Formula One: Canadian Grand Prix secure until 2029, Dumontier says
BARCELONA — The Grand Prix of Canada will be presented until 2029, confirmed race promoter François Dumontier on Tuesday. Dumontier was in the paddocks of the Catalunya Circuit to watch the first laps...
View ArticlePolice corruption scandal: Montreal appears light-years behind on oversight...
Police departments in other provinces in Canada use data-tracking software that can flag officers who are at risk of misconduct and in need of early intervention. Those forces answer to multiple layers...
View ArticleFive things to do in Montreal over March Break
Most Quebec grade schools are breaking for a pre-spring holiday the week of March 6. Here are several ideas to keep yourself and your kids from going stir crazy. Be free It’s electric, that moment when...
View ArticlePolice release teen arrested while Montmorency College locked down
A 17-year-old is home with his parents after being questioned by local police in connection with an online photo that led to the lockdown of Montmorency College on Monday. Police said on Tuesday that...
View ArticlePolice believe body found Tuesday is that of missing Iranian woman
Montreal police believe the body found Tuesday morning on the grounds of Sacred Heart School in downtown Montreal is that of Leila Tatari, an Iranian woman who was reported missing. The body was found...
View ArticleProsecutor puts an end to murder trial of N.D.G. man as it enters the final...
A murder trial that was about to enter its final stage came to an abrupt end Tuesday morning after the jury that heard the case against Notre-Dame-de-Graçe resident Michael Gero was informed the Crown...
View ArticleSuanne Stein Day absent from council
The Lester B. Pearson School Board announced Monday that it will table a revamped ethics policy in the wake of a scandal involving its chairwoman Suanne Stein Day, who was absent from the board...
View ArticleDeSousa says he will appeal Liberal Party's rejection of his candidacy
The Liberal Party of Canada has refused a bid by St. Laurent borough mayor Alan DeSousa to seek the party nomination to be a candidate in the April 3 byelection in St. Laurent. DeSousa told the...
View ArticleJiu-Jitsu tournament seeks new venue after threats from Montreal police
Organizers of a jiu-jitsu tournament are scrambling to find another host city after threats by Montreal police to arrest competitors. Tournament spokesman Danny Vu says police told organizers that...
View ArticleNotre-Dame Basilica plans dazzling Moment Factory light show in Old Montreal
Old Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica is promising a dazzling sound and light show starting in March. Moment Factory, the company that is lighting up the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, has developed a...
View ArticleSpinning success
Vaudreuil-Dorion resident Mei-Lin Yee, a stage 4 metastatic breast cancer survivor, co-ordinated and participated in the Great Spin event at École secondaire Des Sources in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on...
View ArticleSt-Lazare project for landslide zone
Residents of a St-Lazare neighbourhood that has been identified at high risk for landslides received some good news last week with the confirmation of an $8 million stabilization project for areas of...
View ArticleClean tap water coming soon to Domaine-en-Haut sector
After seven years under a boil-water advisory, residents in the Domaine-en-Haut sector of Vaudreuil-Dorion may finally soon be able to drink their tap water. The city of Vaudreuil-Dorion is moving...
View ArticleSpooky thrills and hummable tunes at Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore
For Robert Schaap, every Gilbert & Sullivan opera is special in its own way. Ruddigore — The Witch’s Curse, however, has one thing the others don’t: ghosts. The Lakeshore Light Opera president, who...
View ArticleJudge sentences Gero for possession of firearm that killed Sherri Thomas
Before the prosecution decided to end his trial, Michael Gero told the jury hearing his murder case that Sherri Thomas was very emotional after having an abortion four days before she died. He also...
View ArticleAsian carp have invaded the St. Lawrence River
The fierce presence of Asian carp in the St. Lawrence River has been confirmed. Grass carp, one of four Asian carp species, has been found at 16 sites in the river as far downstream as Lac St-Pierre...
View ArticleNo bombs found after Concordia buildings evacuated because of threats against...
Montreal police are investigating after a letter was sent to media outlets Wednesday morning threatening to set off bombs targeting Muslim students in two Concordia University buildings. The threats...
View ArticleP.K. Subban accepts honour from governor-general in Montreal Wednesday
P.K. Subban was back in the atrium that bears his name in the Montreal Children’s Hospital Wednesday morning to receive an award for his community service. Subban was given the prestigious Meritorious...
View ArticleMontreal's Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques riding will not change; Crémazie will
QUEBEC — The provincial electoral district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques in Montreal will not vanish, according to the Commission de la représentation électorale, while Crémazie will change its name to...
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