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Angry fan pens open letter to P.K. Subban in full-page ad, wants fans to help...
The bad press for the Montreal Canadiens began before their 2016-17 hockey season had even started — but the critical ink did not come from the pen of a jaded sportswriter. Instead it came from the...
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Weekend traffic: Avoid Ville-Marie, Turcot, Décarie
Avoid the Décarie and Ville-Marie expressways this weekend, as work on the Turcot Interchange will cause major disruptions to motorists from Oct. 14-16 and onwards. Décarie Expressway: Will be closed...
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McGill Daily satire revives tensions over BDS movement
Some Jewish students at McGill University say the campus newspaper is thwarting their efforts to speak out about tensions created by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on campus. The...
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Josh Freed: Faces, names and food — and the mysteries of memory
Someone came up to me in a restaurant recently and said: “Hi Josh! How are you?” — with great warmth. I knew that I knew him fairly well — his face was very familiar — but I was too embarrassed to ask....
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Montreal fire stations to hold open house on Saturday
Montreal’s fire department is organizing open houses at nine stations around the island on Saturday, Oct. 15, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal says people can...
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Analysis: A hyperactive Jean-François Lisée hits the ground running as PQ leader
The big shift is on. New Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée said being leader of the party would be a different kettle of fish from being a candidate in the race, and his first moves on the job...
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Activist Jaggi Singh not required to provide fingerprints after arrest for...
A municipal court judge has ruled that local activist Jaggi Singh did not need to be fingerprinted in a case where he was charged with mischief following an occupation of Canada Border Service Agency’s...
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Quebecers to rally for $15 minimum wage in Montreal
MONTREAL — Buoyed by the success of similar campaigns elsewhere, a coalition calling for a $15 hourly minimum wage in Quebec will cap off a summer of action with a demonstration in Montreal on...
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Victim in Maurice (Mom) Boucher attempted murder case denied parole
The Parole Board of Canada has denied any form of release to an inmate who was nearly stabbed to death last year inside one of Canada’s most secure penitentiaries. On Nov. 3, 2015, Ghislain Gaudet was...
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Métro at 50: Old subway cars to get a second life
Montreal’s oldest métro cars are being given a second life, thanks to a project that will see them repurposed for uses other than transportation. With the soon-to-be obsolete MR-63 cars being put out...
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French PM Valls optimistic about Canada-EU free trade deal
QUEBEC — French Prime Minister Manuel Valls reaffirmed his support for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada on Friday, saying he hopes it is ratified soon. Valls has been on an...
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Ride-sharing crash survivor Jizreel Botat wrestling with memories
Jizreel Botat was sitting in the back seat of the car when Katy Torres turned around from the front passenger seat with a welcoming smile. The two didn’t know each other; both had booked the ride from...
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New PQ leader announces shadow cabinet, says he'll rethink his position on...
QUEBEC — Parti Québécois Leader Jean-François Lisée got busy Friday tending to bruised egos and patching things up with MNAs during a reconciliation caucus meeting in Quebec City, the first one since...
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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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Symposium to debunk quack cures and junk science
Whose Facebook feed isn’t filled with daily announcements about new skin creams that erase wrinkles and pills that eliminate fat, not to mention a plethora of “natural” remedies that can cure...
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Religious accommodations debate roars back to life as Bill 62 public hearings...
QUEBEC — The religious neutrality debate that has split Quebecers since 2007, and that the Liberals have been desperate to avoid, is coming to a head. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée will...
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Customer denounces Dollarama Halloween decorations of manacled black feet
A Montreal resident is asking the Dollarama chain to remove its line of Halloween decorations depicting black severed feet with manacles and chains attached on the ground they perpetuate racist...
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Seven injured in east end police car collision
A collision between a Repentigny police car and another vehicle resulted in multiple injuries and caused a traffic slowdown on Highway 40 near the intersection with Highway 640 Saturday afternoon. The...
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Cleveland pitchers continue to befuddle Blue Jays, who fall into 0-2 ALCS hole
CLEVELAND — The Toronto Blue Jays find themselves in an 0-2 hole in the American League Championship Series, befuddled by Cleveland pitching for the second day in a row in a 2-1 Indians victory...
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Reputed mafioso Vincenzo Spagnolo shot dead in Laval
Reputed mafioso Vincenzo Spagnolo was slain in the Vimont district of Laval late Saturday afternoon, according to media reports. He was taken to a hospital where his death was confirmed. Spagnolo was...
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