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Young crooner performs to help raise mental-health awareness
He’s only 17, but David Marino loves to sing the jazz standards of the early 20th century — songs composed by such greats as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin and popularized by singers...
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Montreal universities hold vigil for victims of terrorism
Students from all four universities in Montreal organized a candlelight vigil Sunday at McGill’s downtown campus, held to remember the victims of terrorism not just in Belgium but also in Turkey, Mali,...
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Montreal this morning: A rainy Easter Monday
You’ll need an umbrella if you’re venturing outdoors today. Environment Canada is calling for rain beginning in the morning, with wind gusting to 40. Today high: 7. Tonight, expect more rain with wind...
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Bridge to l'île Bigras reopened after pavement collapse
The bridge linking 400 residents of an island off Laval was reopened early Monday as crews repaired part of the pavement on the structure that collapsed on Sunday. A resident of the island alerted...
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Thousands dancing, 2 arrested, one Uber-related incident at Bal en Blanc
Two men in their 30s were arrested early this morning at the 22nd edition of Bal en Blanc at the Palais des Congrès. The two arrested were among 150 searched as they entered the all-night electronic...
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Victor Schukov: There are two types of mayors
Give or take a speck of wiggle room, there are two brands of mayoral authority on the island: Type B, the council-weak mayor: This is where council members sway the big stick of power, while the...
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PETA honours Beaconsfield for animal welfare legislation
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — PETA — is hailing Beaconsfield’s animal welfare legislation as “progressive,” and sending the city a Compassionate City Award. Beaconsfield council has...
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Hudson Players' farce plays perfect foil for dregs of winter
Spring is nigh. Golf club members are eyeing the greens and polishing their putters. Meanwhile, the cast and crew of Whose Wives Are They Anyway? are putting the final touches on a farce about two men...
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Tour de Radio-Canada has not heritage value, says Phyllis Lambert
Founder and former head of the Canadian Centre for Architecture Phyllis Lambert says she is stunned that the heritage value of Montreal’s Tour de Radio-Canada is being raised in the debate around its...
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Beaconsfield council promotes Meatless Monday initiative
Beaconsfield city council unanimously tabled a resolution in support of Meatless Mondays, a pro-vegetarian initiative that aims to highlight that meat-based diets are worse for the environment and...
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West Island team to represent Quebec at ringette championship
A West Island under-19 ringette team will represent Quebec at the Eastern Canadian National Championships in Charlottetown, P.E.I., next month. The Pierrefonds-DDO Lynx Cadette A-level squad earned the...
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Divest McGill students hold sit-in outside principal's office
Just days after finding out that the board of governors of McGill University rejected their appeal for divestment from fossil fuel investments, angry Divest McGill students invaded the university’s...
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'Everyone safe and sound' as Lanaudière town hall burns
The town hall of Ste-Julienne caught fire on Tuesday morning. The town is 55 kilometres northwest of Montreal in the Lanaudière region. Stéphane Breault, a town councillor, said the fire broke out...
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St-Lazare family 'awed' by community’s help following blaze
It took just three hours for a fire to burn through Eric Fugere and Kerri Chambers’ family home in St-Lazare and claim most of their belongings on Good Friday, March 25. But that proved to be no match...
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Police seek help finding missing Laval teenager
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing Laval teenager. Benedicta Tshibangu, 14, left her family home around 7 p.m. on Saturday and did not return, the Laval police department...
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Safety concerns prompt plans for new median at new exit in Ste-Anne
A new median will be installed near the Highway 40 exit in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. Since Exit 41 reopened in October, the area has been the site of a head-on collision and several near-misses. As...
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Online marketing: A roadmap for Montreal businesses
CT Moore is the founder of Socialed Inc., an inbound marketing consultancy based in Montreal. In this first of six weekly columns, CT explores ways in which local businesses, SMBs, and start-ups can...
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Preliminary hearing set for Samantha Higgins murder case
Nicholas Fontanelli’s preliminary hearing will take place over two weeks in late November and early December, it was decided at the Montreal courthouse Tuesday morning. Fontanelli, 23, was charged...
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Roxboro suspect, mother surrender to police after reports of explosives in home
About 200 Pierrefonds-Roxboro residents were removed from their homes Tuesday morning after reports that a man who might have extremist connections might be in a home with explosives, according to...
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Montreal this morning: Sunny but the rain is coming
Get your shades out for Wednesday morning as the sun will shine brightly before clouds roll in after lunch. The high is expected to reach plus 9 C, and winds will be out of the southwest at 30 km/h,...
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