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Montreal this morning: Sunshine is back in the picture
26 0r 28? We’ll take either of those predicted highs today, along with the mainly sunny conditions forecast by both The Weather Network and Environment Canada. And they both agree that Friday evening...
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While you were sleeping: Mostly air and space, with a side order of hockey
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. The long way to the air and space museum: A group of British soldiers is nearing the end of its 550-kilometre canoe expedition that...
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Rights group questions long delay in Jewish hairstylist discrimination case
Almost a year after the Quebec Human Rights Commission decided there was sufficient evidence to support a complaint by a Jewish hairstylist that his boss, also Jewish, had discriminated against him by...
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Would-be firebombing fizzles out in St-Michel
Would-be firebombers might not have had their hearts in it when they threw a bottle containing an incendiary device at the window of a café in the St-Michel district. The bottle didn’t break through...
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Striking workers set up camp in Old Port of Montreal
About 100 striking employees of the Old Port of Montreal erected a camp near their employer’s offices on de la Commune St. Friday. The Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada union members have been...
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Two women stabbed during fight at Montreal métro station
Two women were stabbed when a fight broke out in a parking lot in the Mercier—Hochelaga—Maisonneuve borough. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, as several women, who all appeared to know...
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Outremont to hold referendum on bylaw banning places of worship
The fate of an Outremont bylaw banning any new synagogues, mosques or churches on Bernard Ave. will be decided in a referendum. Outremont’s borough council adopted zoning changes in late May that...
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Dollard school gets $6.2 million for expansion
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão announce a $6.2-million infrastructure grant for École primaire Saint-Luc in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on Friday. Leitão, who is also the MNA for Robert-Baldwin, took...
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L.A. police seek two men who knew 1969 homicide victim Reet Jurvetson of...
Los Angeles police hope two Montreal men who may be named Jean can help solve a 1969 homicide whose victim — 19-year-old Montrealer Reet Jurvetson — was only identified this year. In November 1969, a...
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Josh Freed: The robots are taking over
I had a phone call from a salesman with a monotone voice who said his name was Murray, and then tried to sell me an insurance plan. I said I had a policy, but Monotonic Murray droned on like he hadn’t...
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Man convicted of Mafia-related charges 20 years ago ordered deported to Italy
A man convicted 20 years ago on Mafia-related charges was issued a deportation order on Friday despite having lived in Canada for the last 50 years. The Canada Border Services Agency told Michele...
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Crown asks for maximum sentence for Bain
The prosecutor in the Richard Henry Bain murder trial asked for the maximum sentence Friday. Crown attorney Dennis Galiatsatos recommended that Bain not become eligible for parole for 25 years after...
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Jazz legend Oliver Jones among Goldbloom community service honourees
Jazz legend Oliver Jones, community volunteer Miriam Green and Townshippers’ Association president Gerald Cutting will be honoured with the eighth annual Sheila and Victor Goldbloom Distinguished...
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Truck pulling cement mixer flips on 132 East in Boucherville
A 46-year man from St-Hyacinthe died in an accident Friday after the truck he was driving crashed on Highway 132 East in Boucherville. The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near the entrance to the...
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Quebec's Uber deal: per-ride fees, driver training, limit on pricing
QUEBEC — Uber drivers who have registered with the company before Aug. 17 will have a three-month grace period to comply with the rules set out in the new pilot project with Quebec. The Couillard...
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Two suspects sought in theft of private student data from Concordia University
Two people are suspected of stealing personal information of thousands of Concordia University students, the Montreal police say. According to police, the two men accessed a information technology...
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Quebec provincial parks are free Saturday
Access to all 24 of Quebec’s provincial parks is free Saturday. Forests, Wildlife and Parks Minister Luc Blanchette invited Quebecers to take advantage of the opportunity to discover or rediscover...
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Roads around Mount Royal closed Sunday for Grand Prix Cycliste
The area around Mount Royal Park will be closed to traffic for up to 24 hours starting Saturday at midnight because of the Grand Prix Cycliste. Drivers are urged to avoid all roads around and across...
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Ethics commissioner to probe subsidy to firm headed by former Lessard aide
Quebec’s ethics commissioner has opened an inquiry into a $3-million subsidy to a company headed by a former political assistant to Transport Minister Laurent Lessard. Lessard, a political veteran and...
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Festival in Sud-Ouest borough brings together different cultures
Hundreds of people gathered at Vinet Park in the Sud-Ouest borough on Saturday to enjoy a festival intended to bring different cultures together while they are being torn apart in other parts of the...
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