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Montreal named world's best city for students
Montreal has been named the world’s best city for students, beating out London, Berlin, Boston and Tokyo in a global ranking of 125 cities. Montreal’s desirability, affordability and students’ positive...
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Applebaum sentencing arguments to begin
Sentencing arguments are scheduled to begin at the Montreal courthouse Wednesday in the case where former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was recently found guilty on eight corruption-related charges....
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Eugenie Bouchard featured in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue
Eugenie Bouchard is among three tennis stars featured in the most recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The 2017 magazine features Bouchard, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki, and two other...
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Man using snow-removal equipment shot in Verdun
The Montreal police are investigating an attempted murder in Verdun after a man was shot Wednesday afternoon while behind the wheel of a small vehicle used for snow removal. The shooting took place at...
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New details emerge about West-end health chief's hospitals proposal
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, head of the Central-West Montreal health authority, is proposing what amounts to undoing some of Health Minister Gaétan Barrette’s more controversial reforms as he seeks the top...
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Mandate of Caisse de dépôt CEO Michael Sabia extended for another two years
Michael Sabia, the president and chief executive officer of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has seen his mandate extended for two more years following a decision by the provincial...
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Memories of Bancroft School: Lifelong friendship began in Grade 1, 1942
It was the morning of Sept. 8, 1942, the Tuesday after Labour Day. Mort Levy and a group of other kids were running around the hallway in front of Room 6 at Bancroft School as they waited, with their...
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Montreal this morning: A mild day
We might get a peek at the sun today, though we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions after a chance of morning flurries. Today’s high will be minus 1. Skies will clear tonight, and the low will be minus 9,...
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From the archives: February 1839 executions of patriotes were the last
This story was first published on Feb. 18, 2001, in the Montreal Gazette. Shortly after nine o’clock, the five unfortunate individuals appeared on the platform, attended by the Reverend gentleman who...
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While you were sleeping: The loss of Stuart McLean, #Resist via sport, name...
Here’s our roundup of the best stories this morning. We all mourn: Stuart McLean, the bestselling author and soft-spoken humorist whose gentle celebration of life’s biggest and smallest moments...
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Pierre Karl Péladeau returns to helm of Québecor
After a two-year foray into provincial politics that saw him elected to the Quebec National Assembly and as leader of the Parti Québécois, Pierre Karl Péladeau has returned to Quebecor as its CEO. In a...
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Montreal, show us your snowy streets
The photo at the top of this story was taken by Montreal Gazette reader Melani Litwack on the evening of Feb. 15, at the corner of de Maisonneuve Blvd. and Bulmer St. It shows a waist-high snowbank in...
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Greg Duncan: Exciting time for a census geek like me
The proof is in. If you have been thinking that the Off-Island area’s population is growing, it has been confirmed. In fact, the MRC of Vaudreuil-Soulanges grew from a population of 139, 353 in 2011 to...
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Montreal this morning: Sunny and no snow, finally
Mainly sunny with winds west at 20 km/h, gusting to 40 km/h and a high of minus 4 C. Tonight: increasing cloudiness early in the evening with winds southwest at 20 km/h becoming light later, and a low...
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Teen struck by snow removal grader in Longueuil
A 13-year-old boy suffered leg injuries after being struck by a snow removal grader in Longueuil on Thursday night, Longueuil police said. The incident occured on La Salle St. around 8:45 p.m., said...
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Allison Hanes: Slip-sliding away on snowy sidewalks
My neck is sore. My back is aching. My arms are like spaghetti. No, I didn’t try to break any Olympic weightlifting records by hoisting a barbell over my head. This is how I feel after two days of...
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Snow-laden roof collapses in Montreal's Mile End
Traffic at Laurier and de l’Esplanade Aves. may be a little more difficult than usual Friday morning after the roof of a vacant commercial building at the site caved in, apparently because of an...
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Snowmobiler killed in nighttime ride in Sainte-Martine
One snowmobiler is dead and another seriously injured early Friday in the wake of an accident that occurred during a nighttime ride. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m., as three snowmobiles...
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While you were sleeping: How to Train Your Attack Squirrel
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. Yeah, that’s a knife: A “misunderstanding” involving a knife lead to a large police deployment at the Chicoutimi hospital. It all...
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RCMP suspected couple were making bomb
With their investigation just a few days old, the RCMP gathered enough evidence to search the homes of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali. As those search warrants were carried out, on April 14,...
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