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Global News
22-05-2025
- Climate
- Global News
‘The path disappeared:' Landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
André Lemire said he was woken up early Wednesday morning by his partner, who had heard ominous noises outside the farm where they live in Ste-Monique, Que. They left the home, and when he looked back he saw the ground open up, swallowing up the land and his neighbour's house. 'The path disappeared behind me,' Lemire said in an interview. A major landslide swept away a home and part of a road northeast of Montreal at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, leaving a gaping hole in the land but no injuries. The landslide – estimated at 760 metres long and 150 wide – was described by an expert as one of the biggest the province has seen in recent years. Lemire, who has lived in the area for decades, said the region is known to be landslide-prone. 'I knew what was happening, because I knew it would happen one day,' said Lemire, whose farm is by the Nicolet River. Story continues below advertisement Lemire said his neighbour, Fernand Therrien, was able to escape before the landslide consumed the home. Another neighbour said Therrien owned four dogs, who were also safe. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique that the house was empty when the landslide occurred and nobody was hurt. On Wednesday afternoon, the roof of the buried house was visible at the bottom of the hole. Gallant originally estimated the size at 300 metres by 100 metres earlier in the day, but later revised that upward. In the morning, he said the hole was still growing. 'It's certain that under current conditions, this landslide will grow even larger because the walls are still too steep,' he said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Several surrounding homes, including Lemire's, were evacuated out of caution. Gallant said it wasn't clear when the evacuees would be able to return. Gallant it was still too early to determine the cause of the natural disaster, but noted that there had been heavy rain in recent days. 'The Ste-Monique area is known for landslides,' he said. 'This magnitude is quite rare, but it's an area that's on sensitive clay, so these are things that can happen.' Lemire confirmed there have always been rockfalls and slides in the region. At one time, landowners sunk wood, rocks and even old cars along the riverbanks in the hopes of stabilizing them, he said. Story continues below advertisement Ste-Monique Mayor Denise Gendron said the community of about 500 people faces landslide risks on both sides of the Nicolet River. The province has published maps indicating areas of higher risk, but she said the homes in the community predate the maps. 'Even here in the village, there is a large part that is at risk,' she said at city hall, where she met evacuees. Philippe Gachon, a professor at Université du Québec à Montreal's geography department, said a landslide of that magnitude 'has rarely been seen in recent years in Quebec.' However, he said many parts of the province, especially along floodplains, are on clay, which can present a landslide risk. The land has also become less stable in recent years due to more extreme weather conditions, he said. Clay can become unstable due to excessive rain or extreme dryness, he explained — and Quebec has seen both in recent years. 'Clay doesn't like when there's too much water, and it doesn't like it either when there isn't enough water because it has a tendency to fracture,' he said in a phone interview. Gachon, who also directs a research network that studies flooding in the province, said researchers are working to develop better tools to measure and monitor the water levels in the ground. Story continues below advertisement As extreme weather becomes more common, he says it's vital to better understand the entirety of the water cycle in the province, which he said is vulnerable to hydrological 'whiplash' due to alternating periods of extreme wet and dryness. 'It's clear that with climate change, we're going to face events we've never experienced before, certain phenomena we've never seen before in history,' he said. With time, he said the province can get better at predicting landslides, and developing better tools to prevent them. 'Faced with the unknown, we're going to have to develop new ways of doing things,' he said. A major landslide occurred in 1955 in the nearby city of Nicolet, killing three people and causing millions of dollars in damage. A summary of a 1964 report on the National Research Council website said slope stability was a problem in the valleys of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers due to 'extra-sensitive' marine clay, which 'liquefies when it is disturbed from its natural state.'
