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3 days ago | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
With election day just around the corner, many are wondering if they can count on what the polls are showing. Recent polls suggest younger Canadians are leaning more towards the right during this election campaign. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
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3 days ago | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
More than two and a half years after her daughter and two grandchildren were killed in their home, Sylvie Guertin is pleading with Quebec’s justice minister to help let her family grieve in peace. In December, Mohamed Al Ballouz, who now identifies as Levana Ballouz, was convicted of murdering Synthia Bussieres, and suffocating their two young children, Eliam and Zac. Ballouz was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.
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1 month ago | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
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2 months ago | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
One month shy of her 113th birthday, the oldest person in Canada is sharing some of her well earned wisdom. The country's oldest living woman, Margaret Romans, was born in Latvia in 1912 and moved to Montreal in 1947 and says she's thankful to be here. What keeps her going? Gratitude, curiosity, and always looking forward, she says. "I say thank you God for bringing me and my family to this good country," she told Global News in an interview on Tuesday at her seniors' residence.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
A Brossard, Que., resident who was found guilty of killing her family in 2022, will not appeal the guilty verdict. Mohamad Al Ballouz, who now identifies as a woman and goes by Levana Ballouz, was sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole for 25 years. A jury found Ballouz guilty on Dec. 16, 2024, of fatally stabbing her partner Synthia Bussières and their two sons, five-year-old Eliam and two-year-old Zac, in 2022.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
Most of the children who attend Les Trésors de Marie-Claire in Montreal's West Island are too young to know exactly who Marie-Claire Martin is and what she has done for the community. Martin's journey began in 1980. After the tragic and sudden loss of her husband, the young mother of two was forced to find a way to support her family. Her love and passion for children led her to open a home daycare.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
Just like any other grocery store, Liquidation Marie sells a bit of everything - from meats, cheeses, candy and condiments, to dog food, and drinks. The main difference is that many of the items at the St-Zotique, Que., shop are either expired or nearing its expiration date. There is mustard that expired in September 2024 sells for $1, meats for as low as $3 and a box of one-year-old chocolate for 50 cents. "When it's the first time they try it, they say 'Oh, that's good.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
A beloved coffee shop in Montreal's West Island was recently the target of a random break-in just before Christmas, but the owners say picking up the pieces has been easier because of help from the community. La Station Café inside the Beaconsfield train station is a labour of love from a pair of young women who worked for and dreamed up the idea before turning it into a reality. It opened nine months ago.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
After a week of uncertainty over the future of the Statcare clinic in Montreal's West Island, Global News has confirmed that it will cease operations by the end of the year. ELNA medical group, the health-care provider in charge of the clinic, says the Pointe-Claire location will close its doors on Dec. 31. ELNA spokesperson Jonathan Prunier said Friday that discussions are ongoing with the doctors from Statcare to transfer their walk-in practice to the Brunswick medical centre.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
globalnews.ca | Felicia Parrillo
One week after a major Quebec health-care provider was granted creditor protection, Global News has learned the clinic's future is on the line. Community members in Montreal's West Island says if the Statcare clinic shuts down, the consequences could be dire. The longstanding clinic's owner, ELNA medical group, was granted creditor protection by a Quebec Superior Court last week and says the clinic is under review. "There's some scenarios that are contemplated.
