Montreal news

• 'Open your eyes' to threat of the far-right, Quebec City mayor says

  23-08-2017 23:45 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's political leaders need to "open their eyes" to the rise of far-right groups in the province, Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume said Wednesday.
  
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• 'Open your eyes' to far-right threat, Quebec City mayor says

  23-08-2017 23:45 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's political leaders need to "open their eyes" to the rise of far-right groups in the province, Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume says.
  
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• Tornado hits Lachute during intense storm

  23-08-2017 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado struck Lachute during the intense storm that hit parts of Quebec. Global’s Dan Spector reports.
  
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• Cleaning up NDG after intense storm

  23-08-2017 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in NDG are banding together after the intense storm that ripped through parts of Quebec. Global News Montreal Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard speaks to borough mayor Russell Copeman to talk about what the next step is.
  
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• Celine Dion ‘not afraid to try things’ as she continues foray into fashion

  23-08-2017 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  2017 has been dubbed "the year of Celine Dion."
  
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• Strangers in the Night gala will go on after Montreal storm rips through tent

  23-08-2017 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  The tent set up for the Strangers in the Night charity gala was torn down during the intense storm that swept parts of Quebec.
  
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• Asylum seekers get health-care benefits first, eligibility questions later

  23-08-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  The massive number of asylum seekers coming across the border has led to processing delays, with people receiving benefits in the meantime.
  
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• NDG neighbours band together after intense storm

  23-08-2017 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  Neighbours are not only opening their homes, but also their freezers and fridges.
  
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• Trudeau says steps to tackle spike in asylum-seekers yielding 'positive results'

  23-08-2017 21:13 via cbc.ca
  Facing criticism from the Conservatives that he has created a crisis at the border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has a firm grip on the spike in migrants crossing into Canada, insisting that additional staff and expedited processing are "yielding positive results."
  
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• Quebec doctor dies after Ironman triathlon in Mont-Tremblant

  23-08-2017 21:10 via cbc.ca
  A well-known doctor from the Laurentians has died after he suffered complications during the Ironman triathlon in Mont-Tremblant last weekend.
  
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• Energy East Pipeline review topics to include upstream, downstream GHG emissions

  23-08-2017 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Canada's national energy regulator is expected to release a list of topics later today to be considered in its review of the Energy East pipeline, which could for the first time include broad consideration of upstream and downstream emissions.
  
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• Energy East pipeline review topics to be released, may include GHG emissions

  23-08-2017 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Canada's national energy regulator is expected to release a list of topics later today to be considered in its review of the Energy East pipeline, which could for the first time include broad consideration of upstream and downstream emissions.
  
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• Energy East Pipeline review to look at upstream, downstream GHG emissions

  23-08-2017 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Canada's national energy regulator is expected to release a list of topics later today to be considered in its review of the Energy East pipeline, which could for the first time include broad consideration of upstream and downstream emissions.
  
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• NDG hit hard by Montreal storm

  23-08-2017 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Aug 23: Trees in NDG were knocked down during the intense storm that swept parts of Quebec, damaging property and cutting power to thousands of homes. Global’s Billy Shields reports.
  
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• Afternoon walk on popular Gaspé trail turns deadly for French tourist

  23-08-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca
  A 23-year-old man is in custody in connection with the death of a French tourist, who was walking with a female companion when he was struck and killed by an unidentified projectile.
  
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• Video: @vansap talks Festival Mode et Design btmontreal.ca/videos/festiva…

  23-08-2017 17:35
  Video: @vansap talks Festival Mode et Design btmontreal.ca/videos/festiva…
  
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• Lachute hit by F1 tornado during intense storm Tuesday

  23-08-2017 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  Lachute was hit by an F1 tornado during the intense storm that hit parts of Quebec.
  
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• Tam-Tams in Tremblant! https://t.co/J19KeQIouQ

  23-08-2017 17:04
  
  Tam-Tams in Tremblant! https://t.co/J19KeQIouQ
  
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• Campaign Trump vs. Teleprompter Trump https://t.co/qy6Vn9CJBt

  23-08-2017 16:38
  
  Campaign Trump vs. Teleprompter Trump https://t.co/qy6Vn9CJBt
  
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• Severe storm hits Montreal sends debris flying through the air

  23-08-2017 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  Amateur footage shows debris flying through the air as a severe storm swept through the city on Tuesday.
  
