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Verdun Hospital tuberculosis scare a false alarm, but threat remains very active
The suspected case of active tuberculosis at Verdun Hospital turned out to be a false alarm. But until laboratory tests came back negative Wednesday, hospital officials took precautions to avoid the...
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Quebec ready to send help to Italy after earthquake
QUEBEC — Quebec will send help to Italy as soon as the Red Cross requests it, International Affairs Minister Christine St-Pierre said Wednesday, shortly after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Umbria,...
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Anti-domestic violence group calls on justice minister to halt woman's...
The Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale denounced the Trudeau government’s “incoherent” attitude for developing a strategy against sex-based violence yet accepting the...
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Roma refugee family gets initial nod to remain in Canada
After a long five-year battle to stay in Canada, two Roma women from Hungary have finally received first-stage approval in their bid for permanent residency, announced Solidarity Across Borders, a...
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Teenager suffers light injuries after getting hit by train in Pierrefonds
A 16-year-old boy was sent to hospital with light injuries after being struck by an AMT train near the Roxboro-Pierrefonds train station Wednesday evening. At 7:30 p.m., a teenaged cyclist attempted to...
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Floating café offers taste of Holland on Lachine Canal
You don’t have to be Dutch to enjoy Canal Lounge, a new café-bar-on-a-boat docked near the Atwater Market. But it helps. Greta Veer and her husband Keith Evans have been regular patrons since the...
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Pot improves night vision — in tadpoles, study finds
Montreal researchers have found a new role for cannabinoids. The active ingredient in marijuana — which is also naturally present in the human body — seems to improve night vision in vertebrates. The...
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Outremont to hold registry on zoning change for houses of worship
The borough of Outremont will hold a public registry next month to determine if there is enough support to hold a referendum on a zoning change that would prohibit houses of worship from opening on...
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Man shot in LaSalle
Montreal police say a 37-year-old man has been rushed to a hospital after a shooting in Lasalle Thursday evening. A 911 call was made around 5:50 p.m. reporting someone wounded by gunshots near...
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Rona hearing: 'The minister communicated his decision,' former Investissement...
QUEBEC — Former cabinet minister Jacques Daoust knew that Investissement Québec was about to sell its stake in Rona Inc., but said it was the provincial agency’s “responsibility” and it would have to...
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Man dies after shooting and collision in Montreal North
One man is dead after a car fleeing the scene of gunshots collided with his vehicle in Montreal North early Thursday morning. Police responded to calls around 4:15 a.m. when residents of Montreal North...
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Ottawa says it won't criminalize cellphone use at the wheel
OTTAWA — The federal government is not considering making cellphone use at the wheel a criminal offence. A spokeswoman for Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday provincial laws already...
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New Champlain Bridge: Painstaking, precise work a game of millimetres
To say building the new Champlain Bridge is a game of inches would be oversimplifying the work; it’s actually a game of millimetres. Workers have to be so precise, that some parts have to be placed...
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CNESST criticizes elevator company, Université de Montreal in report on...
An elevator technician’s death at Université de Montréal could have been prevented if his employers had been more vigilant with their safety precautions, the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la...
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Artisan printer feels at home in Kingston
Vincent Perez is a Kingston artisan who has lived in places like Waterloo, Nanaimo and Halifax, but has never been tempted by the bright lights of Canada’s biggest cities. He believes that the compact...
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Rona sale good business, bad politics: expert
QUEBEC — Whether former minister Jacques Daoust lied or not about his involvement in the sale of Investissement Québec’s stake in Rona is entirely besides the point and couldn’t matter less, argues a...
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Isabelle Gaston wants Collège des médecins to investigate psychiatrist
Guy Turcotte’s ex-wife Isabelle Gaston has decided to withdraw her complaint with the Collège des Médecins against psychiatrist and expert witness Dominique Bourget. But she hopes the Collège’s...
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Véronique Hivon bows out of Parti Québécois leadership race
Parti Québécois leadership candidate Véronique Hivon has withdrawn from the race citing health reasons. In a statement issued by her team Friday, Hivon said she is pulling out because her case of...
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The Rona affair: Who knew what when
The 2014 sale of Rona shares by Quebec’s investment arm has come back to haunt Premier Philippe Couillard’s government. Transport Minister Jacques Daoust was forced to quit last week and then...
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Judge to rule on Sept. 12 on Applebaum motion to halt corruption trial
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum is expected to find out on Sept. 12 whether a judge will grant a stay of proceedings to halt his trial, which is to begin in November. Quebec Court Judge Daniel...
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