Clik here to view.
Crowds descend on Kingston as Tragically Hip rolls in
KINGSTON, Ont. — Don’t call it Kingston because today this is Hip-town. At least that’s how it felt Saturday afternoon on the historic streets of the eastern Ontario city as hordes of music fans...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Young man drowns in lake after leap in Outaouais
VAL-DES-MONTS — A 21-year-old man drowned Friday night in Lac St-Pierre in Val-des-Monts in the Outaouais. He was at a friend’s party on private land when he made a somersault into the lake around...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ken Roczen wraps up second motocross title in 3 seasons
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. — Ken Roczen wrapped up his second Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship title in three seasons Saturday, sweeping the 450 class motos in the Budds Creek National for his eighth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fire shock struggling Impact 3-0 for first away win in more than two years
Luis Solignac, David Accam and Matt Polster scored as the Chicago Fire posted their first away victory in more than two years with a shocking 3-0 win over the Montreal Impact on Saturday night. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Encarnacion, Osuna lead Blue Jays over Indians 6-5
CLEVELAND — Edwin Encarnacion homered, Roberto Osuna bounced back from a nightmarish outing to record the save and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 on Saturday night. The Blue Jays...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Squeaky Wheels: Jacques Cartier Bridge easier to repair than Champlain Bridge
Q: The Jacques Cartier Bridge opened in 1930 and is still handling traffic after 86 years. The Champlain Bridge, on the other hand, opened in 1962 and is to be replaced after a lifespan of only 56...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Test results pending for possible tuberculosis case at Verdun Hospital
Officials at Verdun Hospital have confirmed they are screening a patient with symptoms of tuberculosis. The patient was placed in isolation in a negative pressure room, and hospital officials say they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rona sale: CAQ wants answers from Daoust and two other major players
Quebec opposition party Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) says it’s essential that the three major players involved in the controversial sale of Rona to U.S.-based Lowe’s speak at public hearing Thursday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funeral held Sunday for pregnant victim of car crash
QUÉBEC — The funeral of Marie-Pier Gagné, the young pregnant woman who was killed after being struck by a car in Quebec City, was held Sunday afternoon. Family and friends of Gagné, who was 27,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jury deliberations to stretch into 10th day in Bain trial
The jury deciding the fate of Quebec’s alleged 2012 election-night shooter will return for a 10th day of deliberations after failing to reach a verdict on Sunday. For a second straight day, there were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monday Calendar: Aug. 22-28
Monday, Aug. 22 CTV debuts Your Morning, its replacement for cancelled morning show Canada AM, hosted by Ben Mulroney and Anne-Marie Mediwake. Classes begin at John Abbott College and Vanier College....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Losing Elizabeth May as leader would be a blow to Greens: deputy leader
By Kristy Kirkup OTTAWA — Green Party deputy leader Daniel Green says it will be a ‘great blow’ if Elizabeth May decides to step away from her position as leader. Green, a Quebec environmentalist who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anticosti Island walk raising environmental awareness
Ten marchers began the Grande Traversée d’Anticosti on the weekend, a 115-kilometre journey across the island organized by Nature Québec. The walk is meant to draw attention to the island and its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heritage activists want master plan to protect Côte-des-Neiges Rd.
A brown brick condo building now occupies the spot where Jean-François Corbeil’s father was born in a two-storey stone house on Côte-des-Neiges Rd. while his grandfather was superintendent of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Si Woo Kim wins Wyndham Championship for 1st PGA Tour title
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Si Woo Kim had a productive week at the Wyndham Championship. He claimed one tournament record, a share of another — and, most importantly, his first PGA Tour trophy. The 21-year-old...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Montreal Board of Trade wants 10,000 more immigrants a year by 2020
QUEBEC — The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal will argue before a National Assembly committee Tuesday that Quebec should increase the number of immigrants it welcomes annually to 60,000 by 2020,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fatal apartment shooting downtown tied to robbery on South Shore
A South Shore man has been charged in connection with a Friday night shooting in a downtown apartment building that left one man dead and another in critical condition. François Cardinal, 36, appeared...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fire burns through industrial building in Longueuil
Firefighters have contained a fire that broke out in an industrial building in Longueuil before noon Monday and could be seen billowing from Montreal. About 60 firefighters from the Longueuil fire...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boshra: Banning cellphones in cars not a cure for distracted driving
Distracted driving is a scourge, and a stubborn one, with potentially tragic consequences for both those who engage in the ill-advised practice and those unlucky enough to get in their way. So it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Money on the way to renovate and expand facilities at overcrowded CSDM
The Commission scolaire de Montréal, Quebec’s largest school board, has been grappling with overpopulation problems for years — each year, officials say they admit 1,000 more students than they can...
View Article