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Replacing windows
Good news for owners of residential rental properties! Take advantage of financial assistance from Hydro-Québec Owners of residential rental buildings can get financial assistance of up to $5 per...
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Medical user fees will be dropped
QUEBEC — Patients in Quebec will no longer have to pay user fees for medically required procedures covered by medicare, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette has announced. The minister told reporters...
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When language rights trump accessibility
Jeffrey Liebman, a Montrealer who is profoundly deaf, just wants to be able to enjoy movies on the big screen like everybody else. Liebman is adept at lip reading, but “if the actors are speaking very...
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The Justin Trudeau honeymoon will soon end, NDP's Thomas Mulcair says
Little by little, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s positive image will wear off and Canadians will have another look at the New Democrats, leader Thomas Mulcair said Thursday. “We’ve got a lot of work...
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Brownstein: Chilling chronicle of Charlie Hebdo attacks
It seems like the only anniversary milestones we’re reminded of these days are cloaked in terror and tragedy: the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and the 10th anniversary of the Dawson shootings this week....
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Former hockey coach who assaulted children gets full parole
Graham James, the former junior hockey coach who sexually assaulted minors who were under his charge, including two players who made it to the NHL, has been granted full parole. The decision was made...
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Weekend traffic woes ahead on Champlain Bridge, Highway 40
Motorists looking to get onto the island of Montreal from the South Shore will need to find an alternative to the Champlain Bridge this weekend. It will be closed completely toward Montreal from 10...
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Police search five homes in Laval in strike against Mob
Municipal and provincial police searched five homes in Laval on Thursday in an apparent strike against local Mafia activity. Mob-related violence has flared up again recently on the island, with two...
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Boshra: Hasty decisions are wasting Coderre's potential
For more than a decade, Gérald Tremblay was not just this city’s mayor, but also its ditherer-in-chief, presiding over an administration that seemed to make decisions of great import in such a...
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MUHC union threatens to 'mobilize' if mega-merger happens
The largest union at the McGill University Health Centre is dead-set against a proposed merger between the MUHC and two west-end medical organizations, and is threatening to “mobilize” its membership,...
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Montreal this morning: T-shirt weather, Oliver Stone's Snowden, and more
Yes, you might consider slathering on some sunscreen if you plan to spend much time outdoors today, and possibly on Saturday as well. The forecast for today sees clear skies with a high of 22 and a UV...
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While you were sleeping: Canadian freed from Chinese jail, delicate Syrian...
Kevin Garratt, a Canadian detained in China for two years, has made it home. Garratt arrived in Vancouver Thursday after being charged with spying. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the raised the...
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Man who carried out infamous murders in Beaconsfield denied parole in another...
A man serving time for having killed a passenger in his car while driving impaired in LaSalle and for strangling his ex-girlfriend has been denied parole because his violent behaviour continues while...
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Suspected organized crime member gunned down in Ste-Thérèse
A man suspected of illegal tobacco trafficking was gunned down Thursday night in Ste-Thérèse, northwest of Montreal. No arrest has been made. The incident took place around 9 p.m. outside the home of...
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Second Draft: Wartime intrigue in quiet Town of Mount Royal
“Captain Johnny X, twice sentenced to death by military tribunals as an international espionage agent, warned last night that democratic-minded Canadians had more than half a million enemies amongst...
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Arson at St-Léonard company formerly owned by leading Mafia member
Someone appears intent on sending messages to people tied to the Montreal Mafia as firefighters had to deal with yet another arson fire at a company with past ties to the Rizzuto organization. A...
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Decision on Uber pilot project will come Tuesday
Judge Michel Déziel will take the weekend to decide on the fate of the province’s taxi industry. The judge was asked to rule on a provisional injunction Friday — an urgent request to suspend the...
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Champlain Bridge lanes into Montreal closed on the weekend
Motorists seeking to get onto the island of Montreal from the South Shore will need to find an alternative to the Champlain Bridge this weekend. It will be closed completely toward Montreal from 10...
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Richler gazebo finally finished, but no official launch planned
The gazebo rebuilt in honour of Mordecai Richler opened last week with a marked lack of fanfare, five years after the city first pledged to restore it and hundreds of thousands of dollars over budget....
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Josh Freed: Your guide to this fall's elections you wish weren't happening
Summer is ending and the political season’s heating up, with two huge election races the whole world is watching: A) The U.S. election starring Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton. B) The PQ leadership...
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