1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1268+ words) SHERBROOKE — Jacqueline Belleau says she was not planning to enter provincial politics when Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard asked her to carry the party’s banner in Saint-François, but the longtime Eastern Townships community leader concluded that the Oct. 5 election offered…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (295+ words) Jacqueline Belleau takes the podium after being introduced as the Quebec Liberal candidate in Saint-François, telling supporters the riding’s English-speaking community will be an essential part of her campaign. Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard introduces Jacqueline Belleau as the party’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) A motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon in a collision involving a pickup truck on Queen-Victoria Boulevard in Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke police said officers were called at about 4:45 p.m. on July 11 to the area near 2750 Queen-Victoria Blvd. According to preliminary information, a 34-year-old…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (780+ words) Council gave notices of motion for a package of new urban planning bylaws that together represent a comprehensive rewrite of Sutton’s planning framework after several years of work. Municipal officials said the regulations total roughly 500 pages and are expected to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (343+ words) The City of Granby is paying tribute to celebrated Quebec actor Marc Messier, a native of the city whose career in theatre, television and film spanned more than five decades. Messier died Tuesday, July 7, at the age of 78. He was…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (230+ words) An 18-year-old man is expected to appear in court on a murder charge after Sherbrooke police say his 41-year-old mother was fatally injured inside the family home on Laiterie Street. Police now describe the July 9 killing as an intrafamily incident....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (201+ words) Sherbrooke police are now investigating a homicide after a 41-year-old woman died following a reported dispute at a home on Laiterie Street. A resident contacted the Service de police de Sherbrooke at about 9 p.m. on July 9 to report a dispute at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) A bridge reconstruction project will close part of 3e Rang Est in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton starting Monday, July 13. The Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable said in a release that the work will take place on the pont des Cèdres, located…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (638+ words) Sherbrooke is moving ahead on three major municipal files: a new agreement for the redevelopment of Grandes-Fourches Nord, the appointment of Gaétan Drouin as director general, and a coming call for projects for the future of Sainte-Famille church. The City…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (422+ words) Festivalgoers take in a live performance at the Fête du Lac des Nations Promutuel Assurance in Sherbrooke. (Courtesy Fête du Lac des Nations) SHERBROOKE — Six days of music, fireworks, family activities and food vendors are returning to Jacques-Cartier Park this…...