. Now the photos are gone.
Jacques Aubé sees a bright future for Montreal's Quartier Latin, and he has the connections to make it happen.
Many on the municipal scene are concerned about how the province's proposed flood-management regulations will affect their ability to adapt.
The agent is among eight witnesses expected to testify at the preliminary inquiry of Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed, 21, suspected of firing shots at the Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal school.
Quebec provincial police say they have reason to fear for the health and safety of 13-year-old Amy St-Denis.
Anglophone community leaders stress the importance of a high turnout on Nov. 3 to preserve the institutions, which Quebec is trying to dismantle.
Karim Atay, 18, and Estoban Paoli-Sosa, 20, were charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon on Antonio (Tony Suzuki) Pietroantonio.
The Ste-Anne area between Lanthier Ave. and Lakeshore Rd. is still affected in the aftermath of Friday's water-main break.
The option is back on the table — and could be a game-changer if the prime minister follows up by stepping down as Liberal leader.
Quebec Liberals remain in third place overall and dead last among francophone voters, a Pallas poll suggests.
As we mark the International Day of Older Persons, there is an urgent need for action to prevent further growth in homelessness in this vulnerable population.
"The punishment doesn't fit the crime," Charla Dopwell, the victim's mother, told reporters after the sentence was delivered.
They want Quebec Superior Court to suspend some rules added to the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as Bill 101, when Bill 96 was adopted.
Windows are broken and graffiti painted at Concordia and downtown stores during the pro-Palestinian march Sunday night.
Marlon Villa-Guzman, 28, is cross-examined by the defence as the key witness in a trial in which three men are charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
There are 15,508 residential buildings in flood zones, representing more than 19,000 households and at least one long-term care facility.
He was heading west on the highway when he hit a mud flap and lost control of his vehicle.
Affected areas will be under a boil-water advisory once service is restored Saturday afternoon.
"It was not very deft," says Jean-François Roberge after a week of political tension between Ottawa and Quebec over temporary immigration.
Montreal police are yet to arrest a suspect, but say there is no major risk to the public.
Only federal government agencies and federally regulated businesses will be affected, including banks and post offices.
While anglo angst persists, the political circumstances today are very different for minority-rights groups.
Complaints are growing about being asked to tip more — and more often. Will it be enough to change our ways?
The director of the First Nation Justice Centre struck an optimistic note but says systemic issues still need to be addressed.
The legal action challenges the validity and applicability of certain modifications to the Charter of the French Language introduced by Bill 96.
At event hosted by Chamber of Commerce, the top transit brass agree the province should be continually working to expand the métro network.
Kelsey Watt's body was found Thursday in a wooded area, and Nicholas Gravel was arrested hours later.
Union blames strike on employer's refusal to withdraw numerous demands for concessions.
"People take the most dramatic of situations and look for a funnier way to talk about it," says Bruno Mourral, whose dark comedy Kidnapping Inc. screens Friday at the Montreal International Black Film Festival.
The Presidents Cup golf tournament is creating long traffic jams to and from the island, despite traffic control measures.
Raymond Théberge says the Coalition Avenir Québec government has gone too far by targeting English school boards and English universities.
Premier François Legault says he's can't understand why the Bloc Québécois isn't doing more to help Quebec.
The events will denounce the inaction of governments, five years after 500,000 people marched alongside Greta Thunberg in Montreal.
Warrants were being executed by more than 100 police officers in the latest phase of a police operation that began in 2023.
“We have a concert hall that can’t hold concerts,” said the venue's owner after the borough shared its plan.
Marlon Villa Guzman is serving a 10-year sentence for his role in "the event" that killed three men and injured two others.
The weather on Sept. 16 — 31 degrees — broke a record set in 1939. And the average temperature is 3.4 degrees higher than typical.
Bayne, who died on Sunday, is remembered as a "guiding light" who opened doors for countless others in Montreal's Black community.
Police also found firearms and $24,000 in cash. A 43-year-old suspect was arrested and faces several charges.
Montreal is responsible for allowing racial profiling to happen, a Superior Court judge has ruled in a class-action suit.
