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AMT's Candiac line not affected by pipeline protesters Thursday
Service on the Candiac commuter rail line was not affected by planned demonstrations in solidarity with Standing Rock protesters in North Dakota. The Agence métropolitaine de transport had warned...
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Ex-Montreal North mayor pleads guilty to sexual touching of a minor
Former Montreal North borough mayor Gilles Deguire has pleaded guilty to sexual touching of a minor under the age of 16. Deguire, 67, was present at the Montreal courthouse Thursday morning to enter...
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Six-year sentence suggested after Vaillancourt pleads guilty to fraud
Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud between 1993 and 2010, fraud, and breach of trust. Eight other charges Vaillancourt faced will be placed under a stay...
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Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund 2016: Émilie studies hard while caring for...
Émilie is figuring out her future with her 14-month-old son. Mondays to Thursdays, she studies at L’Escale, a program that helps young mothers complete secondary school. The program is part of an...
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Montreal this morning: Rainy and breezy
You will need a sturdy umbrella again today. Environment Canada is calling for periods of rain and 20 km/h wind gusting to 40. The temperature will drop from a high of plus 4 this morning to plus 1...
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While you were sleeping: Quebec’s most wanted, parking, women, and armed teens
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. The SQ always get their man: They added “arrêté” to biker Guy Rodrigue’s mugshot on the 10-most-wanted list at the Sûreté du Québec...
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Man found dead outside Jonquière bar was hit by a car
A 67-year-old man has died after being hit by a car in front of a Jonquière bar early Friday morning. Two other cars had swerved to avoid him, said Lt. Denis Harvey of the Saguenay police, but the...
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Mayor, city score 'important victory' in pit-bull battle
Montreal’s controversial pit bull regulation once again has teeth. The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled Thursday in the city’s favour, revoking the suspension of its new animal-control law that prevents...
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Sûreté du Québec investigate double homicide in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Crime scene technicians are combing through a quiet residential area in Vaudreuil-Dorion looking for evidence in a double homicide that the Sûreté du Québec believes may be tied to organized crime....
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Weekend traffic: Avoid Jacques Cartier Bridge if out late this weekend
The Turcot Interchange, Jacques Cartier Bridge and Highway 520 (Côte-de-Liesse) are the potential trouble spots this weekend for motorists. Jacques Cartier Bridge: Will be closed in both directions...
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December 2 is Parking Freedom Day for most of Montreal
If you were on the verge of Hulking out because it’s so hard to find parking on your street for a couple of hours in the middle of a Friday, take heart. It’s Parking Freedom Day. Regulations that...
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Parents committee rallies behind embattled LBPSB council
Shane Ross got right to the point. The chairman of the Lester B. Pearson School Board Parents’ Committee opened the meeting at LBPSB headquarters in Dorval with a statement of support for its...
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Jewish General's new food court criticized as costly, unhealthy
The Jewish General Hospital has shut down its decades-old cafeteria and replaced it with a shopping mall-style food court that sells burgers, fries, hotdogs and smoked meat sandwiches to generate new...
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Guy Turcotte won't appeal murder conviction: report
Guy Turcotte will not be appealing his 2015 conviction for second-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his two children, five-year-old Olivier and three-year-old Anne-Sophie, but will continue his...
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Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund 2016: Lisa is raising two children alone
Lisa was 17 when she had her first child, and while being pregnant as a teen wasn’t easy, it brought her closer her parents. Now 23 years old, Lisa is a mother of two, a four- and five-year-old, living...
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Freed: Forget hacking fears, your cellphone is a molecular tattletale
You can stop worrying about all that sensitive personal information in your phone — because now you have something else to worry about: The sensitive information on your phone’s screen — from years of...
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Fatal crash on Highway 15 in Mirabel
Excessive speed is the suspected cause of a fatal crash early Saturday morning on Highway 15 South in Mirabel. Around 4:30 a.m., the driver lost control of their vehicle — driving onto the median and...
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Traffic stop leads to police chasing stolen vehicle in Piedmont
A routine traffic stop by the Sûreté du Québec lead to a chase early Saturday morning in Piedmont, in the Laurentians region of Quebec. Around 12:30 a.m., an 18-year-old male driver was stopped by...
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While you were sleeping: Habs lose to Sharks, road incidents in the...
The Montreal Canadiens must have been feeling some déja vu with their 2-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks Friday night. The result mirrored their loss to Anaheim on Tuesday. Pat Hickey writes that the Habs...
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For this young breast cancer survivor, the future looms large, and bright
Lindsey Hope Finkelstein, 22, went to a party in her honour at a Montreal boutique hotel in October that was staged with the usual trappings of a bachelorette: music and finger food, cranberry...
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