Controversial Saint-Henri safe drug consumption site set to open
A transitional housing project and safe drug consumption site will open near a school in the Saint-Henri borough. While officials welcome the project, residents are resisting it.
Canada
Apr 11
Officials seek to reassure neighbours of new Montreal supervised injection site
Residents say a new supervised-injection site in Montreal's Saint-Henri neighbourhood is making the area unsafe. Officials say efforts are underway to deal with concerns.
Canada
Apr 26
Contentious day centre, supervised injection site opens in Montreal neighbourhood
Measures to appease the fears of Saint-Henri residents, who have been vocal surrounding the supervised injection site, were visible on its first day of opening.
Health
Apr 15
Plaza St-Hubert will be Montreal’s newest pedestrian zone this summer
This year, city officials say over nine kilometers of Montreal streets will be pedestrianized across the city and 2,100 businesses will be accessible by foot.
Economy
Apr 10
Dan Philip, civil rights champion and builder of bridges, passes away
Dan Philip was well known for advocating for the rights of the Black community and often spoke out against racism and discrimination.
Canada
Apr 1
U.S. couple likely dead after yacht hijacked by fugitives in Caribbean
Kathy Brendle and Ralph Hendry of Virginia have not been seen for over a week, and their boat was discovered abandoned on a St. Vincent beach.
World
Feb 26
‘Safer supply’ programs necessary to save lives amid overdose crisis: Saks
Data shows a majority of overdose deaths between January and June 2023 involved fentanyl, an opioid experts warn has become increasingly tainted with even more toxic substances.
Health
Feb 20
Governor general announces Order of Canada appointees. Who made the list?
The list of new officers of the Order of Canada includes the first Inuit senator in Canada, guitar-maker Linda Manzer, editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder and pollster Nik Nanos.
Canada
Dec 28, 2023
What happens when Montreal residents don’t want shelters in their communities?
Experts say as the homeless and opioid problems worsen more services will be needed to help the vulnerable, so a solution needs to be found, fast.
Canada
Oct 23, 2023
Haiti’s secretary-general of democratic transition council kidnapped: reports
The kidnapping was reported to Haitian media by the head of the committee that has been tasked with creating a roadmap for elections which have been penciled in for next year.
World
Oct 18, 2023
Parti Québécois wins byelection in Jean-Talon, Que.
Parti Québécois candidate, lawyer Pascal Paradis, won Monday's byelection in the Quebec City riding of Jean-Talon, taking the seat from the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Politics
Oct 3, 2023
Quebec premier considers revival of controversial tunnel following major byelection loss
Premier François Legault is reconsidering his decision to backtrack on a major campaign promise following the CAQ's defeat in a byelection Monday night.
Politics
Oct 3, 2023
Parti Québécois wins tight byelection in Quebec City’s Jean-Talon riding
Pascal Paradis of the PQ won the seat over Coalition Avenir Quebec candidate Marie-Anik Shoiry in the hotly contested byelection race.
Politics
Oct 2, 2023
New Montreal safe injection site creating controversy in city’s Southwest borough
Maison Benoit Labre will bring social housing and a safe injection site to a busy part of Saint-Henri. The new building is right next to a park and school, creating concern.
Canada
Sep 16, 2023
Republican Jim Jordan falls short in 1st vote to become U.S. House speaker
The Ohio lawmaker and ardent ally of former president Donald Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him.
U.S. News
Oct 17, 2023
New francophone elementary school in Moncton nears capacity days before opening
According to school district, 570 of the 630 spots for students at the new French school were already spoken for as of Friday — and enrollments were still coming in.
Canada
Sep 4, 2023
Montreal non-profit offers school supplies to kids from all backgrounds
This year, the Welcome Hall Mission is giving away 800 backpacks with supplies in Montreal North. In Saint-Henri, they'll donate another 1,200 to kids from other areas.
Canada
Aug 11, 2023
Afternoon Montreal altercation leads to stabbing, 2 men hospitalized
Police said it appears the two men were stabbed after a conflict, involving several people on Henri-Bourassa Boulevard, escalated.
Crime
Aug 25, 2023
How a Canadian professor found King Henry VIII’s doodles after 500 years
Henry VIII beheaded two of his six wives: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. The doodles likely speak to private inner turmoil, an Ottawa professor says.
Canada
Aug 16, 2023
Stay on top your immunizations, B.C. doctors warn ahead of fall ‘tripledemic’
The B.C. government hopes to roll out a monovalent vaccine campaign against the XBB 1.5 Omicron subvariant in September or October.
Health
Aug 16, 2023