AltWeeklies Wire
The Life of Fredy Villanueva’s Older Brother Just Got More Complicatednew

In August 2008, 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva was shot to death by a Montreal police officer. A subsequent police inquiry into the shooting was marred by controversy and resulted in a total exoneration of the two police officers involved.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-07-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Montreal Real Estate May have Saved the Lower Main, but Cleopatra Isn’t Feeling Any Lovenew
Did capitalistic excess spare the lower Main? Maybe so. Christian Yaccarini’s Société de développement Angus had big plans to remake St-Laurent between René-Lévesque and de Maisonneuve that are, as of last week, dashed... or at least drastically scaled back.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
02-26-2010 |
Economy
Sex Workers Say Recent Violence Against Them Shows They are More at Risk Than Evernew
The problem, according to Anna Louise Crago, is obvious. Having been kicked out of their stomping grounds around the traditional red light district, streetwalkers have moved to all four corners of Montreal; the scattering of prostitutes has placed them in considerable danger.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
12-11-2009 |
Sex
Marijuana Activists Fight for the Right to Get Highnew
The Canadian marijuana movement gears up for a big party, and a fight against a tough new crime bill which would impose mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-25-2008 |
Drugs
Griffintown's Last Standnew
Residents of the embattled Montreal neighborhood man the barricades against a development offensive.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
In Canada, Community AIDS Groups Fear Funding Cutsnew
Community groups in Quebec and Ontario are complaining that the federal government is withholding funds promised them by previous Liberal governments, and fear for their financial future.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
12-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Montreal's Car-Free Day Gets Transit Wonks Thinkingnew
Planners talk about the "hegemony of the car," tramways, wider sidewalks and other transportation issues.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-21-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Academic Colloquium on Afghanistan Riles Anti-War Activistsnew
In a province as almost palpably averse to armed conflicts as Quebec, it's no surprise that a major colloquium on Canada and Afghanistan, featuring a pro-interventionist government minister delivering the keynote speech, would attract some controversy.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-21-2007 |
War
Sleepwalking into a Surveillance Statenew

Government and corporate threats to online privacy are the topics of a major Montreal conference.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-26-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Montreal Factory Relocates to South Americanew
Gildan closes its textile manufacturing and moves to cheaper pastures.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-05-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The ACT UP Oral History Projectnew
Veteran AIDS warrior Sarah Schulman remembers fighters passed.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Simply Dread-Fullnew
A Rastafarian says cops targeted him because of his religious hairdo.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
02-02-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Casino Tracksnew
A gubernatorial candidate in Maine hopes a gambling train will bring the state's economy closer to Quebec's.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-19-2006 |
Economy
Tags: 2006elect
Bombs and Bus Unclenew
Homegrown terrorists and a hysterical Chinese man
both reflect our vanishing privacy.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
06-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Kyoto the Targetnew
Canadian Conservatives waste little time in attacking global warming initiatives.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-21-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment