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Trump-Lewis feud could be harbinger of new round of hyper-partisanship
A public feud between Donald Trump and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., seemed to jettison any lingering hopes that the inauguration would temporarily ease partisanship in Washington and instead threatened to...
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PQ’s dream scenario would see Quebec become a republic
QUEBEC — The new country the Parti Québécois is proposing to create would be a republic, complete with a president, membership in the United Nations, a Supreme Court, a peacekeeping army and no more...
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Canada’s Leman, Simmerling earn silvers at World Cup ski cross
WATLES, Italy — Calgary’s Brady Leman and Vancouver’s Georgia Simmerling both earned silver for Canada on Saturday at a ski cross World Cup event. It’s Leman’s third podium finish of the season and...
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Orange Line shut down between Lionel-Groulx, Côte-Vertu until Sunday morning
Thousands of Montreal commuters were stranded in the freezing cold outside the Lionel-Groulx métro station Saturday night after one of the new Azur subway cars damaged some rail equipment on the Orange...
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Death of Mylène Laliberté shocks St-Lin-Laurentides community
Police arrested a 21-year-old man Sunday as they continued to investigate the killing of Mylène Laliberté, a young woman found dead in her home in St-Lin-Laurentides Friday night. They would not...
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SAQ theft: Thieves get away with thousands of dollars worth of alcohol
Police are looking for thieves who smashed their way into a liquor store in Vaudreuil-Dorion early Sunday and then disappeared with their loot of bottles. Dressed in black, the suspects broke the front...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning reported at construction sites in Eastern Townships
Six workers have suffered carbon monoxide poisoning on construction sites in the Eastern Townships in less than a week. Health officials are calling for vigilance, highlighting that over the past five...
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Arson at Pointe-aux-Trembles used car dealership damages several vehicles
A case of arson at a used car dealership in Pointe-aux-Trembles Sunday morning appears to have targeted yet again Marco Pizzi, a man believed to be linked the Montreal Mafia. According to Montreal...
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Head-on collision in Laval leaves one dead and two injured
A man in his 60s has died after a collision involving three vehicles on Route 335 in Laval Saturday night. According to police, the incident took place around 5:30 p.m. A northbound vehicle collided...
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Montrealers plan 'sister demo' to support Women's March on Washington
Organizers of a rally to be held in Montreal on Saturday in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington say the buzz on social media has been loud and they expect Montreal’s version of the...
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Squeaky Wheels: Pothole fillers regularly frequent Côte-St-Luc Rd.
Q: I wrote to you in the early fall on the pothole situation on Côte-St-Luc Rd. and the reply from the city was work was planned for later that fall. Well, it’s January and the potholes are deep and...
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Faced with Trump, a PQ government would flex Quebec's nationalist economic...
QUEBEC — Jean-François Lisée says if elected a Parti Québécois government would launch a fresh wave of economic nationalism using all the levers Quebec has to protect the province’s economy from the...
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Expo 67, Take 2: Is Montreal ready to host another world's fair?
Ready for Expo 67: The Sequel? Montreal enthralled the world 50 years ago at Expo 67, and now there is talk of hosting another world’s fair in 2025, thanks to an initiative put forth by two city...
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Quebec should follow Ottawa's lead on homelessness: group
The Quebec government should draw inspiration from the federal government and stop its austerity measures, suggested participants at an assembly on the homeless, held in Montreal Monday. Approximately...
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Quebec prepares for four years of Donald Trump
The presence of Donald Trump for at least four years in the White House is giving Quebec a case of the economic jitters. And in an effort to minimize any impact on jobs in the province, the Couillard...
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Pierre Moreau appointed Treasury Board President
QUEBEC —Newly-appointed Treasury Board President Pierre Moreau hit the ground running Monday, exploring ways out of a prickly situation with government lawyers and notaries, who have been on strike...
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Azur train shutdown the latest bump in a rocky ride to Montreal
A decision by the Societé de transports de Montréal to pull its 12 Azur métro trains from circulation pending an investigation into a malfunction that shut down the Orange Line last weekend is the...
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Victor Schukov: What's so desirable about a welcome tax?
“Welcome” tax, really? Question: If you move from your house to the one across the street and kept moving back and forth every month, how long will it be before you are bankrupted by the welcome tax?...
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'Los Tabernacos' shaken by shootings in Mexican club
At Los Tabernacos in Playa del Carmen, the owner and staff were gearing up Monday afternoon for a match between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings. It was business as usual for a sports...
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City defends new Azur trains after STM takes them out of service
Even as it parked them indefinitely following a major breakdown, the city was defending the reliability of its new Azur trains Monday. All 12 of the new trains were taken out of service Saturday, after...
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