The borough of Saint-Léonard replaced Dino Delisi's maple tree with a ginkgo tree years ago. The problem? They planted a female tree by mistake. When its fleshy seeds fall and rot in the autumn, the odour released is akin to rancid cheese or vomit. The city says mess and inconvenience aren't sufficient reasons to take the tree down.
Montreal police and Quebec provincial police are conducting six raids this morning in an effort to solve several homicides linked to organized crime dating back from the mid-90s to today.
An apartment building in Saint-Leonard had to be evacuated shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Friday after a suspicious fire destroyed a car parked in the underground garage.