Montreal news

• Montreal’s Formula E triggers road race rage

  27-07-2017 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Summer is already a nightmare for Montreal motorists because of road construction. Couple that with the Formula E race, and you have even more gridlock and grumbling. The event is supposed to promote electric vehicles, and as Mike Armstrong reports, drivers are definitely charged up.
  
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• SQ say double homicide in Brossard tied to organized crime

  27-07-2017 23:52 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec has taken over the investigation into a double homicide in Brossard because investigators now believe the slayings are tied to organized crime. 
  The SQ announced on Thursday it will now be the lead force in investigating the July 17 deaths of Mohamed Odeh, 21, and Kevin Paul, 23, “following the evolution of the investigation which tends now to show that the homicides are tied to the activities of organized crime.”
  The Longueuil polic
  
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• Quebec City celebrates Canada 150

  27-07-2017 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Plains of Abraham in Quebec City are inviting people to discover some of the province’s history, admire artefacts and learn a few hidden secrets. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, it’s all part of Canada’s 150 celebrations.
  
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• Adidas to sell CCM to Toronto-based firm for $110 million US

  27-07-2017 23:44 via cbc.ca
  Toronto-based Birch Hill Equity Partners buying CCM in a deal expected to close at the end of the third quarter of the year.
  
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• Luxury yacht docks at Montreal’s Old Port

  27-07-2017 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  A multi-million dollar yacht has docked in Montreal’s Old Port. As Global’s Matt Grillo reports, people have been stopping to gawk – and wonder what it’s doing here.
  
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• Montreal starts electric bike pilot project

  27-07-2017 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Have you ever considered taking an electric bike to and-from work? As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, a pilot project in Montreal is hoping to give people the chance.
  
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• Blue Moon yacht turning heads at Montreal Old Port

  27-07-2017 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Blue Moon yacht is docked in the Old Port of Montreal and has attracted many onlookers.
  
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• Andrei Markov will not be returning to the Montreal Canadiens in 2017-18. He's expected to play for a team in the K… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 22:44
  Andrei Markov will not be returning to the Montreal Canadiens in 2017-18. He's expected to play for a team in the K… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Birdie! On Friday, we speak to Quebec mini-golf champ Carl Carmoni about his efforts to revive the sport.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  27-07-2017 22:41
  Birdie! On Friday, we speak to Quebec mini-golf champ Carl Carmoni about his efforts to revive the sport.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• L.A.-based spice shop with a Montreal location facing off with OQLF

  27-07-2017 22:23 via montrealgazette.com
  If he were to abide by a request from the Office québécois de la langue française, Peter Bahlawanian says it might force him to close up shop in Montreal.
  Bahlawanian is the owner of Spice Station, a business he established in California in 2009. The Montreal native moved to California in 1994, but says he still considers himself a Montrealer, and that is why he chose to open a location here in 2011.
  He says the OQLF started sending letters to the Montreal loc
  
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• Restaurant review: Buonanotte carries the torch for the Main's heyday

  27-07-2017 22:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Buonanotte
  ★★ out of ★★★★
  $$$
  Address: 3518 St-Laurent Blvd. (Near Prince Arthur St.)
  Phone: 514-848-0644
  Website: buonanotte.com
  Open: Tues.-Sat. 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. (bar open to 3 a.m.)
  Wheelchair access: No
  Reservations: Recommended
  Vegetarian friendly: Yes
  Cards: Major cards
  Parking: On the street with meters, several lots nearby, $15 valet parking.
  Price range: Starters $9-$17, pizza $14-$20, pasta $17-$24, main courses $26-$49, dessert $10-$14.
  
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• Brossard double slaying linked to organized crime, police say

  27-07-2017 21:59 via cbc.ca
  Quebec provincial police say they've taken over the investigation of a double homicide that occurred near Montreal earlier this month.
  
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• Lakeshore General Hospital unveils new $2 million radiology room

  27-07-2017 21:58 via montrealgazette.com
  The Lakeshore General Hospital (LGH) in Pointe-Claire unveiled its new radiology room on July 27. The $2 million facility will allow the hospital to diagnose — and effectively treat — West Island residents more quickly, said the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation’s managing director, Heather Holmes.
  “We have the right machine, we (can) do faster diagnosis (and) put treatment plans in place faster,” Holmes said.
  She said of the $1.7 million provided by the foundat
  
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• Owner of spice shop in hot water with OQLF over English-only website

  27-07-2017 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of a Montreal spice shop has drawn the ire of Quebec's language watchdog.
  
