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Montreal approves renaming Outremont's Vimy Park after Jacques Parizeau
Montreal’s city council voted 51-2 in favour of renaming Outremont’s Vimy Park in honour of former premier Jacques Parizeau Tuesday night. Mayor Denis Coderre promised two public sites in Montreal...
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Quebec City arena deficit will be covered by city after four months
With no NHL team due to come to the province’s capital in the short term, the new Vidéotron Centre has posted a deficit that the city will cover. Quebec City and its suburbs will cut a cheque to...
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88-year-old woman stabbed to death on Montreal street
An 88-year-old woman died after being stabbed in the upper body Tuesday afternoon in Montreal’s east end. The woman was in a duplex on de Beaurivage St. north of Notre-Dame Blvd. E. in the...
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High winds in Quebec, Ontario leave thousands without electricity
Strong winds have cut electricity to thousands of customers in Quebec and Ontario. Most of the outages on Monday evening were in Quebec, where Hydro-Québec said more than 272,000 customers were left in...
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Montreal's deradicalization centre teams up with Roméo Dallaire initiative to...
When a Montreal teenager robbed a dépanneur to fund his trip to Syria, his lawyers argued he was the victim – a child soldier for ISIS or whatever jihadi group had lured him through the Internet, and...
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Fleuve-Montagne 375th anniversary project cost now $55.3 million
The city now says the Fleuve-Montagne project to create an urban walkway from the river to the mountain for Montreal’s 375th anniversary will cost $55.3 million, a 30 per cent increase from the most...
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Montreal this morning: You might need an umbrella
A mixed bag today: Environment Canada is calling for sun and cloud with a few showers in the afternoon and a risk of thunderstorms. The wind is expected to gust to 40 in the morning. Today’s high: 25...
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No injuries in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve apartment building fire
A building with several residential units burned early Wednesday morning in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The fire at Pierre-de-Coubertin andBennett Aves. near Olympic Stadium was reported around 4 a.m. and...
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Man arrested after mother-in-law stabbed to death in Montreal
Montreal police have arrested a 71-year-old man in connection with the killing of his 88-year-old mother-in-law in Montreal’s east end Tuesday afternoon. The victim was stabbed at least once in the...
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Manny Batshaw praised for dedication to youth welfare in Montreal
Manny Batshaw, the Montreal social worker who headed the 1975 inquiry into conditions in Quebec’s juvenile institutions that set the stage for Quebec’s youth protection legislation, then lent his name...
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Shooting at festival raises questions about security at concert venues
An armed man who injured a woman after firing a handgun during a festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau has been charged with several gun-related offences. The 31-year-old man was arraigned in court on Monday...
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More closures on the Jacques Cartier Bridge this week
The Jacques Cartier Bridge faces more closures later this week. The access ramps from the Jacques Cartier Bridge toward Parc Jean-Drapeau will be closed overnight from Thursday until Friday. The bike...
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Ophthalmologist stripped of medical licence
A Salaberry-de-Valleyfield ophthalmologist has been stripped of his medical licence for practicing illegally with an “indignant attitude.” Quebec’s Collège des médecins, the professional order of the...
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Body of 13-year-old boy found in Ottawa River
The body of a 13-year-old boy with Down syndrome was found Monday afternoon in the Ottawa River. Divers pulled the body from the water around 3:30 p.m. in the Laurentian town of St-André-d’Argenteuil,...
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Montreal this morning: A calmer day
No weather watches in today’s picture: Environment Canada is calling for mainly sunny conditions, with wind gusting to 40 km/h. Today’s high is expected to be 23, with a UV index of 7 or high. Tonight...
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Teenager hit by car in Saint-Rémi in stable condition
A 15-year-old cyclist is in stable condition after being hit by a car Monday night in the Montérégie. The collision occurred on Route 221 in Saint-Rémi. The force of the impact caused first responders...
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Thunderstorms knock out power to thousands in Quebec
More than 33,000 Hydro-Québec customers lost their power during thunderstorms on Monday that saw torrential rain, strong winds and hail tear through parts of the province. Though the outages affected...
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Pilots held for suspected drinking before U.K.-Canada flight
LONDON — Authorities say two commercial airline pilots have been arrested at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol, shortly before they were due to take off on a...
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Photo flashback: Queen Elizabeth opened 1976 Games and stayed for the...
Queen Elizabeth II spent 10 days in Quebec and Ontario during the 1976 Summer Olympics, arriving at St-Hubert airport on July 16 where she was met by Premier Robert Bourassa and Mayor Jean Drapeau. A...
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Mike Ward wants to help Journal de Mourréal in its fight against Québecor
Quebec standup comedian Mike Ward wants to offer financial support to the satirical website Le Journal de Mourréal in the event that they would be engaged in legal action against Média QMI and Québecor...
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