By Murray Sherriffs
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Montreal police had to deal with a homeless man armed with knives yesterday at the corner of Sainte Catherine and Berri, using pepper spray, a taser, rubber bullets and one round from an officer’s sidearm that hit no one.
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McGill researchers have determined that there is no connection between supervised drug consumption sites in Toronto and a long-term increase in crime. In some cases, crime declined.
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Montrealer Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 52—who has already done time for providing support for Al Qaeda and charged last year for threatening to kill many people in Montreal—is looking at new charges relating to threats made to attack Passport Canada buildings.
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Longueuil pol ice are asking women who may have been attacked by a man whom they have charged with 17 offences, and is a suspect in 30 other crimes, if they suspect that 58-year-old Stéphane Croteau, also terrorized them.
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CAQ MNA Francois Tremblay (Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean) has been charged with impaired driving. Police said that he had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
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The people who run Montreal airport are making moves to deal with illegal taxis and overall concerns about the new pickup system for Über cars.
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Quebec government employees will be required to work three days a week in the office later this month, up from two. The Quebec public servants union says that a survey of its members found that 87 per cent feel that higher stress and fatigue will result, 82 per cent say their work-life balance will worsen and 63 per cent predict lower productivity.
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NutriQuebec says that Quebecers are eating too much salt and sugar and not enough fruit, veggies or whole grains. Lead author Benoît Lamarche says that the incidence of heart disease, cancer and diabetes will increase.
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Université Laval researchers say that a majority of Quebecers are not following healthy eating recommendations, especially people who can’t afford to eat healthily and end up consuming too much salt and sugary drinks.
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Yet another warning not to use nasal decongestant sprays to relieve blocked noses because in the long run your condition will worsen: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says while the sprays offer relief from colds, allergies, and sinusitis, using the sprays beyond seven days can cause ‘rebound congestion’ which makes users more dependent on the sprays. Pharmacists say that packaging should be more clear.
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Canadiens 6 Florida 2
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Rain / 7º today
Sun and cloud / 3º tomorrow
