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No change of heart for Gérard Bouchard
Less than a week after half of the Bouchard-Taylor commission announced he had experienced a change of heart when it came to a ban on religious symbols worn by public servants in positions of...
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Second Draft: Businessman's spurning of electricity was a rare mistake
When Jesse Joseph died at the age of 87, on Feb. 24, 1904, he was lauded as one of Montreal’s pre-eminent businessmen. Indeed, it was a distinction he had enjoyed for the better part of half a century....
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Heroin trafficker dies while he begins serving sentence in federal penitentiary
Correctional Service Canada announced Friday a 38-year-old inmate who began serving a seven-year sentence only weeks ago died at a penitentiary in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines. Frédérick Mineau died Thursday...
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SAQ suspects Inspire loyalty card fraud is a case of 'phishing'
The SAQ suspects that recent cases of fraud involving its Inspire loyalty card are most likely the result of “phishing” – a form of email scam that aims to get unsuspecting cardholders to reveal their...
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McGill post-doc student fears for her mother's life if returned to Iran
Roghayeh Azizi Mirmahaleh remains stoic as she speaks of her impending deportation to her native Iran, where she believes she will be imprisoned, possibly tortured, even executed. She only begins to...
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From the archives: Miracle snowfall saved the day: Unusually mild winter of...
This story was first published on Feb. 18, 2007, in the Montreal Gazette. “The Races of the Montreal Snow-Shoe Club will come off at one o’clock this afternoon, over the Mile-End Race-Course.” Gazette,...
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Josh Freed: This is the winter of my parking discontent
As I write the tow trucks are wailing again: Dee-duh, Dee-duh — and I have heeded their cry. I just moved my car to a safe spot, after 45 minutes of circling the area in a convoy of neighbours — all...
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Gaspésie smothered by 120 centimetres of snow
Several parts of the Gaspé peninsula have been buried under more than 120 centimetres of snow over two days. Murdochville, among others, was particularly affected. In Gaspé and Sainte-Anne-des-Monts,...
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Vocational programs: a fast track to immigration?
When international students started flocking into the English Montreal School Board’s vocational programs in recent years, teachers initially welcomed the influx. “We said, ‘Oh, OK, that’s nice,’ ”...
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Premier Philippe Couillard to speak on "a bold Quebec"
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will participate in two symposiums Saturday on the theme “Strong regions, a bold Quebec.” The events are in the Outaouais and Montérégie. Saturday morning, he will be...
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Montreal snow removal moves ahead, in most places
Montreal has cleared 85 per cent of the snow that fell on the city over the past week, but don’t tell that to the residents of the Sud-Ouest. Just 36% of snow has been removed in the borough, a...
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ICYMI: A changing of the Habs guard, and Eugenie in the Swimsuit Issue
What is Montreal made of? If last week’s big stories are any indication, the answer is: Sports, snow, and social justice. Claude Julien becomes the new coach of the Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens...
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Norma McCorvey, who was at centre of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69
By Jamie Stengle and Diana Heidgerd DALLAS — Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion, but who...
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Student society moves to impeach 'Punch a Zionist' McGill student
Punch a Zionist today. Nearly two weeks after a student politician posted those four words to social media, the McGill University campus remains divided about the blurring lines between free speech and...
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Finding poison in North Korean airport attack is hardest part
By Margie Mason KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A paranoid dictator’s estranged brother. Two young female assassins. A crowded international airport. And a mysterious poison that kills within hours. It’s the...
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Man stabbed in Old Montreal during a fight
A 36-year-old man was stabbed on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. in Old Montreal when an altercation degenerated between two men in front of the Place d’Armes métro station, according Montreal police. When...
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Three men arrested after drug-related explosion
Three men were arrested on Saturday afternoon in Montreal after an explosion linked to the manufacture of narcotics alerted authorities. The blast was reported around 12:50 p.m. in an apartment on...
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From the archives: Rocket got a trophy and a car, but his wife really cleaned up
This story was first published on Feb. 22, 2009, in the Montreal Gazette. “A record crowd of 15,780 fans jammed the Forum on Saturday night to pay tribute to Maurice (The Rocket) Richard.” Gazette,...
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While you were sleeping: Trump invents Sweden terror attack, U.S. VP Pence...
Swedes scratch heads at Trump’s suggestion of major incident: Swedes have been scratching their heads and ridiculing President Donald Trump’s remark that suggested a major incident had happened in...
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Lethal collision in the Bois-Francs, one dead
A man died after a head-on collision Saturday night in Warwick, near Victoriaville in the Bois-Francs, another man was seriously injured. At around 9 p.m. two cars were traveling in the same direction...
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