News
Mother and child felt accepted in a club for survivors of violence: They "did not judge
56+ min ago (1464+ words) I found people who had been through what I had been through, who understood," says survivor of intimate partner violence. As Yeiby Cardona tells it, theirs started as a love story. She was an economist in her native Colombia, with…...
Montreal public health sets up squad to curb spike in tuberculosis cases
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (633+ words) Sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhea are also up, according to a new report. Faced with a surge in tuberculosis infections among newly-arrived immigrants in the past two years, Montreal's public health department has deployed a team of health workers to…...
Vanessa Primeau died in a burning, padlocked garage. Six years on, her mother still wants answers
1+ day, 56+ min ago (838+ words) A coroner's report released last month offers the family little closure as the police investigation appears stalled. When the coroner's report arrived in Th'r'se Primeau's inbox last month" "six years after her daughter was found dead inside a locked, burning…...
Montreal mayor signals rethink of protest limits after effigies hung at pro-Palestinian rally
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (739+ words) What we saw this weekend is unacceptable," Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Wednesday. The mayor of Montreal has questioned whether police should intervene more forcefully during protests after a downtown demonstration featuring hanging effigies triggered a hate-crimes investigation and accusations of…...
'This happened in Canada': International tribunal hearings on residential schools begin in Montreal
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (757+ words) Indigenous families are demanding justice, not more empty words." An international tribunal investigating alleged crimes against Indigenous children in Canada's residential schools began hearings on Monday in Montreal. Organized by the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal and Amnistie internationale Canada…...
Montreal police hate-crimes unit investigating mock hangings at pro-Palestinian rally
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (457+ words) The effigies appeared to depict Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir. Montreal police say they're investigating after pro-Palestinian protesters hanged three figures in effigy during a weekend rally. Leslie Roberts, the Ensemble Montr'al councillor for Peter-Mc Gill, said he…...
Landlord cancels rent increase of nearly $300 after tenant stages protest
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (814+ words) ...
Grand Prix Spotted: 'Downtown is back' as fans throng Crescent St.
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (285+ words) The Canadian Grand Prix is back in Montreal for its annual visit, only a little earlier compared to previous years. Instead of the usual June race, Formula 1 is in town this weekend. Keep following this page for the latest on…...
Unlike Ontario, Quebec law won't ban resellers from selling tickets above face value
1+ week, 2+ day ago (721+ words) "Ontario's approach is more economic, whereas Quebec's is more transactional," lawyer Vincent De L'toile says. A new law capping resale tickets at face value in Ontario may have Quebecers wondering if something similar is possible here "especially ahead of a…...
Purported manifesto by San Diego shooters lists Quebec City mosque killer among 'heroes"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (447+ words) Alexandre Bissonnette is listed in a section titled "Heroes and Inspirations." A manifesto circulating online purportedly written by the San Diego mosque killers praises Alexandre Bissonnette, who shot and killed six men in a Quebec City mosque in 2017. Bissonnette's name…...