Depuis novembre dernier, les médecins de la clinique l'Actuel ont observé l'éclosion d'une nouvelle ITS rare au sein de la population gaie de Montréal. La Lymphogranulomatose vénérienne, de la famille de la Chlamydia peut causer de petites plaies non douloureuses sur les parties génitales et d'autres symptômes similaires à la gastro-entérite. Les médecins mettent en garde la population que cette infection peut augmenter le risque de la contraction du VIH et devrait être traitée dès l'apparition des symptômes.

Fresh brewed news for Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The STM has officially shafted Chinese firm Zhuzhou's bid to build new cars for the Metro system. Zhuzhou wanted to use steel wheels instead of the usual rubber tires, in order to save up to $1.5 billions, almost half of the total value of the contract, but the STM has so far rejected the idea.

Ça va mal dans les universités à Montréal... D'abord à l'Université de Montréal, la grève des chargés de cours n'en est qu'à sa deuxième journée et déjà un vent de dissension se fait entendre dans les rangs des grévistes. Certains de ceux-ci contestent la légitimité des méthodes du syndicat des professeurs et une pétition est en train d'être montée pour qu'un autre vote sur la grève ait lieu prochainement.

Fresh brewed news for Thursday, February 18, 2010

Nine people were arrested after a police raid in the West Island. They are suspected of being members of rival street gangs operating in the West Island. Residents of Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Pierrefonds contacted authorities due to a rise in violent incidents in their neighborhoods, leading to an investigation. "They were fighting for the territory of drugs, so they were trying to influence or get rid of the other groups, so there were shootings, there was intimidation and assaults," said Commander Antonio Iannantuoni. Whoever said nothing happens in the West Island?

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal est connu pour sa grande population d'artistes et cette concentration reste la plus large au Canada. Cela risque cependant de changer, car selon une étude de Hill Strategies le pourcentage d'artistes qui résident sur le Plateau semble être en diminution. Si certains accusent la hausse des prix immobiliers, d'autres parlent seulement d'une augmentation démographique des foyers qui ne sont pas artistes. Il semble tout de même que ces esprits créateurs prisent de plus en plus les voisinages adjacents tels que Villeray, Rosemont et le Centre-Sud.

Fresh brewed news for Thursday, February 4, 2010

More and more gruesome details are being made public as the Villanueva hearings continue. The two police officers who were present during the incident, Jean-Loup Lapointe and Stéphanie Pilotte, both testified yesterday and handed in their reports. Among other important details, the inquiry highlighted that certain procedures were not followed. Lapointe did not hand in his gun right after the incident; he was allowed to keep and discharge his weapon himself.

Si le temps froid des derniers jours ne vous fait pas peur et que vous aimez batifoler dans la neige, vous devriez vous rendre au parc Jean-Drapeau pour la fête des Neiges. Que ce soit pour glisser, patiner, skier ou bien même jouer au mini-golf dans la neige, la fête des Neiges sera ouverte le 6 février pour une dernière fin de semaine avant de clore sa 27e édition.

Fresh brewed opinion for Wednesday, January 27.

STM doldrums. Since last Fall, inspectors have been blocking the exits to various metros around the city to individually check the validity of our OPUS cards. Not to sound overly paranoid, but one would think the inclusion of trackable RFID chips into our transit cards would have been enough. Now our transport system is starting to feel a little bit too much like a police state. Of course, the STM has our best interests at heart.

Fresh brewed news for Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Montreal's blue-collar workers are going on strike - but not any strike. The workers, whose contract expired in 2007, launched a rotary strike yesterday, and it should last for another 38 days. They refuse to collect garbage and less than 9 cm of snow, putting a halt on road repairs and forcing the closure of some sports facilities. According to city counselors, the blue-collars' union has been "unflexible and unwilling to move," the union asking for a 10% salary increase over 4 years and for the city to cut back on subcontracting to private firms.

Priez que d'ici les prochains jours il ne neige pas trop, ou que les routes de Montréal ne se détériorent pas (plus qu'elles le sont déjà), car dès aujourd'hui le syndicat des cols bleus de Montréal démarre ses grèves tournantes. Cela fait trois que les cols bleus se trouvent sans convention collective et d'après leur président de syndicat, Michel Parent, la mésentente avec la ville de Montréal n'est pas prête de tirer à sa fin.

Fresh brewed news for Tuesday, January 19, 2010

A group backed by six anonymous wealthy investors is getting ready to bid on flailing Canwest dailies. The investors, described as concerned with the future of local papers, will be bidding on the National Post, the Montreal Gazette and the Ottawa Citizen. They are particularly interested in the Gazette, as it is the last standing English-language daily in the city.

Fresh brewed news for Thursday, January 14, 2010

Montreal's 2010 budget is out, and among the standout numbers are the $450 millions the city is investing in public transit. With the money, both the STM and the AMT are looking to modernize their systems. The STM is shooting for an 8% increase in users.