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Boil-water advisory for buildings on Décarie Blvd. in Snowdon
The borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce issued a boil-water advisory Friday evening for the buildings on Décarie Blvd. southbound between Snowdon St. and Côte-St-Luc Rd. Crews cut off the...
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Josh Freed: Don't forget your bag in Italy
I was rushing to catch a flight home recently after a trip in Italy. I jumped off the airport bus, but as I raced to the ticket counter I realized something was missing: my carry-on knapsack. I’d left...
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Quebec private secondary schools outperform public schools: Fraser Institute
A new ranking of Quebec secondary schools puts private schools far ahead of public schools, although some public schools are improving. The new report by the Fraser Institute puts 86 private schools in...
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Charles Bronfman's memoir doesn't gloss over his challenges
When you hear the name Charles Bronfman, you might think of the Seagram distilling empire or the Montreal Expos, the major-league baseball team he brought to this city back in 1969. Or you may think...
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Medical residents having hard time finding work in Quebec
Medical residents are having a hard time finding posts in Quebec, forcing them to do their training outside of the province while waiting to be assigned work. In an interview with La Presse Canadienne,...
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Teen killed in stabbing on Nuns' Island
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death Friday night on Nuns’ Island, in the Verdun borough of Montreal. Around 10:50 p.m., a conflict between several individuals occurred on Ile-des-Soeurs Blvd., near...
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Mulcair flays Trudeau Liberals for breaking “one promise after another”
With only a year left as New Democratic Party Leader, Thomas Mulcair let loose against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government Saturday, accusing it of breaking “one promise after another.”...
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Motorist says he "did the right thing"— but now he's paying for it
Go through the arithmetic of the past four days of Alex Reede’s life and you come to the conclusion perhaps it would have been better if he’d spent the extra $100 a month on two-way car insurance. But...
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Video: Try on this Halloween Sole Swap for size
The Sole Exchange Canada “Spook-Tacular Sole Swap” event is an opportunity for aficionados to exhibit, buy, sell, and/or trade some of the most exclusive sneakers. Held Saturday at Plaza Centre-Ville,...
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No verdict Saturday at Jacques Corriveau fraud trial in Montreal
The jury at Jacques Corriveau’s fraud trial will be back at work Sunday after no verdict was reached on the second full day of deliberations. The 83-year-old former federal Liberal organizer stood...
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Celine Cooper: Millennials of the precariat are finding their voice
Forget the middle class. Are Canada’s politicians prepared for the precariat? Speaking to the Liberal Party’s Ontario wing in Niagara Falls earlier this month, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that...
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Powerful Italy quake spares lives, but strikes at identity
NORCIA, Italy — The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nation’s identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other...
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Government accuses MUHC of treating too many patients: source
The Quebec government is faulting the McGill University Health Centre for taking on too many cancer and emergency-room patients, and is refusing to fund the MUHC for what it calls “volume overruns,”...
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Squeaky Wheels: City has asked province to repeal 'unfair' penalties
Q: When a cyclist, who is also a motorist, breaks a cycling bylaw, the punishment is a fine and sometimes demerit points on his/her drivers’ licence, with the latter probably resulting in a higher car...
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Concordia takes a big step into digital publishing
Calling all scholars. The Concordia University Press opened for business on Thursday, and is now accepting submissions for scholarly book proposals from around the world as the university ventures into...
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Monday Calendar: Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 2016
Monday, Oct. 31 It’s Halloween. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission holds a hearing in Gatineau over whether and how Internet providers can exempt certain services from...
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Restaurant alley: New bylaw blindsides Notre-Dame St. building owner
Vinod Kapoor’s popular Indian restaurant, Le Taj, has been on Stanley St. in downtown Montreal for 31 years. Now, Kapoor says, a new bylaw in a borough two kilometres away might bankrupt him. But he’s...
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Man police allege was behind series of home invasions, including fatal one in...
A man who faces 54 charges in a series of home invasions while he snuck back and forth across the Canadian border —including one that ended in murder — is scheduled for his next court date in Montreal...
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Quebec health students don "zombie" costumes for organ donations
More than 200 health sciences students from six Quebec universities are expected don zombie costumes Monday to spread the word about organ donations. Medical students will be taking advantage of the...
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Gas leak near Bell Centre capped, all roads reopened
For the second time in less than a week, a gas leak caused the closing of a roadway that is part of the block surrounding the Bell Centre. Several firetrucks could be seen parked on St-Antoine St. W....
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