Pamela Pagano

A cardiac surgeon using stem cells to test the effects of radiation as a treatment for ventricular tachycardia is the latest winner of a prestigious award at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Dr. Renzo Cecere was awarded this year’s Trottier Webster Innovation Award and the $100,000 prize that comes with it – money that […]

Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. More details to come. –This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews

Hundreds of households in Montreal’s Saint-Michel borough remain without electricity on Monday morning — something they haven’t had for 48 hours now. According to TVA, the power outage is now affecting 700 households and that “complex and lengthy” underground work is the cause. The situation began at 2:45 a.m. on Dec. 14. Montreal police (SPVM) […]

Both the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN-NDG) borough mayor, Gracia Kasoki Katahwa, and Lachine mayor, Maja Vodanovic, are running to lead Projet Montréal. For now, they are set to go against former Projet Montréal president Guedwig Bernier, and Plateau-Mont-Royal borough mayor and executive committee chair Luc Rabouin. Katahwa officially announced her hopes to succeed Valérie Plante in a […]

The Quebec government has paid less than 10 per cent of the approximately 10,000 claims it has received since the remains of Hurricane Debby passed through in August, causing severe flooding and extensive damage. Four months after the storm, a total of 10,076 claims have been received. Of these, Quebec has paid out compensation in […]

Monday began on a calm note for Montreal’s weather after a large part of Quebec was swept by a low-pressure system that left significant amounts of rain in its wake last week. Cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries to start off the work week — with a risk of freezing drizzle. A […]

The year 2025 is shaping up to be a record year for the construction industry in Quebec. And the residential construction sector, which has been lagging behind for some time, will finally regain momentum. These are two predictions made by the Commission de la construction du Québec, in its portrait of the industry for 2024 […]

For 60 years now, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens’ The Nutcracker has been gracing the stage and this father-daughter duo are sharing its magic.

Making meaningful connections, providing friendship and comfort, the Dr. Clown Foundation has been doing this for hospitalized patients of all ages and seniors in long-term care facilities since 2002 — and now they’re also celebrating life with palliative care patients in Montreal. “Bringing joy and laughter and lightness,” said Melissa Holland, Co-Artistic Director & Co-Founder, Dr. […]

Santa made a stop at Honoré Mercier Elementary School in Saint-Leonard on Thursday, and to celebrate his arrival their library was transformed into a Winter Wonderland. “This is the best day ever,” said Kiara Manna, grade one student at the school. “Olaf is here, the gingerbread man, Santa and the Grinch!” Tree-mendous! Their first ever […]