Montreal News Montreal News Rss feed

  • Father and two children fighting for lives after Quebec house fire

    Police check the scene of a fire in Ste-Therese, Que., on May 18, 2013. Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian ...

  • Quebec apartment fire leaves 3 family members in critical condition

    Officials check the scene of a fire in Ste-Therese, Que., Saturday morning, May 18, 2013. Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN ...

  • All-terrain-vehicle accidents claim two lives in Quebec

    MONTREAL -- Two men in their 50s died Friday -- on the eve of the Victoria Day long weekend -- after they lost control of all-terrain vehicles while wheeling down different forestry roads in Quebec back-bush country.The separate incidents took place in the Mauricie district, north of Trois-Rivires.About 6:15 p.m., Yvon Bourgault "was not able to stay in control when rounding a curve" ...

  • Family found unconscious in Montreal area fire

    STE-THERESE, Que. - Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious this morning at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. A 10-year-old boy and seven-year-old boy, along with their father, are in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The family's mother and a three-old-girl also suffered serious injuries. Fire crews and police arrived at the scene ...

  • Construction hotspots to avoid on May long weekend

    The all-too familiar sounds of construction work will ring in the May long-weekend for Montrealers. Yves Dsaultels, traffic reporter for CBC's French service, Radio-Canada, said May is typically one of the worst months for drivers in the city. "Major construction projects are once again underway and few people are on vacation at this time of year," Dsaultels said. Check out our ...

Movie Review

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

In Sergio Corbuccis Django, the 1966 spaghetti Western from which Quentin Tarantinos Django Unchained draws its protagonists name, the titular gunslinger (played by the indomitable Franco Nero, who makes an amusing, wink-wink cameo in Tarantinos film) is first seen ... ...

On Facebook

  • French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage into law despite national protests

    French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching ...

  • Video Time Lapse Montreal by Winter

    Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy ...

  • How Ottawas plan to foster wireless competition sank

    'Today marks a new chapter for wireless in Canada."That was Anthony Lacavera's bold declaration as he launched Wind Mobile on a chilly day in December, 2009. There was a buzz in the air as hundreds of people packed Toronto's waterfront to watch the 35-year-old chairman unveil a six-metre statue of "Joe," a tribute to the average Canadian consumer. Joe was a symbol ...

  • How Quebecor’s unit attained wireless success

    Quebecor Inc.'s controlling shareholder Pierre Karl Pladeau. His Vidotron Lte unit now counts more than 400,000 wireless subscribers in Quebec less than three years after its September, 2010, ...

  • Ottawa’s five options to solve its wireless dilemma

    The race is on for incumbents in the wireless business to buy up the spectrum that was supposed to be set aside for new competitors.Telus Corp. wants to buy Mobilicity, and Rogers Communications Inc. wants to buy the spectrum that Shaw Communications bought to start a wireless provider before deciding it had better ways to spend billions of ...

More Montreal News