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Security measures in place for first night parade of Quebec's Winter Carnival
QUEBEC — Tens of thousands of festival-goers are expected at a night-time parade through the Lower Town for Quebec City’s winter carnival on Saturday. In the wake of the recent tragedy at the the...
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Woman dies in collision on highway 158 in the Laurentians
A 37-year-old motorist died in a collision Friday night in Mirabel, near St-Canut. The woman changed lanes into oncoming traffic on highway 158 for an unknown reason, and was hit by a pickup truck...
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Police seeking driver of Subaru involved in fatal crash in St-Esprit
The Sûreté du Québec is seeking the public’s help in locating the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a fatal collision Friday morning in St-Esprit, in the Lanaudière region. An 18-year-old...
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Quebec group marks World Cancer Day
To mark World Cancer Day on Saturday, the province’s largest cancer support organization pledged to focus this year on helping to prevent the disease. “This campaign represents an opportunity to draw...
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Quebec mosque shooting: Building reopens for prayers and public visit
QUEBEC — The bodies of two victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting arrived in Algeria on Saturday as the building where they were killed reopened for prayers. The victims — Khaled Belkacemi and...
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Bloc to choose leader April 22
Bloc Québécois members will choose their next leader on April 22. At the party’s general council in Boucherville Saturday, president Mario Beaulieu pushed for the April leadership date, which was...
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Canadian law students join forces to help those affected by Trump's travel ban
As U.S. President Donald Trump railed on Twitter against the judge who has temporarily forced the lifting of his ban on travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, law students from every law...
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Quebec City mosque reopens for prayers six days after deadly shooting
The Quebec City mosque where six people were killed reopened for prayers on Saturday, six days after the tragedy. Mosque president Mohamed Yangui said the first prayer was held at 6 a.m. He described...
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Montreal General Hospital closes chronic-care unit for lack of funds
The McGill University Health Centre has closed a 20-bed chronic-care unit at the Montreal General Hospital because of a lack of provincial funding despite the fact the MUHC currently has at least 60...
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Squeaky Wheels: Info-Neige app can misinform
Q: On Friday, Dec. 30, at 10:34 a.m., I received an email from the Info-Neige service informing me the street where my car was parked would be cleared the next day between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m....
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Montreal's Irish community chooses its queen for St. Patrick's Day parade
Mary-Lynee Loftus was crowned queen of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Loftus, an 18-year-old CEGEP student, was chosen Saturday at a Queen Selection event hosted by the United Irish Societies of...
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Muslim immigrant cabbies say they face discrimination in Quebec City job market
QUEBEC — During a break from picking up passengers outside Quebec City’s airport, Karim removes a piece of cardboard hanging on the wall of the trailer and places it on the ground, he stands on it, and...
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Missing Montreal man has been found
Update: Montreal police announced Sunday evening that Yan Giasson was found at a family member’s home. The 22-year-old man was missing from his home in the Mercier/Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
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City vows to sue witnesses who testified against Applebaum about bribes
They may have avoided criminal charges by testifying against former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum, but witnesses who admitted at his corruption trial they received or offered some part of $60,000 in...
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PQ MNA Martine Ouellet to run for Bloc Québécois leadership
Parti Québécois MNA Martine Ouellet announced Sunday morning she is running for the Bloc Québécois leadership. The Vachon MNA had failed twice in her bid for the PQ leadership before throwing her hat...
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Paramedic strike begins Sunday in Montreal and Laval
Paramedics working in Montreal and Laval began a general unlimited strike Sunday morning. Starting at 6 a.m., picket lines were erected by the Syndicat du préhospitalier (FSSS-CSN) union. Workers will...
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Quebec mosque shooting: In blood-stained prayer room, interfaith hope
Related Tap here to follow our coverage of the Quebec mosque shooting QUEBEC – A few feet away from blood-stained carpeting and walls pockmarked with bullet holes, four women stand in an area normally...
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Vote for your favourite Super Bowl ad
You enjoyed the big game and all its TV ads. Now that the game is over, you can vote for your favourite commercial. YouTube gives you opportunity with a page full of video ads from the Super Bowl game....
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N.D.G. restaurant is pushing pizza and art
With the tantalizing aromas of grilled sausage, mozzarella and garlic wafting through the air, adults, wine glasses half-full in hand and their offspring, mercifully without any glasses, check out a...
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Four major bills to keep MNAs busy as National Assembly reconvenes
QUEBEC — Premier Philippe Couillard will open the spring session at the National Assembly Tuesday still riding a wave of approval for his leadership role in the aftermath of Quebec City’s mosque...
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