Montreal news

• Systemic change underway at SPVM

  16-06-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal police Chief Philippe Pichet held a news conference Friday morning detailing the measures the force will put in place in an effort to restore the public’s confidence after recent allegations of corruption and misdeeds within the SPVM highlighted the need for systemic change. Global’s Paola Samuel reports.
  
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• Quebec to create English affairs office

  16-06-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  After years of lobbying, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard announced he will be creating a special Anglophone affairs office to protect the rights of Quebec’s English-speaking minority.
  
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• Lacrosse history on display at Montreal’s McCord Museum

  16-06-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  While lacrosse originated with First Nations peoples, it became an organized sport in 1867 with the creation of the National Lacrosse Association of Canada. As Felicia Parrillo reports, a special exhibition at the McCord Museum is celebrating 150 years of the sport in Canada.
  
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• Downtown Montreal construction detours

  16-06-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Commuters and residents trying to navigate downtown Montreal’s seemingly endless construction detours say they are fed up. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports.
  
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• Head-on collision in La Prairie leaves 2 with serious injuries

  16-06-2017 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A head-on collision on Montreal's South Shore has left two drivers in hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Habs' prospects, Part III: Jacob De La Rose a versatile forward

  16-06-2017 23:42 via montrealgazette.com
  
  With the Canadiens preparing to select a new crop of prospects at the NHL entry draft, June 23-24 in Chicago, we look at five prospects ready to make an impact in the NHL. No. 3 is centre Jacob De La Rose.
  A quick glance at the numbers, and you would think that Jacob De La Rose had played his way out of contention for regular employment with the Canadiens.
  Coach Michel Therrien fell in love with the Swede three years ago. He was recalled from Hamilton during his rookie season and played 33 games
  
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• We asked what you'd do as Montreal Canadiens GM. This is what you told us.

  16-06-2017 23:34 via montrealgazette.com
  
  With the NHL’s expansion draft just a few days away, time is quickly running out for teams to decide which players they will not risk losing to the Vegas Golden Knights. Teams must submit their lists of protected by players by 5 p.m., Saturday.
  You might not envy Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, who has to compile his list while restructuring the team after a rapid playoff exit. Or perhaps you do envy him and think you can do better. 
  In either case, Hockey Inside/Out
  
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• Police seize 50 KG of meth powder, arrest three men in series of raids

  16-06-2017 23:25 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Police have arrested three men after 10 raids that resulted in a “major seizure” of various types of narcotics.
  The searches, which targeted a network of suppliers, were carried out on Thursday in Montreal, Lavaltrie and Longueuil, Montreal police said in a press release.
  Montreal police said they seized 50 kg of methamphetamine powder on June 14, 2017.
  Police said they seized 50 kilograms of methamphetamine powder. The powder could have been used to create 500,000 tablets worth $2.5
  
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• Former soldier gets life sentence for murder of hairstylist Pina Rizzi

  16-06-2017 23:22 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A former Canadian Armed Forces soldier received an automatic life sentence on Friday after a jury rendered a first-degree murder verdict — a sign they simply did not believe his version of what happened when he killed Pina Rizzi.
  The jury reached its decision after two full days of deliberation at the Montreal courthouse. The only thing left for the jury to decide, following a trial that began on May 17, was whether Jean-Philippe Tremblay, 28, was guilty of first-degree murder, second-degr
  
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• Drouin in, Sergachev out: What do Montrealers think?

  16-06-2017 23:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Based on the past two years, Montreal Canadiens management sure likes surprising fans and media in June.
  The Habs turned heads by acquiring forward Jonathan Drouin and a 2018 conditional sixth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Mikhail Sergachev and a 2018 conditional second-round draft pick.
  Last year, on June 29, the Canadiens sent fan-favourite P.K. Subban to Nashville in return for Shea Weber — in case you forgot.
  As usual, Montrealers had a lot to say on social me
  
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• Stu Cowan: Montreal hoops phenom Chris Boucher primed for NBA Draft

  16-06-2017 22:55 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Chris Boucher’s life could change forever Thursday night when the NBA Draft is held in New York.
  The 6-foot-10 centre from the University of Oregon, who grew up in Montreal, is expected to be among the players selected, projected by most mock drafts as a late second-round pick.
  It has been an incredible journey for the 24-year-old to reach this point.
  Boucher only started playing organized basketball five years ago when some of his friends in Montreal North invited him to play in the annua
  
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• Montreal stories you must read this week: June 16

  16-06-2017 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  From a controversial waiver at a popular trampoline park, to daycare for adults seeking to re-connect with their inner child, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.
  
