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Montreal tow-truck operators accused of collusion
An investigation by Montreal’s Inspector General department has found that some towing companies owners were colluding in order to win towing contracts with city boroughs for removal of cars during...
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Don Macpherson: Where Mitch Garber is wrong about language in Quebec
Mitch Garber doesn’t know who Gilles Vigneault is. After scolding his fellow anglophones in a speech last week for their ignorance of Québécois popular culture, Garber was invited onto the popular talk...
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Victims identified in plane crash in northern Quebec
RIVIÈRE-MOUCHALAGANE — A Gatineau man was among two people killed when a small plane crashed in a remote region of northern Quebec Sunday. The Sûreté du Québec said Alain Lafontaine, 55, of Gatineau...
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Taxi drivers back in court seeking injunction against Uber
Taxi drivers staged a protest outside the Montreal courthouse on Monday as lawyers for the industry made another attempt in court to shut down Uber, the ride-sharing service that’s been a thorn in the...
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Montreal police seek help to identify deceased man
Montreal police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who died in the Charlevoix métro station in April. The man was black, between 30 and 50 years old, and was wearing a dark wool...
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Mastermind behind N.D.G. heist that killed armoured car guard is granted day...
A man who was the mastermind behind a plot to kill armoured car guards while they were picking up cash at a store in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce more than two decades ago has been granted day parole as he...
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New information released about fatal Plateau–Mont-Royal hit-and-run
The truck believed to be involved in Sunday’s fatal hit-and-run accident in the Plateau–Mont-Royal district had an Ontario licence plate and was stolen last week, Montreal police said on Monday....
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Quebec taxi industry loses second attempt at Uber injunction
Superior Court Judge Michel Yergeau rejected the second request for an injunction against Uber by the Quebec taxi industry. Taxi drivers were hoping for an emergency order halting Uber service until...
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Founding president of Renaud-Bray, Pierre Renaud, has died
Pierre Renaud, the founding president of the Renaud-Bray bookstore company, passed away Tuesday at age 77, the company said. The family did not provide details of the cause of death. In 1965, Pierre...
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Dorval's new aquatic centre is getting crowded, resident
Since opening last year, Dorval’s $20-million aquatic centre has proven popular with residents. But some regular users are starting to say there are still some tweaks to be made. A change to the...
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How tall is too tall when planning condos in Beaconsfield?
Height matters in Beaconsfield. A public consultation held this week had four zoning changes on the agenda, but it was the height of a proposed condo project on the site of a former tennis club that...
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Demo planned to protest new hydro line in Dollard
A rally protesting the installation of a powerful aerial transmission line in Dollard-des-Ormeaux will take place at the St-Jean substation at the corner of St-Jean and De Salaberry Blvds. on Sunday,...
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Hudson's former director general approved for full parole
The former director general of the town of Hudson, who defrauded the municipality out of more than a million dollars, will be out on full parole before the end of this year. Louise Léger-Villandré,...
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Woman, 72, gets 30 months in jail for defrauding union
The 72-year-old former treasurer of a small local union has been sentenced to 30 months in jail for draining the union’s coffers of $685,089 over a five-year period to feed a gambling addiction. Quebec...
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Opinion: How to make Canada's health-care system fairer and more sustainable
The Canadian health-care system’s resistance to reform has diverged from the evidence for several years. But that may be changing. A confluence of factors — including the new court challenge of the...
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Montreal city council votes in favour of ban on pit bulls
Montreal city council voted 37-23 Tuesday in favour of a new bylaw that would ban the ownership of new pit bull-type dogs on its territory. Legal groups have already promised the law will be contested...
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Victim of hit-and-run was a 'star in the Portuguese community', daughter says
Zèlia Ponte Araujo attended church on Sunday and was planning to spend the afternoon with her husband, who lives in a nursing home on St-Urbain St. On her way home, she stopped by her local Provigo...
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Suspect in hit-and-run to be returned to Montreal from Ontario
A 33-year-old Ontario man suspected in a Montreal hit and run that killed a woman is to be returned to Quebec to face charges. The man was arrested near North Bay, Ont., on Monday. Montreal police say...
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Liberals defend Lessard over allegations about grants to wife’s employer
QUEBEC — Liberal cabinet ministers showed signs of impatience Wednesday as their colleague, Transport Minister Laurent Lessard, continued to be the target of opposition attacks. According to a report...
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Group launches province-wide talk fest on what ails Quebec
A group identified with the province’s left wing, anti-austerity lobby has launched a province-wide talk fest seeking opinions on what needs to be fixed in Quebec. Ultimately, the group could morph...
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