Montreal news

• Trade with US top issue at round-table meeting in Quebec

  23-10-2017 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard was hosting a round -table discussion on Monday and as Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports, commercials ties with the US was the top order of business.
  
  Read more

• Senneville housing development at centre of electoral race

  23-10-2017 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  A three-way race for mayor is on in Senneville and as Global’s Billy Shields reports, a proposed housing development in what is known as the triangle, is turning out to be a contentious election issue.
  
  Read more

• Fighting to change Montreal’s parking policy

  23-10-2017 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly a year after going to Montreal City Hall to ask for free on-street parking for people with disabilities, a Hamstead resident is still fighting. Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports.
  
  Read more

• Brownstein: Patch Adams delivers healthy dose of humour

  23-10-2017 23:55 via montrealgazette.com
  Hunter Doherty Adams — the world knows him better by his nickname Patch — doesn’t believe laughter is the best medicine. This comes as somewhat of a shock from a physician, clown and activist who founded the Gesundheit! Institute and who sports shoulder-length blue hair and a red-nose prop to elicit giggles from patients as a form of therapy in their healing process.
  “Friendship is the best medicine, but laughter is a good grease for friendship,” says the man who wa
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Autism research at Montreal’s Neuro gets a boost

  23-10-2017 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  A $16-million donation form the Azrieli Foundation will allow Montreal’s Neurological Institute and Hospital to create the first autism research centre of its kind. Global’s Anne Leclair reports.
  
  Read more

• Stu Cowan: Canadiens coach knows what he'll get from Phillip Danault

  23-10-2017 23:38 via montrealgazette.com
  At this point, Canadiens coach Claude Julien probably wishes he could just take Alex Galchenyuk’s talent and inject it directly into Phillip Danault’s body.
  That’s not a shot at Danault — but it is at Galchenyuk. And the Canadiens coach wasn’t shy about taking some shots at Galchenyuk following practice Monday in Brossard after demoting him to the fourth line again with Mike McCarron and Nikita Scherbak, who were called up from the AHL’s Laval Rocket on Sunday
  
  Read more

• Panthers at Canadiens: Five things you should know

  23-10-2017 23:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Here are five things you should know about the Canadiens-Florida Panthers game at the Bell Centre Tuesday night (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN-690 Radio)
  Home cooking: The Canadiens are hoping that a three-game homestand will help turn things around after losing seven consecutive games. Montreal hasn’t won since an opening-night shootout win in Buffalo. The Canadiens have a 1-6-1 record and their only other point came in a 3-2 overtime loss to Toronto. This may be the easiest game in this stri
  
  Read more

• Work begins in Rigaud to fix major water main break

  23-10-2017 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Residents in Rigaud are being asked to continue to cut back on their water until further notice.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Montreal man fined for singing ‘Everybody Dance Now’ in car, to contest ticket

  23-10-2017 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  But Taoufik Moalla said Monday he'll fight the ticket and denies his singing was as deafening as authorities claim.
  
  Read more

• Quebec holds second NAFTA roundtable

  23-10-2017 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  A week after Canada rejected the latest U.S. NAFTA proposal, Quebec stakeholders are holding another round table.
  
  Read more

• Watch tonight's English-language mayoral debate on our website. The livestream starts at 7:15pm:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-10-2017 23:15
  Watch tonight's English-language mayoral debate on our website. The livestream starts at 7:15pm:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• WATCH: Montreal mayoral candidates Denis Coderre, Valérie Plante debate

  23-10-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal’s mayoral candidates, incumbent Denis Coderre and Projet Montréal leader Valérie Plante, go head-to-head in the English language debate.
  
