Montreal News

Montreal - The city of Montreal issued a boil-water advisory, leaving around 1.3 million people without safe, clean drinking water.

Montreal - According to recent reports good music is just as good for you as good sex. A study carried out by the McGill University in Montreal has shown that listening to music stimulates the same part of the brain as a night of passion.

Montreal - On Friday night, April 5, Montreal police seized Anarchopanda's head during a demonstration against a municipal bylaw. Montreal police said that the head was taken because the law forbids the wearing of masks during demonstrations.

Montreal - The Montreal protest against police brutality has become an annual event. The 17th annual protest ended up with more than 250 people arrested to be taken away on city buses and police vehicles.

A video going viral today apparently shows a Golden Eagle swooping down in a Montreal park to snatch a baby before dropping the child. Students in Montreal are now taking credit for making the hoax video.

Montreal - Mayor Gerald Tremblay, 70, who has been mayor of Montreal since 2002, resigned yesterday under a cloud of corruption following revelations from the Charbonneau Commission into organized crime.

Toronto - Cirque du Soleil returns to Toronto with a show that places women in the forefront. Amaluna is Cirque's 32nd touring production, and it's a feast for the eyes, ears, and heart.

Montreal - Montreal and Toronto first started giving Film Festivals at about the same time,and while there is no doubt that TIFF went Hollywood, Montreal's World Film Festival shifted its focus to the world.

Montreal - Montreal students were back on the streets yesterday in their monthly protest against hikes in tuition fees, ahead of Quebec's general election on September 4.

Montreal - The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival has officially joined the ranks of longstanding North American heavyweights like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Coachella. This year for the first time in its six year history, the festival sold out to capacity.