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• Clean-up underway after severe storm, heavy winds rip through Montreal

  23-08-2017 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  There were no serious injuries reported as a result of the storm.
  
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• Montreal storm tears down trees, power lines

  23-08-2017 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Aug 23: A Montreal storm tore up trees, damaged homes and took down power lines. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.
  
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• High winds, not tree maintenance, to blame for storm damage, says NDG mayor

  23-08-2017 16:21 via cbc.ca
  Russell Copeman, the mayor of the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, says no amount of maintenance could have preserved some of the trees that came down in Tuesday’s intense storm.
  
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• Swastikas on anchors in Pointe-des-Cascades park create controversy

  23-08-2017 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  Corey Fleischer of Erasing Hate was called to remove a black swastika painted on an anchor in nautical-themed Saint-Pierre Park in Pointe-des-Cascades.
  
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• Cities where Canadians feel most, least safe: poll

  23-08-2017 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  A poll released by Mainstreet Research/Postmedia on Wednesday ranked the Canadian cities in which Canadians feel the most and least safe.
  
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• ICYMI: Sherbrooke police dog comforts victims of abuse btmontreal.ca/videos/sherbro…

  23-08-2017 15:54
  ICYMI: Sherbrooke police dog comforts victims of abuse btmontreal.ca/videos/sherbro…
  
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• Monumental Quebec author, Réjean Ducharme, dead at 76

  23-08-2017 15:22 via cbc.ca
  The 1966 publication of Réjean Ducharme's novel The Swallower Swallowed is considered a historical event in Quebec.
  
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• Global News Morning headlines: Wednesday, August 23

  23-08-2017 15:16 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Wednesday, August 23.
  
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• Trees litter NDG’s streets

  23-08-2017 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Broken windows, crushed cars, and trees all over the streets are just some of what was leftover from Tuesday’s storm. Billy Shields has more.
  
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• Start the new school year on the right foot

  23-08-2017 14:55 via globalnews.ca
  Parenting blogger Jaime Damak joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about the five thing you can do to start the new school year off on the right foot.
  
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• Discovering the river otter habitat

  23-08-2017 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Kim Sullivan discovers the Ecomuseum Zoo’s river otters with biologist Elizabeth Landry.
  
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• Thousands without power Wednesday morning after storm hits Montreal

  23-08-2017 14:43 via montrealgazette.com
  Approximately 24,000 Montrealers remained without power as of 8 a.m. Wednesday after a storm blew through the city Tuesday night, according to Hydro-Québec. 
  That’s an improvement from the 115,000 who experienced power outages at the peak Tuesday night, said Hydro-Québec spokesperson Serge Abergel. 
  Abergel said there are more than 150 crews working to restore power as quickly as possible, but added that power is not expected to be restored in many ar
  
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• As N.D.G. wakes up to the calm after the storm, the cleanup begins

  23-08-2017 14:42 via montrealgazette.com
  Some witnesses say the chaos lasted for two or three minutes, others that it was over in 30 seconds. But no matter how long it took for a thunderstorm-created microburst to rage across several city blocks in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon, it was clear Wednesday morning that the cleanup will take days — and in some cases years — to repair.
  Hydro-Québec crews worked through the night Tuesday to literally untangle hundreds of metres of
  
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• Ecomuseum Zoo’s new arrivals

  23-08-2017 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Kim Sullivan meets the Ecomusuem Zoo’s new baby foxes while biologist Elizabeth Landry explains feeding time.
  
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• Community Events: Wanderlust

  23-08-2017 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Wednesday, August 23.
  
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• Thousands without power after storm tears through province, N.D.G. badly affected

  23-08-2017 14:39 via montrealgazette.com
  A severe thunderstorm with strong winds left nearly 48,000 clients without power in Montreal Tuesday evening, according to Hydro-Québec, after a string of thunderstorms hit in the afternoon.
  By 11 p.m., more than 100 Hydro-Québec crews were at work in the south of the province, repairing power lines. On their website, the province’s electricity provider said that the Laurentians, Richelieu and Montreal regions were the most affected by the storm and about 65,000 hom
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast: Wednesday, August 23

  23-08-2017 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Wednesday, August 23.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/uaLN5Fd1by

  23-08-2017 14:34
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 8:30 https://t.co/uaLN5Fd1by
  
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• Community Events: Esplanade Place Ville Marie

  23-08-2017 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Casella has Montreal’s community events for Wednesday, August 23.
  
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• Tornado rips through Lachute, leaving up to 40 homeless

  23-08-2017 13:25 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has confirmed that the damage to residences in Lachute, Que., that forced some residents to leave their homes was, in fact, caused by a tornado.
  
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• Tornado rips through Lachute, damaging more than 300 buildings

  23-08-2017 13:25 via cbc.ca
  More than 300 buildings, including homes and the local arena, were damaged in a tornado that swept through Lachute, Que., the city's mayor said Wednesday.
  
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• Possible tornado tears roof off of Lachute home

  23-08-2017 13:25 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of residences were damaged and some people were forced to leave their homes when a storm passed through Lachute, in Quebec's Laurentians region, Tuesday evening. Now, Environment Canada is investigating whether that storm was a tornado.
  
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• Possible tornado tears roof off Lachute home

  23-08-2017 13:25 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of residences were damaged and some people were forced to leave their homes when a storm passed through Lachute, in Quebec's Laurentians region, Tuesday evening. Now, Environment Canada is investigating whether that storm was a tornado.
  
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• #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 7:20 https://t.co/U5iTvEwJHN

  23-08-2017 13:22
  
  #BTMTL #needtoknow VIDEO: Your 90-second news, weather, traffic update at 7:20 https://t.co/U5iTvEwJHN
  
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• NDIP to hold public meetings with shoreline expert

  23-08-2017 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Residents of Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot who suffered erosion damage to their waterfront property during the spring floods will likely not be compensated for their loss.
  Mayor Danie Deschênes said there are no provisions for shoreline damage caused by erosion under the provincial government’s present guidelines.
  “About a hundred homes are concerned and the issue is regulations, as prepared by the government, does not apply to homeowners for their land,” she sai
  
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• Homeowner and neighbours at odds about future of bungalow

  23-08-2017 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Property owner Gabriel Lemmo is both frustrated and discouraged.
  “I did every single thing they asked me to and now they turn me down,” he said.
  Lemmo was under the impression that the Pointe-Claire demolition committee would grant his request to demolish a brick bungalow he owns on Bras D’Or Avenue. He purchased the property five years ago with the plan to raze the bungalow and build two cottages.
  Bras D’Or Avenue is part of swath of neighbourhood of modest, brick bungal
  
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• Over the last year, “Kanak” has comforted more than a hundred victims of abuse across the Eastern Townships. BT’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-08-2017 12:34
  Over the last year, “Kanak” has comforted more than a hundred victims of abuse across the Eastern Townships.BT’s… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dorval mayor makes "serious offer" for McConnell woods

  23-08-2017 12:30 via montrealgazette.com
  The city of Dorval has made an offer to buy the McConnell woods, a majestic waterfront property that is currently for sale.
  Dorval Mayor Edgar Rouleau said the city submitted an offer of $15.1 million for the Lakeshore Road property in an attempt to preserve the McConnell woods, a sprawling private lot that includes waterfront on Lake St. Louis.
  “I think it’s a serious offer,” said Rouleau, who noted the property is evaluated at approximately $10 million.
  However, Rouleau told
  
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• The Quebecor media company has invested in the Imperial Theatre in downtown Montreal. https://t.co/lHzmm3qF0M

  23-08-2017 12:19
  
  The Quebecor media company has invested in the Imperial Theatre in downtown Montreal. https://t.co/lHzmm3qF0M
  
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• Community soup festival returns

  23-08-2017 12:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Everyone, everywhere eats soup. Thrifty cooks make it with vegetable ends and trimmings, using up the last of the limp vegetables in the fridge. Foodies make it with farmer’s market finds and spices sourced from specialty boutiques. Even those who can’t cook make it with the help of a Campbell’s can or Lipton’s packet. And every year, thousands of people gather in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot to celebrate this universal dish.
  The sixth annual Symbol of Openness
  
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