Brayden Jagger Haines

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• Students compete in the 39th edition of the Défi sportif AlterGo event

  Thousands of students from 47 schools across Quebec are competing in a plethora of adapted sport activities over the next week.

  Sports

  4 hours
• New contemporary art gallery featured in Châteauguay car rental business

  For a little over a week, international artist Detlef Gotzens has transformed the small space used as a waiting room into a colourful art gallery.

  Canada

  Apr 14
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• Montreal police investigate sexual assault reported at Dollard-des-Ormeaux high school

  The sexual assault, reported to local police a week ago, is said to have happened inside the hallways of Des Sources High School.

  Education

  Apr 12
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• Pesky woodpecker leaves future of iconic flagpole in Quebec up in the air

  Officials from the town of Baie-D'Urfé say they are examining their options, which include repairing or replacing the historic 55-year-old flagpole.

  Canada

  Apr 11
• Montreal’s Highway 40 reopens after shooting investigation forced partial closure

  A sectional Highway 40 near Lacordaire Boulevard was reopened to traffic after provincial police closed the roadway for several hours to investigate a drive-by shooting.

  Crime

  Apr 8
• REM construction partially closes Wellington Street for 2 months

  Work on the future rail networks electrical substation is causing the partial closure of the popular Sud-Ouest artery.

  Traffic

  Apr 7
• SPCA petition calls for an end to no-pets clauses in Quebec rental leases

  The SPCA's petition calling for an end to the no pets clause in quebec rental leases is being supported by some opposition parties during this election year.

  Canada

  Apr 5
• Kirkland boy collects and donates 1,000 books for the less fortunate

  The 12-year-old's good deed is a part of his Bar Mitzvah celebration. All the books collected will be donated to local hospitals and shelters.

  Canada

  Apr 4
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• Major detours and disruptions coming due to weekend road closure of Highway 13

  Highway 13 will be closed in both directions as crews install a temporary overpass to begin preparatory work on the Hwy. 520 reconstruction project.

  Traffic

  Apr 1
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• Fire sets three homes ablaze in Longueuil early Thursday

  Longueuil police are investigating a fire that started early Thursday at a house under construction in Longueuil.

  Crime

  Mar 31
• Sud-Ouest borough examines solutions for merchants as Notre-Dame Street work plans carry on

  The borough is looking at solutions to help merchants deal with the inconvenience, such as permitting terrasses on local side streets instead of on Notre-Dame.

  Traffic

  Mar 30
• Quebec’s first urban fish farm set to make a splash in Montreal with Arctic char

  Situated in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough in the basement of an Urban Agriculture Coop building are some 50,000 small Arctic char, swimming around and slowly growing in size.

  Environment

  Mar 28
• City steps in to clean up garbage pile on residential Dorval street

  The pile, which included, dressers, couches and other household contents, had blocked nearly half of a residential street in Dorval for almost a week.

  Canada

  Mar 23
• Emergency work expected to close Papineau Avenue until Wednesday evening rush-hour

  The flow of water underneath the street has caused significant erosion below the roadway forcing the emergency work, according to city spokesperson Philippe Sabourin.

  Traffic

  Mar 22
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• Beaconsfield proposed traffic-calming measures not coming fast enough, some parents say

  A notable police presence was patrolling and clocking drivers' speeds with radar in the 30 km/h zone outside Sherbrooke Academy Junior on Monday.

  Traffic

  Mar 21
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• Montreal artist’s cartoon branded T-shirt fundraiser raises thousands for Ukraine relief

   It all started with a recent sketch from McAdams that depicts a figure known as Sunny Bean watering blooming yellow sunflowers in a field with a bright blue sky. 

  Features

  Mar 18
• Pincourt homeowner lights his house in Ukrainian colours

  Shining bright in blue and yellow, the home uses some 20,000 programmable Christmas lights in an act of solidarity with the people of the war-torn country.

  Canada

  Mar 11
• Shooting victim is Montreal’s fourth homicide of 2022

  Montreal police say a 28-year-old man died in hospital after being shot in the upper body just after midnight Thursday.

  Crime

  Mar 10
• Developers unveil new ‘landmark’ look for REM de l’Est transit project

  Back from the drawing board, developers behind the proposed REM de L'Est project unveiled a revamped look for the $10-billion light rail project. 

  Traffic

  Mar 9
• Chez Doris women’s shelter looks to expand by purchasing Fulford Residence

  Women's shelter Chez Doris is looking to expand its reach in the downtown core to fill what it calls a growing need by purchasing the century-old Fulford Residence.

  Canada

  Mar 8
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• Montreal non-profit transforms felled ash trees into classic toboggans

  Volunteers at Les Jeunes Marins Urbains have taken their woodworking skills crafting sailboats to building traditional sleds.

  Canada

  Mar 4
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• Gas prices soar to record highs across Quebec and are expected to climb higher

  The average price of regular gasoline in Montreal was a startling $1.77 on Thursday, an eight-cent jump in a 24-hour period.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Truck driver in critical condition after Highway 20 crash with snow plow

  Police say the 50-foot truck slammed into a snow removal vehicle along Highway 20 in the area of Les Cèdres.

  Traffic

  Mar 2
• Lachine Hospital modernization project unveiled as staffing shortages remain unresolved

  The two-phase project is slated to begin construction in the spring and last an estimated four to five years.

  Health

  Mar 1
• Montreal’s famous St. Patrick’s Day parade returns after pandemic cancellations

  Montreal's famous St. Patrick's Day Parade is back, though a little scaled down, after being cancelled for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 28