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Funeral for pilot in Lapierre crash to be held Saturday
Pascal Gosselin was the pilot of the plane that crashed in Îles-de-la-Madeleine Tuesday, killing former federal politician Jean Lapierre. LA PRAIRIE — A funeral will be held in La Prairie Saturday for...
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Beetle infestation 'under control'
The city of Montreal cut down 4,349 trees infected with the emerald ash borer in 2015 and expects to fell another 3,406 this year, but the city councillor responsible for the environment maintains...
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Sam Hamad to return to National Assembly Thursday
QUEBEC — Embattled Treasury Board president Sam Hamad is expected back at the National Assembly on Thursday, the premier confirmed. Philippe Couillard said Tuesday he never gave Hamad the green light...
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How well is Quebec doing on fighting corruption?
Quebec’s anti-corruption squad has received a congratulatory slap on the back from its New York City counterpart for arresting former deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and other former high-ranking...
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Ex-Constable 728 penalized again by Quebec Police Ethics Committee
Former Montreal police officer Stéphanie Trudeau — who first attracted notoriety by pepper-spraying student demonstrators in 2012 — has been penalized again by the Quebec Police Ethics Committee for an...
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McGill students want a smoke-free campus
Exam time is fast approaching at McGill University and students who suffer from asthma know all too well what that means: Get out your puffers. That’s because it’s a stressful time of year when the “no...
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Montreal will get $775M in federal funds for public transit: PM
The extension of the métro’s Blue Line will eventually receive funding from the federal government if Montreal and Quebec deem it a priority, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. On a visit...
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Doctor for one of the accused in Contrecoeur trial testifies
The judge presiding over the Contrecoeur corruption trial in Montreal is to render a decision on Thursday on whether one of the accused in the case, former municipal political fundraiser Bernard...
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Montreal to invest a record $531 million in roads and waterworks in 2016
Warmer weather means road work in Montreal, and the city is investing a record $531 million in road and water infrastructure improvements this year, which means some 400 different construction sites...
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Hamad could have been more prudent, Couillard says
QUEBEC — It became more difficult Wednesday for Premier Philippe Couillard to defend Sam Hamad, the Liberal minister facing allegations of influence peddling. “Should the MNA for Louis-Hébert have been...
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Lapierre family tragedy: An island prepares to bury its dead
ÎLES DE LA MADELEINE – With the wreckage gone and little more than the odour of spent fuel on a muddy hill as a reminder of the terrible loss of life, the people of these islands are struggling, as the...
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CBC journalist, anchorman Jean Martin dies suddenly
Staff at Radio-Canada are in mourning after journalist and anchorman Jean Martin died suddenly. The CBC said his death happened Tuesday and that he was 59 years old. Many of Martin’s colleagues reacted...
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Montreal engineers without a contract since 2010
A union representing municipal engineers and other professionals with the city of Montreal have voted for a strike mandate. Some 202 members of the Syndicat professionel des scientifiques à pratique...
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Quebec cops on UN business in Haiti had sex with locals: Radio-Canada
Several Quebec police officers violated United Nations regulations by engaging in sexual activities with Haitian women and at least two had children, the CBC’s French-language network reported...
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Montreal teen convicted of terror charges must serve another 16 months
For the father of a Montreal teenager convicted of terrorism, the three-year sentence his boy received Wednesday, though the maximum allowed under youth offender laws, was an enormous weight off his...
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Mennie: Believe it or not, Couillard's mid-term mess shall pass
You really have to figure this isn’t exactly how Philippe Couillard planned to spend the second anniversary of his election as premier of Quebec. On Thursday, two years after solemnly telling reporters...
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Quebecer Cedrik Bourgault-Morin cuts plea deal for dragging sled loaded with...
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Quebec man arrested while dragging a sled loaded with more than 82 kilograms of prescription pills into the United States has reached a deal with federal prosecutors. According to a...
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Amnesty International blasts Trudeau for remarks about Raif Badawi
MONTREAL — Amnesty International blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday for suggesting his government needs to tread warily in its bid to help secure the release of jailed Saudi blogger Raif...
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Mike Boone's live blog: Habs vs. Hurricanes
Follow Mike Boone’s live blog of Thursday’s matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes. Game time is 7 p.m., and the game is on SNE, RDS, TSN Radio 690. Click here to get to the...
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Quebec Senator Jacques Demers in hospital after suffering stroke
Like most everyone associated with sports or politics, Montreal journalist François Gagnon had mixed emotions Thursday. He was attempting to deal with the news Jacques Demers, his colleague at Réseau...
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