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Pro-Palestinian student activists in Montreal have set up camp on the grounds of McGill University, following a wave of similar protests on campuses across the United States. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at an encampment at McGill University in Montreal, Saturday, April 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Pro-Palestinian encampment grows at Montreal’s McGill university

More than 2 dozen tents were set up as of Sunday afternoon

 

Eddy Nolan, who has run in a Terry Fox marathon each year for 46 years, is seen with some of his memorabilia, in Montreal, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years dies at 67

Suffering from complications from cancer treatment, Eddy Nolan chose a medically assisted death

 

Genie, a thirteen year old American Black bear looks up from a nap at the Zoo Eco Museum west of Montreal, Sunday, March 3, 2023. She came out of hibernation on March 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Montreal winter 2nd-warmest on record, Environment Canada says

Winter temperatures only beat by 2001-2002 season

 

Guitar maker Nicolas Delisle poses at the Mile End Guitar Co-op in Montreal, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Delisle, a luthier by trade makes all his guitars by hand and for some uses century-old recycled wood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Montreal man turns reclaimed wood from barns and buildings into custom guitars

Nicolas Delisle says each finished piece is full of history

Guitar maker Nicolas Delisle poses at the Mile End Guitar Co-op in Montreal, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Delisle, a luthier by trade makes all his guitars by hand and for some uses century-old recycled wood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Authorities in New York state are seeking the extradition of a Colombian man living in Quebec in connection with the death of a pregnant Mexican migrant woman who was found in a river after she attempted to walk across the Canada-U.S. border illegally in December. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing border

Jhader Aguusto Uribe-Tobar, 35, is charged with conspiracy to commit alien smuggling

Authorities in New York state are seeking the extradition of a Colombian man living in Quebec in connection with the death of a pregnant Mexican migrant woman who was found in a river after she attempted to walk across the Canada-U.S. border illegally in December. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Marisa Portolese, author of the book “Goose Village,” poses under the Bonaventure Expressway in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

New book commemorates former Montreal neighbourhood bulldozed for Expo 67

Goose Village was a working-class neighbourhood made up largely of immigrants

Marisa Portolese, author of the book “Goose Village,” poses under the Bonaventure Expressway in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Kanesatake elders with the Mohawk Mothers group arrive at Superior Court Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Mohawk Mothers worry evidence of bodies at McGill work site will be destroyed

Indigenous group believes there may be unmarked graves at the site

Kanesatake elders with the Mohawk Mothers group arrive at Superior Court Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, takes part in a leaders panel discussion with, from left, Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jonas Gahr Store, Prime Minister of Norway and Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland, at the Global Progress Action Summit in Montreal, Saturday, September 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Trudeau calls for better progressive messaging at summit in Montreal

He says those on the right wing of the political spectrum are able to attract followers by amplifying their anxieties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, takes part in a leaders panel discussion with, from left, Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jonas Gahr Store, Prime Minister of Norway and Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland, at the Global Progress Action Summit in Montreal, Saturday, September 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Race fans walk through pit lane during the open house at the Canadian Grand Prix Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Montreal. Residents and tourists, alike, are excited for the return of the Canadian Grand Prix, the unofficial kickoff to the city’s summer festival season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Residents and tourists alike excited for the return of the Montreal Grand Prix

The Canadian Grand Prix, the unofficial kickoff to Montreal’s summer festival season

Race fans walk through pit lane during the open house at the Canadian Grand Prix Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Montreal. Residents and tourists, alike, are excited for the return of the Canadian Grand Prix, the unofficial kickoff to the city’s summer festival season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Vernon’s Larry Kwong is given his 2011 Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame induction plaque by Vernon student Gavin Donald. A push to have Kwong inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame continues. (Morning Star - file photo)

75 years ago today: B.C. player makes hockey history

Larry Kwong became first person of Asian descent to play in NHL when he suited up for the NY Rangers

