There are some crime tales before the holidays.
A man suspected of beating, kidnapping and attempting to kill his ex is sought by police. The woman was snatched from TMR on Friday morning and driven to St‑Jean‑sur‑Richelieu, where the vehicle was pushed into the river. She was rescued but the suspect is either on the lam or drowned in the river.
Young drivers have been getting in trouble with dangerous driving. In some cases they’re videoing themselves white‑lining.
A boutique in the Mile End was cleaned out by robbers caught on video this week. Both reports say other shops nearby were hit as well.
Ian 19:08 on 2024-12-21 Permalink
Note, “Mile End break-ins”, not “break-ins in the Mile End” I still maintain that “the” Mile End is an anglicization of “le Mile-End”.
DisgruntledGoat 03:28 on 2024-12-22 Permalink
FWIW Ian, in the mid-2000s as a native Montrealer I mostly heard “the Mile End” from anglo ON, AB, and BC transplants who flocked here for university and the flourishing arts and music scene.
My anglo and franco friends from here always kinda looked down on referring to it with the “the”.
Just my 2c based on experience
Ian 14:59 on 2024-12-22 Permalink
Same here, but Kate is a born & bred Montrealer…. which is why I bug her about it 😉
Kate 15:16 on 2024-12-22 Permalink
A year or two ago I began to see “the Mile End” used more and more often and felt it was one of those inexplicable shifts in usage that happen sometimes, so I semi‑consciously adopted it. But I believe you two are correct and it’s to be deprecated.