There is a political shakeup in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough following Luc Ferrandez’s resignation as mayor. City Councillor Alex Norris will now act as interim borough mayor until a byelection is held next fall. In a lengthy Facebook post, Ferrandez said on Tuesday he was unable to push the seriousness of a strong ecological agenda. “I […]
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says they’re about “99.6 per cent ready” for Grand Prix as preparations for the summer event are currently underway. Race organizers say renovations on the paddock at the Gilles-Villeneuve race track will be ready in three weeks. “We’re doing the fine-tuning right now,” says Plante. Modernizing the paddocks was part of […]
Analysts warn action needs to be taken over deepening tensions between the United States and Iran in the Gulf. Iran-backed rebels attacking a Saudi oil pipeline with drones. A puzzling raid on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sabre-rattling between Washington and Tehran as US warships head to the region. Many details […]
Several businesses and city services will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 20. Here’s what to expect: What’s open: Upper Canada Mall will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vaughan Mills will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Go Transit will operate on a Saturday schedule. Tanger Outlets mall […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s medical regulator has ruled that dozens of complaints against a trauma surgeon advocating for stricter gun laws appear to be a politically motivated attempt to silence her. Dr. Najma Ahmed, who treated victims of a fatal mass shooting in Toronto last summer, received a letter from the complaints committee of the College […]
The Harvard Lampoon apologized this week for publishing a sexualized image of Anne Frank that depicted her face on the body of a bikini-clad woman. The offensive image, which appeared in Sunday’s edition, was accompanied by the headline, “Gone Before Her Time: Virtual Aging Technology Shows Us What Anne Frank Would Have Looked Like if […]
White House counsel asks House Judiciary Committee to narrow its request for documents for its investigation into Trump. The US Congress has no right to conduct a “do-over” of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, the White House said in a letter blasting House Democrats’ “sweeping” requests for documents as an effort to harass political opponents. […]
A Saskatoon company was fined $19,600 after a workplace fall resulted in an injury. Two charges under Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety regulations were laid against Corval Contracting Ltd. after an incident on Oct. 13, 2017, in Saskatoon. A worker fell from the roof of a house and struck his head on a steel telepost, […]
A grant program for small business was one suggestion a city committee discussed Tuesday to help businesses around Calgary facing steep tax increases. But the idea was almost overwhelmingly shot down. Details of how the program would work were panned at the City of Calgary’s priorities and finance committee. $35.9-million out of a possible $70.9-million […]
Fatima Ahmad was entering the Montreal Metro at Charlevoix Station on the green line when she says a man tried to rip off her niqab. Related Muslim women in Quebec facing increased hate amid Bill 21 debate: advocates Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante speaks at Bill 21 parliamentary hearings Quebec English School Boards Association speaks at […]