Higher education minister convenes university heads, denounces "the excesses we have witnessed in recent months."
A total of 79 of the 91 candidates registered in the byelection are linked to the Longest Ballot Committee, a group protesting Canada’s first-past-the-post voting system.
"We have to give the teachers the time and the space in the curriculum to be able to teach this."
Videos show protesters tearing up sod that had been installed where a pro-Palestinian encampment used to be located.
"It seems they are trying to diminish to the maximum extent possible the identification of places where you can get served in English."
The idea, put forward by the Quebec Liberal Party's policy committee, was met with mixed reactions.
In true anglo fashion I can’t prove I went to English schools by contacting them because they all closed long ago. But fear not, mes amis!
Julien Morin will have to start from scratch, starting with his vintage industrial mustard-seed grinding machine.
"If someone lacked judgement by placing him there, so be it. I hope they learn from what happened."
Also: The exit for Anciens-Combattants Blvd. from Highway 40 east is closed, and the REM will begin service late on Saturday.
Sadek Lazzouzi, 54, was in charge of permits and inspections for the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
Quebec's language-law overhaul "has fractured our society, deepening divides and legitimizing discrimination."
Sobhi Akra was ordered to report to a provincial jail to begin serving the 12-month sentence he received last year.
More than 100 Jewish institutions across Canada were targeted by the emails. Montreal police are supporting the RCMP in the investigation.
Residents in the borough are asked to boil water for at least a minute before drinking it or using it to brush their teeth.
The English universities say Premier François Legault's government has not consulted them about its plan to introduce legislation this fall.
A 2018 inspection found that the pipe was degrading at a normal rate. Another inspection was due in the coming months.
The city says it intends to help the province find a "more suitable" location for the services offered by the Maison Benoît Labre.
Alternate buses are being planned. But the transit authority says that service won't be able to handle the full ridership of the Vaudreuil/Hudson, St-Jérôme and Candiac trains.
The nearly two-metre-wide pipe was installed in 1985 and was due to be inspected again this fall.
Until further notice, the highway is closed in both directions between Avoca and Kilmar Rds.
Although the sprinkler system extinguished the fire, smoke was present when firefighters arrived.
Alberta native MacKenzie Porter was among the up-and-coming performers who were highlights of the two-day festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Drinking water quality in the east end of the city now meets all regulatory requirements.
Cloudy with a 60-per-cent chance of showers in the afternoon and a risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon.
The walkout at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Montreal is part of a series of surprise strikes.
The geyser flooded nearby residences and commercial buildings near the Jacques-Cartier Bridge on Friday, but was under control Saturday morning.
Quebec's directive on language in the health care system is just another example of political pandering, says lawyer Eric Maldoff.
At a time when the Quebec Liberal Party seeks to rebuild itself and unite the population, its proposal is more likely to divide.
"It's a big loss, it's a complete loss,” says Warriors MMA owner Kyle Lemon, who is picking up the pieces with lots of help.
Included among the suspects is Andrei Donet, who was convicted in May of murdering 16-year-old Jannai Dopwell-Bailey.
A global touring exhibition of an artist who deplores commercialization, and most of the work isn't even by him?
Work on the Dorval Tunnel means the planned closure of the Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge has been cancelled.
On March 16, 2023, a fire started inside the building on Place D’Youville killed seven people and injured nine others.
Nacheal Hickey, 26, faces 15 charges in all, including four counts of attempted murder.
The 23-year-old also received 24 demerit points and had his licence suspended for seven days.
The Canadian Party of Quebec says they have to prepare now to ensure people who don't want to be part of a separate Quebec remain Canadian.
Analyses have concluded that the spill originated in a storm sewer located on Tricentenaire Blvd.
A motion calls for more businesses to be eligible for more money having to fill out less paperwork.
"People cannot sustain this level of damage year after year after year," a flooded N.D.G. resident said in the wake of Friday's storm.
The union says McGill is attempting to undermine its right to strike instead of negotiating a contract at the bargaining table.
Police received a call about an assault with a weapon in a park near Berri St. and Viger Ave. around 12:20 a.m. Wednesday.
