Montreal Gazette

There's only a 40-per-cent chance of showers, and that's after midnight, so trick or treaters can expect to stay sugar high and dry. Read More

Echoing a position made public by Éric Duhaime's Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ), the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) on Wednesday said it's ready to rethink a planned ban in 2035 on the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles in the province. Read More

QUEBEC — Moving to cap the number of new arrivals it controls, the Quebec government has announced Thursday a temporary freeze on two popular programs immigrants use to gain access to citizenship. Read More

As winter approaches, Montreal is stepping up its efforts to collect dead leaves from public and private spaces, the city announced on Wednesday. Read More

I have a confession: I was a temporary foreign worker in Quebec.  Read More

It's a rare feat for a mayor in Montreal to leave the job without being pushed out by a disastrous electoral defeat, or major scandal. Read More

PORTLAND, Maine — Three Massachusetts utilities and Central Maine Power's parent company have agreed that Massachusetts ratepayers must shoulder $512 million in additional costs caused by delays in construction of a power transmission project in Maine that will allow Hydro-Québec energy to reach the New England power grid. Read More

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida's basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens — sometimes hundreds — of pictures a day. Read More

Community organizations and unions who fear that a Quebec bill will lead to an increase in electricity rates demonstrated in front of the Montreal office of the Premier François Legault on Wednesday. Read More

The union representing Montreal's métro constables says that officers may need tasers and firearms — but the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) confirmed it has no plans to arm the officers. Read More

ANDERLECHT, Belgium — Olivier Renard didn't need long to recover. The former sporting director of CF Montréal has succeeded Jesper Fredberg as sporting director of RSC Anderlecht, the Belgian club announced on its website Wednesday morning. Read More

The prosecution and a defence lawyer were miles apart while making sentence recommendations Wednesday in a case involving a man who sexually abused 14 girls and young women while he ran a modelling agency. Read More

A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal would send the wrong message if it takes down a welcome sign in the lobby at city hall that generated controversy because it included a woman wearing a hijab. Read More

The massive rise in temporary immigration to Quebec could hurt long-term productivity growth and push down wages in the province, according to a report by a Montreal-based think tank. Read More

QUEBEC — Under pressure from all sides over the closing of francization classes throughout Quebec, Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge suggested Wednesday that there will soon be more French courses offered to new arrivals. Read More

Montreal police are searching for additional alleged victims of a 36-year-old man accused of luring and sexually assaulting minors. Read More

QUEBEC — The provincial government has beefed up Quebec's presence in the United States in hopes of staying one step ahead of any fresh protectionist measures that could hurt the economy, the minister of international relations said Wednesday. Read More

TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes had six players named to the East Division all-star team Wednesday. Read More

Seven years after first promising it, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante unveiled the city's new nightlife policy Wednesday, which includes $3 million to put the plan into action and another $2.5 million to help venues improve their soundproofing. Read More

What has been widely described as a caucus revolt against the prime minister can be seen as evidence of the hollowness at the heart of the modern Liberal party. Read More