'Bionic eye' allows Montreal mother of 4 to see her youngest for first time

A Quebec mother of four can partially see again thanks to a "bionic eye" that was implanted in March in the first such operation of its kind in the province.

Quebec City marathon runner, 30, dies after Sunday race

A 30-year-old father has died after taking part in a half marathon run in Quebec City.

NDP candidates face off during French-language debate in Montreal

Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, Quebec MP Guy Caron and Ontario MP Charlie Angus and Ontario legislature member Jagmeet Singh debated in a province where the NDP is looking to regain some of the votes it lost in the last federal election.

Recap Toronto FC down Montreal Impact 3-1

by Bill Beacon

Sebastian Giovinco had two goals and Jozy Altidore also scored as rampaging Toronto FC downed the Montreal Impact 3-1 before a sellout crowd of 20,801 at Saputo Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

'Montreal would be an English-speaking city': The effects of Quebec's Bill 101 after 40 years

by Kalina Laframboise

​It has been 40 years since Quebec adopted its landmark Charter of the French Language — Bill 101 — on Aug. 26, 1977. It was a decision that would forever change the linguistic makeup of Quebec.

Point of View Chinese Montrealers join mass dance performance for city's 375th anniversary

by Anna Asimakopulos

This is the second of Anna Asimakopulos's chronicles of the path to opening night of the Super Méga Continental on Friday, Sept. 15. She will be sharing her story and those of fellow dancers.

Quebecers stuck in Cuba due to airline, aircraft problems, land 4 days later

About 100 people, some of them from Quebec, were stuck at the airport in Camagüey, Cuba waiting days for scheduled flights to depart.

Simons CEO feels 'vindicated' as national expansion ushers in new era for retailer

by Ross Marowits

The 177-year-old Simons company is gaining fans among millennials and older shoppers seeking something different both online and at its increasing number of bricks and mortar stores.

'It's very symbolic': Haitian Olympian teaches youth to swim at the Big O

Noamy Grand'Pierre is back to her community by teaching young people to swim for free at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

2 men injured in overnight crash on Highway 20

Two people are injured following a major collision on Highway 20 East near Boucherville.

New exhibit pays homage to those lost at sea in the Magdalen Islands

by Marika Wheeler

A brand exhibit in the deconsecrated Anglican church in Old Harry in the Magdalen Islands, Que. Pays homage to those lost at sea since in the 20th and 21st centuries.

4 arrested at Quebec biker gang gathering

Four people were arrested on Saturday in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, located about 35 kilometres south of Quebec City, by the Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP and local police forces.

From trash to trees: Saint-Michel landfill to be converted into public park

The City of Montreal bills the project as the "most ambitious environmental rehabilitation project ever undertaken in an urban area in North America."

Kevin Hart's LOL Network offers Canadian comedians a shot at success

by Zulekha Nathoo

Comedian Kevin Hart began at Canada's Just for Laughs festival looking for an opportunity, and now he's on a mission to open doors for people starting out.

Bill 101 celebration renews calls for tougher language laws

Forty years after Quebec adopted its historic and contentious Bill 101 to preserve and strengthen the presence of the French language, some activists and politicians want the law to have more teeth.

For this Hudson play group, nature is a jungle gym — and a classroom

by Verity Stevenson

A new "school" in Hudson sees the town's forests not only as nature's playground, but as its own — and as its classroom — trees are its jungle gym.

City ombudsman offers to evaluate files of pit bull owners who received letter from city

The city ombudsman wants pit bull owners to know they can reach out if they think they have been unfairly sent a letter saying they wouldn't be allowed to keep their dog.

Pencils, crayons and tissues: teachers weigh in on the method behind school supply lists

While some parents have raised concerns over the costs or the difficulty of finding specific items, two Montreal teachers said there is reasoning behind each school supply list, but that it is OK (and common) if students don't have every item.

How asylum seekers make refugee claims, and why they take so long

by Andrea Bellemare

A closer look at how the asylum-seeker process normally works and how its been affected by the sudden increase in demand.

infographic The steroidal growth of Montreal's festivals, in charts

If it seems like every year the city gains another festivity, that's because they are blossoming.

Woman dies after being struck while hitchhiking in Saint-Joachim

A woman was killed overnight after she was struck by a car while she was hitchhiking on Highway 138 in Saint-Joachim, east of Quebec City.

Police suspect drug overdoses as 2 found dead in gas station parking lot

Around 11:15 a.m., a passerby walking near a Petro Canada gas station at the corner de Lorimier Avenue and de Maisonneuve Boulevard noticed two bodies inside a car. They didn't appear to be moving.

Man stabbed at Griffintown Pharmaprix is in stable condition

A Pharmaprix employee who was stabbed Friday afternoon in Montreal's Griffintown neighbourhood is now in stable condition.

Man accused of stabbing pregnant wife, killing baby, faces more charges

A Montreal man accused of stabbing his pregnant wife and causing the death of her baby is facing more charges in connection with the case.

Friday August 25, 2017

Jonah Keri saw a lot of Expos games — this one was the weirdest

The game ran 22 innings, 21 of them scoreless. Umpires were booed. A mascot got tossed. And in the end, only one run was scored. Jonah Keri says it's one of the craziest things he's ever witnessed and maybe the most fun thing he's ever written about.

Laval school principal charged with sexual assault, police seek other victims

Laval police are asking for possible victims to come forward after a school principal was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.

NDG's Queen Elizabeth Health Complex to become 'super-clinic'

Starting next month, the clinic in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbhourhood will become the first "super-clinic" that will predominantly serve the anglophone community.

Gaspé man with troubled past charged in death of a French tourist

The 23-year-old local man charged this week in connection with the death of a French tourist in the Gaspé has a long history of run-ins with police.

ABSOLUTELY QUEBEC Cities Held Hostage: Who Owns Montreal?

Centred on the landmark 1970s investigation by former Montreal Gazette journalist Henry Aubin, Cities Held Hostage plunges into the heart of a city in perpetual development and the forces that shape it today.

How a Quebec village came to be at the centre of a swastika controversy

by Stephen Smith

It’s been 37 years since Jean-Pierre Poirier and a team of local divers hauled an old anchor embossed with a swastika from the murky depths of the Soulanges Canal, west of Montreal. Now, it's at the centre of a controversy that has gotten international attention.

Confusion, anger over Montreal's handling of pit bull permits

by Kamila Hinkson

Confusion abounds over a form letter the City of Montreal is sending to pit bull owners, informing them that their applications for the special permit required to keep their dogs are incomplete.

'It's the language of hockey,' Quebec league says in defending English on ice

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's commissioner is defending the league's emphasis on English communication between players and coaches after a professor refused to teach the language to a Russian athlete.

Unconscious woman found at scene of Greenfield Park duplex fire

The woman is in hospital after a fire started at a Greenfield Park duplex building late Thursday. She is expected to survive.

Magdalen Islands, where kitesurfers go to fly

by Marika Wheeler

The Magdalen Islands is an increasingly popular spot for kite surfers looking for a good place to learn or practise.

Fans, protesters assemble at Montreal's urban rodeo

by Verity Stevenson

Hundreds of people, enthusiasts and protesters alike, were at Montreal's Old Port Thursday evening for the start of Nomadfest Urban Rodeo, a rodeo and country music festival that has drawn the ire of many in recent months.

Former head of Federal Bridge Corp. pleads guilty to kickbacks over SNC-Lavalin bridge contract

The former head of Canada's Federal Bridge Corporation has pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges. Michel Fournier was sentenced to five and a half years behind bars.