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: June 16

  16-06-2017 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  From a controversial waiver at a popular trampoline park, to daycare for adults seeking to reconnect with their inner child, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.
  
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• Downtown Montreal residents fed up with construction chaos

  16-06-2017 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents around Cedar and Atwater avenues complain road construction is taking too long, and they feel the city is poorly communicating what is happening with all the work.
  
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• Loto-Québec adds $1.2 billion to state coffers

  16-06-2017 22:33 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Loto-Québec poured $1.2 billion into the Quebec government coffers — $58 million more than expected by the Couillard government — at the end of the last fiscal year.
  The Crown corporation posted revenue growth even though its profits plateaued.
  This is a $3.6-million increase from last year, according to Loto-Québec’s annual report, which was unveiled on Friday after being tabled in the National Assembly.
  For the fiscal year that ended on March 31, Loto-Qué
  
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• Montreal parent warns of dangers of Strep A

  16-06-2017 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jun 16: Eight years after losing their six-year-old to a Streptococcus A. infection that was misdiagnosed as a cold, a Montreal family is speaking out. As Amanda Jelowicki reports, they’re hoping the Quebec College of Physicians will heed the warning signs and change its protocol when it comes to diagnosing the bacterial infection.
  
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• iSaute waiver ‘may be written in an illegal way’: Option consommateurs lawyer

  16-06-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to a lawyer at Option Consommateurs, iSaute's waiver may be written illegally.
  
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• Montreal police share details on plan to improve public confidence

  16-06-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday morning, Philippe Pichet, Montreal police director, made public the details of measures taken by police to improve public confidence and trust in the SPVM.
  
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• New mission against ISIS won't include sending troops to Syria: Sajjan

  16-06-2017 21:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is ruling out the deployment of Canadian troops into Syria as part of its new mission against ISIS.
  
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• Celebrating 150 years of lacrosse

  16-06-2017 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A special exhibition is being held at the McCord Museum to celebrate lacrosse's 150th anniversary.
  
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• Fuel tanker grounded in St. Lawrence west of Cornwall, Ont.

  16-06-2017 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a tanker grounded west of Cornwall, Ont., late Thursday night.
  
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• Many challenges still facing Habs GM Marc Bergevin

  16-06-2017 20:49 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Gentlemen, on your marks, get set, go!
  The Montreal Canadiens’ summer officially began Thursday afternoon with the news that the club had sent heralded Russian defence prospect Mikhail Sergachev to Tampa Bay in return for talented but controversial winger Jonathan Drouin.
  And that’s only the beginning. We’ll see what else the best-dressed manager in the National Hockey League will do to improve a team that won two games in the playoffs this season.
  But before we get to that, a
  
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• Don Macpherson: Quebec's political class ignores inconvenient history

  16-06-2017 20:48 via montrealgazette.com
  
  “Je me souviens” — I remember — is Quebec’s motto. But when history is inconvenient for current purposes, the province’s political class ignores it.
  This week, the Parti Québécois’s national council rejected a resolution in favour of having at least one cultural minority on each of its riding executives. Even that modest objective was unrealistic, since minorities are scarce outside the Montreal area, and minorities who support the PQ even
  
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• Opinion: Federalism is the political foundation of Canada's success

  16-06-2017 20:16 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Foreign commentators are saying what we have known for a long time: Canada is a great country. The celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial provides an opportunity for reflection on the meaning of our nation, an opportunity to take pride in a country we have built — together.
  The true greatness of a nation is not measured in economic statistics, nor displayed in military might, but rather in how well a nation takes care of its population, particularly the less fortunate. A millionair
  
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• Cue the rage over queues: Documentary explores social science of lining up

  16-06-2017 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Director Josh Freed’s new documentary looks at the history and tensions around the queue, or the lineup.
  
