By Murray Sherriffs
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Two young males, ages 17 and 18, are critical after they were electrified on Saturday, as they tampered with a circuit breaker in an abandoned building in Parc-Ex.
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Montreal police have removed the body of an unidentified person from Rivière des Prairies near Gouin Boulevard and Martin Avenue.
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A judge has authorized a class action lawsuit over emails Tim Hortons sent to a half-million Quebecers, telling them they had won a boat in a Roll Up to Win promotion, when in reality they had won nothing.
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Just for Laughs comedy festival founder, Gilbert Rozon has filed a police complaint, following an altercation last week when the husband of actress Danie Frenette allegedly grabbed Rozon and threatened to strangle him outside the courtroom after he denied the woman’s allegations while on the stand.
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A report from Royal LePage reveals nearly one in three Quebec renters thought about buying a home this year, hoping prices or interest rates would come down.
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The Quebec school bus federation says the start of the 2025 school year will be impacted by a lack of funding because of the shift to electric buses.
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Disposable e-cigarettes present a greater danger than traditional cigarettes.
A study from the University of California, has determined hazardous levels of several toxic heavy metals in illegal vapes present a high cancer risk.
Researchers tested three popular vape brands (ELF Bar, Flum Pebble and Esco) and detected 3 heavy metals, lead, nickel and antimony that cause cancers of the skin, lung and kidney as well as cardiovascular disease, asthma, lung fibrosis and respiratory tract cancer.
Senior study author / assistant professor at the UC Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology Brett Poulin is shocked at the levels of toxic metals; ”…when I analyzed the first samples, the lead concentrations were so high that I genuinely thought the instrument was broken.”
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Sun / 31 today
Sun / showers / thunderstorms / 27 tomorrow
