Police release photos of suspect in stabbing death of supermarket cashier
Twenty-year-old Clémence Beaulieu-Patry was a half-hour away from finishing her work shift at a St-Michel grocery store Sunday night when she was killed in front of her co-workers and customers....
View ArticleClosing of tunnel to Old Montreal raises safety issues for pedestrians
A major pedestrian tunnel linking the Champ-de-Mars métro station to Old Montreal was closed on Monday, but the suggested detour was unsafe for the thousands of Montrealers and tourists who would have...
View ArticleInvestigation launched into sinking of tugboat near site of new Champlain Bridge
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has launched an investigation into the sinking of a tugboat in the area of the St. Lawrence River where the new Champlain Bridge is being built. In a statement...
View ArticleContrecoeur trial to remain in limbo for a while
It appears almost certain now that the Contrecoeur corruption trial will not hear from the first witness or begin examining evidence before September. On Tuesday, the trial was suspended until April 25...
View ArticleGun registry is necessary, Coiteux insists
QUEBEC — Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux wrapped up public hearings on Quebec’s proposed gun registry Tuesday by hinting at some amendments to Bill 64. Several groups invited to present briefs...
View ArticleSearch continues for suspect in killing of St-Michel Maxi store employee
As the search continues for the suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old Maxi supermarket employee Sunday night, police are urging the public to keep their eyes open and be vigilant. Police have...
View ArticleSecurity scare at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
AMSTERDAM — Heavily armed military police sealed off part of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for hours Tuesday night after arresting a man for unspecified suspicious behaviour and summoning explosives...
View ArticleChildhood concussions can hurt parent-child relationship: Ste-Justine...
A new study by researchers at Ste-Justine Hospital has found that preschoolers who sustain concussions also suffer from strained relationships with their parents — a key finding that has ramifications...
View ArticleMontreal North: Not intervening could lead to 'zones of lawlessness'
Montreal’s police union says it’s “perplexed” by the city’s response to the vandalism that occurred in Montreal North on April 6. In a letter to Mayor Denis Coderre, Yves Francoeur, president of...
View ArticleVerdun food bank's future is in doubt
The director of a Verdun food bank that serves 1,500 people fears it may have to shutter its doors in June. Philippe Lang says the Réseau d’Entraide de Verdun was blindsided in February when it found...
View ArticleLight armoured vehicle sale approved for Saudis as part of controversial...
OTTAWA — Documents provided by Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion’s office say the minister approved the export of $11 billion worth of the $15 billion in light armoured vehicles destined for Saudi...
View ArticleResidents of demolished Griffintown coop will be housed: borough mayor
There was finally some good news late Tuesday for residents of a Griffintown housing cooperative that had to be suddenly demolished last weekend after engineers warned the 143-year-old building was at...
View ArticleMother found dead in river, baby found dead at home in Laval
Laval police have confirmed that a deceased woman who was pulled from the Mille-Îles River on Wednesday is the mother of a newborn son who was discovered dead at home in Laval the same day. Laval...
View ArticleDaycare to be offered during Ville-Marie borough council meetings
Parents of young children no longer need to arrange for a sitter if they want to attend the Ville-Marie borough council meeting. The downtown borough council will offer a daycare service for people for...
View ArticleMan charged with first-degree murder of Maxi employee
Three days after she was killed in front of her supermarket co-workers, Clémence Beaulieu-Patry’s friends made their way to the Montreal courthouse to see the only suspect in the case be charged with...
View ArticleLaval police arrest 10 suspected of attempting to solicit minors for sex
Laval police have arrested 10 individuals suspected of trying to obtain sexual services from underage girls. Laval police Constable Evelyne Boudreau said eight of the 10 male suspects appeared in Laval...
View ArticleGreg Duncan: Can you name the Off-Island's worst road?
Spring has finally sprung this week in the Off-Island. We can confirm this as crocuses and daffodils finally reach for the sky after having just been released from the weight of a late snowfall, and...
View ArticleTurcot lane reductions latest headache facing motorists
Two ramps linking the Ville-Marie and Décarie expressways will have their lanes reduced for the next three years, adding to the traffic chaos caused by the Turcot Interchange reconstruction. The lane...
View ArticleCity pledges to help Griffintown housing co-op after building demolished
The Griffintown residents who lost their homes and possessions last weekend when half of the Coopérative d’habitation Ste-Anne had to be demolished have been invited to move into a brand new housing...
View ArticleGarneau: Quebec City bridge is ugly but safe
The Federal Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, criticized his Conservative predecessor for having minimized the costs to repaint the Quebec Bridge in Quebec City. Invited during a question period in...
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