  Read more

• Montreal woman catches man inappropriately watching her on camera. @ImCoraMacDonald has the details. @CityNews btmontreal.ca/videos/caught-…

  23-10-2017 22:40
  Montreal woman catches man inappropriately watching her on camera. @ImCoraMacDonald has the details. @CityNewsbtmontreal.ca/videos/caught-…
  
  Read more

• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: Bruny Surin @FondationBsurin tell us about fundraising and the upcoming Demi-Marathon event! https://t.co/6rkrIDpxqX

  23-10-2017 22:30
  
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: Bruny Surin @FondationBsurin tell us about fundraising and the upcoming Demi-Marathon event! https://t.co/6rkrIDpxqX
  
  Read more

• Quebec TV personality Julie Snyder files sexual misconduct complaint against Gilbert Rozon

  23-10-2017 22:30 via cbc.ca
  A spokesperson for the Quebec television star and producer confirmed Snyder contacted Montreal police Sunday night.
  
  Read more

• Quebec TV personality Julie Snyder files sexual assault complaint against Gilbert Rozon

  23-10-2017 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Julie Snyder is the latest — and most high-profile person yet — to come forward with allegations of sexual assault or harassment against the founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival, Gilbert Rozon.
  
  Read more

• Woman still waiting on free parking in Montreal for people with disabilities

  23-10-2017 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  Almost a year after going to city hall demanding free on-street parking for people with disabilities, a Hampstead resident is still fighting.
  
  Read more

• Round 2 in the Plante vs. Coderre debate: Rivals clash over dogs, taxes and transit

  23-10-2017 22:01 via cbc.ca
  Deriding the SPCA as a "lobby group," Denis Coderre defended his controversial breed-specific ban during tonight's English-language mayoral debate.
  
  Read more

• Round 2 in the Plante vs. Coderre debate — in English — has incumbent on defensive

  23-10-2017 22:01 via cbc.ca
  Denis Coderre heads into tonight's English-language mayoral debate having spent the day defending himself from allegations his administration has fostered a culture of silence at city hall.
  
  Read more

• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: Founder of Remax Griffintown @ThierryLindor reveals what, why and where the next big Real Estat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-10-2017 22:00
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: Founder of Remax Griffintown @ThierryLindor reveals what, why and where the next big Real Estat… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: We are talking about the importance of the youth vote with @apathyisboring. https://t.co/RaiR0KhkDP

  23-10-2017 21:30
  
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: We are talking about the importance of the youth vote with @apathyisboring. https://t.co/RaiR0KhkDP
  
  Read more

• Quebec City police officer who killed cyclist 'impulsive,' says Crown while defence calls for acquittal

  23-10-2017 21:19 via cbc.ca
  Simon Beaulieu’s defence attorney challenged the testimony of the Crown's expert witness in closing arguments Monday in the officer's trial on charges of criminal negligence and dangerous driving causing death. The Crown concludes the officer was impulsive and irresponsible.
  
  Read more

• Defence attorney calls for acquittal on all charges against Quebec City police officer

  23-10-2017 21:19 via cbc.ca
  Simon Beaulieu’s defence attorney challenged the testimony of the Crown prosecutor’s expert witness during his closing arguments on Monday at the Quebec City courthouse.
  
  Read more

• Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @lauhouderoy breaks down tonight's English language debate. https://t.co/1yQMqw8ywi

  23-10-2017 21:01
  
  Tomorrow on #BTMTL: @lauhouderoy breaks down tonight's English language debate. https://t.co/1yQMqw8ywi
  
  Read more

• Canadiens Notebook: It looks like Victor Mete will be sticking around

  23-10-2017 21:01 via montrealgazette.com
  About the only good news for the Canadiens so far this season has been the play of 19-year-old rookie defenceman Victor Mete.
  Mete was put with Shea Weber on the No. 1 defence pair at the start of training camp and has not looked out of place through the first eight games, even though the Canadiens are off to a 1-6-1 start. Mete, selected by the Canadiens in the fourth round (100th overall) at the 2016 NHL Draft, has two assists and is minus-6 — but every player on the Canadiens is a minus
  
  Read more

• MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Mégantic nearly 3,000 tonnes too heavy, trial hears

  23-10-2017 20:40 via cbc.ca
  Former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway locomotive engineer François Daigle, who regularly ran trains between Farnham and Lac-Mégantic, Que., told a jury he was not allowed to refuse to operate a train, even when he knew it was over the maximum allowed weight.
  
