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Thousands of Quebecers descended on Fort Chambly’s National historical site to sip and to celebrate the best of Quebec’s brews and flavours. “The weather is great for the weekend of Labour Day, so it’s great,” said Joey St-Arnault with an India Pale Ale beer in hand. The festival is celebrating …
Read More »More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health finds
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal public health authorities say 175 deaths related to suspected drug overdoses occurred in the city over the past year and the majority of those fatalities took place at home. The latest data was released Thursday to coincide with International Overdose Awareness …
Read More »Montreal renters are turning to apartment swapping amid ‘crazy’ affordability crunch
This is the sixth instalment of New Roots, a series from Global News that looks at how evolving migration patterns and affordability challenges have changed life in communities across Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic. “Apartment swap only,” begins the advertisement for renter Adam Reider’s three-bedroom, ground-floor apartment in Montreal’s …
Read More »Montreal Police ask residents for help in search for 85-year-old Pierrefonds man – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 85-year-old man. Makram Ebeid left his home in Pierrefonds, on the West Island, Thursday night. He has grey hair, brown eyes and may be wearing an orange shirt, pyjama pants …
Read More »Quebec police arrest woman, 39, after death of 58-year-old woman in Témiscamingue – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 27, 2023 5:29 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec provincial police say they have arrested a 39-year-old woman in the death of a 58-year-old woman in the province’s Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Catherine Bernard says emergency services were …
Read More »Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns – Montreal
As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it’s proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The Federation des employees et employes de services publics said Sunday there is a worrying number of vacancies …
Read More »Quebec health minister to table 150 amendments to health-care reform bill – Montreal
The clause-by-clause review of Health Minister Christian Dubé’s major health-care reform, Bill 15, resumed at the National Assembly Monday afternoon. After hearing from several concerned parties in hearings last spring, the committee on health and social services will now continue to review the bill’s nearly 1,200 articles. If it’s adopted, …
Read More »Bob Dylan to perform in Toronto, Montreal this fall, 1st time in Canada since 2017
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2023 4:37 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bob Dylan is announcing new tour dates in North America that include stops in Toronto and Montreal this fall. The 82-year-old American singer-songwriter has scheduled two shows at Toronto’s Massey Hall …
Read More »Quebec cemetery turns former golf course into forest for the deceased – Montreal
At a new ecological cemetery north of Montreal there are no gravestones or plaques. Instead, people locate burial sites with the help of a cellphone app. Cemetery Forêt de la Seconde Vie opened in Ste-Sophie, Que., on Aug. 7 with the goal of transforming a 232,000-square-metre ex-golf course into a dense …
Read More »Man dead after single-vehicle crash in eastern Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 56-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle crash southeast of Ottawa near the Ontario-Quebec border. Ontario Provincial Police said officers were called to Glen Robertson Road in North Glengarry Township on Sunday at around 8 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead …
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