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Victims' advocates disappointed but not surprised by Jian Ghomeshi verdict
Just because he was acquitted doesn’t mean he didn’t do it. That was the reaction of advocates for sexual assault survivors after Jian Ghomeshi was found not guilty Thursday of four charges of sexual...
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Watchwords: Translation software can yield laughable results
This month Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a speech on the White House lawn, partly in English, partly in French. Television viewers heard him deliver his text in English without a hitch. But when...
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Laurent Ciman injures ankle at Impact practice
Defender Laurent Ciman left practice on crutches with an ankle problem on Thursday but the Montreal Impact say it is too early to tell if the injury is serious. On Friday morning, the team told the...
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Police investigating arson in Old Montreal
Police are investigating after an empty industrial building in Old Montreal caught fire Thursday night. The fire began around 11 p.m., forcing the evacuation of 10 neighbouring residential units on...
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When Easter meant long sermons, big hats and cross-border shopping
For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, Easter has always been associated with the return of spring, and a much-anticipated milder climate. In the Edwardian era, Easter was an intensely...
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Video: Way of the Cross procession
The annual Good Friday Way of the Cross ritual began at 9:30 a.m. at Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel on St-Paul St. E. in Old Montreal. The procession wound through downtown Montreal, ending at Mary...
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Josh Freed: It's time to capitalize on America's growing fascination with Canada
I’ve been getting emails lately from friends in the U.S. wondering what’s involved in moving to Canada — in case America gets trumped in the November election. In fact, Google searches for “how to move...
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More highway closings coming as part of Turcot work
South Shore and Verdun commuters will be inconvenienced this spring until the end of 2017 as crews dismantle a ramp to the Ville-Marie Expressway at Highway 15. Starting in mid-April, the Ville-Marie...
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What's open and closed over the Easter holiday
Here is a partial list of what’s open and closed during the Easter weekend: Banks will be open on Monday. Federal and provincial government offices will be closed on Monday. Most city of Montreal...
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Montreal coaches leave mark on NCAA hockey
Jim Montgomery is hoping some familiar surroundings will help when he leads the Denver University Pioneers against Boston University on Saturday night in the opening round of the NCAA men’s hockey...
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Accident involving stolen vehicle on Highway 25 near Terrebonne
An accident involving a stolen vehicle took place Friday night on Highway 25 east of Montreal. The car was driving north with four young people inside when it hit two vehicles before driving off the...
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Surf's up in Brossard at indoor competition
Professional surfers such as Cheyne Magnusson, Jamie O’Brien and others took part in what was billed as Canada’s first-ever indoor surfing competition at Oasis Surf in Brossard on Friday. The event...
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Surf's up in Brossard at indoor competition
Professional surfers such as Cheyne Magnusson, Jamie O’Brien and others took part in what was billed as Canada’s first-ever indoor surfing competition at Oasis Surf in Brossard on Friday.
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Analysis: Obama sees tide shifting in Cuba, but can it last?
WASHINGTON — For a few short days, President Barack Obama was America’s man in Havana, his challenges to President Raul Castro stunning Cuban citizens who mused openly in the streets about the...
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Fire breaks out at Snowdon Theatre
Part of the Snowdon Theatre was engulfed in black smoke late Saturday afternoon after a three-alarm fire broke out on its second floor. The theatre on Decarie Blvd. opened in 1937, but has been vacant...
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Sanders beats Clinton in three caucuses to bolster campaign
Bernie Sanders swept to victory in Democratic caucuses in Washington state, Alaska and Hawaii, trouncing Hillary Clinton and bolstering his argument to move forward with a campaign to be the party’s...
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Vigil planned to raise awareness for overlooked terrorist attacks
Students from four Montreal universities will be gathering for a candlelight vigil Sunday night to remember the victims of recent terrorist attacks and raise awareness for some attacks that received...
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Mirabel: Suspicious death of elderly man under investigation
Mirabel police are investigating the suspicious death of a man, 78, found unconscious near Parc Pablo-Picasso Saturday night. A passerby alerted police at about 8 p.m. that a man was lying on the...
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Bomb explodes in Lahore park during Easter celebrations
ISLAMABAD — A bomb blast in a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday has killed 44 people and wounded 91. Salman Rafiq, a health adviser to the chief minister of Punjab province, said...
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Opinion: A century after Ireland's Easter Rising
On Easter Monday 1916, a school teacher and poet, Patrick Pearse, marched out of the General Post Office in Dublin to read a proclamation announcing an Irish Republic. This was the beginning of the...
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