Montreal news

• Former Quebec minister Jérôme Choquette, laid to rest in Montreal

  23-09-2017 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Former Quebec Justice Minister, Jérôme Choquette, was laid to rest Saturday afternoon at the Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church in Montreal.
  
  Read more

• Mid-September heat wave, unseen since 1960's, sweeps Montreal - CTV News

  23-09-2017 23:23 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  CTV News
  Mid-September heat wave, unseen since 1960's, sweeps Montreal
  CTV News
  This weekend, Montreal is enveloped in a heatwave not typically experienced on the second official day of fall. Environment Canada says it's been a dry September-- southern Quebec hasn't seen rain in at least 20 days. And temperatures are, on average, ...
  
  Read more

• Runners flock to Rimouski after Montreal marathon cancelled over heat concerns - CBC.ca

  23-09-2017 23:09 via cbc.ca
  CBC.ca
  Runners flock to Rimouski after Montreal marathon cancelled over heat concerns
  CBC.ca
  It was inconceivable for Marie-Josée Poulin not to run her first full marathon this year. So when Montreal's event was cancelled amid concerns about hot and humid weather, Poulin set her sights on a marathon to be held a week later in Rimouski, about a ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Runners flock to Rimouski after Montreal marathon cancelled over heat concerns

  23-09-2017 23:06 via cbc.ca
  After Montreal's marathon was cancelled due to heat and humidity, some runners are heading to Rimouski.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• ‘Nobody wants to reflect and say I have an issue, I have a problem’: Invictus athlete on PTSD

  23-09-2017 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Invictus athlete, Phil Bandanai talks to Angie Seth about his struggles with PTSD and how the Invictus Games gave him the hope and inspiration he needed to keep going.
  
  Read more

• Mile End residents concerned over wood smoke from beloved bagel bakeries

  23-09-2017 22:33 via cbc.ca
  While the city's Mile End neighbourhood has been a hotspot for traditional Montreal-style bagels for half a century, some residents are becoming concerned with the health and environmental risks associated with baking the tasty classic.
  
  Read more

• Runners flock to Rimouski after Montreal marathon cancelled over heat concerns - Times Colonist

  23-09-2017 22:24 via timescolonist.com
  Runners flock to Rimouski after Montreal marathon cancelled over heat concerns
  Times Colonist
  MONTREAL — It was inconceivable for Marie-Josee Poulin not to run her first full marathon this year. So when Montreal's event was cancelled amid concerns about hot and humid weather, Poulin set her sights on a marathon to be held a week later in ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Bird Protection Quebec celebrates 100 years

  23-09-2017 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Bird Protection Quebec hosted an event to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• The Snap: Alouettes' notebook - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 21:44 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  The Snap: Alouettes' notebook
  Montreal Gazette
  MONTREAL, QUE.: MAY 30, 2017 -- Linebacker Kyries Hebert, right, and fullback Jean-Christophe Beaulieu track the flight of a pass intended for Beaulieu during Montreal Alouettes training camp at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, southeast of Montreal ...
  
  Read more

• Darren Aronofsky's new film @MotherMovie has everyone talking. Enter here to WIN tickets: btmontreal.ca/contests/win-t…

  23-09-2017 21:20
  Darren Aronofsky's new film @MotherMovie has everyone talking. Enter here to WIN tickets: btmontreal.ca/contests/win-t…
  
  Read more

• Coderre promises more green alleys as election campaign gets underway

  23-09-2017 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  It's municipal election season in Quebec, and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre wasted no time hitting the campaign trail, promising more green green laneways and a 5 km/h speed limit in all alleys, if re-elected.
  
  Read more

• Man, 29, hit by car on Sherbrooke St. in NDG - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 21:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  Man, 29, hit by car on Sherbrooke St. in NDG
  Montreal Gazette
  A 29-year-old man was sent to a hospital after being hit by a car at the corner of Sherbrooke St. W. and Wilson Ave. in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Montreal Gazette. Published on: September 23, 2017 | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 3:03 PM EDT. Montreal ...
  
  Read more

• Man, 29, hit by car on Sherbrooke St. in N.D.G.

  23-09-2017 21:03 via montrealgazette.com
  A 29-year-old man was sent to a hospital after being hit by a car at the corner of Sherbrooke St. W. and Wilson Ave. in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
  Montreal Police Constable Manuel Couture had little information about the accident or the state of the man who was hit.
  The accident happened about 1:40 p.m. on Saturday.
  Police set up a perimeter around the busy intersection to investigate the cause of the collision.
  
