Quebec’s Milliard scoffs at PQ letter to anglophones
Charles Milliard does not see a letter written to anglophones by PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon having much of an impact on Quebec's election race.
Dan Spector
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War of words over organized crime claim continues between PQ and Liberals
Charles Milliard wants the PQ leader to retract comments linking the Liberals to organized crime. So will this political feud end in an apology, or a courtroom?
Quebec man not retiring after winning $12.5 million Lotto Max jackpot
Shawn Batten initially thought he was being scammed when he got a call from Loto-Quebec, but after double-checking realized he had actually won the lottery,
‘For the love of the city’: Vigilantes volunteer to help Montreal fill potholes
A pair of Montreal entrepreneurs are volunteering their time to fill dozens pothole in the city. The mayor, however, is not terribly enthused.
Mourning parents pressure Quebec to ban sale of energy drinks to minors
Quebec seems poised to follow in the footsteps of some European jurisdictions by banning the sale of energy drinks to minors after the death of a 15-year-old boy.
Future remains uncertain for Montreal tenants two months after evacuation
Two months after their building was evacuated, a group of Montreal tenants still have no idea if and when they will be able to return home.
Support for Quebec sovereignty at 30-year low, according to new poll
Support for Quebec sovereignty has slipped below 30 per cent, as the provincial Liberals gain ground on the Parti Quebecois according to a new poll.
Montreal-area escape room named best in the world
Laval escape room Magnifico boasts enthusiastic actors and carefully-crafted set design that bring its creepy circus environment to life.
NDG’s Empress Theatre to be demolished, site repurposed as cultural space
NDG's historic Empress Ttheatre may finally be coming closer to getting a new lease on life, and the borough mayor says that starts with the wrecking ball.
Does ‘toothless’ report exonerate Quebec Liberals? The National Assembly is divided
A retired judge released a 39-page report into possible wrongdoing during Pablo Rodriguez's Liberal leadership campaign.
Montreal health-care program offers palliative care to the unhoused
A compassionate team of health-care professionals is now bringing end-of-life care to people experiencing homelessness in Montreal.
Former teacher reflects on troubled path of slain ex-student ‘Bobby the Greek’
A Montreal teacher mourns his former student, Charalambos Theologou, reflecting on the promise he once saw in the young man.
Family outraged as Montreal woman’s killer can leave prison 5 days a week
Brigitte Serre’s killer is gaining more freedom nearly 20 years after her brutal murder, leaving her family angry and demanding answers to how this can happen.
Montreal man sues funeral home, claiming mother was cremated against her will
A Montreal man is suing a funeral home because he claims they cremated his late mother without his permission.
Quebec woman accused of pouring boiling water over child may soon face trial
Forty-six-year-old Stephanie Borel was charged with aggravated assault after being accused of dousing a 10-year-old boy with scalding hot water last October.
First-of-its kind urban flower farm in Montreal fuelled by sibling love
A new flower farm in Montreal founded by a former marine biologist and medical ethicist hopes to create understanding between people with and without intellectual disabilities.
20 dogs rescued from meat farm in South Korea now safe in Canada
Twenty dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by a Canadian animal rights organization Canada will eventually be put up for adoption.