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Cancelled Montreal jiu-jitsu event relocating to Ottawa
Organizers of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition cancelled last weekend after Montreal police threatened arrests have moved the event to Ottawa on Sunday, March 5. The Canadian National Pro Jiu-Jitsu...
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McGill University gets $76 million from Quebec, Ottawa
McGill University is receiving $76 million in federal and provincial funding to upgrade its research, training and innovation infrastructure at the Montreal General Hospital, and to upgrade facilities...
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Allison Hanes: Welcome home, P.K. Subban
In a city where hockey is religion, P.K. Subban is still a god. As he returned to Montreal Wednesday to play the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Nashville Predators last summer,...
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Sex-assault trial underway for ex-Alpine Canada coach Bertrand Charest
SAINT-JEROME – The first witness at the sex-assault trial of a former national ski coach who faces 57 charges says the accused began kissing her and touching her breasts in 1997 when she was 17. The...
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Montreal police arrest man in connection with Concordia bomb threats
A 47-year-old Côte-des-Neiges resident is in police custody and expected to face charges in connection with emailed bomb threats that forced the evacuation of Concordia University Wednesday. The...
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Every online move you make is traceable
A little over 12 hours elapsed from the time a wave of threatening emails were sent to Montreal newsrooms and Concordia and McGill universities Wednesday morning and the moment Montreal police raided a...
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Day after bomb threat, Concordia Muslim students raise awareness
Around Concordia’s downtown campus Thursday morning, a hand-drawn sign – “Muslims are welcome” – on the door of a health-food co-operative on Mackay St. was the only evidence that the university had...
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Concordia bomb threat suspect charged with inciting fear of terrorism
Hisham Saadi appeared briefly at the Montreal courthouse Thursday afternoon via video conference from Bordeaux Prison to face charges of inciting fear of terrorist activities, issuing a death threat...
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The fire department no one wants to lead
No one, it seems, wants to lead Quebec’s largest and busiest fire service. The Montreal Fire Department has now gone without a chief longer than anytime in the past 80 years. The last director of the...
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Second Draft: Charles Stewart Parnell and the Irish of Montreal
It was early March 1880, and Irish Montreal was in high excitement. Charles Stewart Parnell, rapidly emerging as Ireland’s leading political figure, was touring the United States and Canada, and was...
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Quebec calls for 'patience' as new allegations rock Montreal police force
Quebec’s public security minister asked the public for “a bit of patience” on Friday as a fresh set of allegations rattled the already battered reputation of the Montreal police department. “We’re not...
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A Montreal police assistant chief has been relieved of his duties
The Montreal police have confirmed a report that one of its assistants to police chief Philippe Pichet has been relieved of his duties. The assistant chief is Bernard Lamothe. When asked if Lamothe was...
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Alan DeSousa's bid for Liberal nomination shot down by party — again
St-Laurent borough mayor Alan DeSousa has seen his bid to become the federal Liberal candidate in the riding of St-Laurent shot down for good. His appeal to the party to re-think its decision to...
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Man charged with making bomb threats at Concordia is a student
Hisham Saadi, the man who was arrested in connection with the bomb threats that disrupted courses at Concordia University on Wednesday, is a student at the university. Chris Mota, a spokesperson with...
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Quebec author Maxime Roussy sentenced to five years for sex with teen fan
Maxime Roussy, the author of French-language books that were very popular with preteens in Quebec until his arrest six years ago has been sentenced to an overall prison term of five years for having...
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Quebec eyes more foreign bond sales beyond crowded Canadian market
Quebec may issue more bonds in foreign currencies as the federal government and other provinces crowd the Canadian debt market. “It’s probably a share of our activity that’s bound to increase in coming...
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Affidavit raises questions about mobsters bribing cops
A small yet troubling part of an affidavit prepared by police investigators during an investigation into the Montreal Mafia raises questions about whether members of the Montreal police were receiving...
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Child handing out meth pills on school bus leads to man's arrest
JOLIETTE — A 45-year-old man could be facing a drug charge after an elementary school student handed out methamphetamine pills on a Quebec school bus last month. Provincial police spokesman Marc...
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Josh Freed: Through technology, what's lost is quickly found again
When it comes to the lost and found department, you’ll always find me in the losers’ section. I’ve lost enough gloves, hats and scarves to open a men’s clothing shop, enough pens to run a stationery...
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Pedestrian critical after being hit by car on Sherbrooke St.
A woman has been hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a car while attempting to cross Sherbrooke St. Friday night. According to Montreal police spokesperson Daniel Lacoursière,...
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