By Murray Sherriffs = Montreal police shot a man who came at officers with a knife yesterday, and an officer has sustained a knife wound, as police co...
Researcher calls for Quebec Labour Code changes that let employees disconnect from the workplace
By Murray Sherriffs Most people taking vacations these days aren’t truly off from work, if they bring their phones with them. Some experts say that Qu...
NewsBrief 19.8.2026)
By Murray Sherriffs = Two Montreal police homicide investigations of two murdered women in Parc Extension who were allegedly killed by partners who lo...
Reluctance to regulate electric bikes, scooters sees injuries costing young lives and limbs soaring
By Murray Sherriffs Why are politicians, police, bureaucrats and parents so hesitant about getting tough with e-scooters and e-bikes and what theyR...
Coffee could combat breast cancer
By Murray Sherriffs Coffee might be linked to a lower risk of death and recurrence of breast cancer. Researchers have been following 95 women with bre...
NewsBrief (14.8.2026)
By Murray Sherriffs = A 16-year-old boy who worked as a day camp employee has been charged with sexually assaulting three children last month at a cam...
Health consciousness delays dementia onset
By Murray Sherriffs Scientists have identified three health measures in middle age that can ward off dementia for more than a decade: One can add an a...
NewsBrief (6.8.2026)
By Murray Sherriffs = Two young people have been killed fleeing police who had stopped the chase, slamming into Atlantis gym on Boulevard des Laurenti...
Artificial intelligence is with us
By Murray Sherriffs Some see AI as a tool that frees up time for other activities. Others fear that offloading our thinking to a computer will dull ou...
NewsBrief (5.8.2026)
By Murray Sherriffs = Montreal police will charge a 15-year-old boy in an arson attack on a triplex on 10th Avenue near Legendre in St. Michel, and ar...