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Turcot roadwork: traffic better than predicted, more headaches to come
Some solace for the next time you’re stuck in traffic heading downtown: the Turcot gridlock is not as bad as traffic simulations predicted. That was the word Wednesday from Sébastien Marcoux, the...
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Towing companies barred from city contracts for five years
The city of Montreal has banned three tow-truck companies from bidding on city contracts for five years after an inspector general’s investigation found they had colluded to win city bids for towing...
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Charcuterie Parisienne recalls meat because of possible listeria contamination
A possible listeria monocytogenes contamination is forcing Montreal’s Charcuterie Parisienne to recall packages of cured meats, it was announced on Wednesday. The products have been sold in Quebec and...
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Quebec politicians, businesses react to Trump's election
If Quebec feels the effects of Donald Trump being elected president of the United States, it will most likely be through his protectionist policies and environmental views, experts and politicians said...
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Montreal, Toronto pair up for trade mission to Israel, West Bank
The mayors of Montreal and Toronto are teaming up for a joint five-day economic mission to Israel and the West Bank next week, focusing on promoting the cities’ expertise and international stature and...
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Remembrance Day ceremony returns to Place du Canada
After a seven-year absence, downtown Montreal’s Remembrance Day ceremony returns this Friday to Place du Canada from McGill University’s Lower Field. The McGill Daily reported that the move was...
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Mental-health leaves on rise among Montreal hospital workers
Long-term absenteeism is skyrocketing at most Montreal hospitals in the face of budget cuts, with a growing number of nurses and other health professionals going on medical leaves because of burnout...
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Quebecers living in the U.S. shocked (but not awed) by Trump win
Quebecers living in the United States shared the shock felt by their American counterparts Wednesday after the unexpected election of Donald Trump to the presidency. But their astonishment was tempered...
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Jury finds python owner not guilty in deaths of New Brunswick boys
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. — A jury has found a New Brunswick man not guilty of criminal negligence causing death after his African rock python escaped its enclosure and killed two young boys three years ago....
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Vigils, protests flare up in wake of Donald Trump's election victory
Vigils and protests flared up across the United States Wednesday evening as opponents of President-elect Donald Trump expressed dismay with the election results, underscoring the difficult task he...
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Philippe Couillard denies his office talked to UPAC chief about investigations
QUEBEC — Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard denied he or anyone in his office interfered with investigations undertaken by UPAC, Quebec’s permanent anti-corruption squad. Couillard was responding...
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Anti-Trump protests continue across the U.S. for second day
Thousands of demonstrators continued to march in cities across the United States on Thursday, unwilling to accept Tuesday’s upset election of Donald Trump. Condemning the president-elect’s litany of...
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No mandatory French classes for newcomers: immigration minister
QUEBEC — Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil has torn to shreds a Coalition Avenir Québec report recommending that all newcomers to Quebec take mandatory French classes. The report — penned by CAQ...
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John Boulachanis trial: Girlfriend was a go-between, court told
John Boulachanis’s girlfriend was arrested while police investigated allegations he was orchestrating efforts to intimidate witnesses in a failed attempt to prevent them from testifying in his current...
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Preliminary inquiry begins in alleged elder abuse case
The preliminary inquiry in the case of Veronika Piela, a 92-year-old woman who was allegedly defrauded and forcibly confined, began at the Montreal courthouse on Thursday. Last March, the two-day...
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Contrecoeur trial: Crown questions motivations of the defence
The accused in the Contrecoeur corruption trial have said since the beginning of the proceedings that they want to go to trial as soon as possible, but the Crown cast doubt on that assertion on...
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Share your Leonard Cohen memories
Montreal-born poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82. Cohen, who favoured black suits, fedoras and tweed caps, was born in Montreal on Sept. 21, 1934, to a middle-class...
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The Cohen canon: It all goes back to an astonishing debut
First published by the Montreal Gazette on Jan. 21, 2012 Leonard Cohen‘s a body of work so strong that no album can be dismissed altogether. Some of them struggle to survive questionable choices in...
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'We were a bit naive' about police surveillance, journalist panel says
A panel of lawyers and journalists agreed Thursday that a public inquiry into what has been dubbed “L’Affaire Lagacé” needs not only to get to the bottom of why a La Presse columnist and several other...
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Leonard Cohen: Tributes pour in for Montreal's favourite son
From politicians to celebrities, cyberspace is thick with tributes to Leonard Cohen after news of his death at 82. Here are the some of the tweets sent in his honour: Our thoughts are with the friends,...
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