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A 73-year-old woman is in critical condition and police fear for her life. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette A collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian has left a 73-year-old woman in critical condition, Montreal police report. At 1:30 p.m., police received multiple phone calls concerning the collision on Gouin Blvd. W., near St-Charles … Read more

Construction crews have removed fencing and reopened Ste-Catherine to pedestrians for the weekend. Two years of work on Ste-Catherine St. W. in the downtown core came to an end Friday, November 15, 2024. Until next spring, that is.Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette It’s a good weekend for a stroll downtown. City crews hosed away … Read more

The new “Snow White” has turned into a woke millstone around Mickey’s neck. The movie’s star Rachel Zegler generated ugly headlines for Disney when she unleashed an unhinged anti-Trump rant on Instagram. Her rhetorical capstone? “May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.” A masterclass in hammery, make no mistake. But … Read more

A decade ago, the Spike Jonze film “Her”— about a man’s ill-starred romance with an artificial-intelligence “woman” voiced by Scarlett Johansson — seemed like an absurdly far-fetched fairy tale. What was once a futuristic plot device is becoming our reality. A report this week by the nonprofit Institute for Family Studies found that one in … Read more

Exclusive new YouTube video done by Roland Martin with Marn’i Washington. Roland S. Martin/YouTube The Issue: Revelations that a FEMA employee allegedly blocked aid to Trump supporters. Revelations that a FEMA employee acted in a biased manner against certain Americans should surprise no one (“FEMA Was Weaponized,” Editorial, Nov. 13). The Democrats have been telegraphing … Read more

“Neither faction in the current Democratic Party fully represents” working-class Democrat voters, notes The Liberal Patriot’s John Halpin. Getty Images Liberal: Dems Ignore the Working Class Working-class Democrat voters want “economic populism and nationalism along with socially conservative values,” notes The Liberal Patriot’s John Halpin — something “neither faction in the current Democratic Party fully … Read more

New York House Republicans plan to attack congestion pricing from “every avenue,” with the aim to kill the contentious toll program that president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to “TERMINATE” from the White House. “We’re looking at every avenue from the executive, to the legislative, to the judiciary, to kill this because it’s bulls–t,” Hudson Valley … Read more

Dave Portnoy announced his official exit from the “BFFs” podcast amid ongoing drama stemming from co-host Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s breakup from Zach Bryan. The Barstool Sports founder revealed the news during his guest appearance on Thursday’s episode of the “Unnamed Show” podcast, telling listeners he’s walking away as “the subjects don’t interest me at all.” … Read more

Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos. The indictments of former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer David McKnight on Tuesday and former Florissant, Missouri, officer Julian Alcala on Wednesday were unrelated, but the indictments spelled out … Read more

Nov 15 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. “There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,” the CDC said.