The lower North Shore, Eastern Townships and Rouyn-Noranda have seen a significant drop in the number of English speakers, a new study says.
Montreal and Quebec will spend $50 million on an expansion of the mediation service, which responds to situations between citizens or business owners and vulnerable populations.
But he said the existing directive will be in force until the updated version is ready. The QCGN, which was not invited to the meeting until the last minute, countered that it "must be suspended immediately."
Leclerc Communication has laid off its on-air staff, and will simulcast opinion talk shows instead during the day on weekdays.
Nickael Hickey, 26, of St-Laurent, had been released on bail just two weeks ago in a different case.
The festival will also include the Canadian premiere of the feature documentary Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story.
Homeowners are being offered water analyses by unqualified people and subsequently sold expensive purification systems they don't need.
In 2014, Alain Paillé received a 69-month prison sentence after he admitted to setting a fire behind a residential building in Granby.
David Gilchrist was fined $1,250 for voting in two different ridings. He claimed he was trying test Canada's election system.
Speeding, drugs, alcohol and failure to wear seatbelts contributed to the fatalities, which were lower than last year, the SQ said.
Véronique Gauthier's loved ones fear for her health and safety because of comments she had made before going missing on Aug. 1.
The time of reopening will be contingent on the progress of repairs to a water main running under Route 112.
The alert alleges the children, who are 4 and 6, were abducted by their mother, Ismilande Joseph.
The Montreal fire department's nautical rescue unit recovered his body about an hour after he was reported missing.
The incident began Sunday at about 8 p.m. when Montreal police responded to a 911 call from a woman reporting a dispute that had begun in her Dollard-des-Ormeaux home.
As it closes in on 20 years, the Montreal music festival seems more in tune than ever with its changing fan base.
Efforts in Paris to clean up the Seine for Olympic swimming events should inspire more investment in Montreal's urban waterways, expert says.
"You are dividing people who do not need to be divided. It makes me sad," Montreal law professor says.
Desfossés, who is reported to have died of natural causes at a palliative-care home, told a parole board in 2018 “(Crime) is not a good choice for a life.”
"It’s such a welcoming message ... it’s not like it’s hate speech or anything," N.D.G. resident says.
During the heat wave, zookeepers say they’re making sure animals have access to water, shade and the occasional cool treat so they can beat the heat as naturally as possible.
A month after a young boy was injured while swimming at Jean-Doré Beach, authorities still haven't ruled out an attack by a muskie fish.
One of four tornadoes in Quebec that day, it was about eight kilometres long, 110 metres wide and was considered a Category 1 on the EF scale.
As pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt celebrations elsewhere in North America, organizers say they're prepared for any eventuality at the Montreal Pride parade on Aug. 11.
The speed limit has been reduced to 50 km/h while crews work on replacing expansion joints on the elevated portion of the highway at St-Croix St.
Despite a brief break in the heat Wednesday due to showers, the heat will return on Thursday with humidex values near 40 degrees.
Changes allow workers to file grievances if they feel they have been penalized for not speaking a language other than French.
Quebec was fined almost $42 million by Ottawa for allowing patients to be charged out of pocket for "medically necessary diagnostic services."
It takes about 15 seconds longer on average for firefighters to arrive at the scene of a fire because of road congestion, statistics show.
Increasing cloudiness in the morning, but we are still under special weather statement for a heat wave.
Police arrested a motorist who had a child under the age of five with him in the vehicle.
Maximum temperatures of 30 to 32 degrees Celsius are expected with humidex values up to 39 are expected on the afternoons of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
The popular ice-cream spot is set to open in Pointe-Claire's Valois Village in the spring or summer of 2025.
"What they're doing is pestering the staff to see if they’re working in French," says organizer Mario Napolitano. "Focus on health care, on hiring nurses, not on hiring language inspectors."
The 37-year-old Brossard man also got dinged for 18 demerit points and had his driver's licence suspended.
A skeptical Paul Bidault didn't tell his spouse the good news until a few days later after confirming with the lottery agency.
