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Montreal this morning: White and windy
Tis the season for snow, apparently, even if it is still technically autumn. Environment Canada is calling for about 5 centimetres of the white stuff today, with the temperature holding steady around...
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Outremont referendum: Ban upheld on new places of worship
A bylaw to ban new places of worship in Outremont will remain on the books. The borough held a referendum Sunday on whether to keep the bylaw in place, and the Yes side won the ballot with a total of...
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Victor Schukov: Answer to Valois Village ironically lies underground
It is ironic how the origin of the name of Sources Boulevard holds one possible answer to Valois Village’s prayers. The road is named for its proximity to the source of three old West Island waterways:...
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Montreal traffic: Expect a bumpy rush hour thanks to snow, Ville-Marie closing
Commuters heading to downtown Montreal Monday morning can expect to face major congestion as one of the most important phases of the Turcot project gets underway. The four-lane eastbound Ville-Marie...
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ERs in crisis as resources diverted to family medicine 'super clinics'
Emergency-room doctors in Montreal are accusing the Quebec Health Department of “cannibalizing” scarce ER resources as the government shifts more family physicians to so-called super clinics. The...
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While you were sleeping: Robots, breaking all the rules at once, and a bad...
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. The robots are coming: Artificial intelligence, once relegated to the realm of science fiction, is now found in everything from...
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Coderre wants answers about sod planting on René-Lévesque Blvd. during snowfall
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre told city council Monday he expects some answers over why a city contractor decided to install rolls of sod along René-Lévesque Blvd. during the first snowfall of the year....
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Gazette Christmas Fund 2016: Immigrant couple face retraining hurdles in Quebec
For many people, the holiday season can evoke vivid memories. Maybe you remember the smell of a holiday dinner or a tree, the sight and sound of a family gathering or even the warmth of a fire. Thanks...
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Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund: Busy mother counts blessings — and debt
Marie-Elizabeth and her husband haven’t yet settled on a name for the baby boy they are expecting around Christmas. “I have nine and when I have this child, they’ll be 10,” Marie-Elizabeth said. Her...
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Montreal this morning: Cloudy and breezy
There’s no snow in today’s forecast, but we will see mainly cloudy conditions, Environment Canada says. It will still be breezy, with 30 km/h wind gusting to 50. The high: 0. Tonight, the wind will...
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Truck driver in critical condition after hitting snowplow
A 42-year-old truck driver is hospitalized in critical condition after colliding with a snowplow on Highway 40 E. late Monday night. The accident happened around 10:30 p.m. near Pointe-Claire. The...
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While you were sleeping: Sod, snow, healing, and a punctual perp
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. Then they were told to sod off: Mayor Denis Coderre says he expects some answers as to why a city contractor decided to install rolls...
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Quebec City dumps millions of litres of wastewater into St. Lawrence River
Quebec City has started dumping what will ultimately be 135 million litres of untreated wastewater into the St. Lawrence River as it undertakes maintenance work on its sewage treatment system. Tuesday...
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Confessions of a former neo-Nazi: 'I would have killed people'
Maxime Fiset was well on his way to becoming a neo-Nazi when he was arrested for inciting hatred. Fellow skinheads had shaved his head for him, he had a Nazi flag in his room, draped over his copy of...
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Slain N.D.G. teen Darius Brown remembered as a great role model
Darius Brown, the 17-year-old Notre-Dame-de-Grâce youth who was fatally stabbed during an altercation on Thursday night, was a polite and generous young man and a great role model to children in his...
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Police conducting drug raids and arrests across South Shore
Approximately 70 police officers launched a major operation Tuesday morning on the South Shore of Montreal in hopes of dismantling what is believed to be a criminal organization suspected of drug...
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Brenda O'Farrell: From Dollard to Haiti, agency offers help
Call it charity. A generous gesture. A philanthropic endeavour. A humanitarian effort. Regardless of the label, what happens in an office in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on a daily basis is making a real,...
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Montreal this morning: We should see some blue sky today
Enjoy the sunshine today, because it’s the last we’ll see of it until Sunday — if current forecasts hold up. Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and clouds today, while the Weather Network...
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Boil-water advisory for St-Hubert
The residents of St-Hubert will have to boil their water for at least one minute before consuming it for the next two days. The City of Longueuil issued a boil-water advisory late Tuesday afternoon for...
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Persons of Interest: Alain Gignac of Montreal375
Alain Gignac acknowledges that a background in marketing comes in handy with his latest endeavour, and not just when it comes to getting Montrealers interested in the program of events scheduled to...
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