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Will Montreal's troubled film festival soon fade to black?
Day 2 of the Festival des films du monde saw only a few dozen diehard filmgoers milling about outside the Imperial Cinema on Bleury St. Friday afternoon. With speculation about the festival’s imminent...
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FACE students going back to school two days late because of reno clean-up
Students dreading the end of summer might have caught a brief reprieve — at least at FACE. The start of the school year has been delayed by two days to Wednesday, Aug. 31, to give the institution time...
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Montreal, Quebec governments to contribute $120,000 to Italy earthquake relief
The city of Montreal and the Quebec government announced Friday they will be jointly contributing $120,000 toward relief efforts in Italy. The money will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross in the...
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Cyclist in critical condition after being struck by van on Berri St.
A teenage cyclist was in critical condition Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle on Berri St. at 9:45 a.m. The 18-year-old cyclist was moving southbound between Ontario St. and de Maisonneuve...
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Jays offence ignites in 15-8 win over Twins
TORONTO — Justin Smoak broke out of a slump with five runs-batted in, Russell Martin also drove in five and Josh Donaldson hit his 30th homer of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays’ offence ignited for...
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Bill 106: Mayors call for overhaul of Petroleum Resource Act
Three hundred and thirty-one towns across the province say Quebec is going too far with Bill 106, which gives companies the right to expropriate land to extract oil. The mayors of eight...
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‘Everybody knows and nobody knows': Aboriginal families walk path toward healing
AKWESASNE, N.Y. — The search for Carleen McDonald ended on a brisk October morning. A deer hunter happened upon her body in the woods behind her parents’ home. She’d been dead for nearly two months....
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Mennie: In the end, Harper's legacy is another PM named Trudeau
Fifty-five weeks after much of the country had come to same conclusion, Stephen Harper announced on Friday it was time to move on. That Harper did so via a 90-second canned message posted on a Facebook...
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After 35 years, Tommy Kulczyk leaves Sun Youth
One of Montreal’s leading figures in community service, Tommy Kulczyk, has officially left Sun Youth, the organization he chaired for 35 years. Kulczyk will take on a new role Sept. 5 at the City of...
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Body found in scorched car in Laval parking lot
A body was found Friday night in a car destroyed by a fire in Laval. The car was in a shopping mall parking lot on Robert-Bourassa Blvd. in the Duvernay neighbourhood and caught fire around 9 p.m....
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Independent investigation underway after man with knife is shot by cops
The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in St-Cyrille de Wendover, near Drummondville, on Friday. The man died during an...
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No tunnel between Quebec City and Lévis, says mayor
QUEBEC — Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume is warning voters in his region that there won’t be a tunnel connecting Quebec with Lévis if the costs are as high as anticipated, about $5 billion. In an...
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Two more Montreal cyclists hit in Saturday morning collisions
Ending a tragic week for bike riders, two cyclists were sent to hospital after being hit by vehicles Saturday morning in separate accidents in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie. A 25-year-old woman was...
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Police more vigilant during back-to-school period
In an effort to increase safety as students head back to school Monday on foot, bike or bus, Montreal police will step up monitoring traffic laws are followed by road users. Patrollers will enforce...
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NEB review hearing into Energy East Pipeline heads to hostile territory
By Ross Marowits The National Energy Board’s review of the Energy East Pipeline heads to hostile territory Monday when it resumes in Montreal, where the city’s mayor has called for the process to be...
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Police looking for missing driver in RDP hit and run
A car hit a tree in Rivière-des-Prairies Saturday night, but the driver has not been found, according to Montreal police. Investigators canvassed the area near the intersection of Perras and...
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Tribute to André Melançon at Cinémathèque québécoise upcoming
The public can pay tribute this week to filmmaker André Melançon, who died Tuesday at age 74. Alfred Dallaire funeral home on the 4231 St-Laurent Blvd. will be open to the public Thursday, Sept. 1,...
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Squeaky Wheels: Champlain Bridge builders inspired by Confederation Bridge
Q: After travelling to Prince Edward Island this summer, I was wondering if the builders of the Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to P.E.I. were consulted for the new Champlain Bridge? Rick...
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Monday Calendar: Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
Monday, Aug. 29 The U.S. Open, the last of the four major tennis tournaments, begins in New York. Hearings begin in Montreal on the proposed Energy East pipeline project. Mayor Denis Coderre is among...
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Strike mandate looms as Canada Post and union continue talks
Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) continued Sunday afternoon in a long-running contractual dispute. The two sides have been meeting with mediators since...
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