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• Metastatic cancer thriver and Montrealer Nalie Agustin inspires people worldwide

  16-06-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nalie Agustin joined Global News Morning Friday as guest co-host. She talked about how she maintains a positive attitude despite fighting the deadly disease.
  
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• Montreal police outline plan to win back the confidence of the people

  16-06-2017 19:30 via montrealgazette.com
  
  The chief of Montreal’s police force, battered over the last year by allegations of internecine warfare among competing departments and police officers fabricating evidence to obtain warrants, presented the force’s plan to restore the public’s confidence and improve relations Friday.
  Counting 38 separate measures, the plan has been stymied in part by the force’s inability to hire two key figures that serve as linchpins despite months of efforts, police chief Philippe Pich
  
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• Conversations with my father: fleeing apartheid to finding a new home in Canada

  16-06-2017 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  When my dad was 24 years old, he boarded a ship in Cape Town, South Africa, and sailed to England. At the time, he didn’t know how long he would be away or that he would never again return to South Africa to live.
  
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• Mystery patron pays entire restaurant tab and leaves cartoon behind

  16-06-2017 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mysterious patron covered $2,000 worth of lunch for a Greek restaurant along the Decarie Expressway, leaving behind a message for others to pay it forward.
  
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• Stu Cowan: Habs newcomer Jonathan Drouin 'relentless': midget coach

  16-06-2017 19:14 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Jon Goyens calls Jonathan Drouin a “hockey savant”.
  “He knows what everybody’s wearing equipment-wise, he knows how everybody tapes their stick, he knows everybody’s curves,” Goyens said about the newest member of the Canadiens following Thursday’s trade that sent top prospect Mikhail Sergachev to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Drouin.
  Goyens coached Drouin when he was with the midget Triple-A Lac St. Louis Lions and has known the player since h
  
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• Montreal man found not guilty of uttering threats, harassment of police officer

  16-06-2017 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The charges stem from a 2015 road rage incident involving a conflict with an off-duty officer.
  
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• Canada enacts protections for transgender community

  16-06-2017 19:09 via cbc.ca
  
  New federal protections for transgender Canadians are about to become law after a strong show of support for the landmark legislation in the Red Chamber.
  
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• Quebec floods: Man arrested for sandbags granted discharge after guilty plea

  16-06-2017 19:08 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Alain Furlano, the man who generated headlines last month when he tried to help flood victims in Pierrefonds, was granted an unconditional discharge after he pleaded guilty to refusing to obey a police order.
  The 54-year-old Île Bizard resident entered the guilty plea on Thursday before Quebec Court Judge Pierre Labelle, who agreed to sentence Furlano to the discharge which leaves him with no actual sentence. He was arrested by the Montreal police on May 9 after refusing to follow orders t
  
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• How to work with people you don't like: Tips from this Canadian negotiator

  16-06-2017 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Adam Kahane has negotiated peace deals in 50 conflicts around the world. Now he's sharing a few tricks for dealing with the people in the workplace.
  
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• Christine and Ingrid Jensen, guitarist Ben Monder find Infinitude

  16-06-2017 18:57 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Christine and Ingrid Jensen caught the improvisation bug early, growing up in Nanaimo, B.C. Their music teacher mom enrolled them in piano lessons from the time they entered grade school; then around ages 11 or 12, each picked up a horn — Ingrid the trumpet and Christine, a few years later, the saxophone.
  “We had this great band teacher,” Christine said, sitting in her St-Henri apartment on a recent Thursday afternoon. “We all had to play horns in band; that was the rule.
  
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• Pina Rizzi trial: Jean-Philippe Tremblay guilty of first-degree murder

  16-06-2017 18:46 via montrealgazette.com
  
  After two days of deliberation, a jury has found Jean-Philippe Tremblay guilty of the first-degree murder of Pina Rizzi.
  The jury knew for certain that Tremblay killed Rizzi in 2009. The only question left to determine was whether it was a case of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter. 
  One of Rizzi’s loved ones, who appeared to have followed the trial from beginning to end, was so elated by news of the verdict she ran into the women’s bathroom on the third f
  
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• Will rescued baby beluga survive? Scientists not yet sure

  16-06-2017 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A beluga whale — trapped after swimming into the Nepisiguit River in New Brunswick — was flown to Quebec on Thursday and released among a pod of female and juvenile belugas. A marine biologist talks about the rescue effort.
  
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• 'We're holding our breath': Scientists monitoring St. Lawrence beluga via satellite

  16-06-2017 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A beluga whale — trapped after swimming into the Nepisiguit River in New Brunswick — was flown to Quebec on Thursday and released among a pod of female and juvenile belugas. A marine biologist talks about the rescue effort.
  
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• Public health officials seek to reassure Quebec town with abnormal cancer rate

  16-06-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec Public Health officials are reassuring residents of a Lower North Shore municipality that they don't run a higher risk of getting cancer, just because of where they live.
  
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• Cancer rates in Gros-Mécatina no higher than rest of Quebec: report

  16-06-2017 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec Public Health officials are reassuring residents of a Lower North Shore municipality that they don't run a higher risk of getting cancer, just because of where they live.
  
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• How often do Quebec MNAs show up to vote at the National Assembly?

  16-06-2017 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Philippe Couillard was present 71 per cent of the time during voting, less than his predecessors Pauline Marois and Jean Charest.
  
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• Drug trafficking bust in Montreal reducing fentanyl on the streets

  16-06-2017 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Montreal police drug bust led to a seizure of over $2.5 million in narcotics, including fentanyl.
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw's Wines of the Week: June 16, 2017

  16-06-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Under $18: Everyday drinking
  Côtes du Rhône Villages 2016, Signargues, Domaine La Montagnette, France red, $16.40, SAQ # 11095949. Want an interesting wine with a ton of fresh fruit but one that never goes overboard? How about one with a silky and textured palate while staying fresh? How about some really interesting aromatics like tarragon and thyme to go along with the fruit? Delicate tannins? How about this wine? Residual sugar: 1.5 g/L. Grape varieties: grenache, syrah, cari
  
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• Bill Zacharkiw: Rosés are worthy of your main course

  16-06-2017 18:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  A few weeks ago, I was the speaker at a tasting and dinner for 60 people. The menu included smoked salmon, tuna tataki, gazpacho, mushroom arancini, lobster, and even a hanger steak with chilies and coriander. The difference here was that every wine I served was a rosé.
  As I walked around chatting with people as they ate and drank, the comment I heard most often was that many never realized how well suited rosé is for a meal. Most of those comments were from men; most of
  
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• Must-watch: Swimming Safety for the summer btmontreal.ca/videos/swimmin…

  16-06-2017 17:55
  Must-watch: Swimming Safety for the summer btmontreal.ca/videos/swimmin…
  
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• Montreal's Stingray Digital announces plan to hire 400 people

  16-06-2017 17:51 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) says it plans to more than double its local headcount over the next five years. 
  The company, which sells a variety of music services to other businesses — most notably music stations on cable and other pay TV systems — said on Friday that it plans to hire an additional 400 people to work in its Montreal head office.
  Stingray currently employs around 350 people, 300 of whom work in Montreal.
  “Right now, we have
  
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• Quebec court rules SNC-Lavalin must pay damages to fired executive

  16-06-2017 17:44 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Quebec’s court of appeals has arrived at opposing conclusions in cases that pitted SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) against former executives who said they had been fired without providing notice.
  In a ruling issued Thursday, the court concluded that the engineering firm had to pay eight months of salary to Michel Émond, but reversed an earlier ruling in favour of Michel Labbé, who had sought compensation equivalent to nine months of salary.
  Hired by SNC-Lavalin in 2005 and 2006,
  
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• This week's panel is a good one - Americans in Montreal: What do they think about politics back home? btmontreal.ca/videos/america…

  16-06-2017 17:43
  This week's panel is a good one - Americans in Montreal: What do they think about politics back home? btmontreal.ca/videos/america…
  
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• Looking for a fun last-minute gift for Dad? @Janette_Ewen has got you covered. btmontreal.ca/videos/fun-gif…

  16-06-2017 17:42
  Looking for a fun last-minute gift for Dad? @Janette_Ewen has got you covered. btmontreal.ca/videos/fun-gif…
  
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• Catching-up with astronaut David Saint-Jacques @Astro_DavidS btmontreal.ca/videos/catchin…

  16-06-2017 17:35
  Catching-up with astronaut David Saint-Jacques @Astro_DavidS btmontreal.ca/videos/catchin…
  
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