Trump says he won’t attend correspondents dinner this spring
President Donald Trump says he won’t be attending the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this spring. In a tweet on Saturday, the president doesn’t give a reason but says he wishes...
View ArticleLucian Bute, Eleider Alvarez fight was hard for Yvon Michel to watch
by Frédéric Daigle It was heart-wrenching to see two boxers from his team face off on Friday, GYM president Yvon Michel said. Eleider Alvarez beat Lucian Bute with two right-handed hooks in the fifth...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Accidents and meaningless death were commonplace
This story was first published on Feb. 26, 2011, in the Montreal Gazette. The house was a wreck, and what they had not smashed the oil from the lamp had scorched. Gazette, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1895...
View ArticleDWI suspected in crash that hurt 28 at New Orleans parade
NEW ORLEANS — A man who allegedly plowed into a crowd enjoying the Krewe of Endymion parade on Saturday in the Mid-City section of New Orleans is being investigated for driving while intoxicated,...
View ArticleMan stabbed in downtown Montreal, suspect arrested
A 27-year-old man was stabbed Saturday night in downtown Montreal, and a suspect was arrested early Sunday morning. At approximately 8:10 p.m., the individual known to police, was stabbed at the...
View ArticleWhile you were sleeping: Fox News invents Swedish ’security advisor’;...
Swedes puzzle over Fox News’ Swedish ’security advisor’: A trans-Atlantic wave of puzzlement is rippling across Sweden for the second time in a week, after a prominent Fox News program featured a...
View ArticlePolice seek help in finding 69-year-old Iranian woman
A 69-year-old Iranian woman, who left the family residence in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough Saturday at around 5 p.m., is missing. Leila Tatari, who speaks only Persian, had been...
View ArticleSqueaky Wheels: Boroughs can share, but only with expensive toys
Q: Why is it impossible for boroughs to share equipment? I’m thinking about the new rotating brush trucks that are cleaning some of the bike paths in the city this year. Would it not be more efficient...
View Article50 years of Aislin: Where's the trough?
CARTOON: WHERE’S THE TROUGH? The Gazette, Sept. 4, 1984 Since Confederation 150 years ago, federal elections have been a game of musical chairs, with Conservatives and Liberals taking their turn at the...
View ArticleQuebec government lawyers to challenge back-to-work legislation in court
The union representing government lawyers and notaries is accusing the government of playing the heavy in threatening back-to-work legislation. And despite Treasury Board president Pierre Moreau’s...
View ArticleAllison Hanes: Trees to be lasting legacy of Montreal's 375th
Of the many legacy projects launched to celebrate Montreal’s 375th birthday, the effort to plant 375,000 trees in the city and region is a breath of fresh air. Expanding the tree canopy by three per...
View ArticleMontreal this morning: Mild streak continues
We’re in for a few more days of above-freezing weather. The temperature will hit plus 4 today, Environment Canada forecasts, with a mix of sun and cloud. It will be breezy, with a wind of 40 km/h...
View ArticleElderly Mirabel man dies, woman hurt in house fire
A 75-year-old man died and a woman in her 60s was seriously injured when a fire broke out in a Victor St. home in Mirabel late Sunday night. Police received a call about 11 p.m., and said the flames...
View ArticleWYWS: Winners and losers
Here’s our roundup of the best and brightest stories this morning. And one boxing ring to rule them all: Former International Boxing Federation super-middleweight champion Lucian Bute had won three of...
View ArticleNewspapers take aim at Oscar flub on front pages
If you didn’t watch the Oscars Sunday night, you probably knew Monday morning that something went horribly wrong in the presentation of the award for Best Picture. Newspapers across the globe were...
View ArticleService resumes on métro's Green Line after rush-hour shutdown
UPDATE: Service resumed by 8:50 a.m. The métro’s Green Line was down just after 7:3o a.m. Monday because emergency services had to called to the Joliette station. The line was down between Berri-UQÀM...
View ArticleMontreal Jiu-Jitsu tournament cancelled after police threaten arrests
An international Jiu-Jitsu competition — including events with children from ages 9 and up — that was to take place last weekend in Montreal was abruptly called off by organizers after the Montreal...
View ArticleP.K. Subban to receive Meritorious Service Decoration in Montreal
Former Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban will be receive a meritorious service decoration during a ceremony Wednesday, alongside a dozen other volunteers who will be recognized for their work....
View ArticleMan behind HelpSaveMatthew.com dies
He raised more than $1 million for two experimental cancer treatments, and moved a community to rally behind him. But on the weekend, Laval’s Matthew Schreindorfer, 27, died, his wife Katia Luciani...
View ArticleWest Island offers ideal conditions for expansive data centres
In the highly-competitive world of nternet technology, Toronto may be hot, but Baie-d’Urfé is cooler. Three data centres have recently come to the West Island and all three are steadily expanding. ROOT...
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