The city of Montreal says 115,000 people moved out of their dwellings on Canada Day.
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Montreal’s municipal housing office is working to find lodgings for 200 families; 68 have already been relocated to temporary homes while the remainder are living in motels/hotels.
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Montreal’s SPCA says no longer is it witnessing a big jump in animal-abandonments around July 1, but only because fewer residential leases terminate at the end of June, so ‘animal lovers’ are bidding ‘adieu’ to their friends, all year long.
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Mirabel residents are without their mayor, following the sudden passing of Mayor Patrick Charbonneau at age 46.
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Dual Canadian-American citizen, 34-year-old Timothy Oakes, suspected of being part of a deadly human smuggling operation that left migrants drowned in the Saint Lawrence River, a few years back, has been arrested as he tried to enter the US.
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François Pelletier, the Montreal man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend 20+ times in the middle of the street, in front of horrified neighbors 3 years ago, has been judged guilty by his jury that rejected his claim he was mentally unwell, when ended the life of Romane Bonnier at 24 years.
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A 32 year old Montreal man is dead in a single-vehicle road crash in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, that police say involved alcohol, speeding and a failure to wear a seat belt.
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Quebec dairy farmer François Morissette is relying on drones/family and friends to track down his herd of Holsteins that have escaped their enclosure in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski.
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A report from Quebec’s Ministry of Higher Education says student groups and religious accommodations are partly to blame for tensions at Dawson and Vanier Colleges.
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A 65-year-old man in Pointe-Calumet, (northwest of Montreal) says work crews miscalculated when they cut down a tree and destroyed his home.
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A baby harbour seal has been spotted on the shores of Oka Beach.
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A massive analysis published in the journal Aging Cell has revealed rapamycin, the immunosuppressant drug, delivers almost the same life‑extension benefits as does slashing calories.
Researchers analyzed 167 studies across eight vertebrate species, including primates, rodents and fish, to determine this.
Rapamycin is already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of organ rejection, it’s not cleared for anti‑aging purposes in humans.
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Sun / 28 today
Sun / showers / 25 tomorrow