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Josh Freed: I've flossed my mind over what's healthy and not
Another biblical health Commandment was struck down last week, threatening our wellness-obsessed universe. “Thou Shalt Floss,” one of the most important health rules of the 21st century, was found to...
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Special weather statement ends Friday evening for Montreal
Mother Nature is really taking this dog days of summer thing seriously and dropping a balmy 30C on the Montreal region today. Meteorologists expect the humidex to be between 33C and 38C. Temperatures...
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Bloc Québécois pumps independence during Rio Olympics opening
The Bloc Québécois didn’t hesitate to use the Rio Olympics as an opportunity to promote Quebec independence with a video timed with the international competition’s opening. The sovereigntist party...
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Man stabbed in Pointe-aux-Trembles during party
A party in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles in Montréal took a dark turn when a man was stabbed Friday evening. A conflict between two people was taken outside when a...
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No suspects in overnight downtown shooting
A shooting in downtown Montreal Friday night left one man injured and police searching for suspects. The 25-year-old man was brought to a hospital when he approached police following the shooting,...
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Dozens evacuated in Ville-Marie fire Saturday morning
A fire in a Ville-Marie condo forced 30 people to evacuate Saturday morning. Three people, including one firefighter were treated for minor injuries on site, said Urgences Santé. The fire at 1231 Wolfe...
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Québec Solidaire appeals to PM to fix visa issues before World Social Forum
Members of Québec Solidaire made an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about visitor visas being denied ahead of next week’s World Social Forum. The event, which gets underway Tuesday in...
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Eugenie Bouchard easily advances in first round of Olympic tennis
RIO DE JANEIRO — Court 3 at the Olympic Tennis Centre is one of the smaller courts. It seats about 200 people, in only six rows on either side of the players. Late Saturday afternoon, it was packed for...
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Canada Post union protests in front of Justin Trudeau's office
Hundreds of unionized Canada Post employees demonstrated outside the constituency office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal on Saturday to try to advance contract negotiations with their...
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Squeaky Wheels: Sherbrooke St., near McGill, a problem since 2012
Q: I‘d like to bring your attention to a road project I find particularly irksome: Sherbrooke St., near McGill University. It’s the third year in a row this same hole has been opened. They open it,...
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Boshra: Sex-assault victims deserve to be taken seriously, treated respectfully
A couple of recent, widely publicized incidents serve as reminders of the often daunting institutional skepticism victims of sexual assault still face, and further attest to why women are so often...
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Monday Calendar: Aug. 8-14
Monday, Aug. 8 The National Energy Board begins more than four months of panel hearings into the Energy East pipeline project, beginning in Saint John, N.B. A private funeral is held in Trois-Rivières...
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Quebec government advisory group not recommending pit bull ban: draft document
For all the talk about banning pit bulls in Quebec, an advisory panel convened to look into the fate of the breed doesn’t appear to be biting on a controversial call for prohibition. There’s no mention...
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Body of young man found floating in river off Ahuntsic
Montreal police have retrieved the body of a young man found floating in the river off-shore of Ahunstic Sunday morning. According to spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant, police received a 911 call at...
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Police investigating St-Eustache man’s death as a homicide
The Sûreté du Québec is investigating the death of a 56-year-old Saint-Eustache man as a homicide. Police say the victim called emergency services just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning from his home...
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Montreal's Mercier Bridge features bike path to nowhere
When the Mercier Bridge reopens later this month after an eight-week roadwork blitz, it will have a new dedicated bicycle path — which won’t be accessible to cyclists for several years. That’s because...
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March calls for rights for trans migrants in Montreal
For the third year in a row, a rally for transgender rights took place Sunday in Montreal. This year, the organizers — lobby group Gender Euphoria — focused on the rights of trans migrants so that they...
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Montreal Pride a sign of visibility, solidarity in a post-Orlando world
From Monday until Aug. 14, Montreal will be once again dyed in an array of colours for Montreal Pride week. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the event is meant to bring together, celebrate...
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No Cymbalta found in Richard Henry Bain’s blood: toxicologist
By Sidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL — There were no traces of the anti-depressant Cymbalta in the blood of the man charged with murder in Quebec’s election-night shooting in 2012, an expert Crown witness...
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Security increased for this year's Montréal Pride
The organizers of Montréal Pride celebrations said that security has been increased in the wake of the Orlando shooting that killed dozens in a gay nightclub earlier this year. Jean-Sébastien...
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