How to bridge the gap from the classroom to the boardroom
Why do some university students land dream jobs after graduation, and others struggle to find their footing when they leave campus? There are a range of factors that can influence how well a student is...
View ArticleMontreal this morning: A bright day ahead
We’re back to double-digit temperatures on what will be a mainly sunny day. The predicted high is 10, with fog patches dissipating in the morning. Tonight, expect clear conditions and a low of plus 3....
View ArticleUpdated: Teen suspect dies after fall during attempted robbery
A teenager has died after what police say is a robbery gone awry in Côte-St-Luc Thursday night. Police say an altercation broke out between two would-be robbers and a young woman on the corner of...
View ArticleArson squad to visit site of major fire once flames are doused
The fire department was on the scene and roads remain closed Friday around the scene of a fire that broke out late Thursday morning. Viger St. was closed between St-Urbain and de Buillion Sts....
View ArticleVal-d'Or abuse scandal: aboriginal women 'living in fear
Jacqueline Michel was flanked by a dozen aboriginal women Thursday in Val-d’Or as she described the sense of fear that dominated the room. “We fear the return of the suspended police officers. We fear...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas begins with parade appearance by Père Noël
The countdown to Christmas officially begins Saturday when the 66th edition of the Santa Claus Parade rolls along Ste-Catherine St. The downtown parade begins at 11 a.m. at Fort St. and concludes at...
View ArticleMontreal launches crime map that offers neighbourhood details
Think your neighbourhood is the safest on the island of Montreal? Or that the intersection a few blocks away is pretty sketchy? Citizens can now check for themselves on a handy open-data map on the...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Nov. 3 stabbing, charged with second-degree murder
A man suspected of stabbing another man to death in downtown Montreal earlier this month was arraigned Friday in Quebec Court on a charge of second-degree murder. Police arrested Chen Hao Zhang, 25, in...
View ArticleNine-vehicle crash on Hwy. 40 cleared; rush-hour traffic resumes
Two people were injured in a nine-car pileup on Highway 40 westbound near Marien Ave. in Rivière-des-Prairies, just before 8 a.m. Friday. Traffic was back to normal by just before 9 a.m., though it...
View ArticleJosh Freed: I, the expert on experts, know all experts are wrong
The following poll is accurate 50 per cent of the time, with a probability of error slightly larger than any possibility of truth. I think President Trump will: a) Build a 12-foot-high wall b) Build an...
View ArticleFrançois Limoges drops out of Projet Montréal leadership race, supports...
The battle for the leadership of Projet Montréal, the official opposition party at Montreal City Hall, is down to two contenders, as François Limoges has withdrawn from the race and thrown his support...
View ArticlePolice abuse scandal: No charges filed against Val-d'Or SQ officers
Does the testimony of 12 aboriginal women hold any weight in the eyes of the law? A community was left to grapple with this question Friday after Crown prosecutors announced they would not pursue...
View ArticleFive-alarm fire in Plateau Mont Royal borough forces evacuation of apartment...
Police warned motorists to avoid de Lorimier Ave. in the Plateau Mont-Royal borough Friday evening because of a five-alarm fire in an apartment building. The three-storey building on de Lorimier and...
View ArticleBody found in Longueuil believed to be missing 16-year-old boy
Longueuil police believe they have found the body of Louis-David Morisset-Noël, 16, missing since the end of September. Police announced Friday night that they had found a body in Parc de la Cité, in...
View ArticleThree men arrested in connection with 2014 disappearance
Investigators of the major crimes unit arrested three men Friday in a disappearance file dating from 2014 that is now considered a homicide. In the summer of 2015, police found the body of Éric...
View ArticleMontreal drivers rush to get winter tires installed before first snowfall
Forgive Montrealers for not knowing which coat to wear these days. Spring jacket, raincoat or their well-insulated Côte-des-Neiges? The fall weather has more U-turns than the Turcot Interchange. A...
View ArticleTurcot construction shuts down section of Ville Marie Expressway
Transport Quebec is strongly urging West Island commuters to use public transit to get downtown starting Monday as an entire section of the Ville Marie Expressway will be shut down and demolished....
View ArticleFédération des femmes facing 'catastrophic' financial situation
The province’s largest independent women’s advocacy group is in dire straits. La Fédération des femmes du Québec warned Sunday it might soon shut its doors if it does not secure government funding. The...
View ArticleOpération Nez Rouge seeks volunteers for 2016 season
The Opération Nez Rouge volunteer campaign is under way, with five days to go before their 33rd season begins. Those interested in taking part this year are invited to fill out the online application...
View Article'Mothers of immersion' recall battle for bilingual education
When three mothers in St-Lambert started Canada’s first French immersion program in a public school, they never dreamed it would transform education across the country. “We never set out to make...
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