Montreal news

• Montreal diver goes 70 km underwater to raise awareness on water pollution

  20-09-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  A Montreal diver, whose adventures have taken her around the world, has challenged herself with something much closer to home. Nathalie Lasselin swam 70 kilometers underwater from one end of the Island of Montreal to the other. As Mike Armstrong explains, she went below to raise awareness about pollution in our rivers.
  
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• Opinion: LGBTQI+ community should oppose all forms of discrimination

  20-09-2018 23:52
  Facing criticism from members of the LGBTQI+ community, Équipe Montréal, a coalition of LGBTQI+ sport clubs, announced Sunday that Michelle Blanc — a prominent figure in the LGBTQI+ community and candidate for the Parti Québécois in Mercier — had decided to step down as honorary president for their annual gala, a celebration of diversity and inclusion.
  “Équipe Montréal’s representatives shared their members’ concerns over it
  
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• Max Domi's suspension hinders Canadiens' chemistry experiment

  20-09-2018 23:52
  QUEBEC — The Canadiens received some bad news shortly before they arrived at the Vidéotron Centre in advance of Thursday night’s preseason game against the Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals.Max Domi, who was acquired from Arizona in a trade for Alex Galchenyuk, has been suspended for the remainder of the pre-season for roughing Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad in Wednesday’s game at the Bell Centre.
  The National Hockey League’s department of player s
  
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• Boil-water advisory lifted in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Hubert

  20-09-2018 23:49 via cbc.ca
  The advisory was issued after lab results showed E. coli bacteria in a water sample.
  
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• Boil-water advisory issued in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Hubert

  20-09-2018 23:49 via cbc.ca
  The City of Longueuil has issued a boil-water advisory for the borough of Saint-Hubert and the City of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.
  
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• Hudson will take over St. Patrick’s Day Parade

  20-09-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 20: The volunteer-run St. Patrick’s Day Parade has marched down the street for nine years in Hudson. As Global’s Billy Shields reports, the town is now taking it over – but some are concerned about what will happen next.
  
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• Habs forward Domi suspended for remainder of pre-season for sucker punch

  20-09-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi has been suspended for the remainder of the NHL pre-season after punching Florida defenceman Aaron Ekblad during an exhibition game.
  
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• Dramatic shift as Quebec election campaign enters crunch time

  20-09-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 20: A number of recent polls are showing the Coalition Avenir Québec and the Quebec Liberals are neck and neck. Global Montreal Senior Anchor Jamie Orchard speaks to IPSOS Quebec senior vice-president and general manager Sebastien Dallaire about the dramatic shift in the provincial election campaign.
  
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• Search for suspects underway in Sutton kidnapping

  20-09-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 20: Quebec police are searching for at least two suspects in the alledged abduction of a young girl in Sutton. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports, the girl was picked up Wednesday morning on her way to school – and police say she was targeted.
  
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• Consumer attitudes to 'best before' dates contribute to food waste, UQAM study finds

  20-09-2018 23:12 via cbc.ca
  The new study's authors found that consumers place a high value on the best-before date, even if food is generally perfectly safe to eat after that date.
  
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• Should Quebec elementary and high school students have a taxpayer-funded lunch each day?

  20-09-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Would you want your tax dollars to go toward free, healthy lunches for school kids?
  
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• Quebec's new HPV vaccine program is cost-cutting measure that could put public health at risk, warn experts

  20-09-2018 22:41 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's decision to change the mix of vaccines in its program to protect children from the human papillomavirus (HPV) is putting cost savings before public health, warns a national advocacy group that aims to educate Canadians about HPV and its complications.
  
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• Habs' Max Domi suspended for rest of pre-season

  20-09-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi has been suspended for the remainder of the NHL pre-season after punching Florida defenceman Aaron Ekblad during an exhibition game.
  
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• Canadian NHL roundup: Habs' Max Domi suspended for rest of pre-season

  20-09-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi has been suspended for the remainder of the NHL pre-season after punching Florida defenceman Aaron Ekblad during an exhibition game.
  