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• Sharing field with Expos' Tim Raines a source of pride for Steve Rogers

  27-07-2017 21:35 via montrealgazette.com
  On Sunday, Tim Raines will become the third player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing an Expos cap, joining Gary Carter (2003) and Andre Dawson (2010).
  Steve Rogers played with all of them.
  Rogers, who pitched for the Expos from 1973 to 1985, also played with Hall of Famer Tony Perez when the first baseman was with the Expos from 1977 to 1979.
  “I had a full eight years in a row out of my 12-year career that, virtually every time I went on the field, I had three Hall of Famers
  
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• Police say Quebec double slaying linked to organized crime

  27-07-2017 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Authorities say in a statement the killings of the two young men are linked to organized crime.
  
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• Person of interest in Calgary burnt-car homicides may have altered her appearance: police

  27-07-2017 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police believe a person of interest in the brutal killings of four people has taken steps to hide her identity and moved farther across the country.
  
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• Why interval training is the way to go for walkers

  27-07-2017 21:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s cheap, good for your health and easy to do, but just how fit do you get from your weekly walks around the neighbourhood?
  Generally, improving your fitness level requires a workout intense enough to make your heart and lungs work harder. So if your walk is more of a stroll, chances are your cardiovascular system isn’t being challenged enough to become stronger and more efficient.
  This doesn’t mean your walk is for naught. Walkers tend to go for distance rather than speed, w
  
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• U.S. journalist seeks Montreal’s help with William Shatner biography

  27-07-2017 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  New York Post journalist Michael Starr is looking for Montreal's help as he writes a biography of William Shatner.
  
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• Update: Andrei Markov won't return to Habs, heading to Russia to play in KHL

  27-07-2017 20:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Andrei Markov will not return to the Canadiens for the 2017-18 NHL season.
  The Canadiens announced on Thursday morning that the veteran, free-agent defenceman won’t be back with the club. During a 2 p.m. conference call, Markov announced he will be heading to Russia with his family to play in the KHL. He knows which team he will be playing for, but wouldn’t announce it since he has yet to sign a contract. Markov also said he’s hoping to play for Russia in next year’s Olym
  
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• Two-time Loto-Québec winner mulls trip to Vegas

  27-07-2017 20:39 via montrealgazette.com
  There are people who are lucky, people who are very lucky and, occasionally, those who turn the odds on their head.
  Jules Parent of St-Bernard in Quebec’s Beauce region falls into that last category.
  Parent showed up at the Loto-Québec’s office in Quebec City on Thursday to collect a cheque for $1,222,069 after winning the jackpot in the Crown of Egypt game available on the government gambling authority’s espacejeux.com.
  Back in 2008, less than a decade ago, Parent also
  
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• Dispute over cat leads to baseball bat attack on bus driver

  27-07-2017 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  A dispute Wednesday night between a Sherbrooke bus driver and a passenger over an uncaged cat has ended with the driver in hospital and the commuter with a court date Thursday to face an assault charge.
  Sherbrooke police said the incident occurred at about 9:15 p.m., after a passenger boarded a city bus carrying several pieces of baggage, including a cage containing a cat.
  Once the bus arrived at the Université de Sherbrooke terminal, the driver noticed the passenger had released the cat
  
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• Twice in a lifetime: Quebecer once again wins $1M lottery

  27-07-2017 20:13 via cbc.ca
  A Quebec man has won $1 million playing the lottery for the second time in nine years.
  
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• Lyme disease on the rise in Quebec this summer

  27-07-2017 19:48 via cbc.ca
  With tick season in full swing, Quebec's Health Ministry is sounding the alarm about a rise in reported cases of Lyme disease across the province.
  
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• Quebec-based Uni-Sélect chalks up rise in sales to U.S. acquisitions

  27-07-2017 19:29 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec-based car parts and accessories distributor Uni-Sélect (TSX:UNS) posted a net profit of $13.7 million, or 33 cents per share, in the second quarter on Wednesday.
  This marks a drop from the $16.8 million net profit, or 40 cents per share, posted over the 2016 period.
  However, the company’s quarterly sales increased from $323.7 million last year to $340.3 million this year. Uni-Sélect attributed this 5.1-per-cent increase to recent business acquisitions, most of
  
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• Montreal’s Ferris wheel delayed, won’t run until late August

  27-07-2017 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Installation of La Grande Roue, the city's signature Ferris wheel, is now delayed until late August.
  
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• Opinion: Addressing the decline in Quebec English public school enrolment

  27-07-2017 19:10 via montrealgazette.com
  The recent report by the Fraser Institute (Where Our Students are Educated: Measuring Student Enrolment in Canada, 2017) highlights the steady enrolment decline in English-language public schools in Quebec, something that has grave consequences for the community’s future.
  English public schools are bleeding students at an alarming rate: The decline was 19.9 per cent over the 14 years ending in 2014-15 (and there is no reason to assume any improvement since; quite the contrary). This a
  
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• Video - @ElonGold: Pro-semite headlines at @JustForLaughs btmontreal.ca/videos/elon-go…

  27-07-2017 18:52
  Video - @ElonGold: Pro-semite headlines at @JustForLaughs btmontreal.ca/videos/elon-go…
  
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• Jeopardy! contestant stumped by pronunciation of "Quebecois" https://t.co/o9WLveGpTq

  27-07-2017 18:50
  
  Jeopardy! contestant stumped by pronunciation of "Quebecois" https://t.co/o9WLveGpTq
  
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• Quebec's language watchdog targets Montreal spice shop's English-only website

  27-07-2017 18:33 via cbc.ca
  OQLF rules stipulate that any enterprise established in Quebec has to comply with the province’s language charter, which guarantees that all people have the right to be informed about Quebec businesses in French.
  
