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Holidays bring challenges for Montreal businesses after Mile End break-ins
Businesses in Montreal's Mile End are grappling with costly break-ins this holiday season, including a designer boutique that lost $8,000 in goods. Business owners are increasing security measures and calling on police to step up efforts.
Quebec health officials urge preventive measures to curb holiday virus spread
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19 are circulating at increasing rates, according to Quebec's Health Ministry.
Search scaled back for missing Quebec hiker in Adirondack Mountains
After more than eight days, New York authorities are scaling back the search for a Quebec hiker who went missing in the snow-covered Adirondack Mountains.
Student aims to grow Canada's space program with Polytechnique White Rose scholarship
A ceremony was held Monday morning to honour the 10th recipient of Polytechnique's Order of the White Rose, a $50,000 bursary created in memory of the 14 women murdered at Polytechnique in 1989.
Ban on non-compliant mopeds makes Montreal bike paths safer, advocates say
Since Quebec banned certain types of motorcycles and mopeds that do not meet federal safety standards this summer, the situation has improved on Montreal bike paths, cyclist advocates say.
Montreal family faces expropriation of longtime home for Metro ventilation
The Ly family’s land in Montreal is being expropriated so it can be torn down and replaced with a new ventilation station that would serve the Metro’s Orange line.
Remembering the Royal Montreal Regiment's role in the liberation of northwest Europe
It’s the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Leopold Canal, and the Royal Montreal Regiment is commemorating that turning point in the Second World War with a historical exhibit telling the story of those who fought and died while defeating the Germans.
Montreal launches private security patrols in high-crime areas
Montreal’s central Ville-Marie borough will be deploying private security guards in some neighbourhoods as part of a pilot project aimed at tackling the rise in drug and other criminal activity.
Ticketmaster customers in Montreal sound alarm after online tickets vanish
A Montreal influencer and other Ticketmaster users are raising concerns about disappearing online tickets, suspecting a link to a recent data breach. Ticketmaster insists it’s implementing security measures and encourages customers to not reuse passwords.
Quebec music store owners fear closure under new French-language labelling rules
Music store owners in Quebec are raising concerns that new French-language labelling requirements under Bill 96 could make it nearly impossible for them to continue operating in the province due to the challenges of translating English words on equipment.