MONTREAL—A Quebec coroner will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Gilles Duceppe's mother after the 93-year-old woman was found Sunday in the snow outside an upscale Montreal seniors' residence where she lived.
LONGUEUIL, Que.—Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques blasted through the skies over Kazakhstan early today in what appeared to be a seamless launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station.
The 48-year-old doctor and astronaut lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Anne McClain of NASA and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.
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.
