A Lachine woman convicted last year of participating in the gruesome murder of her boyfriend inside her best friend’s home in 2021 was hoping she could serve a reduced sentence at her residence, but instead, a Quebec Court judge has sent her to prison for two years.
Casting his first tie-breaking vote of his new mandate, Pointe Claire Mayor John Belvedere last week signalled his supported for a zoning change that will allow a 249-unit residential building that could be as high as 12 storeys on the site of the former Bar B Barn restaurant at the intersection of Sources and Brunswick boulevards.
West Islanders are excited about next week’s launch of the Anse-à-l’Orme branch of the REM, according to a cross section of residents surveyed by The 1510 West earlier this week. And although a few concerns linger — like worries about parking and reliability — most are eager to try the new light rail commuter service.
The City of Pointe Claire is limiting on-street parking in the sector immediately around the Fairview REM station, a move designed to ensure the area is not overwhelmed by commuters looking to access the new light-rail service leaving their vehicles on these streets.
Mother’s Day last weekend felt a little more poignant than usual. Not because of my own mother or my wife, both of whom were and are exemplary in every sense of the word, but because of two other Mums who had been very much on my mind. Over the past few weeks, I’ve attended the funerals of the mothers of two of my oldest friends in the world....
1019 watch report Bookended by soft-hearted stories from the lands of Jane Austen, Hollywood and sentient octopi, the rest of this edition of viewing suggestions has more adrenaline than any one episode of The Pitt, which we are all missing except for the gory bits. Well, there are occasional gory bits on tap here as well. Be prepared to look away or to wipe away a tear. THE...
As those recent photos of space from Artemis II so majestically show, the horizon is not fixed. It all depends on where you’re watching from. A hot new gardening trend is adopting this fresh point of view. Instead of growing traditional “ground” gardens, condo owners and apartment dwellers are tilting the horizon and planting vertically. They are literally using the air for space, creating the kind of place...
Last month’s Liberal policy convention in Montreal was more about convening than policy: the corridors of the Palais des Congrès were packed with 4,500 delegates networking away, while the policy sessions were sparsely attended. I wandered the halls to eavesdrop on gossip, attending a few policy sessions. One panel impressed me: under the title “Building Canada Strong,” the speakers were Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly,...
EDITORIAL How did we get here? How does a society lose sight of the big picture? These are questions that are always posed in retrospect. And they always come up in a context of a realization that a mistake has happened, that something has gone horribly wrong, that a tragedy has somehow failed to be averted. Is it that we rarely see the big picture fade from view...
READER'S OPINION The following is a statement from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office on the appointment of Louise Arbour as the next Governor General of Canada. As Governor General, Ms. Arbour will be the representative of His Majesty The King in Canada. She will be Canada’s 31st Governor General since Confederation and the first Governor General of Canada appointed by His Majesty. Ms. Arbour is a world-renowned legal scholar, judge and...
Less than a month remains before the launch of the West Island branch of the REM, but parking options for future users of the Fairview-Pointe-Claire station still remain unclear.
A popular martial arts centre owner is behind bars and facing serious criminal charges following a savage hammer attack inside his home in Ste. Anne de Bellevue last week that left his daughter — a Montreal police officer — severely injured.
