Sidhartha Banerjee

Montreal's mayor yesterday called on pet owners to take responsibility for their animals after a weekend dog attack on two young siblings that caused serious injuries.

MONTREAL—A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada's highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said yesterday.

“Monique just reached the summit,” Francois Masse said in an e-mailed message to The Canadian Press, referring to Monique Richard.

MONTREAL—A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada's highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said yesterday.

“Monique just reached the summit,” Francois Masse said in an e-mailed message to The Canadian Press, referring to Monique Richard.

MONTREAL—A Montreal mountaineer will try to become the first solo woman to climb Canada's highest mountain in a trek that begins next month.

Should Monique Richard reach the summit of Yukon's Mount Logan, she will be the first female to reach the top by herself, according to officials with Parks Canada and data it has compiled since the late 1800s.

MONTREAL—A new Canadian survey on the LGBT community suggests while a majority believe society has shown a willingness to integrate people, a similar number believe there's still much to be done to combat homophobic behaviour.

MONTREAL—An unidentified man who kissed a Radio-Canada reporter on the cheek without her consent during a live broadcast last Friday has apologized for his actions.

Montreal's iconic Olympic Stadium will be the first place some newcomers to Canada call home, with the venue being pressed into use as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers as of yesterday.

MONTREAL—The parents of a Montreal pre-kindergarten student want a school board to act after their four-year-old daughter was forced to clean up her own urine following an accident on the playground last week.

LONGUEUIL, Que.—Money earmarked for space development in this year's federal budget will go to two projects that could have lasting impacts on Earth and beyond, the federal government announced yesterday.

One of them involves a radar instrument that would be used to study the surface and subsurface of Mars.

MONTREAL—A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend as a police watchdog agency probes the actions of local police in the case.

Anthony Pratte-Lops was arraigned in St-Hyacinthe yesterday in the death of 18-year-old Daphne Huard-Boudreault and will remain behind bars until the case returns to court April 19.