"The CAQ said we would continue to get health care in English, yet they are doing everything they can to complicate things," said protest organizer Claudia Ottaviano.
“Our phased reopening aims to reduce, where possible, the risk of further illegal occupations or vandalism," the university said this week.
The performance comes more than one year after Dion revealed her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome.
The Office québécois de la langue française draws a distinction between its language inspectors and 'francization advisers.'
The heat cranks up after Friday, with a forecast high of 29 C on Saturday and 30 C on Sunday.
Fatigue may have been a factor when a bus hit a pedestrian in St-Laurent and didn't immediately stop.
The guidelines "could lead to situations where English-speakers could be refused service in a language they understand in critical medical situations," said Sylvia Martin-Laforge of the QCGN.
With Quebec in the middle of its construction holiday, major disruptions to Montreal-area roads are few this weekend. Here's what to look out for.
The owner of building the city of Montreal planned to buy is now refusing to sell it to the city, but Mayor Valérie Plante's office says negotiations are continuing.
Radio stars Terry DiMonte and Ted Bird once hosted one of Just for Laughs' most popular series. The newly relaunched fest has brought them back.
But travellers can expect traffic delays as a result of morning protest by Last Generation Canada.
The church building, which has been closed since October 2022, is about 250 metres from an elementary school and is surrounded by daycares and four other schools within a 500-metre radius.
A 19-year-old and 20-year-old were travelling east on the scooter when they collided with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction, Montreal police said.
The visits are raising the ire of some hospital staff, who are upset that they are being taken away from their pressing medical duties to be grilled by the OQLF.
Makail Gas Mohamed, who is facing a first-degree murder charge, escaped from an Ontario youth centre on Sunday.
Philippe Pichet, who became chief in 2015, was suspended in late 2017 in the wake of a devastating internal report.
Police say Jacqueline Katra hasn't been seen since she left her home in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough on Wednesday afternoon.
Stevens Cantave was shot multiple times in the parking lot of a Dollard-des-Ormeaux shopping mall early in the evening of Feb. 6
The bike-sharing service provided no details on what caused the outage or how long it would take to be resolved.
Place Bell show will feature Men Without Hats, Thomas Dolby, Bow Wow Wow, Wang Chung, Modern English, Tommy Tutone and more.
A Quebec coroner has released the report examining the death of a person staying at the Ullivik centre visitor who was struck by several vehicles while walking on the highway in an inebriated state.
More recently, security has been beefed up for some politicians because of threats. And the Legault government considers the issue so serious it recently introduced legislation targeting people who threaten elected officials.
"The second you see water coming into the car, it’s a good idea to get out" and get onto the roof, CAA-Québec says.
Eight e-scooter-related injuries were treated in the hospital's ER during all of 2023. There have been seven in the past few weeks alone.
Kevin Desbiens, 26, who was arrested on July 10, had already been arrested for sexual assault on a minor in 2022.
The players in Montreal's cultural scene are waiting for the city's policy to be unveiled, seven years after Mayor Valérie Plante first promised it.
The group says that despite an increased police presence, they feel insecure in their neighbourhood.
François Leroux, 56, was removed from his hydroplane unconscious after it flipped twice during a race on Sunday.
Angus Reid also found that Quebecers are the least aggrieved in Canada, and the most likely to say Ottawa treats their province fairly.
Environment Canada says the humidex could reach 43 degrees in "highly urbanized areas in and around the city of Montreal."
A mix of sun and cloud with a 30-per-cent chance of showers and a risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
An extraordinary Hudson town council meeting will be held Monday to discuss opportunities to save Sandy Beach from development.
Hydroplane pilot François Leroux was transported in critical condition Sunday afternoon to hospital after his boat flipped.
The average cost for a one-bedroom apartment as of July is about $1,753. Rental costs in 2024 have increased 17.85 per cent from a year ago.
Nearly 40 cats, 17 dogs, 25 rabbits and more than two dozen small animals will be available for adoption between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
A mix of sun and cloud with a 40-per-cent chance of showers early in the afternoon with a risk of a thunderstorm.
