Miller Sanford Montreal was one of the few municipalities in Quebec charging a special tax to shelters and transitional housing. The city’s 2025 budget ends the practice. “We can now breathe a little easier on the financial front,” James Hughes, president and CEO of Old Brewery Mission, said upon learning of the cancelation of the special tax. … Read more
Seeing the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight interrupted by Netflix streaming issues had NFL executives fearing the same happening on Christmas for their two-game spectacle. It’s one thing to see an uncompetitive fight deal with issues. It’s another when it’s the NFL, America’s sports king, with millions being wagered and fantasy football players tracking … Read more
‘We could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages,’ Robert Wood, the deputy U.S. ambassador to the UN, told the council U.S. Alternate Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East on Nov. 20, 2024, at … Read more
The average single-family home in the city, now valued at roughly $720,000, would see a tax rise of about $135. Montreal received $40 million more from the so-called welcome tax — the amount charged on real-estate transactions.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette After two years of steep increases totalling nearly 10 per cent, Montreal residential … Read more
Jose Ibarra, the illegal immigrant and Tren de Aragua gang member accused of viciously murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, was found guilty of all charges in an Athens, Georgia courtroom Wednesday. Judge Patrick Haggard handed down the guilty verdicts on a range of charges, returning to the bench just 19 minutes after the prosecution … Read more
The Association des optométristes du Québec plans to challenge the government’s ministerial order. According to the Association des optométristes du Québec, about 55 per cent of optometrists’ patients are covered by the public plan. Photo by Derek Baldwin A day before the majority of Quebec optometrists were to withdraw from the province’s public health plan, … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams will reinstate the next two NYPD classes — adding 1,600 cops to the ranks by next fall — after they were axed by painful budget cuts to cover the migrant crisis, The Post has learned. The long-awaited infusion of rookie cops to the nation’s largest police force will add officers to its … Read more
The British motorsports firm is being reborn as a boutique carmaker—and this first offering looks rather impressive The 2025 TWR Supercat, based on the Jaguar XJS luxury grand tourerPhoto by TWR British motorsports firm TWR is being reborn as a low-volume automaker—and this way-hot restomod is its first offering The Jaguar XJS-based Supercar cranks the … Read more
Owners of single-family homes will see their bills increase more than the average. Mayor Valérie Plante presented the 2025 budget Nov. 20, 2024.Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette It will be less of a sticker shock for Montrealers when they receive their tax bills, compared with last year. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante tabled the last … Read more
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin appeared downcast Tuesday as she was forced to read a legal disclaimer on air after blasting Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz over accusations that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and was engaged in illegal sex trafficking. Hostin had ranted minutes earlier about the allegations against Gaetz, President-elect Donald … Read more
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