Etiket: Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke | The SQ and the BEI investigate the murder of a 52-year-old man
(Sherbrooke) The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) was entrusted with the investigation into the murder of a 52-year-old man in Sherbrooke, in Estrie. Posted at 2:53 p.m. Emergency services were notified…
BEI investigation: a man stabbed to death in Sherbrooke
A 52-year-old man was stabbed to death in the City of Sherbrooke. The attack occurred in a residence on Gillespie Street in downtown Sherbrooke around 5:10 a.m. this morning. There…
Sherbrooke | A sick septuagenarian disappeared Thursday afternoon
(Sherbrooke) A septuagenarian who is experiencing serious health problems, according to members of his family, has been missing since Thursday afternoon in Sherbrooke and the police are asking for the…
A major fire rages in downtown Sherbrooke
A major fire has mobilized around forty firefighters since Tuesday afternoon in downtown Sherbrooke. The fire, which broke out at 16 Wellington Street South, forced the evacuation of 14 homes.…
Sherbrooke | The vehicle of a man missing for a week is found
Sherbrooke police announced Saturday that they had located the vehicle of a 34-year-old young man who has been missing for a week. Research is continuing in the field, in conjunction…
University of Sherbrooke | Ottawa invests in environmental research
(Montreal) The federal Minister of the Environment, Steven Guilbeault, was in Estrie on Monday to announce funding for several research activities at the University of Sherbrooke. Posted at 4:23 p.m.…
The fight for a shared street in Sherbrooke
Increasingly popular since the pandemic, the concept of shared streets, a type of development aimed at reducing the speed of motorists to give priority to pedestrians, has also seen a…
Reduction of carbon footprint | Coffee driven by the wind sails towards Sherbrooke
The Sherbrooke company Café William is expecting its first shipment of coffee transported by sailboat any day now… and has just acquired an electric roaster, a world first on an…
Home prison for Sherbrooke police officer who sexually assaulted a woman
A judge refused to absolve the Sherbrooke police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a woman while in uniform and instead sentenced him to six months of home confinement. Samuel Ducharme…
Desjardins lays off 27 people in Quebec and Sherbrooke, Manulife 40 in Montreal
(Montreal) Quebec did not escape the difficulties of the Canadian banking sector in November. The ax fell a third time at Mouvement Desjardins while Manulife also laid off employees. Updated…
Sherbrooke is the only large Canadian city with a zero homicide rate in 2022
The city of Sherbrooke is the only large Canadian city that recorded no homicides in 2022. The 2022 data on homicides published by Statistics Canada on Wednesday shows that Reine…
The owner’s tour | Prestige of yesteryear in Sherbrooke
Owners open the doors of their exceptional homes to us, offered on the resale market. Updated November 20 Marie-Claude Pagé and Stephan Vincent spent nine years restoring a heritage house…
Study from the University of Sherbrooke | Women’s natural hormones have a protective effect on their brains
Natural hormones produced by women have a protective effect on their brain, according to what a new study led by researchers at the University of Sherbrooke reveals. According to the…
Shock and consternation in religious sciences at the University of Sherbrooke
It is with shock and dismay that we learned on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 of the decision taken by the senior management of the University of Sherbrooke to close all…
The mayor of Sherbrooke temporarily withdraws from her functions
The mayor of Sherbrooke, Évelyne Beaudin, announced Monday that she was suspending her municipal activities for an indefinite period, on the advice of her doctor. In a message to Sherbrooke…
Sherbrooke | Police and coroner investigate fatal triplex fire
(Sherbrooke) A fire in a triplex on Kennedy Street North, in Sherbrooke, left one person dead. Posted at 10:39 a.m. It was a neighbor who called 911 Friday evening, around…
Event | Sherbrooke sets the table celebrates its 10th anniversary
The Sherbrooke mise la table event is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Until October 29, the 24 participating restaurants are offering tables d’hôte at $30, $40 or $50. Posted at 3:00…
Indigenous homelessness | A shelter will move to Sherbrooke Street
A shelter for homeless Indigenous people has just purchased two buildings on Sherbrooke Street and is expected to move there at the end of 2027. Posted at 2:04 p.m. Quebec…
Attack in Sherbrooke: a man injured in the head
A man suffered a head injury during an attack that occurred during the night from Friday to Saturday in Sherbrooke. It was around 3:30 a.m. that two police officers on…
Les Cowboys Fringants forced to cancel another show in Sherbrooke
The Cowboys Fringants are forced to cancel another show, this time in Sherbrooke, due to singer Karl Tremblay’s health problems. The Quebec group, which recently delighted its admirers with a…