Prominent Montreal families come together to fight the pandemic with $4M donation to MUHC Foundation Kate Shingler April 26, 2020 4448 The Hewitt Foundation, the late Elspeth McConnell, and the Trottier Family Foundation combine their donations to fight COVID-19 Just days into 2020, researchers in Wuhan, China announced that a spike in pneumo...
Air Canada re-configures passenger aircraft to carry more medical supplies The Montrealer April 23, 2020 2691 Air Canada is re-configuring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and thi...
A. Vogel gives $100,000 in matching funds to the MUHC Foundation Tara Simonetta Mann April 20, 2020 2982 West Island company and employees donate to fund COVID-19 research Mackie Vadacchino rises to every challenge. After losing both her parents at the age of 13, she put herself through university—the first in he...
Captain Crozier Relieved of Command after Pleading for the Health of his Crew Peter Blaikie April 9, 2020 3900 With the almost suffocating quantity of coronavirus news, the story of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the nuclear aircraft carrier and its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, may be beneath your radar. It should be ...
While the United States suffers, the President is derelict Peter Blaikie April 3, 2020 4846 Many of you will remember the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Although, at least for the moment, the worst of times aptly describe...
Important Update & Useful Covid-19 Links The Montrealer March 26, 2020 5257 Due to Covid-19, we are all experiencing new stresses and obstacles that will likely continue for some time. As we handle these changing restrictions, please remember the importance of keeping at least 2 meters...