  Read more

• Ugo Fredette transferred to St-Jérôme detention centre - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  Ugo Fredette transferred to St-Jérôme detention centre
  Montreal Gazette
  Ugo Fredette, 41, is well enough to be discharged from an Ontario hospital after a suicide attempt, his lawyer said Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. Ugo Fredette, facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the ...
  Ugo Fredette now in Saint-Jérôme detention centre, police sayCBC.caall 5 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Ugo Fredette transferred to detention centre - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  Ugo Fredette transferred to detention centre
  Montreal Gazette
  Ugo Fredette, 41, is well enough to be discharged from an Ontario hospital after a suicide attempt, his lawyer said Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. Ugo Fredette, facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Ugo Fredette transferred to detention centre

  23-09-2017 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  Ugo Fredette, facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Véronique Barbe, is being transferred to the St-Jérôme detention centre Saturday afternoon.
  “He will be transferred this afternoon if he hasn’t already been transferred,” said Segerant Stéphane Tremblay, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
  Fredette, 41, was taken to a hospital in Ottawa a week ago after attempting to commit suicide
  
  Read more

• Service restored on métro's Green Line

  23-09-2017 20:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Service is back up on the métro’s Green Line.Shutdown GREEN line between L-Groulx and H-Beaugrand. Inter. Emergency medical services. Service expected to resume at 14:33. #stminfo J
  — STM Ligne Verte (@stm_Verte) September 23, 2017
  The Société de transport de Montréal tweeted at 1:38 p.m. that the line would be down from Lionel-Groulx to Honoré Beaugrand for about an hour due to an intervention requiring the response of emergency medical services.
  A
  
  Read more

• Denis Coderre pledges funding for the creation of green alleyways

  23-09-2017 19:52 via montrealgazette.com
  Mayor Denis Coderre promised Saturday to create a $4-million program for green alleyways.
  Making a campaign appearance in the Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough with local candidates, the mayor said the funds would help residents of other districts turn their laneways green, as residents in the Plateau and Rosemont district have already done.
  Under the program, local boroughs would be able to submit applications for green lane projects.
  The funding would cover up to half of th
  
  Read more

• Warm Montreal weather sees wading pools, water parks reopen - CBC.ca

  23-09-2017 19:41 via cbc.ca
  CBC.ca
  Warm Montreal weather sees wading pools, water parks reopen
  CBC.ca
  Unseasonably warm weather in Montreal has city residents turning to the water for some relief. The high forecast for Saturday is 29 C, while Sunday is predicted to peak at 30 C, making late September feel like mid-July. This weekend, some of the water ...
  
  Read more

• Warm Montreal weather sees wading pools, water parks reopen

  23-09-2017 19:39 via cbc.ca
  September feels more like July in Montreal this weekend. Here's where you can cool off in city parks this weekend — or even pay a visit to a water park.
  
  Read more

• Montreal's heat wave will finally break next week - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 18:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  Montreal's heat wave will finally break next week
  Montreal Gazette
  It's not clear whether Hurricane Maria will bring precipitation to Quebec and the Maritimes next week. Marian Scott, Montreal Gazette More from Marian Scott, Montreal Gazette. Published on: September 23, 2017 | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 12:44 PM ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Montreal's heat wave will finally break next week

  23-09-2017 18:44 via montrealgazette.com
  The late-September heat wave will be with us for four more days, with temperatures finally dropping to 20 degrees on Thursday, with a chance of showers, Environment Canada says.
  “This won’t last forever,” said Bruno Marquis, a meteorologist at the federal agency’s Quebec Storm Prediction Centre in Montreal.
  Temperatures have been between one and four degrees above normal for the past 15 days, “That’s quite unusual,” Marquis said.
  An area of high pressure
  
  Read more

• After 10,000 distracted driving tickets in Montreal, police, SAAQ launch new campaign

  23-09-2017 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  A new campaign aims to raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving.
  
  Read more

• What the Puck: Heat is on as high expectations follow Jonathan Drouin

  23-09-2017 17:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Most people I know couldn’t care less about Habs exhibition games. Even pals of mine who are hardcore fans were watching a documentary on PBS rather than catching the mighty Canadiens falling to the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Wednesday night.
  Montreal is winless in its first three pre-season games but even the most high-strung of fans — that would be me — are not out on the window ledge just yet because of this losing record. These games are pretty well irrelevant, nothing more
  
  Read more

• Denis Villeneuve favoured by Daniel Craig to direct James Bond: report

  23-09-2017 16:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec director Denis Villeneuve is Daniel Craig’s preferred choice to helm the 25th film in the James Bond Franchise, according to a report in the Daily Mail. 
  Villeneuve, whose sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner will open Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema before its October 6 theatrical release, had previously been rumoured to be on a three-man shortlist alongside Yann Demange and David MacKenzie.
  The Daily Mail report suggests that Villeneuve has met with Craig as w
  
  Read more

• Black Canadian artists do exist, as new arts movement shows

  23-09-2017 16:07 via cbc.ca
  Art educator Rosalind Hampton is participating in a convention about a new black arts movement because she says she is concerned for young black Canadians' sense of self.
  
  Read more

• ICYMI: Nalie Augustin hosts a live version of "The Nalie Show" in Montreal, tonight! Watch her interview here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-09-2017 16:01
  ICYMI: Nalie Augustin hosts a live version of "The Nalie Show" in Montreal, tonight! Watch her interview here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• Homage to Catalonia: Separatist solidarity rally planned in Montreal

  23-09-2017 15:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec separatists will be staging a show of support for Catalonia’s independence movement on Saturday afternoon. 
  The protest, which has been organized by Cap sur l’indépendance, will take place in front of the Consulate General of Spain in Montreal.
  It will denounce the actions of Spain’s government, which organizers accuse of using repressive methods to prevent the planned October 1 referendum on Catalan independence from taking place.
  The protestors have critici
  
  Read more

• Despite elections, municipalities watching Quebec government

  23-09-2017 15:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite municipal elections being held across Quebec, the Quebec Federation of Municipalities says it will closely monitor the new season of the Quebec National Assembly.
  Federation president Richard Lehoux, who is not seeking another mandate as mayor of St-Elzéar, in the Beauce region, said he intends to be the organization’s watchdog. His term as president of the federation will end in January.
  The federation will focus on government regulations adopted this fall, an upcoming summ
  
  Read more

• Former Justice Minister Jérôme Choquette's funeral to be held Saturday

  23-09-2017 15:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A funeral will be held in Montreal Saturday afternoon for former Quebec Justice Minister Jérôme Choquette.
  Many dignitaries are expected to attend the memorial at 2 p.m. in St-Enfant-Jésus Church, on St-Dominique St.
  Choquette, who died of pneumonia Sept. 1 at age 89, is best remembered for his role in the October 1970 Crisis, when he was Minister of Justice under Premier Robert Bourassa.
  Choquette was also Mayor of Outremont from 1983 to 1991.
  As justice minister, he wa
  
  Read more

• Montreal Canadiens: Habsfan vs Leafsfan Podcast – Season 2 Episode 5 - A Winning Habit

  23-09-2017 15:02 via awinninghabit.com
  A Winning Habit
  Montreal Canadiens: Habsfan vs Leafsfan Podcast – Season 2 Episode 5
  A Winning Habit
  On Episode 5, Ari Shapiro (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Kamal Rehman (Montreal Canadiens) discuss Leafs conspiracy, the Jonathan Drouin's effect and much more. Habsfan vs Leafsfan – Season 2 Episode 5 (Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs).
  Montreal Canadiens place Zach Redmond on waivers, send Eisenschmid and McNiven to AHLHabs Eyes on the Prize (blog)all 14 news articles &raq
  
  Read more

• Saturday festivities mark opening of new CHUM hospital complex

  23-09-2017 14:47 via montrealgazette.com
  The Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal is holding an open house day on Saturday to celebrate the opening of its new hospital complex.
  From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public is invited to visit some of the new facilities and meet the professionals who will work in them
  Thereafter, at 5 p.m., a concert will be held on Sanguinet street between Viger and René-Lévesque streets. Hosted by Maripier Morin, it will feature musicians that span the generations
  
  Read more

• Week in Review: Local, provincial politics heat up — just like weather

  23-09-2017 14:18 via montrealgazette.com
  Review of the top stories from the past week:
  Barrette hints at funding hike as he appoints new MUHC board members
  Hoping to ease simmering tensions with the embattled McGill University Health Centre, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette appointed 10 new members to the board of the MUHC on Monday following a vetting process by a non-partisan recruitment committee.
  And Barrette appeared to extend an olive branch to the MUHC, hinting he would be willing to boost its funding — provided that
  
  Read more

• While you were sleeping: Post-earthquake struggles in Mexico

  23-09-2017 14:01 via montrealgazette.com
  Also: Philippe Couillard talks about sovereignty referendums and London’s conflict with Uber escalates. 
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said the province could become divided into pieces the day after a victorious sovereignty referendum. Following the principles of self-determination of peoples, the 11 First Nations living on the territory could refuse to live in an independent Quebec and demand portions of its land. “The only way to completely guarantee the territorial
  
  Read more

• Analysis: Stage set for scrappy Montreal municipal election - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  Analysis: Stage set for scrappy Montreal municipal election
  Montreal Gazette
  Or, to be more specific, between Coderre and Projet Montréal, the party Plante leads. Politicians are a combative lot, but two-way election races — which crop up infrequently in Montreal electoral history — tend to get bare-knuckled and acrimonious.
  Coderre promises more green alleys as election campaign gets underwayGlobalnews.caall 4 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Analysis: Stage set for scrappy Montreal municipal election

  23-09-2017 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Strap yourself in, Montreal, and get ready for a bumpy ride to Nov. 5. 
  Like roadwork and traffic deviations, the municipal election battle now underway promises to be messy and loud.
  Posters went up on Friday as official election campaigns kicked off in municipalities across Quebec — and the one in Montreal is shaping up to be a grudge match between Denis Coderre and Valérie Plante.
  Or, to be more specific, between Coderre and Projet Montréal, the party Plante leads.
  Po
  
  Read more

• Unusual weather a blessing and curse for Quebec farmers

  23-09-2017 13:33 via cbc.ca
  A hot end to the summer has some farmers saying it's making up for the rest of the growing season's cold and rainy weather, while others are sounding the alarm on an increase in weather swings.
  
  Read more

• Josh Freed: Heavens to Betsy! Dated expressions still pepper our language - Montreal Gazette

  23-09-2017 13:31 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  Josh Freed: Heavens to Betsy! Dated expressions still pepper our language
  Montreal Gazette
  Words and sayings come and go over time, with some getting the heave-ho when the changing values of our era finally catch up with them. Josh Freed, Special to Montreal Gazette. Published on: September 23, 2017 | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 7:31 ...
  
  Read more

• Shelter: Hardwood floors and vintage furniture add charm to Westmount apartment

  23-09-2017 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Anne Renaud has a diverse educational and professional background. Born in Valleyfield, she spent her early childhood in Cornwall, Ont., after which her family moved to North Bay. There she studied radio and television broadcasting, but she admits she wasn’t quite ready to hit the job market. After a while, she moved to Montreal where she earned a degree at Concordia, specializing in translation.
  Renaud found being a translator to be “rather isolating” (like freelance writers,
  
  Read more

• Josh Freed: Heavens to Betsy! Dated expressions still pepper our language

  23-09-2017 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  I was talking to my son Daniel about college life and I said: “Enjoy the life of Riley while you can.”
  Then he asked: “Who’s Riley?”
  Holy mackerel!, I thought. I don’t actually know who Riley was — it’s an expression my Dad used decades ago that I somehow borrowed. In fact, I don’t know where my “Holy mackerel!” came from either.
  Expressions and words come and go over time and some of mine are aging. I still find myself murmuring
  
  Read more

• Tragedy and pride mark 100th anniversary of Quebec City's historic bridge

  23-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  While Quebec City is celebrating its 100th anniversary of the Pont de Québec this weekend, a sombre ceremony also paid tribute to the 89 people who died during its construction.
  
  Read more

• From the archives: City's first electric streetcar rocketed into existence

  23-09-2017 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  This story was first published on Sept. 22, 2002, in the Montreal Gazette.
  Montreal’s electric cars ran yesterday. They didn’t run very far or very fast; but they established the fact that Montreal is in the procession and on the move.
  The Gazette, Sept. 22, 1892
  It would have been easy for The Gazette to cast a more skeptical eye on Montreal’s first electric streetcar. We resisted any such urge, and was wise to do so, for despite its shaky start the new contraption was here to
  
  Read more

• 'Nobody wants to talk about death:' Patients' stories inspire play about palliative care

  23-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The PEACE Project weaves together the experiences of palliative care patients and their families in a theatre production, with every line a direct quote from a patient or caregiver. "It is not just about death," Dr. Brenda Sabo says. "It's about quality of life."
  
  Read more

• The emotional edge of real estate

  23-09-2017 06:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Many of us imagine a realtor’s day is spent negotiating deals, touring clients through homes, and hosting open houses.
  But according to Béatrice Baudinet, a top-selling realtor with Royal LePage, real estate isn’t just about buying and selling property. It can also be a delicate process that requires the combined skills of a psychologist, a jack-of-all-trades, and a friend.
  “You have to be able to read people, to be sensitive and very patient,” Baudinet said. &ldqu
  
  Read more

• In conversation with a top brokerage about the state of Montreal real estate

  23-09-2017 06:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal is becoming Canada’s latest real estate hotspot. According to the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, overall sales have increased for 29 of the past 30 months, and last month was the busiest August since the organization began keeping track of property sales.
  For some insight on what’s happening here, I reached out to Sacha Brosseau, VP of brokerage for Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, to find out what all this means for Montrealers. 
  Q: How is the Montreal
  
  Read more

Follow @MontrealCANews on Twitter!