Clik here to view.
Association warns renovations threaten historic value of Henri-Julien Armoury
The caretakers of the iconic Henri-Julien Armoury in the Plateau Mont-Royal are sounding the alarm over renovations that they claim threatens the historic value of the building. The mandate of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Protesters hurl insults outside World Social Forum in Montreal
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters stood on either side of a line of Montreal police officers and hurled insults at one another Wednesday, blocks away from events taking place at the World Social...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two construction workers fall into hole on a Rosemont work site
First responders are on-scene where two construction workers reportedly fell into a hole in the Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough on Wednesday evening, Montreal police confirmed. For the moment,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quebec teen found dead in B.C. river after being swept away while fishing
The body of a 19-year-old Quebec man has been pulled from a British Columbia river, 10 days after he disappeared. RCMP in the southeastern B.C. community of Nakusp say searchers located the body of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pregnant pedestrian in fatal car accident in Quebec, baby survives
A late-term pregnant pedestrian in her twenties died on Wednesday after being hit by a car in Quebec City, while crossing Laurier Blvd. on a crosswalk near the Centre hospitalier de l’Université Laval...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Driver of truck pleaded: 'please help me, I don't want to die'
Carol Bujold knew he had to act quickly when a diesel truck smashed into the flatbed truck he was driving. Seeing the truck on fire, he rushed to try to free the driver. Bujold was said to be in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mural painted by Inuit children brightens east end Montreal parking lot
Johnny Samayualie doesn’t know where he got the idea to draw a fish coming out of a man’s nose. For that matter, he can’t explain why a sort of psychedelic tongue is gushing out of the gentleman’s eye....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ouellet and Legault express concerns over fuel transportation in major cities
A day after a tanker blew up on Highway 40 killing one driver and injuring six others on Tuesday, the debate over how much fuel is transported through the province rages on. Gilbert Prince, 52, died in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Man found guilty of assaulting STM officer denied conditional release
A man found guilty of assaulting an STM bus driver was denied conditional release after parole officers decided that he posed an “unacceptable risk to society” after three years of incarceration,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Downtown condo tower project criticized for lack of green space
There is a marked lack of “social acceptability” and a high level of disappointment among downtown residents over a proposal to build two 19-storey condominium high-rises on René-Lévesque Blvd., a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boshra: What worked, and what didn't, in aftermath of Metropolitan crash
An official post-mortem of the spectacular accident on the Metropolitan Expressway earlier this week could be weeks, even months, away. In addition to trying to determine what precisely caused the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby born after mother's death prompts tens of thousands in donations
An outpouring of sympathy helped raise $30,000 for the family of Marie-Pier Gagné, the pregnant pedestrian struck and killed by a car on her way to a Quebec City hospital Wednesday. People have sent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Integration of refugees 'going very well', Weil says during visit to non-profit
Carla Egho’s life changed drastically — for the better — since landing in Canada in February. Back in Aleppo, the teenager couldn’t even leave the house; at any time a bomb could fall, and the sound of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defence in Bain trial urge jury to consider mental illness
On the night of Sept. 4, 2012, Richard Henry Bain allegedly got directions to the Metropolis night club, drove 142 kilometres home to La Conception, loaded his GMC Yukon with guns, ammunition, and gas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Montreal never filed grievance over police wearing camouflage pants
A police uniform is a symbol: one that evokes authority, capability, maybe even fear. But for the past three years, it’s not a sight you’d see patrolling Montreal’s streets. These days, the local haute...
View ArticleClik here to view.
By the numbers: Southern Quebec has been lucky with forest fires this year
The dog days of summer are upon us: at any given time, public pools and air-conditioned offices are filled with Montrealers seeking relief. Coming out of a heat wave where temperatures reached over 40...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Montreal police seeks public's help in locating missing man
Montreal police are appealing to the public to help locate a man who disappeared in Montreal North. Dominic Gendron, 26, was last seen on the corner of Renoir St. and Rolland boul. He measures 5’8″ and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Red House, a popular pub, adds to Kingston’s community spirit
If you look up at the sign above Red House, you’ll see a row of caricatures depicting three bearded heads. Those drawings represent none other than the Reid Brothers, the dynamos behind one of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Montreal blacksmiths teaching ancient techniques face eviction
In between a downtown expressway and a towering grain silo along Montreal’s historic Lachine Canal lies a 130-year-old, grey limestone one-storey structure housing ambitious blacksmiths honing an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bernard Drainville steps into new role as political analyst
For Bernard Drainville, it’s coming full circle with a twist. After 10 years in politics as a Parti Québécois MNA and cabinet minister, which was preceded by many years in journalism at Radio-Canada,...
View Article