  Read more

• Celine Cooper: Crucifix doesn't belong in Assembly of 'secular' Quebec

  23-10-2017 20:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Last week, the province of Quebec became the first jurisdiction in North America to usher in legislation that bans anyone who is delivering or receiving public services from wearing the niqab, burka or any other face covering, all in the name of governmental religious neutrality. Introduced by Liberal Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée and unanimously supported by the Quebec Liberal Party under Premier Philippe Couillard, Bill 62 was voted into law beneath the crucifix that han
  
  Read more

• Bombardier manager goes to jail for defrauding company to fund lavish lifestyle

  23-10-2017 20:29 via montrealgazette.com
  A former manager of Bombardier Inc.’s railway division in Britain was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for defrauding the firm of about $1.15 million, which he used to fund a lavish lifestyle.
  Andrew Saunders, 52, was sentenced after being found guilty of fraud by abuse of position.
  He was ordered to serve at least half the sentence behind bars.
  Co-defendant Roy George, 55, who operated a courier service, pleaded guilty in January to money laundering. He received a two-year suspende
  
  Read more

• Plateau mayoral candidate withdraws after harassment allegations

  23-10-2017 20:25 via montrealgazette.com
  A candidate for the mayoralty of the borough of Plateau Mont-Royal has withdrawn from the campaign in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.
  On Friday, the Journal de Montréal reported that book publisher Michel Brûlé had been the object of allegations of sexual misconduct made by seven former employees. In a Facebook post reportedly made Sunday night, Brûlé denied the allegations and said he would fight to clear his name but in the meantime
  
  Read more

• Man charged with stabbing on Mount Royal unfit to stand trial

  23-10-2017 20:12 via montrealgazette.com
  A man who was charged with randomly stabbing a man on Mount Royal during the summer was declared unfit to stand trial on Monday after having undergone court-ordered psychiatric treatment. 
  Quebec Court Judge Jean-Paul Braun was presented with a psychiatric evaluation that stated Jean Therrien, 48, is unfit to stand trial for the time being despite having taken medication for his mental illness. 
  Therrien, who appeared to be homeless at the time, was arrested on Aug. 7 after a 56-year-o
  
  Read more

• 'It's not a coercive law,' Quebec says amid criticism over face-covering ban

  23-10-2017 19:54 via cbc.ca
  The Quebec government's new face-covering law will be approached with "common sense," a spokesperson for the province's justice minister says, amid criticism, protests and confusion over how the rules will be applied.
  
  Read more

• School garden in Montreal West gets recognized by Canadian Wildlife Federation

  23-10-2017 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  The garden at Edinburgh School has been recognized as a Certified Wildlife-Friendly Habitat. 
  
  Read more

• TSB opens investigation into Cessna plane crash in St-Lazare

  23-10-2017 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  The crash of a small aircraft on Saturday in St-Lazare, west of Montreal, will be investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).
  The federal agency said Monday it is sending an investigator to examine the wreckage of the aircraft, to gather information and assess what happened.
  Three people were injured, two seriously, in the crash of a small plane.
  The Cessna-type aircraft ended up in the trees of a private property on St-Louis Rd.
  When the police arrived at the scene on Satur
  
  Read more

• Montreal Impact fire head coach Mauro Biello after missing playoffs

  23-10-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  After a disappointing season, the Montreal Impact is on the hunt for a new coach.
  
  Read more

• Montreal school garden recognized by Canadian Wildlife Federation

  23-10-2017 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  The garden at Montreal West’s Edinburgh Elementary School was recently recognized by the Canadian Wildlife Federation. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, the project allows students to learn about the many benefits of gardening.
  
  Read more

• Impact fire Mauro Biello after missing playoffs

  23-10-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
  The Montreal Impact have fired head coach Mauro Biello. The move came a day after Montreal ended its Major Legue Soccer season with a loss at home to New England.
  
