Holness sees Montreal as a bilingual city-state
Mayoral candidate Balarama Holness has pledged to seek city-state status for Montreal and offer municipal services and information in French and English if elected in November. Read More
View ArticleMayoral candidates would love for baseball to return — as long as Montreal...
Projet Montréal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante says she’s enthusiastic about the return of Major League Baseball to Montreal, but remains adamant that no taxpayer money be spent on a new stadium....
View ArticleMovement Montreal and Ralliement Pour Montréal band together
The campaign for mayor of Montreal became a three-way race on Thursday with the announcement that one candidate was bowing out to join forces with Balarama Holness and his Movement Montreal party. Read...
View ArticleNoise observatory still necessary, still in the works, councillors say
The jackhammers, car horns and other clatter of daily life in the Quartier des spectacles have turned the neighbourhood into Montreal's first noise laboratory. Read More
View ArticleBalarama Holness for mayor: Refusing to be ignored
A grizzled man in a hoodie stood on the sidewalk gawking at Balarama Holness while he gave an outdoor press conference in front of city hall. It was a weekday morning in late September, and Holness had...
View ArticleHolness says don't count him out of Montreal's mayoral race just yet
Balarama Holness says he's faced "headwinds" in this mayoral race, but he still considers himself a viable option for Montrealers who don't want to vote for Valérie Plante or Denis Coderre in the...
View ArticlePlante, Coderre clash over affordable housing in latest mayoral debate
Valérie Plante and Denis Coderre went head-to-head on Monday in a French televised debate that offered few surprises, but it's unclear whether either of the front-runners in Montreal's mayoral race...
View ArticleMontreal's west-end mayors question Plante's Cavendish extension plan
West-end politicians say they were surprised to hear mayoral incumbent Valérie Plante declare on Tuesday that the long-awaited Cavendish extension will offer one lane for cars and trucks because they...
View ArticleMontreal firefighter was funny but professional, colleagues say as they pay...
Most were colleagues and some were strangers from outside Montreal. Yet they all shared a common allegiance as firefighters. Read More
View ArticleLachine Hospital ER will turn away ambulances, close overnight starting Nov. 7
Ambulances will be turned away from Lachine Hospital and the emergency room will be closed overnight, even for walk-ins, starting on Nov. 7, the McGill University Health Centre announced on Friday....
View ArticleBig election promises have little sway on undecided voters
As Montrealers get set to vote in this municipal election on Nov. 6 and 7, the Montreal Gazette explores some of the hot-button issues. In this instalment, Linda Gyulai looks at city finances. Read More
View ArticleMayoral candidates should talk about constitutional recognition for cities,...
It was just a few years ago that every provincial party leader in Quebec was promising to give municipalities a cut of the Quebec Sales Tax. Read More
View ArticleHead of Lachine Hospital physicians' council calls on Legault to keep ER open
The head of Lachine Hospital's council of physicians is calling on Premier François Legault's government to pass a decree to avert the partial closure of the hospital's emergency room and intensive...
View ArticleHolness makes final pitch to voters: 'A unique opportunity to leave the past...
Mayoral candidate Balarama Holness made his final pitch to Montrealers on Friday before they vote in this weekend's two-day municipal election. Read More
View ArticleAfter mayoral defeat, Holness vows Movement Montreal will continue
After running on the motto "People Before Politics," Movement Montreal mayoral candidate Balarama Holness vowed his party would carry on as he conceded defeat on Sunday night. Read More
View ArticleTwo recounts sought in tight T.M.R. council races
Two candidates who ran with Town of Mount Royal's mayor-elect, Peter Malouf, in Sunday's municipal election are seeking recounts in their districts. Read More
View ArticleAnomalies found for mail-in and rejected ballots in Montreal
Scrutineers at one polling station in the district of Pointe-aux-Trembles rejected 73 per cent of the ballots that were cast for mayor of Montreal, the Montreal Gazette has found in an examination of...
View ArticleJudge grants Ensemble Montréal requests for vote recounts in two boroughs
A judge has authorized four vote recounts in two Montreal boroughs that were requested by Ensemble Montréal, the runner-up party in the Nov. 6-7 municipal election. Read More
View ArticleJudge denies recount requests in T.M.R. election
A Court of Quebec judge has denied requests for two recounts in the municipal election in Town of Mount Royal. Read More
View ArticleLachine Hospital ER will turn away ambulances, close overnight starting Nov. 7
The temporary reduction in service is the result of a drastic shortage of nurses and respiratory therapists, according to the MUHC.
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