Tag: Montreal

Actors Blown Away by Immersion ‘Magic’ of Shen Yun

MONTREAL, Canada—Actors and friends Mel-Annye Côté, Dragan Ilin, Myriam Sassi, and Kristine Boulanger visited the Place des Arts on Feb. 3, taking in a new experience with Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I didn’t expect this, it’s extraordinarily beautiful, it’s powerful, really, as a show,” said Ms. Côté, who also teaches theater.  Ms. Côté said she had expected the dance but she…


Shen Yun ‘Provoked an Elevation of Spirituality,’ Says Professor

MONTREAL—Modern communication devices allow us to talk and look up anything we want with ease but when was the last time we saw something so beautiful that it spoke to our soul? Diane Laroche, a professor at Université TÉLUQ, shared that seeing Shen Yun was moved her deeply. “The performance provoked an elevation of spirituality,…


Shen Yun Depicts the Power of the Divine, Says Author

MONTREAL, Canada—Although the world is divided into different nations and languages, we share a common belief in the existence of higher powers. Shen Yun Performing Arts is reminding audiences that the divine is real, and they are essential to us. “I found it very inspiring because I have faith. It reminds me of my God….


Remains of Three Victims Found at Site of Quebec Propane Explosion, Police Say

The remains of three people have been found at the site of last week’s explosion and fire at a propane distribution company north of Montreal. Quebec provincial police confirmed today that the victims were located at Propane Lafortune in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan. Police and forensics specialists had been combing through the site in search of two employees and a subcontractor…


Police Say at Least One Worker Missing in Propane Explosion North of Montreal

Quebec police say at least one worker is missing after an explosion at a propane facility in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Que., north of Montreal. Municipal officials had earlier said three or four employees were unaccounted for, but provincial police Sgt. Éloïse Cossette told a news conference this afternoon “at least one person” is missing and there could…


Officer Testifies in Case of New York Couple Kidnapped and Smuggled Into Quebec

A Quebec police officer told a trial today that a couple from Upstate New York were kidnapped and smuggled into Quebec in 2020 because of a drug deal involving their grandson. Investigator Guillaume Poirier is on the stand in the trial of Gary Arnold, a Quebec man facing seven charges in an alleged conspiracy to…


Months-Long Saga of Runaway Cattle in Quebec Comes to an End With Weekend Capture

The remaining cattle that had been on the lam for months in central Quebec were finally recaptured over the weekend. Quebec’s farmers union says the last three of the 15 cattle that escaped from a farm in July were rounded up Saturday. For the last 45 days the Union des producteurs agricoles has rounded up…


Quebec’s Social Services Under Pressure by Influx of Asylum Seekers

The influx of asylum seekers to Quebec is putting pressure on the province’s social services network, with homeless shelters in Montreal bearing the brunt. France Labelle, with a youth homeless shelter in downtown Montreal, says a rising number of requests for beds is coming from asylum seekers, who she says compose about 10 percent of…


Quebec Ultra-Marathoner Preparing to Run Nearly 8,000 Km From Florida to Quebec

A Quebec ultra-marathon runner is preparing for a nearly 8,000-kilometre run from the most southern point of the United States to Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula. Joan Roch, 49, is known for running more than 1,000 kilometres from Percé, Que., on the eastern tip of Gaspé, to Montreal in 2020. Roch, who lives in the Montreal suburb…


Montreal Jail Manager Suspended After Death of Illegally-Detained 21-Year-Old Man

A manager has been suspended from his duties at the Montreal jail where a 21-year-old man suffered fatal injuries during an intervention by guards last week. Quebec’s Public Security Department says the Dec. 29 suspension is the second involving a Montreal Detention Centre employee in connection with the death of Nicous D’Andre Spring. The Public Security…