(News feed from the Montreal Gazette)
- Engineer remembered as devoted cyclist
It was an unusually cold spring afternoon when it happened. With an overcast sky and heavy winds blowing across Montreal, temperatures on April 3 dipped two degrees below zero. Still, 42-year-old Christian Brulotte was on his bike, cycling home after another day on the job. - Anarchopanda gets his head back
The panda has his head back. After five days of angst and uproar, Montreal police saw fit on Wednesday to return the furry cranium of the protester known as “Anarchopanda” — presumably deciding that they did not, in fact, need to hold it as evidence. - Borough takes over sidewalk repairs
In 2011, the borough of Villeray–St-Michel–Parc-Extension put out a call for bids to fix its sidewalks. The lowest private contractors’ bid came in 44 per cent over the borough estimate of roughly $500,000. It came from Mivela Construction, owned by Nicolo Milioto, whose name would crop up repeatedly at the Charbonneau Commission into corruption in the construction industry. The borough decided to put its repairs on hold. - Is Montreal ready for street meat?
After a 66-year absence, city poised to allow food vendors to operate on city streets - Reserves: Law and order in a challenging setting
Poverty, overcrowding and an abundance of hunting rifles add up to a difficult task for police officers in remote aboriginal reserves During his short stint as a police sergeant, Randy Weizineau saw the ugliest side of his hometown. - Groups call for blanket MRI coverage
Essential part of patient care should be readily available to all, province told - T.M.R. dangerous driving case: Sentencing put off until June 7
Laurent Raymond, 20, is being allowed to finish his CEGEP, before receiving his sentence of three years in prison and a five-year ban on driving for his role in in a car crash in July 2010 that injured three young women. - Transparency sorely lacking in Quebec: union official
Better access to information about how taxpayers’ money is spent could head off the kind of corruption the Charbonneau Commission has aired, says an official from the Canadian Union of Public Employees. - Quebec introduces new road safety rules
MONTREAL — The provincial transports ministry announced two new rules on Wednesday aimed at improving safety on the roads. As of April 25, anyone found guilty of street racing or car ‘surfing’ will lose 12 demerit points in addition to the other fines and sanctions for these infractions. - Top court to probe Quebec allegations
The Supreme Court of Canada says it will investigate allegations that some of its members intervened in the repatriation of the Constitution.