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• Restaurant review: Antonio Park's Lavanderia rises from the ashes

  20-09-2018 22:03
  Lavanderia
  ★★★ out of ★★★★
  $$-$$$
  Address: 374 Victoria Ave., Westmount
  Phone: 514-303-4123
  Website: lavanderiaresto.com
  Open: Tues.-Sun. 5:30 to 10 p.m. (11 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.); Tues.-Fri. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Wheelchair access: Yes
  Reservations: Yes
  Cards: All major cards
  Vegetarian-friendly: Enough, if there were one or two in a crowd of omnivores
  Licensed: Yes
  Parking: 
  
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• Mile End bank robber facing the possibility of an indeterminate sentence

  20-09-2018 22:03
  A career criminal who staged a brazen robbery at a bank in Mile End while he was drunk and high on cocaine is staring down the possibility of an indefinite sentence after having recently undergone a psychiatric evaluation that determined he should be declared a dangerous offender.
  Alain Ste-Marie, 47, was convicted in March on nine charges related to the robbery during which he and a woman stormed into a branch of the Toronto Dominion Bank on Bernard Ave. on Sept. 2, 2016, but made off with only
  
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• Wind warning issued for Montreal area Friday

  20-09-2018 22:01
  Batten down the hatches.
  Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Montreal, Laval and other parts of Quebec on Friday.
  “An intense cold front tracking over southwestern Quebec will generate winds exceeding 90 kilometres per hour late Friday. Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.”
  Here’s the complete
  
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• American stone selected for Quebec Citadelle restoration violates contract, experts say

  20-09-2018 21:30 via cbc.ca
  The American stone the Canadian government has OK'd for the Quebec City Citadelle fortress — originally built with a sandstone still readily available nearby — could threaten the integrity of the centuries-old building, according to local engineers.
  
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• Quebec election: Couillard says it's possible to feed family on $75 a week

  20-09-2018 21:29
  Philippe Couillard had to explain himself Thursday after saying on a morning radio show he believes it’s possible to feed a family of three, including two teenagers, with $75 a week.
  “I would think it is,” the Quebec Liberal Party leader answered when asked the question on Énergie radio. “On the other hand, the menus wouldn’t be very varied.”
  Couillard was later asked about his remarks during a news conference after delivering a speech to the Féd
  
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• Residents protecting Pincourt’s Rousseau Forest

  20-09-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sep 20: Some Pincourt residents are fighting against plans to develop Rousseau Forest. Global’s Phil Carpenter finds out why.
  
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• Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed: Many still trying to decide which party is least bad

  20-09-2018 21:18
  With less than two weeks left until the provincial election, the most recent polls suggest that many Quebecers are still making up their minds about which political party they will be voting for.
  In speaking with friends and family this week, I found a general lack of excitement about any one party. Rather, people are attempting to figure out which one is least bad. I have brought the elections up with countless friends and some family members only to receive a shrug. Gone are the days of v
  
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• Residents rally to protect Pincourt’s Rousseau Forest

  20-09-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Residents are afraid that plans to develop the forest will destroy one of the last remaining green spaces in the area.
  
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• Quebec election: Legault to focus on 'real issues' to halt CAQ slide

  20-09-2018 19:53
  With the latest polls showing a rapid turnaround in the fortunes of Coalition Avenir Québec, François Legault said he would focus on putting more money in people’s wallets and stressing his adversary’s poor track record in tonight’s third and final televised debate to stop the slide. And try to take the spotlight off of immigration.
  “We have to look at the effect of the last 15 years of the Liberals,” he said following a speech to the Federation of Que
  
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• Expect South Shore traffic delays as REM construction sets up on Highways 10 and 30

  20-09-2018 19:52
  The ongoing construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM), the electric commuter train that will run from Brossard through Montreal and into Deux-Montagnes, will make itself felt beginning Friday night as eastbound lanes on Highway 10 are reconfigured to accommodate worksites.
  And the reconfiguration, which is being carried out to ensure worksite security amid traffic, will ultimately be in effect until the beginning of 2021.
  The changes will go into effect on a
  
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• STM says deal reached with bus, métro drivers

  20-09-2018 19:50
  The Société de transport de Montréal said on Thursday that it has reached a tentative agreement with its 4,500 bus and métro drivers.
  A tentative agreement was reached Wednesday night. Details have not been made public. The union says it wants to present it to its members first. It also represents ticket booth attendants, adapted transit users and employees at the STM’s service centre.
  A meeting of the union members will be held to discuss the agreement and to h
  
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• Caps vs. Habs: Alex Ovechkin leads Stanley Cup champs into Quebec City

  20-09-2018 19:47
  Alex Ovechkin, who has been a thorn in the Canadiens’ side throughout his career, will be in the lineup Thursday when the Washington Capitals play the Canadiens at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
  In 45 career regular-season games against the Canadiens, Ovechkin has 49 points (27 goals). Ovechkin is one of only six active players with at least 20 goals against Montreal. The others are Jason Spezza (32), Eric Staal (21), Patrice Bergeron (20), T
  
