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Second man arrested after theft of 5 million bees
A second suspect has been arrested in the theft of more than 180 hives and 5 million bees in St-Valere, near Victoriaville, in late April. According to the Sûreté du Québec, the 43-year-old suspect...
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Man who robbed a bank to get into McGill now charged with a dozen holdups
In February 2006, Mark Steven Vandendool desperately wanted to get into McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. The Kitchener, Ont. resident was 24 and showed promise as a guitar player. By his...
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Man shot in Rosemont
A man was shot Friday around 9:30 p.m. in the Rosemont–La Petite Patrie borough. Montreal police received calls from the public saying they heard shots in the area around Rosemont Blvd. and 18th Ave....
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Projet Montréal party accuses mayor of ignoring unemployment
The Projet Montréal opposition accused Mayor Denis Coderre of inertia after Montreal’s unemployment rate stood at 10.7 per cent in April, just down from 11 per cent in March. “Denis Coderre was...
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Jane's Walk Montreal: Dozens of guided walking tours this weekend
Montrealers are taking part in dozens of free guided walking tours around the city this weekend, part of a worldwide effort to help people get in touch with their cities. An annual event, Jane’s Walk...
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Second arrest in theft of five million Quebec bees
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — A second man has been arrested in the theft of five million bees in Quebec. Provincial police say the 43-year-old suspect surrendered to police on Friday in Joliette, about 50...
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Parti Québécois to elect new leader by mid-October
The new leader of the Parti Québécois will be elected sometime between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15, party officials announced Saturday. At a Montreal news conference, officials also indicated the leadership...
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Four electric vehicles destroyed by fire
Four electric vehicles that were plugged into charging stations burst into flames in Shawinigan early Saturday morning. The fire started at about 12:15 a.m. The government-owned vehicles were...
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Canadian-owned Nyquist stays undefeated with Kentucky Derby victory
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Canadian-owned Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/4 lengths on Saturday, improving to 8-0 in his career as the fourth consecutive favourite to win the race. Ridden by Mario...
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First of two pregnant walruses gives birth at Quebec City aquarium
QUEBEC — The first of two pregnant walruses at Quebec’s City’s aquarium has given birth. The aquarium says it’s the first time in Canada a captive walrus has delivered a live full-term baby....
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Quiet acts of airport heroism greet more than 300 Fort McMurray flights
Staff at the Edmonton International Airport scrambled to accommodate more than 300 unscheduled flights from north of Fort McMurray this week in what must be the largest emergency airlift in Alberta...
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Four people arrested in LaSalle on weapon charges
Four people, including two men allegedly linked to street gangs, will appear Monday at the Montreal courthouse to face charges relating to the possession of a prohibited weapon and ammunition. Montreal...
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Professional skier from Quebec declared dead two years after avalanche
A professional freestyle skier from Quebec swept away in an avalanche in the Andes mountains while on a film shoot two years ago has been declared officially dead by a Quebec Superior Court judge. The...
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Two fatal road accidents in Quebec
A man in his 30s died in a road accident in St-Edmond-de-Grantham, near Drummondville, on Saturday night. Around 11 p.m., the driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed on Route 122. He was ejected...
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Man sentenced to nine months in jail for threatening a judge
A man who threatened over the phone to shoot a judge has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Radoslaw Wronski made the threat in 2014 after he arrived late for a Montreal court appearance and found...
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Hundreds march through downtown Montreal to condemn genocide
Her right leg is paralyzed and she gets around with a walker, but that didn’t stop 78-year-old Anahid Voskericyan Kuyumcu from participating in a Mother’s Day march through downtown Montreal on Sunday...
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Russian offer to send water bombers to fight Fort McMurray fire in limbo
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has yet to respond to an offer by Russia to dispatch massive water bombers and firefighting specialists to battle the growing inferno around Fort McMurray, Alta. The...
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Montreal this morning: Hold on to your hats, and maybe your umbrellas, too
We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds today, with a chance of showers in the afternoon. It will be breezy, with 30 km/h winds gusting to 50. Today’s high: 11. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight, expect a low...
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Firefighters kept busy with blazes in Côte-St-Paul, Sainte-Sophie, Châteauguay
Thirty people were driven from their homes in the southwest of Montreal Monday morning when a fire ravaged their apartment building. The fire at Brisset St. near Caron St. began around 4 a.m. in a...
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Winter shows no signs of packing up and going home in Saguenay, eastern Quebec
Forget “Winter is coming.” This is the winter that just won’t go home — having overstayed its welcome in the Montreal area, the season with a bad attitude has slunk north and east. Saguenay and eastern...
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