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2 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
Habitat Philou officially opened its doors in Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville Friday morning, offering long-term housing and support to 12 young adults with multiple disabilities. The Habitat is a project by Centre Philou, which was founded 20 years ago by the parents of young Philippe - known as Philou - who suffers from severe cerebral palsy.
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
Eight women who have contributed to Montreal's development are are being recognized for their achievements. A new award, the insignia of the Order of Montreal, was created specifically for women who have contributed to the "development, construction, influence and advancement of Montreal and all of Quebec society," said Mayor Valérie Plante. The award coincides with the upcoming inauguration of the Place des Montréalaises - a large public square near city hall.
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
A woman was found dead Wednesday afternoon in a Châteauguay residence, on Montreal's South Shore. She is believed to have been the victim of murder, according to some reports. Police were called to a house on Jules-Dumouchel St. at around 3 p.m., where they discovered the victim's lifeless body. Marc Tessier, a Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson, said SQ officers intercepted a male suspect in a vehicle in the Saint-Stanislas sector, shortly after the body was discovered.
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | Alyssia Rubertucci |India Das-Brown
Montreal's tourist season is officially launched, on a day that felt like summer in the city - with the sun shining and temperatures reaching 27°C - just as Tourisme Montréal unveiled its summer plans on Tuesday. "We've got a lot of new things," said Yves Lalumière, president and CEO of Tourisme Montréal.
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
François Legault is reaching out to family doctors, inviting them to join the negotiating table. He hopes they will be open to changing the way they are paid. According to the Quebec premier, this shift is essential to ensure "every Quebecer has access to care." So far, he senses "resistance to change," which explains why he said last week that "things are going to get rough" with the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ).
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
Two drivers are facing charges after allegedly reaching 209 km/h on a Quebec highway. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, when officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)'s Laval highway station spotted the vehicles speeding on Highway 15 north in Laval. The SQ said both drivers, who are under the age of 25, had their vehicles seized and their driver's licences suspended for seven days. They received multiple tickets that amounted to $3,552 and a loss of 36 demerit points each.
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | Alyssia Rubertucci |India Das-Brown
When it comes to elections, some people may ask whether their vote really counts. The Quebec riding of Terrebonne, northeast of Montreal, showed that every vote really does make a difference, after a judicial recount on Sunday flipped the seat from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote. "I think it's going to be some interesting debate going on because of the one vote difference," said Benoit Girardin, who was working in the Terrebonne area Monday.
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3 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
Two major downtown public squares are set to be cleaner than ever. The City of Montreal, in partnership with downtown businesses and the Ville-Marie borough, is ramping up efforts to boost cleaning of Place du Canada and Dorchester Square. Director general of Montréal Centre-Ville Glenn Castanheira, flanked by dozens of city cleaning staff, announced the new "public-private partnership" Monday.
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4 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | Gareth Madoc-Jones |India Das-Brown
Ten members of the Montreal police force (SPVM) will be cycling 1,000 km throughout parts of Quebec as part of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie to raise money and to inspire young people to stay away from a life of crime. Participating SPVM employees were at police headquarters Friday morning, in downtown Montreal, to unveil their goal and message to about 50 students from five high schools being sponsored as part of the cycling marathon.
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4 weeks ago | 
montreal.citynews.ca | India Das-Brown
Federal police have dismantled a major clandestine laboratory believed to have been used to manufacture methamphetamine tablets in a warehouse in Bromont, in the Eastern Townships. On site, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seized no less than 2.5 million tablets of what is believed to be methamphetamine, more than 4 kilos of suspected crystal methamphetamine and large quantities of chemicals used to manufacture the tablets.