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• Quebec election: Couillard vows to help regions in speech to municipalities

  20-09-2018 19:44
  In a speech delivered at the Fédération québécoise des municipalités’ annual congress Thursday, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard pledged to help regions by redefining municipal taxation powers, giving them tools to develop their economy and fixing the province’s labour shortage.
  Speaking before a packed room at Montreal’s Palais des congrès, Couillard said his party would double the envelope of money earmarked for regions facing econom
  
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• Les Canadiennes skate into Place Bell in Laval for 2018-19 CWHL season

  20-09-2018 19:29
  Les Canadiennes announced on Thursday that the Canadian Women’s Hockey League club will move to Place Bell for the 2018-19 season.
  The facility in Laval will host Les Canadiennes’ daily operations and training sessions, as well as the majority of their home games.
  For their opening weekend, Les Canadiennes will play the Calgary Inferno on Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Aréna du Rocket as part of an exciting doubleheader with the Laval Rocket, the Montreal Canadiens’ America
  
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• Hotel Intel: AC Marriott brand is practical, polished

  20-09-2018 18:00
  The new AC Marriott Montréal Centre-Ville delivers the essentials of hospitality with style.
  The first of its brand in Canada, the AC Marriott is a sleek four-star operation with striking contemporary design, a pivotal downtown location, and moderate prices at certain times.
  The AC Marriott is aimed at a mobile next-generation clientele, both entrepreneurs and fun-seekers. It is a business hub, virtually adjacent to the Palais des congrès, Complexe Guy-Favreau and Hydro-Qu&eac
  
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• Longueuil police seek help in finding missing boy, 14

  20-09-2018 17:51
  Longueuil police have turned to the public in an effort to find Jérôme Laforest-Lefebvre, who was last seen at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Gérard Filion high school.
  Laforest-Lefebvre, 14, is required to take medication and there are concerns for his safety.
  The missing boy speaks French, stands 5-feet, 3-inches and weighs about 130 pounds.
  He has scars on his forearms and a half moon piercing on his right ear.
  When last seen he was wearing a white polo shirt and carrying a grey back
  
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• This is just to inform you that Céline Dion's recording new music again

  20-09-2018 17:48
  The wait for new Céline Dion music may soon be at an end.
  The singer posted on Twitter Thursday morning that she was back in the studio and “excited about recording some great new tunes.”
  Back in the studio… excited about recording some great new tunes!//De retour en studio… et emballée d’enregistrer des nouvelles chansons ! – Céline xx…
  📸: @DeniseTruscello pic.twitter.com/cJfVeVPdgZ
  — Celine Dion (@celinedion) Septe
  
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• Missing Longueuil boy, 14, found safe

  20-09-2018 17:13 via cbc.ca
  Longueuil police tweeted that the boy, who had been missing since Tuesday, was found safe.
  
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• Longueuil police searching for missing 14-year-old boy

  20-09-2018 17:13 via cbc.ca
  Jérôme Laforest-Lefebvre was last seen at his school, ​École secondaire Gérard-Filion, Tuesday at around 3 p.m.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens take low road in Max Pacioretty deal | HI/O Show

  20-09-2018 17:07
  The 2018-19 NHL season is almost upon us, and that means it’s time for the first Hockey Inside/Out show of the season.
  On this week’s show, our panelists — Gazette sports columnists Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak’s Jessica Rusnak, former Canadien Chris Nilan and host Adam Susser — give their takes on the trade that sent Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights. They also weigh in on these topics:Domi shows more drive than Galchenyuk
  A healthy Weber could be trade bait
  Dr
  
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• Five things to do in Montreal area this weekend: Sept. 21 to 23

  20-09-2018 17:00
  La Nuit Blanche at La Ronde
  Ring out the last Friday of summer 2018 by dancing the whole night away at La Ronde. This event is back after a 10-year hiatus and will feature DJs and performances by the likes of Karim Ouellet, Alaclair Ensemble, Mike Shabb and Planet Giza. Oh, yes, you can also ride the roller-coasters in the middle of the night, the promoters are promising. It’s happening rain or shine. Tap on the title link above for ticket info.Le Rendez-vous canin 2018
  The Centre de la na
  
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• Update: Southbound Champlain Bridge re-opens three lanes after car fire

  20-09-2018 16:58
  Southbound traffic on the Champlain Bridge has resumed moving after being stopped for about 20 minutes by a car fire that broke out just before the superstructure on the span at about 7:30 a.m.
  There were no injuries.
  Because of the backlog, however, the reserved bus lane has been closed in an effort to clear off the span.
  
