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Expect a slow commute as snow causes bus delays, reduced visibility
The city’s transit agency warns that heavy snowfall and wind will cause delays in bus service across the island throughout Monday. Commuters can also expect some additional congestion on Montreal’s...
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Paramedic, dispatcher strike postponed
The 3,600 unionized paramedics who were set to go on strike Dec. 16 and 17 have again postponed the action until an undetermined date. A tribunal hearing scheduled for Monday to determine which...
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14 accused in Laval corruption case ask to have charges dropped
Fourteen people charged in the Laval municipal corruption case, including the city’s former director general, have asked that the charges filed against them be stayed because they have waited too long...
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'Prince of Pot' to open illegal marijuana dispensaries in Montreal
Canada’s self-described “Prince of Pot” is expanding his chain of illegal marijuana dispensaries into Montreal as of Thursday, according to sources. A blogger made the announcement on marijuana...
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Quebec cabbies fume as airports sign Uber deals
Taxi drivers called on the province Monday to cancel agreements to allow the ride-sharing application Uber to transport people to and from the airports of Quebec’s two main cities. Uber announced...
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Corriveau to appeal sponsorship fraud conviction
By Sidhartha Banerjee Convicted ex-Liberal organizer Jacques Corriveau is appealing his fraud conviction related to the federal sponsorship scandal. In a motion filed at the Quebec Court of Appeal...
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Nazi-looted paintings belonging to Montrealer Max Stern recovered
Two Nazi-stolen Dutch Old Master paintings have been returned to the Max and Iris Stern Foundation, which has Concordia and McGill universities among its beneficiaries. The paintings once belonged to...
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Opinion: Canada must think for itself
One month removed from the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States, what conclusions should we Canadians draw? Answer: There can only be one conclusion, whatever one’s political...
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Dan Delmar: 'Sorry' ads for Montreal's 375th highlight inferiority complex
I’m sorry, Toronto. I’m sorry that we Montrealers continue to measure our city’s value in relation to yours. This despite Ontario’s metropolis leading Quebec’s by virtually every measurable metric,...
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Homeowners in Vaudreuil soon will be able to keep chickens
Vaudreuil-Dorion is going to allow homeowners to install backyard chicken coops in the new year. Last week, city council proposed zoning amendments to allow for chickens to be kept by owners of...
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Helicopter crashes into canal near Valleyfield
A low-flying helicopter crash-landed into the Beauharnois Canal near Valleyfield just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Both occupants managed to get themselves out of the helicopter and to reach the bank of...
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Striking Quebec lawyers disturb Monaco prince's visit
QUEBEC — Premier Philippe Couillard has apologized to Monaco’s Prince Albert II after hundreds of striking government lawyers and notaries disturbed his visit to the National Assembly. The prince was...
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How Montreal will clear the snow before the weekend
In its second winter since implementing a new snow-clearing policy, the city of Montreal launched its first major snow removal operation of the season on Tuesday. Under the new policy, Montreal’s 19...
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Djemila Benhabib didn't slander Muslim school in Montreal, court finds
A prominent secular feminist did not slander a Muslim school when she compared it to military training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rather, Djemila Benhabib, an author...
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Opinion: Quebec and New York state benefit from NAFTA partnership
In the context of the recent U.S. election campaigns, some have called for a review of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As representatives of thousands of businesses — large...
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Reward offered for Finnegan's return
Last time Sarah Tellone-Lévesque saw her puppy Finnegan, he was six months old. That was 10:15 p.m. on June 24 in Dorval. Finnegan is a border collie-German shepherd mix, and he is now almost one year...
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Pierre Karl Péladeau sues late girlfriend's ex-husband
Newspaper magnate Pierre Karl Péladeau has filed a $322,000 lawsuit against the ex-common-law husband of his girlfriend Marie-Christine Couture, who committed suicide last October. The lawsuit alleges...
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Quebec suspends use of 'laughing gas' on children after safety fears
Quebec’s top public health officer suspended the use of nitrous oxide gas in children’s surgery and in pediatric dentistry across the province on Monday after a Quebec City hospital discovered the...
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10,000 Hydro-Québec customers lose power in Côte-St-Luc, N.D.G.
About 10,000 customers were without power in Montreal on Wednesday afternoon after an outage caused by an unknown source, according to a Hydro-Québec spokesperson. The outage occurred around 1:30 p.m....
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Opinion: Clifford Lincoln pays tribute to Warren Allmand, 'an ever-humble doer'
I read with particular interest the warm tributes paid to Warren Allmand by Russell Copeman (“Future N.D.G. mayor inspired by Allmand,” Appreciation, Dec. 12) and Marlene Jennings (“Allmand left his...
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