Residents of Ahuntsic-Cartierville say living near Quebec's largest prison is bad enough and they worry it will get worse if a second detention centre is built next door.
They say city hall refused to consult the community beforehand despite concerns that the shelter is near a daycare and several schools.
Some young victims prefer typing a conversation with a Montreal Sexual Assault Centre counsellor rather than using the telephone helpline that can be overheard.
The coffee shop will take over the space formerly occupied by Café Crème. But owner Jonathan Vannelli says he has no intention to franchise.
Van Lanh Vuong, 43, was arrested this week on charges he carried out a series of rental housing frauds.
The Glen site of the MUHC has no potable water. Patients with appointments are asked not to go to the site.
Bullet holes were discovered by Montreal police on the facade of a business at Wellington and Peel Sts.
Also: The fireworks will close the Ville-Marie Expressway and Jacques-Cartier Bridge Thursday and Sunday nights.
Demands to move shelters and food-distribution initiatives out of the neighbourhood only serve to punish the victims.
“The defendants in this case orchestrated a sophisticated, illegal scheme to smuggle electronic components to Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine.”
City of Montreal paid $6.5 million for the five-storey building at the corner of Hutchison St. and Ogilvy Ave. in Parc-Extension.
The city is recovering after the remnants of Hurricane Beryl dropped 66 millimetres of rain in the afternoon.
The development comes after a Pro-Palestinian protest on Friday ended with windows broken, a university security guard assaulted and one man arrested. Protesters recently denied entry to fire department inspectors.
The university says encampment was "a heavily fortified focal point for intimidation and violence, organized largely by individuals who are not part of our university community."
Scientists can now reveal how human-caused climate change influenced an extreme weather event within a few days of its occurrence.
The number of Whooping cough cases in Quebec has topped 6,000 since the start of the year, according to the province's public health director.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Tuesday it is launching a campaign in Montreal and Longueuil to raise awareness on foreign interference activities "such as threats, intimidation or harassment committed by the People's Republic of China."
The judge said service providers must ensure customers can easily cancel their contracts without imposing “an undue burden.”
"We noticed that more and more residents, parents and business owners are concerned about how services are planned in their sectors and we have to do better at predicting the needs," Valérie Plante says.
"Boarding duration (in en ER) is a direct risk factor for developing delirium or severe agitation," a research study found.
Weeks before he died, the architect recorded videos shedding light on the birth of some of Montreal’s most iconic public spaces.
McGill president Deep Saini called Friday night's protest "the latest escalation in a series of unlawful activities designed to intimidate"
"It's getting a bit too much," says Fo Niemi, who is helping residents coordinate a protest on Sunday.
A survey found that, despite messaging from the provincial government, francophone Quebecers are the group most likely to consider themselves a majority.
Riot police used chemical irritants to disperse a crowd reacting to the dismantling of the Victoria Square encampment.
Once landfilled and ignored, the city's incinerated sewage sludge is now prized for its fertility.
McGill should revise its strategy for ending the encampment on its campus, the mayor said after protesters were removed from Victoria Square.
In Canada and elsewhere, younger voters increasingly appear attracted to more radical and populist alternatives. Here's why.
In addition to festivities at the Old Port, there are events in neighbourhoods around the city.
Atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development large hail, damaging winds and torrential rainfall, Environment Canada warns.
A suspect has been arrested and could face charges of dangerous driving causing death, police said.
Mainly cloudy with a 30-per-cent chance of showers in the morning, then rain beginning in the afternoon.
None of the four rare eggs delicately moved May 9 from the Laviolette Bridge in Trois-Rivières in a daring operation to Montreal hatched.
Michel Perreault fastidiously recuperates all kinds of objects headed from St-Mary's Hospital to landfills — from batteries to hospital beds.
Who will emerge as the front-runner to lead the Quebec Liberals? What about the CAQ's "autonomy commission"?
The lawsuit was filed last year by former students of FACE, Victoria School and Lachine High School who allege they were sexually abused.
Alleges one child suffered violent sexual assaults and that it's probable there are more victims of two men, now deceased.