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• Quebec's language watchdog targets Montreal shop's English-only website

  27-07-2017 18:33 via cbc.ca
  OQLF rules stipulate that any enterprise established in Quebec has to comply with the province’s language charter, which guarantees that all people have the right to be informed about Quebec businesses in French.
  
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• Montreal’s Grande Roue delayed

  27-07-2017 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jul 27: La Grande Roue has become part of the landscape at Montreal’s Old Port, but it hasn’t taken it’s first spin yet. Global’s Billy Shields finds out why.
  
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• Quebecers shun sharing economy but love social media: study

  27-07-2017 18:21 via montrealgazette.com
  They may both receive regular mainstream media coverage, but two of the most high-profile aspects of the sharing economy — Uber and Airbnb — remain relatively unused by the vast majority of Quebecers, a study of the province’s online habits suggests.
  Other high-profile sharing economy platforms also seem to be faring as poorly in this province.
  The survey, conducted by the Centre facilitant la recherche et l’innovation dans les organisations (CEFRIO), a Montreal-base
  
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• Mom Talk with @CVDmtl: How to tell your kids you’re getting a divorce btmontreal.ca/videos/how-to-…

  27-07-2017 18:08
  Mom Talk with @CVDmtl: How to tell your kids you’re getting a divorcebtmontreal.ca/videos/how-to-…
  
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• Montreal’s industrial real estate is a landlord’s market, says @lucianodiorio https://t.co/aILZ4AHBMT

  27-07-2017 18:06
  
  Montreal’s industrial real estate is a landlord’s market, says @lucianodiorio https://t.co/aILZ4AHBMT
  
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• Opinion: Camping provides perspective and teaches resilience

  27-07-2017 17:55 via montrealgazette.com
  My family never went camping again after a trip to we took to Prince Edward Island. It rained for an entire week. We couldn’t keep our Coleman stove lit long enough to cook anything, and so my Dad drove out one night to find civilization and bring us back Kentucky Fried Chicken.
  The tangy, greasy smell of the chicken wouldn’t leave our tent. It was the last straw.
  All the respectable motels were full of discouraged campers, and so after what felt like hours of driving, we took the on
  
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• Hells Angel Salvatore Cazzetta won't face a gangsterism charge

  27-07-2017 17:42 via montrealgazette.com
  A man alleged to be a leader among the Hells Angels in Quebec has seen a gangsterism charge filed against him in a lengthy drug trafficking investigation dropped following a legal challenge. 
  Superior Court Justice Daniel Royer made the decision Thursday morning at the Montreal courthouse. The decision means Salvatore Cazzetta is expected to go on trial on one charge only: possession of the proceeds of crime, in December.
  Cazzetta was arrested in 2015 in Project Mastiff, an investigation in
  
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• Quebec bus driver allegedly attacked over cat

  27-07-2017 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  The man became aggressive when the driver told him his cat needed to remain in the cage.
  
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• Fatal attraction: Why are so many right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

  27-07-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Research vessels, planes and teams of experts are working on why so many North Atlantic right whales are in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence this year.
  
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• Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens part ways

  27-07-2017 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  Markov has played with the Habs for his entire 16-year NHL career.
  
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• Just for Laughs 2017 highlights

  27-07-2017 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  Comedian and JFL chief laughter officer Sandra Carusi joins Global’s Laura Casella with a review of some of the festival’s biggest headliners.
  
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• Grand-opening of The Montreal Observation Wheel delayed until August

  27-07-2017 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  The grand-opening of the $20 million privately funded Old Port tourist attraction has been delayed until August. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Getting to know William Shatner

  27-07-2017 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  New York Post editor Michael Starr sits down with Global’s Laura Casella to talk about his search for local William Shatner folklore.
  
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• For 1st time in 17 years, Andrei Markov won't be manning Habs blue-line

  27-07-2017 16:21 via cbc.ca
  Andrei Markov, who has spent his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens, has likely played his final game for the team.
  
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• Andrei Markov won't sign with Habs, headed to KHL

  27-07-2017 16:21 via cbc.ca
  After 16 years in Montreal and months of speculation, Andrei Markov is going back home.
  
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