Trash cans are here to stay in Montreal’s La Fontaine Park as city nixes project
The pilot project to remove trash cans from La Fontaine Park was developed under the previous Projet Montréal administration as a potential solution to bin overflow, but Claude Pinard canned it Monday.
Much of Quebec’s road infrastructure needs fixing. What’s the holdup?
A massive hole that opened up in a Châteauguay, Que., bridge earlier this month has reignited calls for Quebec to better invest in its aging road infrastructure, with several groups saying the incident should be a wake-up call for the...
Annual spring cleanup begins in Montreal — 2 weeks earlier than usual
The operation will start before April 1 under the Martinez Ferrada administration. Cleaning crews will also work longer than in previous years.
Quebec’s Abitibi-Témiscamingue region slammed with massive snowfall
A March storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain to Quebec’s Abitibi-Témiscamingue region closed schools and suspended municipal services on Monday.
Bus driver in Laval, Que., daycare crash deemed a high-risk accused
Pierre Ny St-Amand, the man who drove a bus into a Laval, Que., daycare in 2023, killing two young children and injuring six others, has been declared a high-risk accused.
When should you really be changing your winter tires in Quebec?
Quebecers are technically allowed to remove their winter tires after March 15, but with winter weather still going strong, some say drivers should think twice before making the change.
Victoire blow 3-0 lead and lose 1st-place battle to Fleet in OT
Ella Huber scored 1:33 into overtime as the Boston Fleet beat the Montréal Victoire 4-3 in a first-place showdown in Professional Women’s Hockey League action at Place Bell on Sunday afternoon in Laval, Que.
Film premiering at Montreal festival explores Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage
Filmmaker Aisha Jamal’s latest work, The Theft, takes a look at the looting of archaeological sites across Afghanistan and how so many sculpted marbles from the 12th century wound up in western museums. The film premiers at the International Festival...
Police watchdog investigating fatal shooting involving SQ officers in Chaudière-Appalaches region
Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after Sûreté du Québec officers were involved in a fatal shooting on Saturday in Saint-Raphaël, approximately 65 kilometres southeast of Quebec City.