inspiring canadians to live better.

healthing leaf

inspiring canadians to live better.

healthing leaf
home / leora schertzer
leora schertzer profile image

leora schertzer

leora schertzer is a reporter at the montreal gazette who thrives on the chase. whether it’s making a documentary about sewage or investigating a nazi gold scandal, it’s the novelty and adrenaline that keep her in this challenging industry. send her tips at lschertzer@postmedia.com.

articles by leora schertzer
two of eight pages of the original peace deal on display as the pointe-à-callière museum marks the 325th anniversary of the signing of the great peace of montreal treaty.
historic peace treaty visits montreal museum for 325th anniversary
angine de poitrine performs at osheaga music and arts festival in montreal on august 1, 2026.
angine de poitrine performs surprise saturday set at osheaga
fans attend the osheaga festival at parc jean-drapeau in montreal on sunday, aug. 3, 2025.
osheaga launches strict new bag policy, allowing clear backpacks only
the italian navy training ship amerigo vespucci, in montreal on wednesday, july 29, 2026. the 95-year-old ship is on a world tour and will be docked in montreal through the weekend.
century-old italian navy training ship visits montreal’s old port
coleen perez, left to right, emanuel tess and anika paterson show off their purchases at a pop-up boutique to sell ariana grande merchandise ahead of her concert in montreal, on tuesday, july 28, 2026. perez and tess travelled from toronto for the show.
thousands line up for ariana grande merch in montreal as concert tour pop-ups go mainstream
proanima's astrid roussel pets pancarte, a one-year-old male who was found abandoned.
despite increased capacity, montreal animal shelters struggling with surge of abandoned pets
a construction site on the corner of island and augustin-cantin sts. in pointe-st-charles is emanating a foul odour, leading to numerous complaints from local residents.
work suspended at pointe-st-charles construction site to limit fumes from volatile contaminants
montreal police say a fourth suspect is still being sought in the case.
third suspect, 16, arrested in connection with montreal home invasion
 
crews work on friday, july 24, 2026, on the st. lawrence river to free cargo ship onego otra, which ran aground on june 30 between Île st-ours and contrecoeur.
cargo ship remains stuck in st. lawrence river after 3 weeks
072126-gettyimages-506288234.co
pistachio-linked salmonella outbreak declared over in canada
pierre vezina tries out a guitar during pre-auction inspection at steve's music store in montreal on tuesday, july 21, 2026. the store is closing and remaining stock is being sold off.
no more encores for steve’s music store as it prepares to auction off remaining stock
a construction site on the corner of island and augustin-cantin sts. in pointe-st-charles is emanating a foul odour, leading to numerous complaints from local residents.
‘strong chemical smell’ from construction site inducing headaches, nausea in pointe-st-charles, residents say
consumers are asked not to eat lean ground product with the packaging date july 8 sold by marché atlas in st-lêonard.
health authorities warn of possible e. coli bacteria in ground beef sold at marché atlas in st-léonard
u.s. president donald trump speaks to reporters after landing in air force one on july 19, 2026 in joint base andrews, maryland.
trump points finger at quebec as he hits canada with 50% tariffs, citing booze, dairy disputes
daniel joilvet wipes a tear from his eye as he speaks to the media outside the montreal courthouse on friday, july 17, 2026.
after 33 years in prison, quebecer convicted of four murders vows to prove innocence in new trial
francis paré, an organizer for the game & media guild of canada, speaks to a group of video-game workers gathered in victoria square on wed., july 15, to denounce recent layoffs at microsoft.
protesting video-game workers in montreal denounce microsoft’s layoffs
 
the royal victoria hospital's emergency department was at 221 per cent capacity tuesday afternoon.
3 montreal ers hit over 200% capacity
0704-ssense-3
ssense lays off most of visuals department to replace with ai, former photographer alleges
river mcdougall makes a diving reception while playing catch with friends at verdun beach.
update: the end of this ‘oppressive’ heat wave is in sight, meteorologists say
some guests elected to leave the hilton hotel in côte-des-neiges on tuesday, june 23, 2026 because of the police presence around the scene of monday's shootings.
côte-des-neiges residents and workers ‘still in shock’ the day after shootings
a woman watches the fête nationale parade in montreal in 2019.
what’s open and closed in montreal for the 2026 fête nationale holiday
an air canada jet taxis to an arrival gate under the air traffic control tower at trudeau airport in montreal on march 30, 2026.
air canada internet problem resolved at trudeau airport
painter maxime goldstyn, left, and mathilde jobin are some of several artists who face imminent relocation from their durocher ave. studios in outremont. they are seen in montreal on thursday, june 18, 2026.
montreal artists fight to save mile-ex studios from demolition
a man was admitted to hospital in the rosemont–la petite-patrie borough with gunshot wounds on friday afternoon, june 19, 2026, montreal police report.
man, 42, found with gunshot wounds in rosemont–la petite-patrie borough
 
longueuil police are investigating the death of a 67-year-old man who was struck by a city bus on tuesday, june 16, 2026.
man, 67, dies after being hit by longueuil bus
anti-police-racism protesters walk through the streets of montreal north on monday june 15, 2026.
what’s next for the montreal police? community leaders say it’s regulating random stops
protesters against police racism walk through the streets of montreal north on june 15, 2026.
black montrealers ‘absolutely not’ surprised by spvm racism scandal
montreal and westmount have turned off decorative fountains to preserve water while a critical water main is repaired.
montreal turns off decorative fountains as water system repairs intensify
montreal mayor soraya martinez ferrada and benoit dagenais, the city's director general, are seen after the administration's first  budget was tabled on monday, jan. 12, 2026.
montreal director general leaving post, with $1-million severance pay
a notice posted by cisss laval asking people to avoid the cité-de-la-santé hospital emergency room if possible.
update: it outage at laval hospital has been resolved
people exposed to measles should isolate between five and 14 days from the date of exposure.
measles outbreak swells to 16 cases in quebec
people and vehicles move along a busy street lined with buildings in havana on june 5, 2026.
three canadian airlines suspend cuba flights indefinitely