Geek Dad
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – JSA #7: Funeral for a Friend
JSA #7 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: Last issue ended with one of the biggest gut punches in the history of the JSA – Wildcat was seemingly killed while defending the team as the old guard made their way home from the Tower of Fate. This being his ninth life, he's gone for good, and the issue opens with his funeral. His death seems a little casual to me, given the character's long legacy, but there's no question that Lemire is weaving gold out of it. The funeral brings in characters from across the DCU, including Ted's son Tommy. The werecat metahuman had a brief stint as a second Wildcat in the Johns run, but has since hung it up. The problem is, Yolanda Montez doesn't want the title either – believing she betrayed Ted's legacy by killing a Kobra agent in a fit of rage. With several members still missing or out of commission, the future of the JSA is looking very cloudy – and that's before the Justice League shows up with questions. Last rites. Via DC Comics. The JSA and the JLA have usually been working in concert, even when they were on different worlds, but this is a very different Justice League. Now an omnibus superhero group that aims to cover the entire world, it's not equipped for handling the JSA's autonomous streak – especially considering that a close friend of everyone there just died. But the ringleaders of the JSA, particularly Jay Garrick and Alan Scott, aren't fond of having the 'kids' try to bench them as they seek answers – and justice. But of course, we haven't tackled all the plots this issue yet – as the new Kid Eternity is still out there. This mysterious new character is trapped in the underworld, and she gets the first chance to encounter some iconic faces from the past of the Justice Society that could change everything. This might start as a slow-paced, mournful issue, but by the end it's kicking off Lemire's biggest story yet. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
Forbes
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jeff Lemire & Letizia Cadonici Deliver Superhero Crash Course With ‘Black Hammer' One-Shot In Honor Of Free Comic Book Day
'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' Whether you're a newcomer to the Black Hammer series or a longtime fan of the Eisner Award-winning title, you won't want to miss acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire's one-shot yarn featured in Dark Horse's Free Comic Book Day issue (out this Saturday, May 3). Illustrated by Letizia Cadonici (Book of Slaughter) and narrated by the dependably time-displaced Colonel Randall Weird, 'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' conveniently recaps the Black Hammer saga thus far, while delivering a meta crash course in comic book history, particularly its various Ages: Golden, Silver, Bronze, etc. It's a fun little read that showcases Lemire's reverence for the iconic heroes, stories, and storytellers of yesteryear. 'It's always a thrill to get to be a part of Free Comic Book Day, and doubly so this year because Black Hammer gets to join the party,' Lemire said in a statement over email. 'I saw this as a great chance to introduce the 'Black Hammer Universe' to new comic fans, and anyone who may be stepping into a comic book store for the first time in a while. Amazing artist Letizia Cadonici and I tried to craft something that rewarded new readers and long-time fans alike.' Lemire launched the comic with artist Dean Ormston in the summer of 2016 to critical acclaim and a pair of Eisner Awards for Best New Series and Best Lettering (Todd Klein). The original storyline dealt with a group of superheroes who find themselves mysteriously trapped in a quaint American town after saving the universe from a Galactus-adjacent baddie known as Anti-God. In the years since it first debuted, Black Hammer has become a larger banner for an entire creative mythos comprising numerous spinoff books. 'I came up with Black Hammer as a love letter to the history of superhero comics and a way [for me to] put my own personal spin on the genre,' Lemire told me in 2019. 'I really wanted to tell a superhero story that wasn't like any other superhero story. I wanted to focus on the characters and put them in a mundane, everyday situation where they were forced to figure out who they were when the 'super' side of their lives no longer had any purpose.' He continued: 'It really just came from my absolute love of the genre and for the history of the genre. I wanted this book to be a love letter to all the great creators who came before me. Grafting superhero comics history onto real-world history provided a great vehicle for me to juxtapose comic book history and the real world — and find all sorts of interesting parallels and stories. To me, it's not so much about deconstructing superheroes as it is about deconstructing these particular characters and really diving deep into each or their lives and histories.' Dark Horse was kind enough to share five exclusive excerpts of 'To Tomorrow!' with Forbes Entertainment, which you can check out below… 'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' 'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' 'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' 'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' 'Black Hammer: To Tomorrow!' Dark Horse's Free Comic Book Day issue hits shelves Saturday, May 3
Global News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Canada election 2025: Abitibi-Témiscamingue
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a federal riding located in Quebec. This riding is currently represented by Bloc Québécois MP Sébastien Lemire who first took office in 2019. Lemire collected 23,120 votes, winning 50.61 per cent of the vote in the 2021 federal election. Voters will decide who will represent Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Bloc Québécois: Sébastien Lemire (Incumbent) Liberal: Jonathan Andresen Conservative: Steve Tardif NDP: Jérémie Juneau Rhinoceros: Vincent Palin-Bussières