  Read more

• Montreal man fined for singing '90s dance tune in car says he'll contest ticket - National Post

  23-10-2017 19:21 via nationalpost.com
  CTV News
  Montreal man fined for singing '90s dance tune in car says he'll contest ticket
  National Post
  MONTREAL — A Montreal man's decision to let loose and belt out a 1990s dance hit while inside his car has landed him a $149 ticket for being too loud in public. But Taoufik Moalla said Monday he'll fight the ticket and denies his singing was as ...
  Fun police? Montreal man says he was given $149 ticket after ...CTV News
  Not music to cops' ears: Singing driver ticketed for screaming ...Mo
  
  Read more

• Opinion: Energy East's end shouldn't make Quebec, Alberta adversaries

  23-10-2017 19:04 via montrealgazette.com
  TransCanada’s withdrawal of its Energy East Pipeline project has elicited strong reactions in certain quarters of western Canada, including the accusation that Quebec is an economic adversary of Alberta.
  I was in Calgary and Edmonton two weeks ago and pointed out that trade in goods and services between Quebec and Alberta stands at $16 billion a year. For those who would like us to engage in mutual bashing I reply: do we want our trade to increase to $25 billion, or fall to $5 billion?
  If
  
  Read more

• Hillary Clinton hits Montreal on Monday night to promote 2016 U.S. election memoir

  23-10-2017 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  More than 3,500 people are expected to attend the conference at the city's convention centre.
  
  Read more

• Amazon says 238 places vying to host company’s 2nd headquarters

  23-10-2017 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Amazon said the proposals came from 43 U.S. states, as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, three Mexican states and six Canadian provinces.
  
  Read more

• Coderre counters criticism: 'Everything is transparent'

  23-10-2017 18:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Incumbent mayor Denis Coderre dismissed Monday morning’s Radio-Canada report in which journalists, civil servants, union members and elected officials contended his administration controls the message, punishes or chastises anyone who speaks out of turn, and blocks or threatens those who publish stories that paint it in an unflattering light.
  “I asked myself if this was electoral spending on the part of my opponents when I saw that,” he said.
  “There has never been as much
  
  Read more

• Hillary Clinton to visit Montreal to promote her book What Happened

  23-10-2017 18:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Three weeks after Toronto, Montreal will be welcoming former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday.
  The former U.S. secretary of state is continuing her tour promoting her book What Happened, whose French title is “Ça s’est passé comme ça.” Her memoir describes her thoughts and feelings during the last presidential campaign, which ended with her defeat against Republican Donald Trump.
  More than 3,500 people are expected to attend her M
  
  Read more

• New Montreal clinic aims to desensitize children to food allergies - TheSpec.com

  23-10-2017 18:26 via thespec.com
  New Montreal clinic aims to desensitize children to food allergies
  TheSpec.com
  MONTREAL - In the coming months, dozens of children with food allergies will begin a treatment to desensitize them to their allergens as part of a three-year pilot project at Montreal's Sainte-Justine hospital. Oral immunotherapy involves consuming ...and more »
  
  Read more

• These are sorry times for the Habs and their fans

  23-10-2017 18:23 via cbc.ca
  It's clear the Montreal Canadiens are small up front, slow on the blue-line and usually standout goalie Carey Price has yet to find the form that has bailed out his teammates in the past. The team's 1-6-1 record also has fans at a loss.
  
  Read more

• Just for Laughs asks RBC to 'explore options' for sale of Rozon shares

  23-10-2017 18:13 via montrealgazette.com
  The Just for Laughs Group announced Monday that it has turned to RBC Capital Markets to “explore various options” for the sale of Gilbert Rozon’s shares in the business.
  The news was contained in a three-line statement made public Monday morning. In a telephone interview, Just for Laughs spokesperson Jean-David Pelletier provided few other details and was unable to say what proportion of shares Rozon holds.
  Last Friday, Rozon announced he was selling off his interest in Just fo
  
  Read more

• In 48 hours, Montreal police sex assault hotline logs 174 calls - Montreal Gazette

  23-10-2017 18:13 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal Gazette
  In 48 hours, Montreal police sex assault hotline logs 174 calls
  Montreal Gazette
  Officers are being added to the force's sexual assault squad to deal with the influx of calls. Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. A Montreal police hotline established for victims of sexual assault fielded 174 calls in its ...and more »
  
  Read more

Follow @MontrealCANews on Twitter!