Category: Montreal

Trucker Convoy: Tens of Big Rigs and Cars Depart From South of Montreal

One of three Eastern Quebec groups of truckers and supporters of the “Freedom Convoy” departed Friday from near the U.S. border south of Montreal with tens of vehicles as they head to the meeting point of Vankleek Hill Friday night, before heading to Ottawa on Saturday. Truckers and supporters have mobilized across Canada after the…


Trucker Convoy: Big Rigs and Cars Depart From South of Montreal to Join Ottawa Protest

One of three Eastern Quebec groups of truckers and supporters of the “Freedom Convoy” departed Friday from near the U.S. border south of Montreal, with about 50 vehicles heading to the meeting point of Vankleek Hill Friday night, before continuing on to Ottawa on Saturday. Truckers and supporters mobilized across Canada after the government imposed in…


Seized Cash Won’t Be Returned to Montreal Woman Accused of Threatening Donald Trump

WASHINGTON—A Quebec woman awaiting trial for allegedly mailing poison to then-president Donald Trump in 2020 is not entitled to recover more than US$2,000 seized by authorities, a United States federal judge ruled Friday. Judge Dabney L. Friedrich sided with prosecutors who argued the money, which was seized from Pascale Ferrier when she was arrested at…


Airlines Won’t Fly Home Quebec Passengers From Sunwing Party Flight to Mexico

MONTREAL—Passengers who filmed themselves partying maskless aboard a chartered Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Mexico last week have become pariahs and now face being stranded after two more airlines announced Wednesday they will not fly them home to Canada. Following Sunwing’s cancellation of the return charter flight from Cancun scheduled for Wednesday, Air Transat…


Montreal Enters State of Emergency, Several Provinces Tighten COVID Rules Due to Omicron

The city of Montreal declared a state of emergency on Dec. 21, while Quebec and several other provinces are once against tightening COVID-19 restrictions in efforts to address the spread of the Omicron variant. Following Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé’s Dec. 20 announcement of tougher COVID-19 measures, the largest city in the province announced a state…


Teacher Suffers Mild Injuries in Stabbing in Montreal High School, Suspect Arrested

MONTREAL—A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at a Montreal high school that sent a teacher to hospital with mild injuries. Montreal police say the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. today at John F. Kennedy High School in the city’s north-end St-Michel neighbourhood They say the suspect, who is believed to be a…


Men Should Not be Shamed on Dec. 6

Commentary More than three decades after the Montreal Massacre, the anniversary remains the occasion for alarmist claims about violence against women and the ritual shaming of men. Such shaming does nothing to prevent future violence and should cease immediately. On Dec. 6, 1989, 25-year-old Marc Lépine (born Gamil Gharbi) shot to death 14 women at…


Plante Re-elected Mayor of Montreal

MONTREAL—Valérie Plante has been re−elected mayor of Montreal. Quebec Premier François Legault congratulated Plante on Twitter. Plante is currently leading the mayoral race in Canada’s second largest city with more than 50 per cent of the vote. Roughly 40 per cent of polls are reporting. Her main opponent, former mayor Denis Coderre, is trailing with…


In Montreal’s Tight Rematch for Mayor, Personality May Count for More Than Policy

MONTREAL—Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he doesn’t want the city’s upcoming municipal election to be a referendum on his personality, but it’s not clear if Montrealers will agree. The race to lead Canada’s second−biggest city pits Coderre, a former federal Liberal cabinet minister and one−time mayor, against the woman who defeated him in 2017,…


Civil Rights Lawyer Wants Quebec Permit System for Doctors Declared Unconstitutional

Montreal-based civil rights lawyer Julius Grey said Friday he will ask a judge next week to suspend Quebec’s system for determining how many family doctors can practise in a specific region of the province. Earlier this week, Health Minister Christian Dubé reduced the number of new family doctors allowed to practise in Montreal and increased…