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Former mayor Applebaum wants corruption charges thrown out
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum testified in court Monday morning to ask a judge to halt his corruption trial, which is scheduled to begin in September 2017. Applebaum is arguing that a stay of...
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Victor Schukov: What's it going to take to get fourth artery?
So a recent survey of business people in Baie-d’Urfé shows 95-per-cent support for extending Morgan Blvd. south to Highway 20. And town officials agree. I have no doubt that 100 per cent of local...
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Course Extrême: An obstacle course for all fitness levels
Athlete Gaëlle Corbeil gives tips on tackling some of the obstacles from the Course Extrême obstacle race in St-Calixte, 80 kilometres north of Montreal on Sunday, May 15, 2016. The Course Extrême is a...
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Don Macpherson: Quebec comics throw a tantrum against 'censorship'
This year’s Oliviers awards show wasn’t the usual televised celebration of what some critics say is the overall mediocrity of Quebec humour. It was a protest rally against “censorship.” There were...
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Montreal taking control of convent that helped found the city
A sprawling convent and hidden jewel of heritage buildings and vast sculpted gardens at the corner of Park and Pine Aves. is to become the property of the city of Montreal, and open to Montrealers to...
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Uber responds to Bill 100 with desire for compromise
Uber responded Monday to the Quebec government’s plan to regulate the ride-sharing company, saying in a statement the company is committed to finding a “compromise and regulatory solutions that ensure...
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François Limoges to run for leader of Projet Montréal
Roseomount-La Petite-Patrie city councillor François Limoges announced Monday he will run for the leadership of opposition party Projet Montréal. A councillor since 2009, Limoges said he decided to be...
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Report on radicalization at Collège de Maisonneuve points to certain...
As the preliminary inquiry began last week for two former students of Collège de Maisonneuve charged with terrorism, the CEGEP released its own report on radicalization in Quebec, and the “zones of...
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St-Lazare awaits construction bids for new town hall
St-Lazare has launched a tender call to construct a new town hall, a project estimated to cost about $10 million. Once submitted bids are opened at the June 13 deadline and analyzed, town council is...
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AMT quietly cancels $103-million bid from Bombardier
The Agence métropolitaine de transport has canceled a $103-million call for tenders for which Bombardier Transportation was the only bidder, said an agency spokesperson. “The bid was considered not to...
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CEGEP students rally to stop development in Pierrefonds-West
About 150 people gathered outside Montreal city hall on Monday to protest against plans for a 5,000-home development in Pierrefonds-West. CEGEP and university students organized the rally, which drew...
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AMT inaugurates its first maintenance centre in Lachine
Until this year, the region’s commuter train authority didn’t own any facilities to perform maintenance on its trains. Last Friday, the Agence métropolitaine de transport inaugurated its brand-new...
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Ste-Anne opts for pedestrian path to increase safety in north end
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue has decided to section off one metre of Meloche Street in its northern sector for a new pedestrian-only path instead of opting to construct a sidewalk on the side of the roadway to...
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Transport minister open to discussing options with Uber
Even though he considers Uber to be illegal and they have not ceased operations as asked, Transport Minister Jacques Daoust said he is willing to continue discussions on the contents of Bill 100,...
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Montreal lifts ban on developments next to Suncor refinery
A moratorium created in the wake of the Lac Mégantic disaster on the construction of commercial or industrial developments within 430 metres of the Suncor Energy refinery in east-end Montreal has been...
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Sea Delight-brand Tuna Steaks recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Tuesday that Sea Delight Canada SLU is recalling Sea Delight brand Tuna Steaks because of elevated levels of histamine. The product in question is...
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Rodents breeding rapidly in Montreal following mild winter
Montreal is known for many things, including great restaurants and pot-holed streets. But Canada’s second biggest city also has a growing rat problem. An unseasonably mild winter has created ideal...
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John Abbott prof honoured for innovative teaching style
John Abbott College psychology professor and department chair Michelle Kwas is known as an innovator in the lecture hall. Her distinct pedagogical approach was recently recognized. Kwas is one of five...
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Engineers, other city workers without contracts stage protests in Montreal
Across the city of Montreal, road construction projects have gone silent, drinking water is going untested and in the Biodôme, penguins with a cold are not receiving the medical attention to which...
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Regenerative medicine: biomaterial scientists converge on Montreal
What if cartilage could be made to repair itself without invasive procedures to knee or hip joints? Internal organs could be printed on a 3D printer? Or science found a way to spin engineered tissue...
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