MONTREAL – Municipal election season is hiring season for construction firms in Montreal, coincidentally. “It’s been a rough summer for us,” said SNC Lavalin CEO Robert G Card. “A lot of ou…
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La Ronde acquiert un effrayant manège: le pont Jacques-Cartier
MONTRÉAL – Si les montagnes russes tels que le Vertigo, le Maniac ou le Goliath ne vous donnent plus de sueurs froides, La Ronde a un nouveau manège pour vous: le pont Jacques-Cartier. «Ça …
City of Montreal bans public places near smokers
MONTREAL – After agreeing that city parks, restaurants and museums are making it increasingly difficult for Montrealers to light up cigarettes without moral hesitation, the Montreal City Council …
Gilles Duceppe found living under Quebec’s last uncollapsed bridge
MONTREAL – Structural engineers inspecting an overpass last Thursday were shocked to discover that it was still standing and mildly surprised to find former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe c…
New Montreal Metro stations to be named after prominent, secular saints
MONTREAL – After announcing the extension of the Montreal Metro’s Blue Line, the PQ provincial government and Société de transport de Montréal announced that new stations will be named afte…
Via Rail announces new slightly faster than slow train between Toronto and Montreal
MONTREAL – In response to growing competition from airplanes, buses, automobiles and walking, Via Rail unveiled its new mediocre-speed train for the Toronto-Montreal corridor on Monday. “Th…
Georges Laraque: ‘I have to go out there and play a solid by-election’
MONTREAL – After announcing his run for federal public office, former NHL tough guy George Laraque is hoping his long hours of practice and hard work will pay off in the Montreal by-electio…
Montreal Biosphere sold to become oil sands interpretation centre
MONTREAL- Montreal’s famed Biosphere Environment Museum has been sold by the federal government to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to make way for a new oil sands education centre…
After giving up mining asbestos, town takes up tobacco farming
Asbestos, PQ – After years of mining asbestos, the small town that bears its name will close its last mine and take up growing tobacco instead. The town had received intense national and internat…
La Ronde Acquires Scary New Ride: Jacques Cartier Bridge
MONTREAL – If roller coasters like Vertigo, Maniac, and Goliath didn’t make you break out into a cold sweat, La Ronde has a new, scarier ride for you: the Jacques Cartier Bridge. “We’d been…
