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Westmount High unveils first gender-neutral bathroom
The bathroom on the second floor of Westmount High School is unremarkably standard: Four sinks along one wall, six toilet stalls on the other. Until now, the restroom had been one of five girls’...
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Confident Cloutier says Parti Québécois will survive current turmoil
Potential Parti Québécois leadership candidate Alexandre Cloutier has broken his silence and says not only does he have lots of support, but that the party will survive the turmoil sparked by Pierre...
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Montreal this morning: A pleasant day ahead
An uncomplicated forecast today: Expect a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 16 C. The UV index will be 6 or high. Tonight, we’ll see cloudy periods and a low of plus 9 C. The loonie: At 6 a.m., the...
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Aussant won't run for PQ leadership, Le Devoir reports
Former MNA Jean-Martin Aussant won’t run for the leadership of the Parti Québécois, Le Devoir reported on Thursday. Aussant advised his colleagues at the Chantier de l’économie sociale, a...
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Kiss-in planned for Monday following weekend assault of gay couple
Gai-Écoute will stage a “kiss-in” on Monday to protest against homophobia and support a gay couple who claim they were insulted and beaten in Montreal’s Gay Village last weekend just because they...
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Murder suspect sought shelter at home of acquaintance one hour after taxi...
One hour after he allegedly killed a taxi driver in Côte-des-Neiges, Michel Duchaussoy sought shelter at the apartment of someone he had only known for a matter of days, a jury was told on Thursday....
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Former Montrealer denied bail on terrorism-related charge
A former Montrealer charged with trying to leave Canada to participate in terrorist acts was denied bail on Thursday. Ismael Habib, 28, who is also charged with giving false information to obtain a...
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Pan-Canadian cancer network started in Montreal will match patients with...
Two hundred cancer patients at the Jewish General Hospital are the first to donate their tumour samples to a pan-Canadian network that will match the patients, if needed, with the correct clinical...
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Bee robber stung by police
A man has been arrested for stealing more than 180 hives and some 5 million bees in St-Valère, near Victoriaville, at the end of April. The 36-year-old man was expected to appear in court in...
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Human remains found near Lachute could take weeks to identify, SQ says
It could take a few weeks for medical examiners to identify human bones that were found near Lachute this week, the Sûreté du Québec said on Thursday. “Medical evidence is needed to identify the body,...
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Montreal this morning: Sunny and breezy
You’re in luck if you have today off: Environment Canada is calling for mainly sunny conditions with a UV index of 6 or high. The high: 19 C. It will be breezy today and tonight, with winds gusting to...
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McGill researcher makes progress in solving puzzle of deadly brain cancer...
There are very few diseases as unforgiving as the aggressive and deadly brain cancer known as glioblastoma. So when McGill University researcher Arezu Jahani-Asl noticed, four years ago, that when she...
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Boshra: Why do Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen hate Montreal?
Are you stoked about upcoming concerts in Montreal by the likes of Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Mumford & Sons, Drake, Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jam? Well, I sure hope not,...
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Hearing for Maurice (Mom) Boucher switched to Montreal for security reasons
LONGUEUIL – A judge has ordered that murder-related proceedings involving former Hells Angels kingpin Maurice (Mom) Boucher be switched to a Montreal courthouse. Boucher is to have a preliminary...
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The PQ's fortunes have ebbed and flowed under its eight leaders
The Parti Québécois has had eight leaders in its tumultuous 48-year history. Pierre Karl Péladeau, who quit on Monday, was its shortest-lived, having served for just under a year. The party’s fortunes...
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Decision on extension of métro's Blue Line pushed to next year: Daoust
After first promising to commit to an extension of the métro’s Blue Line by June, Transport Minister Jacques Daoust said a decision is now about a year away. The extension of the Blue Line, delayed...
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Coderre to Uber: 'Take the highway. We won't be bullied'
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said Friday he won’t shed a tear for Uber if it decides to pull up its stakes and leave the city. Uber, a worldwide corporation that allows people to hail rides using their...
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Jury hears accused in taxi driver's slaying tell police about his troubled life
Before being accused of killing a Montreal taxi driver in 2013, Michel Duchaussoy says he lived a troubled life underlined by his own father murdering his second wife. Duchaussoy, 45, is on trial for...
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Côte-St-Luc seniors anxious after being told Castel Royal residence will close
Anne Barbis pushed her walker slowly outside the Castel Royal seniors’ residence Friday morning, a look of anxiety crossing the 98-year-old’s face as she contemplated the prospect of being uprooted...
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Sylvain Gaudreault steps in as interim Parti Québécois leader
QUEBEC — The Parti Québécois has picked Sylvain Gaudreault as interim leader to replace Pierre Karl Péladeau, following a four-hour meeting which saw contenders interested in the permanent job start to...
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