Montreal

Two elected officials and several organizations urge the City of Montreal to pressure the federal government in favor of decriminalizing simple drug possession, while the number of overdoses is on the rise in the metropolis. Independent councilors Marvin Rotrand and Christian Arseneault will try at the next municipal council meeting …

A man driving in the opposite direction on Highway 25 which caused two collisions near the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel in Longueuil on Sunday evening was arrested at the hospital. The offending driver who was seriously injured is detained by police for impaired driving and dangerous driving, said a spokesperson for …

A declaration of love to our restaurants. The Montréal en lumière festival, which celebrates gastronomy every year, is launching the “J’adore mon restaurant” initiative to support local restaurateurs who have been going through difficult times since the start of the pandemic. The initiative’s website features many ways to help restaurateurs, …

Obituary 1933-2021Vaudreuil-Dorion(formerly from Beaconsfield) In L’Île-Perrot, on January 3, 2021, at the age of 87, passed away Mr. Claude Brodeur, husband of the late Mrs. Danielle Larivière. He is survived by his children Robert, André, Sylvie, Tania and France, his seven grandchildren, his six great-grandchildren, his sister Mariette Côté as …

Sarah Vresk, a resident of Verdun, denounces the actions of a police officer from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), who allegedly took advantage of an intervention concerning the curfew to search his lunch bag. Sarah Vresk believes that the SPVM should not use the curfew …

The Sûreté du Québec confirms having found Pierre Brossard’s snowmobile in the Ottawa River on Monday, January 18 at around 2:30 p.m. Having left Rigaud by snowmobile to head for L’Île-Bizarre, Pierre Brossard has been missing since Saturday, January 16. The snowmobile was found near Pointe-aux-Anglais, in Saint-Placide in the …

Quebec reports 1,634 additional cases and 32 deaths, bringing the total to 244,348 infected people and 9,087 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Yesterday, the province had 1,744 cases, but a delay in the transmission of laboratory data caused a delay in the declaration of infections and a drop …

The Alberta government was forced by public pressure to reverse plans to expand coal mining in the Rockies. Provincial Energy Minister Sonya Savage said on Monday that the Conservative government is canceling 11 recently issued coal leases after the decision to suspend future sales of mining leases. “This break will …

Montreal police have issued an average of 50 tickets per day over the past week for breaking the curfew. According to the most recent data from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, published Monday on its Twitter account, a total of 583 statements of offenses or general …

The Sûreté du Québec will stop buying the horses of its employees to equip its new cavalry set up three years ago by its former director general. This change is among those implemented after a report from our Investigation Office revealing, last year, questionable practices in the acquisition of horses …

Laval’s mother, who allegedly inflicted bodily harm on her 7-year-old daughter and accused of criminal negligence causing her death, was released on bail for further proceedings on Monday at noon. • Read also: Atrocious death in Laval: the mother of the 7-year-old girl formally accused • Read also: Death of …

The homeless community in Montreal is overwhelmed by the death of an Indigenous homeless person found in a chemical toilet less than 50 meters from a shelter closed at night, without however being surprised by this tragedy which occurs in the midst of a crisis sanitary. “We have a beautiful …

The health network, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, could call on cosmetic surgery clinics to perform surgeries, but does not do so. • Read also: Easy to get cosmetic surgery in the midst of a pandemic A plastic surgeon who wanted to do her part since the start of …

The network of Montreal libraries will again welcome users for individual seats and computer stations from January 18. The gradual return to the libraries will be done in accordance with the sanitary instructions and Quebec directives. Thus, the opening hours have been adapted to the curfew put in place between …

The fact that hotels agree to host gatherings is “an insult to the people of Quebec,” says Dr.r Fançois Marquis. • Read also: Parties in hotels: Minister Proulx promises to crack down • Read also: Lévis: the police dismantle a party in a hotel “It is also an insult to …

A homeless Indigenous man was found dead in a chemical toilet in downtown Montreal, a short walk from a closed overnight shelter. Paramedics found the body of Raphaël André, 51, a few meters from the La Porte Open center, at the corner of Milton and Parc streets, in the Plateau-Mont-Royal. …

A homeless man was found dead in the night from Saturday to Sunday in a chemical toilet in Montreal a few steps from the refuge he used to attend. Indeed, the man found dead Sunday morning was known to the refuge Open door, a resource located in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough …

Immunity to COVID-19 could last at least six months, thanks to memory cells that keep track of infection and reactivate immune protection in the event of reinfection, according to a study released on Monday. “These results suggest that individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 can potentially develop a rapid …

A snow loading operation will be launched in Montreal as of Sunday, at 7 a.m., to pick up the quantities accumulated during the first winter storm of 2021. According to Mayor Valérie Plante, more than 18 centimeters have fallen to the ground on the island of Montreal since last night. …

The City of Beauharnois announced on January 7 that it will hold a by-election on February 21, 2021 to fill the vacant position in district # 3 – des moissons. Any nomination paper for this position must be filed at the office of the returning officer or the deputy designated …