'Nobody was reacting,' says partner of man who pursued assisted death due to ER bedsore | Michelin unveils Quebec guide, awards stars to 9 restaurants | Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after woman found dead in Châteauguay, Que.
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'Nobody was reacting,' says partner of man who pursued assisted death due to ER bedsore; Partner of man who sought MAID after ER bedsore says hospital staff wouldn't listen to her

'Nobody was reacting,' says partner of man who pursued assisted death due to ER bedsore

May 15 , 2025 at 07:12:13 p.m. EDT • :

Sylvie Brosseau's partner, Normand Meunier, pursued medical assistance in dying after a hospital stay in January. She testified at the coroner's inquiry into his death, which has also heard from nurses, doctors and staff at the hospital.
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Michelin unveils Quebec guide, awards stars to 9 restaurants; The Michelin Guide, a 2018 version of which is shown here, awards stars to restaurants for excellence in food, drinks and service\.

Michelin unveils Quebec guide, awards stars to 9 restaurants

May 15 , 2025 at 02:19:41 p.m. EDT • :

The Michelin guide awards stars to restaurants for excellence in food, drinks and service. A restaurant can earn up to three stars, widely considered the highest honour any restaurant can achieve. Inspectors conduct multiple visits before a rating is issued.
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Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after woman found dead in Châteauguay, Que.; Officers found 45-year-old Simone Mahan unresponsive in a home on Wednesday\. Her death was declared a homicide on Thursday\.

Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after woman found dead in Châteauguay, Que.

May 14 , 2025 at 06:00:50 p.m. EDT • :

Marcellin Koman Mbo, 49, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Simone Mahan, 45, on Montreal's South Shore.
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Trying to avoid Montreal construction? Steer clear of these 3 spots this summer; A man stands next to a construction sign in the street

Trying to avoid Montreal construction? Steer clear of these 3 spots this summer

May 14 , 2025 at 06:16:03 p.m. EDT • :

Summer in Montreal is often synonymous with orange cones. About 44 major work sites are scattered across the city this summer, but three are expected to be particularly bad.
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Chill, prompter, cône orange: French dictionary releases list of new words; A hand points to a word in a thick book with the words Chill, Cone Orange, and Prompter written on the image

Chill, prompter, cône orange: French dictionary releases list of new words

May 15 , 2025 at 11:26:34 a.m. EDT • :

A bunch of new words have been added to the 2026 Petit Robert de la langue française. Some are commonly used anglicisms, while others might be especially familiar for Montrealers.
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Residents frustrated by rats, blame biweekly trash pickup in Montreal east end borough; Janique Leblanc has been living in Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve for 15 years and says she's never seen rats in the area before April\. She blames the issue on the borough's recent switch to biweekly trash collection\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Residents frustrated by rats, blame biweekly trash pickup in Montreal east end borough

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Family unveils updated poster of Ariel Kouakou 7 years after he went missing in Montreal; Frédéric Kouakou, right, thanked volunteers and police for their continued efforts to find his son Ariel, who went missing in March 2018\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 01:21:53 p.m. EDT • :

Family unveils updated poster of Ariel Kouakou 7 years after he went missing in Montreal

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Homeless Innu man died of hypothermia, but Quebec coroner says system failed him; Raphaël André was found dead in a portable toilet in Montreal's Plateau neighbourhood on Jan\. 17, 2021\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 10:32:53 a.m. EDT • :

Homeless Innu man died of hypothermia, but Quebec coroner says system failed him

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Woman hit by falling branch at Montreal-area bus stop has died; The woman was standing near the intersection of Queen Mary Road and Macdonald Avenue when she was struck by a falling tree branch\.  

May 10 , 2025 at 07:00:51 p.m. EDT • :

Woman hit by falling branch at Montreal-area bus stop has died

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Sicknesses spread as Puvirnituq, Que., struggles to restore water flow through frozen pipe; Puvirnituq Mayor Lucy Qalingo believes a wire that warms the decades-old pipe, and keeps water flowing, was damaged during the storm\. That's blocking the flow of water from the pumping station to the treatment plant\.  

May 15 , 2025 at 02:30:03 p.m. EDT • :

Sicknesses spread as Puvirnituq, Que., struggles to restore water flow through frozen pipe

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