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Questions surround death at Pointe-Claire Yacht Club
Almost three weeks after his bizarre death, what exactly happened to Jolyon Ditton at the Pointe-Claire Yacht Club on the fateful night of Sept. 6 remains unclear. What is known is that Ditton, 65, was...
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Schoolchildren flee smoke-filled bus on Champlain Bridge
A school bus filling with smoke was forced to pull over on Wednesday afternoon on the Champlain Bridge. The children aboard exited the bus safely and there were no reported injuries, said Julie Paquet,...
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Doctor suspended in extra-billing investigation
The Collège des médecins has again suspended the head of a Montreal health clinic for failing to comply with an investigation into extra billing at his medical centre. Family doctor Albert Benhaim,...
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SPCA sues city over pit bull ban
The Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has filed a lawsuit against the city of Montreal contesting its newly adopted municipal bylaw that bans pit bulls. The Montreal SPCA, a...
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Don Macpherson: The myth about identity politics and the Parti Québécois...
Identity politics won’t work, either in Quebec or the rest of Canada, some people say. As proof, they point to the defeat of the former Parti Québécois government in the 2014 general election. The PQ...
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Consultation on how to revitalize Valois Village gets specific
Valois Village was scrutinized one more time by residents and merchants during an interactive citizens’ forum in Pointe-Claire on Tuesday. Residents and business owners joined Mayor Morris Trudeau and...
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Ontario man faces charges in hit-and-run of Zelia Araujo
Charges have been filed in connection with the death of Zélia Araujo, the woman killed after being struck by a vehicle that left the scene on Sunday. The three charges are laid out in an arrest...
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Canine rescue groups bringing banned pit bulls from Montreal to East Coast
HALIFAX — Animal rescue groups in Atlantic Canada are rallying to find new homes on the East Coast for pit-bull type dogs they say may now face euthanasia in Montreal. The transport of the canines...
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Woman arrested in Mile End bank robbery faces new charges
The 35-year-old woman arrested this month in connection with a bank robbery that caused police to shut down the area surrounding a busy intersection in Mile End for hours had new charges filed against...
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'Wonderful to be home,' Homa Hoodfar says after return to Montreal
After 112 days in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, Concordia Professor Homa Hoodfar finally touched down in Montreal Thursday morning, embraced by friends, family and supporters who worked tirelessly for...
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Opinion: Orange Shirt Day honours the students of residential schools, and...
Six-year-old Phyllis’s excitement about her first day of school was short-lived. She was thrilled to wear her brand-new orange shirt. But her school was St. Joseph’s Mission in Williams Lake, B.C. (a...
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Hearing on SPCA lawsuit contesting pit-bull ban postponed till Monday
The hearing on whether to suspend Montreal’s new bylaw banning pit bulls, called for by the Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has been put off until Monday. Lawyers for the...
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Opinion: A Senate with regional caucuses would be problematic for Quebec...
Former senators Mike Kirby and Hugh Segal put out a report in the Public Policy Forum last week suggesting that regional caucuses, based on the four regions in the Senate, should be an alternative to...
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City seeks candidates for the Ordre de Montréal
The city has issued a reminder that it is seeking candidates for a new municipal award, the Ordre de Montréal. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 31, the city said in a news release on Thursday....
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Pain and frustration linger 10 years after the de la Concorde overpass...
Around 11:30 a.m., 10 years ago Friday, the first 911 calls started coming in from drivers along Highway 19 in Laval. The calls varied in tone and length, but were all for the same reason: people could...
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Activist Jaggi Singh to present motion arguing protesters shouldn't be...
Local activist Jaggi Singh plans to present a motion at the Montreal municipal courthouse on Friday arguing that the recording of fingerprints and mug shots after people are arrested for summary...
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Don Macpherson: The sovereignty stalemate in Quebec politics
In chess, a stalemate occurs when one player is not in check, but is unable to move. That describes the present political situation in Quebec. The level of dissatisfaction with the Couillard government...
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Westmount Mayor Peter Trent resigns from agglomeration's financial review...
Westmount Mayor Peter Trent has decided to step down as vice-chairman of the Montreal agglomeration council’s financial and administrative review commission, calling it ineffective and a sham. Trent...
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Quebec labour groups staging Fight for 15 demo to push for $15 minimum wage
As part of a continent-wide movement, Quebec labour groups are staging a Fight for 15 demonstration on Oct. 15, to push for an increase in the minimum wage in Quebec to $15 an hour from the current...
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I survived the morning commute in Montreal. It wasn't pretty
As I start my trip just before 7 a.m., Highway 20 eastbound is bogged down in Lachine, the traffic backed up at least three kilometres. But I’m west-bound, heading to a West Island starting line for an...
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