Montreal Gazette

Alex Barré-Boulet and Joshua Roy scored two goals each as the Laval Rocket beat the Syracuse Crunch 5-2 Friday night in their home opener at Place Bell in front of a sellout crowd of 10,243. Read More

The Canadiens have struggled in the faceoff circle early this season. Read More

Olivia’s husband’s name is Marc. Her boyfriend’s name is also Marc. It’s fine, people know who she’s talking about because of context, or because she’ll call them Husband Marc and Boyfriend Marc. Read More

Joe Ortona and Katherine Korakakis are running for chair in the coming English Montreal School Board (EMSB) elections. Read More

I don’t see any improvement in almost two years in the Habs' defensive system in their own zone with most of the same players. Being a fan of The Gazette's Hockey Inside/Out Show, I think Rick Green would be a good addition behind the Habs bench to help St. Louis and replace Stéphane Robidas. Thoughts? Read More

Amazon, which is on a path to control the world, has turned its attention to hockey. Read More

Note: By reading this column, you consent to allow Josh Freed to track your data and laughter and sell them to anyone he chooses. Read More

Sunny with a southwest wind at 20 km/h late in the morning. Read More

The Canadiens' 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at the Bell Centre was the 800th game of defenceman David Savard's career. It was also the 100th career game for fellow defenceman and teammate Arber Xhekaj. Read More

In 1950, 28-year-old Mavis Gallant quit her newspaper job in Montreal and flew to Paris with $500 from the paper’s publisher and high hopes of becoming a full-time author. Read More

In the run-up to the United Nations global biodiversity conference next week in Colombia, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced the Canadian government, together with conservation organizations, has reached a milestone investment goal of $1.5 billion to conserve 840,000 hectares of private lands across the country. Read More

The city of Montreal unveiled nine social and affordable housing projects on Friday that will include nearly 900 "off-market" residences protected from rapid rent increases seen in the private market. Read More

Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) workers launched a surprise walkout at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Read More

A 40-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the St-Michel neighbourhood. Read More

The deer that was stuck on unopened REM tracks has been tranquilized and removed from the tracks, an REM spokesperson confirmed to The Gazette on Friday. Read More

The woman arrested in August as a suspect in four of the deaths of nine people who drowned last year in an effort to smuggle humans across the Canada/U.S. border at Akwesasne was denied bail on Friday at the Montreal courthouse. Read More

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first career ATP Tour semifinal with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, upset of Chile's Alejandro Tabilo on Friday at the Almaty Open tennis tournament. Read More

Félix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the European Open tennis tournament with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) loss to Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday. Read More

So it’s a hot day in late spring at La Ronde. A crowded Saturday, asphalt melting under your feet, kids shrieking on wild rides, parents thinking they could use a stiff drink. Read More

Last month, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ripped up a supply and confidence agreement that committed his party to propping up the minority Liberal government in exchange for concessions. Without Singh’s 25 MPs, the Liberal government could fall, sparking an election, if another non-confidence motion was proposed by the opposition Conservatives, who currently enjoy a big lead in the polls. But another party in the House — the Bloc, with 33 seats — also holds the balance of power. Its leader, Yves-François Blanchet, has spelled out conditions in exchange for backing the Liberals, invoking an Oct. 29 deadline. Read More