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Wrong-way driver's condition upgraded as Vermont mourns 5 teens
DUXBURY, Vt. — Students at a Vermont high school that lost four students in a fiery crash over the weekend set up a memorial and met with counsellors Tuesday as classes resumed for the first time since...
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Couillard harms own credibility, says new PQ leader Lisée
Philippe Couillard should be more tolerant of those who do not share his ideas, says Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée, after the premier accused him of advocating a “nationalism of the...
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Concordia bake sales help fund school for refugees in Turkey
To those who would mock the lowly bake sale as a way to finance a worthy cause, take note: bake sales were one of the most reliable sources of funding last year for the Syrian Kids Foundation in...
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Montreal appeals court-ordered suspension of its pit-bull ban
Montreal is appealing last week’s Quebec Superior Court decision to suspend the city’s pit bull ban. As promised by Mayor Denis Coderre last week, the city filed notice with the Quebec Court of Appeal...
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Quebec donates $500,000 to help Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
QUEBEC — Quebec has pledged $500,000 to help Haitians recover from devastating Hurricane Matthew, which killed at least 1,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless, according to local officials....
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Monique Leroux to head new government task force on economy
QUEBEC — The former president of the Mouvement Desjardins and prominent business figure Monique Leroux will spearhead a committee whose mandate is to find new ways to grow the Quebec economy, Premier...
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Bové allowed to stay in Canada
Hours before José Bové was scheduled to be expelled from Canada, the federal government intervened saying the French anti-globalization activist can remain in Canada after all. Bové, a former sheep...
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Lane closures start Sunday on Highway 20 ramp for the Ville-Marie
Prepare to stop. Drivers who rely on the Ville-Marie Expressway, especially those arriving from the West Island, are in for a rough two years when a new phase of the Turcot project begins on Sunday....
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Victims of 1966 Monsanto plant blast remembered 50 years later
It has been 50 years since Brian Caldwell’s father perished in a deadly explosion at the Monsanto chemical plant in LaSalle. The massive explosion and fire ripped through the plant on St. Patrick St....
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Provincial police carry out arrest, search warrants related to drug...
Arrests were made in Montreal and other parts of Quebec Wednesday evening as part of an investigation into a major trafficking network. Sgt. Claude Denis, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec, said...
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Quebec government lawyers, notaries to go on strike Oct. 24
Quebec government lawyers and notaries have voted to hold a general strike beginning Monday, Oct. 24. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon, after a vote Tuesday evening and Wednesday. The...
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Teen from Sud-Ouest borough missing for more than a week
Paul-Olivier Gauvin-Guy The Montreal police are seeking help from the public in their efforts to locate Paul-Olivier Gauvin-Guy, a 17-year-old resident of the Sud-Ouest borough who went missing on Oct....
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Two women tell N.Y. Times Trump touched them inappropriately
WASHINGTON — Two women tell The New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately — groping a woman in one instance and kissing a woman in another — during separate encounters that took...
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At night, the métro maintenance crews switch into high gear
Montreal’s métro shuts down every night, but it’s never quiet in the tunnels. “It’s very busy in the métro at night,” said François Chamberland, the executive director of engineering, infrastructure...
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Verdun home devastated by fire
A fire ravaged a two-storey apartment building early Thursday in Verdun. There were no injuries. The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. on Foch St. and appears to be accidental. A cloth soaked in...
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Police seek suspect who used cloned credit cards to make several purchases
Fraud investigators with the Montreal police are seeking help from the public in their effort to identify a man who made a series of purchases during the summer using cloned credit cards. They believe...
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Montreal businesswoman, girlfriend of Pierre Karl Péladeau, found dead
Marie-Christine Couture, a Montreal businesswoman who recently had been dating former Parti-Québécois leader Pierre Karl Péladeau, was found dead early Wednesday in her Outremont home. Montreal police...
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What happens when you're arrested for marijuana possession? It depends
What happens when you get busted for possession of weed in this city? The Montreal Gazette put that question out to readers, legal experts and the proprietor of a marijuana dispensary. Taken as a...
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Alleged ringleader in drug trafficking network still being sought by police
The Sûreté du Quebec announced it made a dozen arrests when it targeted a drug trafficking network in cities across Quebec on Wednesday, but the group’s alleged leader is still being sought. Arrests...
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Medicinal marijuana in Montreal: just ask for Boris
The smell is unmistakable. There must be a small mountain of pot lying somewhere in a back room of the storefront office on St-Laurent Blvd. That thick, skunky aroma — strong enough to trigger memories...
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