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Children the focus of Quebec budget
QUEBEC — Children were the focus of the two biggest announcements in Quebec’s 2016-2017 budget. On Thursday, Finance Minister Carlos Leitão confirmed schools will receive additional funding, a 3 per...
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Lachine attempted robbery foiled by bar customers
A man tried to hold up a bar early Friday in the Lachine borough, but customers intervened before he could get any money. The man entered the bar on Victoria St. near 6th Ave. about 1:20 a.m. with his...
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More bridge closures ahead for Jacques Cartier and Champlain spans
Montrealers and South Shore residents are facing more overnight bridge closings. The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges will be completely closed for repairs for three nights next week: Monday,...
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Josh Freed: Travel advisory — practise caution, not paranoia
When my biking buddies and I chose Colombia for our annual cycling trip we didn’t know the country would make shrieking headlines days before we left home, with the message: “Eek — it’s Zika!” Sure,...
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The skinny on Montreal's 2016 St. Patrick's parade
What: The 193rd annual St. Patrick’s parade, a civic celebration of Montreal’s rich Irish heritage. Where: Along Ste-Catherine St. between Fort St and Phillips Square. When: The parade begins at noon...
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Two Montreal Gazette reporters nominated for National Newspaper Awards
Two Montreal Gazette reporters have been nominated for National Newspaper Awards. Montreal Gazette civic affairs reporter Linda Gyulai has been nominated in the Politics category for a seven-year...
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Are Montreal commuters ready for "honour system" on city buses?
Are Montreal commuters ready for an “honour system” while boarding city buses? A new three-month pilot project on the 121 Sauvé/ Côte-Vertu bus line will allow passengers to board the bus by all doors,...
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Montreal to go dark for Earth Hour 2016 on Saturday
The city of Montreal has announced it will officially be participating in Earth Hour 2016. As a symbolic gesture to fight climate change, the city will turn off the lights at different municipal...
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Trans Montrealer hits roadblocks on dating apps
Tranna Wintour says she was signed up for popular dating app Tinder for less than 24 hours before her account was barred by the company. The reason, she feels, is clear. Though the app is mostly image...
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Workers put the hammer down on new Champlain Bridge
Thor the Ant: that’s the name given to the immense made-to-order machine used to carry some of the pieces that will form the new Champlain Bridge. Thor’s task is to move the immense concrete blocks...
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Woman dies in fire inside basement of Ville-Émard bar
A woman in her 50s died in a fire Friday night in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal. Her body was found around midnight by customers who saw smoke coming from the bathroom in the basement of a bar on...
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Pedestrian struck by car in downtown Montreal
A pedestrian in his 40s is in critical condition after being struck by a car Saturday morning in downtown Montreal. Around 6:20 a.m., a driver heading west on de Maisonneuve Boulevard struck the...
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Montreal pulls out of 2017 World Police and Fire Games
Montreal has cancelled its plans to host the 2017 World Police and Fire Games, one of the largest international multidisciplinary sporting events on the planet, following a growing union movement to...
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Landowner faces $5,000 fine for cutting trees in western N.D.G.
A landowner in western Notre-Dame-de-Grâce could be facing a fine for cutting down dozens of mature trees on his property. “There was a cut-down in western N.D.G., kind of part of the falaise...
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Clarke's power-play goal earns X-Men 2-1 triple overtime win over Saskatchewan
HALIFAX — Michael Clarke’s power-play goal in the third overtime period earned the St. Francis Xavier X-Men a dramatic 2-1 semifinal win over the Saskatchewan Huskies at the CIS men’s hockey...
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Microsoft says hiring go-go dancers at Xbox party was wrong
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft says it was “unequivocally wrong” for hosting a party with scantily dressed female dancers during a video game developers’ conference. The party sparked a firestorm of...
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Montreal police ask for public's help in reviving missing child case from 1979
A 37-year-old cold case has resurfaced and Montreal police are looking for the public’s help in solving it. Lorraine Legault was three years old when she disappeared from the front yard of a house on...
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Marine Le Pen criticizes Canada's immigration policy during Quebec City visit
By Stephanie Marin QUEBEC — The head of France’s right-wing Front national party says Canada is on the wrong path with its immigration policy. Marine Le Pen says the federal Liberal’s decisions on...
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Lisée accuses government of cutting budgets of suicide-prevention programs
Parti Québécois MNA Jean-François Lisée accused the provincial government on Sunday of making budget cuts to suicide-prevention programs. Lisée, the PQ opposition critic for social services and MNA for...
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Profile: Knitting kindness into every blanket
It has not been the easiest season for Liselotte Ivry. In November, she tripped on a staircase at home and broke her hip. Then after surgery for a partial joint replacement, she had hallucinations that...
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