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Police say man died after jumping off 8th floor balcony
The Sûreté du Québec is investigating the death of man in his 40s who jumped from an 8th floor balcony following an intervention by Montreal police on Friday. SQ spokesperson Claude Denis said Montreal...
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Nick Fontanelli and Samantha Higgins: A young couple, a tragic end
The apartment Samantha Higgins and Nick Fontanelli shared is bare, stripped of most signs that it once housed a family. Their bedroom is empty. Dark purple walls and matching drapes cut out the light....
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Analysis: Quebec session ends with Liberals bruised from controversy
QUEBEC — It was when the Robert Poëti incident exploded in early May that the Liberals knew they had — in a mix of hockey and political parlance — blown the game. It is a rare thing for a Liberal to...
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The secret messages behind a Montreal mob hit
In the months before he was gunned down in cold blood, Mafioso Salvatore Montagna was being hunted by a team of people who knew almost every move he made while he was being betrayed by a cloned...
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Quebec wants power to have final say in municipal union negotiations
Calling it a first in the history of labour negotiations in the province, the government of Quebec proposed new legislation Friday that would give it the right to decree working conditions for...
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Projects unveiled to halt flow of chemicals toward St. Lawrence River
It won’t be a quick fix, but three levels of government are promising to halt the steady flow of diesel, heavy metals and other toxic chemicals toward the St. Lawrence River. Three separate projects...
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Montreal walk fundraising for brain tumour research
Nobody thought Debbie Ackerman would survive after doctors removed a plum-size cancerous tumour from her brain before her third birthday — but here she is, thriving at 50 and lacing up her sneakers in...
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Quebec government invokes closure to pass Uber bill
QUEBEC — Members of the National Assembly debated well into the evening over Bill 100, which regulates ride-sharing companies such as Uber. In a final vote, the bill passed 57 to 41. The Couillard...
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Some home deliveries of Saturday Gazette delayed
Due to production problems at our press facility, some home deliveries of the Saturday Gazette will be delayed. All copies should be delivered by 10:30 a.m. Our apologies for the delays.
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March for peace in Rosemont Saturday
Tired of the violence in their neighbourhood, residents of Rosemont are marching for peace Saturday afternoon. Organized by the Comité Rosemont en Paix, the protest begins at 4 p.m. at the corner of...
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Sister of cyanide victim who won lottery says police have done 'nothing'
CHICAGO —The sister of a Chicago businessman who authorities say was poisoned with cyanide after winning the lottery four years ago said Saturday that police have done nothing to solve the case. Meraj...
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Four teenage runaways in Laval still missing
Four of five Laval teenagers who ran away from home the past two days are still missing. Laval police said one of the missing girls returned home on Saturday. A boy and three girls are still missing....
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Friday night party at the Ritz sure beats a night on the couch
Friday night in Montreal. Usually, I would be home, waiting for my St-Hubert delivery with Netflix on deck. But this wasn’t any Friday night: it was Formula One Grand Prix Friday. My quarter-chicken...
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Walmart Canada will no longer accept Visa because of 'unacceptably high' fees
TORONTO — Walmart says it intends to join the list of retailers in Canada that don’t accept Visa cards, citing high fees for transactions. It’s a move a retail analyst has said will cause “pain on all...
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Park sits atop reservoir which provides water to 500,000 Montrealers
The Friends of Rutherford Park held a protest Saturday to oppose the city’s plan to resurface the downtown park with a synthetic playing surface. Because the park sits atop the McTavish Reservoir,...
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Vigils in Montreal tonight and Thursday for victims of Orlando nightclub...
Vigils will be held in Montreal on Sunday and Thursday nights in memory of the victims of the massacre that occurred at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday. On Sunday at 6:30 p.m., a vigil is...
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Squeaky Wheels: 'Melted' pothole fillings likely to be replaced
Q: As we all know, the (low) quality of the work that was done to fill (some of) the potholes on our streets leaves much to be desired, and who is the genius who chose a material that melts when the...
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Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Canadian Grand Prix again
Lewis Hamilton seems to own the Canadian Grand Prix. The Briton powered his Mercedes AMG to the checkered flag Sunday, holding off Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari over the final 32 laps to claim the race at...
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Activists target Montreal's Apple store in child-labour protest
Smartphone in hand, Salil Shetty stood near Apple’s Ste-Catherine St. store on Sunday afternoon and asked the maker of iPhones a question. “My question to Apple is: Can you tell us whether this...
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Vehicle shot at in Rivière-des-Prairies
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a vehicle Saturday night in the Rivière-des-Prairies district of Montreal. Around 8:30 p.m., 911 calls alerted police that a gun was being fired near...
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