Vernon’s Larry Kwong is given his 2011 Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame induction plaque by Vernon student Gavin Donald. A push to have Kwong inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame continues. (Morning Star - file photo)
Vancouver Canucks’ Ilya Mikheyev, back, of Russia, Brock Boeser, back right, and Elias Pettersson celebrate Mikheyev’s goal against Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Reassuring to see the allure of the Montreal Canadiens continues

Rich legacy of the franchise ensures their visits to B.C. are never really road games

Vancouver Canucks’ Ilya Mikheyev, back, of Russia, Brock Boeser, back right, and Elias Pettersson celebrate Mikheyev’s goal against Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People wait to enter the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Saturday, June 6, 2020. In the early morning hours of Sept. 4, 1972, three men rappelled from a skylight down a nylon rope into the second floor of the museum. Fifty years after what has been described as the biggest art heist in Canadian history, the thieves’ identity remains a mystery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

50 years after major Montreal art theft, trail has gone cold and nobody’s talking

Thieves rappelled into the museum from a skylight, overpowered the guards and stole millions in art

People wait to enter the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Saturday, June 6, 2020. In the early morning hours of Sept. 4, 1972, three men rappelled from a skylight down a nylon rope into the second floor of the museum. Fifty years after what has been described as the biggest art heist in Canadian history, the thieves’ identity remains a mystery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Rainbow flags and coloured balloons are shown at the site where the Montreal Pride parade was supposed to start from in Montreal, Sunday, August 7, 2022. Festival organizers cancelled the parade over concerns for security due to the lack of staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Montreal Pride Parade organizers cancel event, citing lack of security

More than 80 volunteers were absent, according to organizer

Rainbow flags and coloured balloons are shown at the site where the Montreal Pride parade was supposed to start from in Montreal, Sunday, August 7, 2022. Festival organizers cancelled the parade over concerns for security due to the lack of staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Exhausted travellers having a nap in the airport. (Carla Leinweber/Submitted)

B.C. woman collapses in airport after living there for days due to flight cancellations

Carla Leinweber, 66, gave up on her vacation after flights were cancelled countless times over 5 days

Exhausted travellers having a nap in the airport. (Carla Leinweber/Submitted)
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 10, 2022. Last week, almost 250 AIDS organizations from around the world sent a joint letter to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser calling on him to take action to ensure participants can attend the International AIDS conference in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

People planning to attend AIDS conference in Montreal still struggling to get visas

Applicants from Africa, Asia, South America being denied access

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 10, 2022. Last week, almost 250 AIDS organizations from around the world sent a joint letter to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser calling on him to take action to ensure participants can attend the International AIDS conference in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ukrainian nationals fleeing the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine arrive at the Richardson International Airport, in Winnipeg, Monday, May 23, 2022. A second charter flight of Ukrainians who've been approved for emergency travel to Canada is scheduled to arrive in Montreal today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Second federal flight carrying Ukrainians bound for Canada lands in Montreal

There were 306 refugees and more than 20 animals on board

Ukrainian nationals fleeing the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine arrive at the Richardson International Airport, in Winnipeg, Monday, May 23, 2022. A second charter flight of Ukrainians who've been approved for emergency travel to Canada is scheduled to arrive in Montreal today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Fans line up to pay their respects during the visitation for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, Sunday, May 1, 2022 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Fans gather to pay tribute to Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur

Hall of Famer lying in state ahead of national funeral

Fans line up to pay their respects during the visitation for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, Sunday, May 1, 2022 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A member of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) inspects the wreckage of a plane at a crash site in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. The small plane crashed on Ile Sainte-Helene near Montreal’s Old Port on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Plane at centre of deadly crash in Montreal was carrying marriage proposal banner

The board dispatched investigators to the scene to gather details on the cause of the crash

A member of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) inspects the wreckage of a plane at a crash site in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. The small plane crashed on Ile Sainte-Helene near Montreal’s Old Port on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes