Alessia Simona Maratta

Digital Journalist, Producer

Author Archives

• Montreal man wins $5 million lottery, plans to buy first home

  Pierre Draws said he checked his ticket and first believed he had won $5,000.

  Canada

  Jul 14
• Heat, staffing shortages push Montreal emergency rooms past 200% capacity

  Health officials are encouraging people to stay cool during the heat wave, particularly seniors and those with respiratory conditions.

  Health

  Jul 14
• Advertisement
• Ottawa provides $71 million for youth mental health services in Quebec

  Front-line workers say mental health challenges among youth are becoming increasingly complex, with many young people facing housing and food insecurity.

  Health

  Jul 13
• Advertisement
• Montreal woman says roadwork leaves homes cut off, unable to leave by car

  An NDG woman says she returned from vacation to find construction had cut off access to her driveway.

  Canada

  Jul 13
• Gordie Howe International Bridge to open July 27 after delay

  The announcement was made Friday by the Canadian government, which said it had reached an agreement with the state of Michigan with support from the U.S. government.

  Canada

  Jul 10
• Canadian fugitive arrested while at the gym in Colombia after 3 years on the run

  The OPP said Arif Jhuman was located and arrested in Medellín by Colombian police.

  Crime

  Jul 10
• Air Canada flight veers off runway at Montreal airport

  Airport officials warned the incident could cause flight delays and advised travellers to check the status of their flights before heading to the airport.

  Canada

  Jul 9
• Quebec tightens licence transfers for some Ontario truck drivers after crashes

  Ontario Class 1 drivers with less than two years of heavy-truck driving experience must now pass a practical road test before obtaining a Quebec licence.

  Canada

  Jul 9
• Advertisement
• 2 Winnipeg women charged after baseball bat assault leaves victims critically injured

  Police allege one of the suspects photographed the injured victims and sent the images to other individuals before authorities were contacted.

  Crime

  Jul 9
• Advertisement
• Montreal scraps Outremont modular housing project amid contamination concerns

  Mayor Valérie Plante's administration had originally approved the project, but the current administration under Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has decided not to move forward.

  Canada

  Jul 8
• 3 charged after 67 kg of cocaine seized in Saint-Sauveur, Que.

  RCMP said the operation also led to the seizure of about $115,000 in cash, ammunition and several cell phones.

  Crime

  Jul 8
• Quebec proposes tighter controls on Benadryl after teen’s 2023 death

  The measure was recommended by a Quebec coroner last year following the overdose death of an 18-year-old.

  Health

  Jul 7
• Police from across Canada honour fallen Montreal officer in massive funeral procession

  Nearly 5,000 officers from across Canada marched through downtown Montreal to honour fallen SPVM officer Mohamad Lamine Benredouane.

  Canada

  Jul 7
• 1 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting in Scarborough: Toronto police

  Police said two people were found suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

  Crime

  Jul 6
• Advertisement
• NDG residents complain about noise, safety concerns after BIXI station installed near homes

  NDG residents say a recently installed BIXI station near their homes is generating excessive noise and safety concerns.

  Canada

  Jul 6
• Advertisement
• 4 Montreal teens arrested after vehicle driven into jewelry store in attempted robbery

  Montreal police said officers were called to the corner of Fleury Street and Curotte Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Monday after receiving multiple reports of a crash.

  Crime

  Jul 6
• Tornado warning ends for Chatham-Kent – Rondeau Park

  At 7:28 p.m. Friday, meteorologists said they were tracking an area of severe thunderstorms that was possibly producing a tornado.

  Canada

  Jul 3
• Fishing trip ends with catch of a lifetime for Quebec couple after $40M Lotto Max win

  A Quebec couple returned home from a fishing trip to discover they had won a $40-million Lotto Max jackpot.

  Canada

  Jul 3
• Montreal police seek suspect, possible victims in alleged transit sexual assaults

  Police said Thursday the incidents allegedly occurred at the Peel, Honoré-Beaugrand and Saint-Michel metro stations, as well as aboard the STM's 33 bus route.

  Crime

  Jul 2
• Ottawa police identify father in deaths of 2 boys as homicide investigation continues

  Ottawa police say the father of two young boys found dead in a home Monday has been identified as 40-year-old Mohammed Al-Lami.

  Canada

  Jul 2
• Advertisement
• 2 arrested after raid at alleged migrant smuggling house in Montreal, RCMP say

  Police say one alleged smuggler and one migrant have been arrested, but did not say what charges they could be facing.

  Canada

  Jul 2
• Advertisement
• Bell Centre to host memorial for slain Montreal police officer

  Montreal police announced on Tuesday that a ceremony is scheduled for July 7 in memory of SPVM Officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane.

  Crime

  Jul 1
• 11 charged in connection with events leading up to fatal police shooting of teen Nooran Rezayi

  Four young men and seven teenagers are expected to appear in youth court in the coming months.

  Crime

  Jun 30
• Murder-suicide investigation underway in Ottawa after 2 children found dead

  Police said the investigation is complex and involves multiple scenes in eastern Ontario.

  Crime

  Jun 29
• Canadiens trade veteran forward Brendan Gallagher to Canucks

  The Canadiens are retaining 50 per cent of the remaining year on Gallagher's contract, which carries a US$6.5-million salary-cap hit.

  Sports

  Jun 29