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• Looks like a sure thing: Loto-Québec workers say they'll strike Saturday

  20-09-2018 16:35
  About 450 unionized professionals employed by Loto-Québec say they will begin a nine-day strike this Saturday to protest against slow negotiations aimed at winning a new contract.
  The professionals work in the provincial government agency’s computer, marketing, finance and real estate divisions and are members of the Syndicat des professionnels du gouvernement du Québec, a union unaffiliated with the major public sector union alliances.
  The workers already walked off the job
  
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• Time for some wine

  20-09-2018 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global’s Kim Sullivan at Gagliano Vineyards in the hills of Dunham valley to find out about the great wines available right here in the Eastern Townships.
  
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• Quebec election: A cheat-sheet on how, when and where to vote

  20-09-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Can't figure out the when, where or how to vote in the Oct. 1 Quebec election? We've got you covered.
  
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• Habs’ Domi decks Ekblad with ‘gutless’ sucker punch in 5-2 pre-season loss

  20-09-2018 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi was given a match penalty after a "gutless" punch on Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad.
  
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• Quebec’s Wine Route: Gagliano Vineyards

  20-09-2018 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  It’s grape harvest time in the Eastern Townships. Join Global’s Kim Sullivan at Gagliano Vineyards in the hills of Dunham valley to find out more about their award-winning wines.
  
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• Call of the Wilde: How are the new Habs prospects doing?

  20-09-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  The NHL pre-season is in full swing. How are the Habs’ newcomers doing? Global News hockey analyst Brian Wilde joins Laura Casella with a pre-season report card for the 2018 Canadiens.
  
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• 'How many broken lives will it take?': Scholar recommends overhaul of justice system at MMIWG inquiry

  20-09-2018 15:23 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous women are more likely to be incarcerated because of systematic racism and conjugal violence, a Laval University professor said at today's hearing of the federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  
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• Conjugal violence, racism, explain higher incarceration rates for Indigenous women, MMWIG hears

  20-09-2018 15:23 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous women are more likely to be incarcerated because of systematic racism and conjugal violence, a Laval University professor said at today's hearing of the federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  
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• While you were sleeping: Business gives lobsters pot, boils in other pot

  20-09-2018 15:16
  Here’s what happened while you were enjoying some rest and relaxation.
  An 80-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a car at a crosswalk in Montreal North on Tuesday has died. She died in hospital of her injuries on Wednesday, becoming the 21st collision fatality on the island this year, Montreal police spokesperson Officer Benoit Boisselle said. Fifteen of the 21 people who have died in collisions since January were pedestrians. Another three were cyclists. The remaining three were ca
  
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• Global News Morning weather forecast Thursday, September 20

  20-09-2018 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Sullivan has Montreal’s weather forecast for Thursday, September 20.
  
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• MMIWG inquiry: criminal justice system oversight and accountability LIVE

  20-09-2018 14:58 via cbc.ca
  The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will continue with Part II and III of the Truth Gathering process by hosting a Knowledge Keeper, Expert and Institutional Hearing on Criminal Justice System and its oversight and its accountability. Hearing in Quebec City from Sept 17-21 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  
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• Update: Missing Montreal North woman located at local hospital

  20-09-2018 14:54
  Montreal police say an 84-year-old woman who disappeared from her home in Montreal North Wednesday morning has been found safe and sound.
  Her family was concerned for her safety because she suffers from memory lapses and has exhibited possible symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. She also left home without her diabetes medications.
  However police said Thursday morning she had shown up at a local hospital on her own and is in good condition.
   
   
   
  
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• Southbound Champlain Bridge re-opens 3 lanes after car fire

  20-09-2018 14:27
  Southbound traffic on the Champlain Bridge has resumed moving after being stopped for about 20 minutes by a car fire that broke out just before the superstructure on the span at about 7:30 a.m.
  There were no injuries.
  Because of the backlog, however, the reserved bus lane has been closed in an effort to clear off the span.
  Traffic backed up on the Champlain Bridge at 8:15 a.m. Sept. 20.
  
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• 12-year-old girl escapes kidnapping in Sutton, suspects at large

  20-09-2018 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  A search is underway as the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) ask for the public's help in finding at least two men wanted in the incident.
  
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