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Tour la Nuit called off minutes before start as severe weather hits Montreal
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (186+ words) Despite all their efforts, no safe option could be adopted," V'lo Qu'bec said. Severe weather through Montreal on Friday night prompted organizers to cancel the 20-kilometre Tour la Nuit, one of the city's largest annual cycling events, disappointing cyclists who…...
Montreal Victoire will parade the Walter Cup through downtown on Saturday
19+ hour, 50+ min ago (144+ words) They are the first Canadian team in the league's three-year history to hoist the Walter Cup. Players for the Montreal Victoire will take to the streets of downtown Montreal on Saturday to celebrate their historic PWHL title as Walter Cup…...
Nearly a year later, arrest made in deadly Montreal park stabbing
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (276+ words) Mohamad Barbour, 20, was scheduled to appear in court on Friday to face charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault. The arrest of a 20-year-old man has led to charges in connection with a triple stabbing at a St-Laurent park last…...
Eastern Quebec to get new area code in 2027
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (227+ words) The new area code, 273, will be introduced February 2027 A new area code is coming next year to parts of eastern Quebec as the region's supply of available telephone numbers nears exhaustion. The new area code, 273, will be introduced Feb. 27, 2027, in…...
Montreal and REM teaming up to create a regional bike path
2+ day, 1+ min ago (681+ words) Will span at least 38 kilometres and link to existing bike paths, industrial parks and nature parks. The City of Montreal has come to terms with the owner of the REM light-rail network to build a regional bike path that will…...
Quebec appoints Cowboys Fringants bassist as next chief scientist
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (354+ words) J'r'me Dupras, a professor of ecological economics, will play a strategic role in developing government science policy. The Quebec government has appointed J'r'me Dupras " a bassist with the folk-rock group Les Cowboys Fringants and also a professor of ecological economics…...
Quebec man who killed 2 women, sexually assaulted others denied parole again
2+ day, 43+ min ago (626+ words) Agostinho Ferreira, 62, is serving a life sentence. A former Montrealer who killed two women and sexually assaulted several other victims was denied parole Thursday morning for the second time in three years. Parole board member Sandra Brouillette delivered the news…...
Quebec will not remove English content from government websites, Roberge says
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (548+ words) "We'll keep what I would call the good-faith mechanism that we currently use," the French language minister said. The English stays " and you won't have to prove you are allowed to read it. French Language Minister Jean-Fran'ois Roberge has dismissed…...
Quebec government is urged to scale back English on its websites
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (766+ words) French language commissioner says government websites should be in French only, with limited exceptions. English remains too freely available on Quebec government websites and should be sharply reduced, the province's French language commissioner says. Content on the websites of seven…...
Quebec's affordability package is poorly targeted, economists warn
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (644+ words) The package includes the removal of the QST, a one-time cut for vehicle registration fees, and a payment for low earners. Premier Christine Fr'chette's new affordability package will put some money back in Quebecers' pockets, but economists warn the measures…...