"If you are talking about an international group, with hundreds of stores, the bill is going to climb incredibly fast."
Within a period of six months, Ali Ngarukiye was convicted of the attempted murder of a cop and the murder of a cellmate inside a jail.
Police say they launched an investigation after a series of deadly overdoses at the notorious Motel St-Jacques.
First the Fête nationale, now Canada Day. Despite the political rhetoric, there's no contradiction in celebrating both.
"There is a strange discrepancy there, because people living in encampments are protesting in their own way the lack of housing," says founder of Resilience Montreal.
REM operators said an emergency brake being activated first caused a slowdown across the network shortly before noon.
But Brian Boucher will soon qualify for a statutory release even though he is currently charged with sexually assaulting a fellow inmate last year.
Some animals are spending longer than usual — nearly double the amount of time — at the Montreal SPCA while awaiting adoption.
Banks and malls will be closed. Grocery stores and pharmacies are permitted to open, but may choose to close.
Despite a significant drop in incidents involving guns in the first five months of 2024, Montreal police vow to remain vigilant this summer.
Never in the closet, Banks organized the city's first Pride event in 1979, and never stopped fighting for the community.
The planned closing has devastated more than 400 patients who rely on the program, with some now in a state of panic.
Ahead of July 1, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said the city received roughly double the number of requests for help with housing than last year.
Police say the stabbing occurred near the intersection of Sherbrooke St. W. and Beaconsfield Ave.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Victoria Square say they'll stay put until the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec divests from Israel.
"It is worrying to see pseudo-experts encouraging the population to abandon sun protection," the president of the Ordre des chimistes says.
Snowdon councillor Sonny Moroz says a coroner's report into a death on Bourret Ave. has not answered the key question: was road design to blame?
Unclear how long the body had been in the park, with some reports suggesting the man had attended a gathering there Sunday.
It comes in the wake of Israeli media reports about a 'tense conversation' between foreign ministers.
Maxime Bjorn Prince, 22, of Saint-Calixte, sold an uncover agent a firearm in December and then tried to cheat the same cop days later.
After dropping numerous hints, the former Montreal mayor becomes the first candidate to officially announce he is in the running.
Director Irene Taylor kept filming while the internationally known singer's team contemplated calling 9-1-1
It is not up to the Quebec premier or the mayor of Montreal to order police to remove the pro-Palestinian encampment, experts say.
The Legault government introduced anonymous complaints to make it easier for Quebecers – particularly whistleblowers informing on their employers – to report alleged Bill 101 violations.
Despite the anti-immigrant rhetoric, the CAQ government has been cranking up its recruitment efforts for temporary help from abroad.
The Bonaventure Expressway will be closed overnight Sunday to Monday, but otherwise nothing special is planned for the island of Montreal.
Miller, 80, faces 21 charges of sexual exploitation involving 10 victims, some of whom were minors at the time.
Group made up of elected politicians urges both levels of government not to fund development in the area until Plante administration commits to extension.
Canadian actor found boundless satisfaction in exploring new characters well into old age.
The lawyer defending Stephan Probst says there were inconsistencies in her allegations in closing arguments at trial.
"It shows our health system is unable to care for Quebecers. That's dangerous when you consider the population is aging,” the study’s author says.
Some records have already been broken across Quebec and Ontario, Environment and Climate Change Canada said, including highest minimum temperatures.
Dark horse candidate wins on second round of voting after presumed favourite Yolande James was knocked out in the first round.
Montreal has cleared 85 per cent of the snow that fell on the city over the past week, but don't tell that to the residents of the Sud-Ouest.
Millions are being spent on a celebration that many locals don’t seem to much care about and one that really doesn’t reflect their needs.
When politicians who get paid to ensure public safety need to lawyer up before doing so, there's something very wrong with our game plan.
It's tough to make plans in the shadow of an independence referendum. But now the PQ knows how its fellow citizens felt in 1980 and 1995.
It can be argued there are more pressing issues in Quebec in 2016. But what matters is what the voters think - or can be persuaded to think.
Given the events of the past year, you can't blame Harper for not engaging in a long good-bye.