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Vocational students in Ormstown build homes and skills
ORMSTOWN — With a hard hat covering his shaggy blond hair and a tool belt hanging from his waist, Tim Bailey was in his element as he installed wood siding on a house that’s being built for Habitat for...
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Police fatally shoot man near Old Brewery Mission
Quebec’s police-oversight bureau has taken over the investigation into the circumstances of a man who was shot dead by Montreal police behind the Old Brewery Mission Friday afternoon after he was...
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No link to Canada: 5 dead, 8 wounded in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An arriving airline passenger with a gun in his checked luggage opened fire in the baggage claim area at the Fort Lauderdale airport Friday, killing five people and wounding...
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Family: Shooting suspect ’lost his mind’ after tour in Iraq
The man police say opened fire with a gun from his checked baggage at a Florida airport had a history of mental health issues — some of which followed his military service in Iraq — and was receiving...
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From the archives: Back in 1854, the only bridge across the St. Lawrence was...
This story was first published on Jan. 8, 2011, in the Montreal Gazette. We learn that the ice is more than usually sound and good — and that the road will be open for winter carriages to-day. Gazette,...
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Freed: On a beautiful New Year's Day, Montreal let its citizens down
Last Sunday was New Year’s, as sunny and perfect a winter day to head for Mount Royal as you could imagine. Unless you work for the city of Montreal. The mountain was inundated with people, partly...
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Did you win the $60 million Lotto-Max that was handed out in the Montérégie?
Some people in Quebec are about to learn they’ve won a big load of money — $60 million. The biggest Lotto Max jackpot ever put up for grabs was won in the province of Quebec, according to Loto-Québec....
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Air Canada to resume flights to Fort Lauderdale
Air Canada has announced it will resume flights to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday evening following the mass shooting that took place at the airport in the city on Friday. The Canadian airliner sent...
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Man charged in attack on Uber driver to have bail hearing
A 21-year-old man arrested recently for his alleged role in the assault and robbery of an Uber driver in Montreal is scheduled to have a bail hearing Tuesday after one of his co-accused was rejected...
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Man fatally shot by police was 38 and used homeless shelter
Quebec’s police oversight bureau has released the age of the man who was fatally shot by Montreal police on Friday, but not his identity. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) issued a release...
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Jessica Klimkait wins gold at Canadian judo championship
Judoka Jessica Klimkait was named outstanding female athlete at the Elite National Championship on Saturday after winning gold in Montreal. The 20-year-old Klimkait of Whitby, Ont., went up against...
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Former MP, minister Yvon Dupuis dies at the age of 90
Former MP and federal minister Yvon Dupuis has died at age 90 on Jan. 1 in Longueuil. The son of Rosanne Rafferty and Hector Dupuis, Dupuis was elected Liberal MP at the age of only 25 in the former...
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From the archives: Success of ice railway to South Shore in 1880 was short lived
This story was first published on Jan. 12, 2003, in the Montreal Gazette. It was one of the most bizarre rail accidents in Montreal’s history and also one of the least auspicious. Bizarre, because the...
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Smog warning issued for the Montreal area
Environment Canada has issued a smog warning in effect for the Greater Montreal area. Smog can cause complications especially for people with respiratory issues, heart diseases or people who suffer...
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Dogs of Montreal: Meet Lincoln, Gunner and Maya
Where are the best places for dogs and their owners to walk? How dog-friendly is a district? Find out every week in Dogs of Montreal and follow this feature on Instagram. Went for a walk on the West...
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Bilingual Canadians more likely to value linguistic duality
A survey shows bilingual Canadians value the importance of Canada’s two official languages much more highly than those who only speak one language. That is one of the most striking findings of the poll...
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Project 10 a lifeline for Montreal's LGBTQ+ youth in a changed world
When Bill Ryan thinks back to the early ’90s, when he founded Project 10, a program to help anglophone gay and lesbian youth in Montreal, he marvels at how much has changed in the ensuing years....
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Funds pour in to help family of mother who died giving birth
Close to $22,000 in less than a week has flowed into an online fundraising site set up by a colleague of a beloved Montreal teacher who died during childbirth, and money continues to come in from...
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Lisée reaches out to cultural communities to boost PQ support
Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée says his party will “go further than before” in reaching out to cultural communities and said the party’s pledge to not hold a referendum in its first mandate...
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From the archives: Clemency for a killer; Valentine Shortis's long, sad road...
This story was first published on Jan. 13, 2008, in the Montreal Gazette. “Valentine Shortis, the notorious murderer, is now dead to the world, and he will now be known, for the term of his natural...
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