A City of Montreal committee has recommended that a toppled statue of Sir John A. MacDonald not be reinstated. The committee criticized MacDonald for his role in residential schools and said he represented a colonial vision. The statue in downtown park Place du Canada was toppled in August 2020 amid protests calling for the defunding of…
Montreal Committee Says John A. MacDonald Statue Shouldn’t Be Reinstated
Coroner’s Inquiry Begins Into Death of Montreal Firefighter During Water Rescue
A coroner’s inquest is underway into the drowning death of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix, who perished during a rescue mission in the St. Lawrence River last year. Lacroix died after becoming trapped under a Hammer Head rescue boat that capsized in the Lachine Rapids as he and three colleagues came to the rescue of two…
Montreal COVID Response Had Negative ‘Collateral Impacts’ on Population, Report Finds
The COVID-19 pandemic and the health measures brought in to limit it caused widespread collateral impacts that disproportionately harmed the most vulnerable, Montreal’s public health director said Tuesday. Mylène Drouin presented a report on the city’s COVID-19 management that includes 11 recommendations to help it respond to future health crises more efficiently and equitably. One…
Police Investigate Shooting Near Junior College in Laval, Que
At least three people were shot and injured in a park near a junior college in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal. Laval police say they received word just before 5:30 p.m. Friday of a shooting in a park near Collège Montmorency, in that city’s Chomedey district. Sgt. Geneviève Major, a police spokeswoman, says the…
Police Make One Arrest After Lockdown at Quebec Junior College South of Montreal
Police south of Montreal say a male suspect is under arrest after a junior college was locked down Friday morning. There are no reports of injuries, Sgt. Jérémie Levesque with the police of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., said in an interview. The police operation is ongoing and the lockdown remains in effect, he added. Images are circulating…
Police Make Two Arrests After Lockdown at Quebec Junior College South of Montreal
A 19-year-old man wearing a bulletproof vest and a girl under the age of 18 were arrested Friday after a junior college south of Montreal was ordered to lock down. There were no reports of injuries or gunfire, Sgt. Jérémie Levesque with the police of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., told reporters. He said police were conducting a…
Family to Appeal Ruling Allowing Quebec Hospital to Remove Child’s Breathing Tube
The family of a five-year-old child who has been in a coma since June will appeal a court decision allowing a Montreal hospital to permanently remove the boy’s breathing tube. Patrick Martin-Ménard, a lawyer for the child’s parents, says his clients plan to appeal the ruling because they want the hospital to intubate the child if he cannot breathe on his own. The Sainte-Justine hospital has…
Quebec Coroner Says Delay in Getting to Hospital a Likely Factor in Baby’s Death
A Quebec coroner is calling on the province to reduce the time it takes to get remote patients to hospital after a seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community died after waiting for care. Niteïyah Chilton died in April of bacterial meningitis after it took more than five and a half hours to bring…
Mother of Quebec Infant Recovered From River After Car Crash Has Died of Her Injuries
Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. Laval police Const. Erika Landry confirmed the death of the 40-year-old woman earlier this morning. The woman, her one-month…
Quebec to Open Two Nurse-Run Clinics in Montreal to Ease Emergency Room Crisis
Quebec’s latest plan to resolve the province’s emergency room crisis includes opening two clinics run entirely by nurse practitioners. The new clinics to open in the coming weeks in Montreal are part of a three-point plan announced today by Health Minister Christian Dubé to ease overcrowding in the province’s hospitals. Dubé’s announcement comes the same…
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