Friday, November 6, 2026
Montreal
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Health ·
The McGill University Health Centre urged people without urgent needs to consider other care options. Emergency departments at Royal Victoria and Montreal General hospitals report high patient volumes.
Around Town ·
Des entraves majeures sont prévues à Montréal du 6 au 9 novembre : pont-tunnel La Fontaine fermé, R-132 touchée et travaux au tunnel Ville-Marie.
Read at Métro Montréal
Around Town ·
Directement liée à la crise du logement, la crise de l'itinérance occupe une place centrale à ce Sommet.
Read at Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
Public Safety ·
A cyclist died in Ahuntsic after being struck by a driver allegedly pursued by police. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada questioned Sûreté du Québec pursuit protocols.
Housing & Homelessness ·
Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada joined Prime Minister Mark Carney in Winnipeg on Friday to support Ottawa's 10-year plan to end homelessness.
Around Town ·
L’administration Martinez Ferrada préfère attendre la fin des enquêtes et appelle à la patience.
Read at Le Devoir
Transit & Streets ·
Montreal drivers have had a rough fall on the roads (we're not just talking about switching to winter tires ). Unfortunately, this weekend won't offer much of a break.
Read at MTL Blog
Around Town ·
En moins de trois semaines, trois incendies majeurs à Montréal ont été causés par des mégots de cigarette mal disposés.
Read at Le Journal de Montréal
Housing & Homelessness ·
Quebec's real estate board reported 3,252 residential sales in the Montreal area in October, down 17.7% from a year earlier.
Around Town ·
L’arrondissement de Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve admet que des constats donnés à des résidents de l’est de la Ville n’étaient pas conformes.
Read at Le Journal de Montréal
Public Safety ·
Montreal police and U.S. Marshals arrested Ducakis François, 31, in Philadelphia on Wednesday. He is awaiting extradition in connection with an August 2017 Montreal North murder.
City Hall ·
Le maire de Westmount, Michael Stern, qui fait face à des allégations de manque de respect envers des cadres et employés municipaux devant la Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ), se tourne vers la Cour…
Read at La Presse – Grand Montréal
City Hall ·
Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi expressed regret for 2024 and 2025 social media comments about Palestine. The Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec fined him $30,000 after he pleaded guilty.
City Hall ·
Anyone who's done a grocery run lately knows the total can climb fast. In its 2026 budget, Ottawa is proposing another round of help to offset those costs.
Read at MTL Blog
Elections ·
Quebec is eager to safeguard its trade relationship with the United States following midterm elections that handed Democrats control of Congress, according to a senior government official.
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City Hall ·
Between holiday shopping and grocery bills that never seem to shrink, the next couple of months can be rough on a family budget. Thankfully, a little help is on the way.
Read at MTL Blog
Elections ·
Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his government will launch a "diplomatic offensive" south of the border following the U.S. midterm elections that saw the Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress.
Housing & Homelessness ·
The federal government is moving forward with plans for a high-speed rail line between Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.
Read at CTV News Montreal
Housing & Homelessness ·
Ce train, qui a coûté plus de 744 M$, subit les contrecoups de la construction du REM.
Read at Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
Public Safety ·
Winnipeg police made more than 600 arrests during a multi-month project aimed at curbing drug trafficking and crime in the inner city, but say it still wasn’t enough to restore order.
Read at CTV News Montreal
Public Safety ·
A man who was charged with killing a Canada Revenue Agency employee as she worked from home in Montreal in September has died in custody.
Read at MTL Blog
Public Safety ·
A 33-year-old man accused of fatally attacking a 45-year-old woman while she was on a video call in Montreal earlier this year has died.
Read at Global News Montreal
Public Safety ·
The president of a union representing Montreal police officers says it plans to defend the rule of law after seven officers were dismissed from the city's police force on Monday over allegations of discriminatory and racist conduct.
Public Safety ·
A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after admitting to stabbing his pregnant wife nearly 50 times in 2024.
Read at MTL Blog
Public Safety ·
The former secretary of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada has been charged with fraud after more than $200,000 were redirected or fraudulently claimed.
Read at CTV News Montreal
Transit & Streets ·
Five bike path stretches in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough will close for the winter starting Nov. 16, according to CTV News Montreal.
Read at CTV News Montreal
Transit & Streets ·
Le jeune homme de 17 ans fait face à cinq chefs d'accusation, dont homicide involontaire.
Read at Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
Business & Economy ·
A community meeting about a proposed AI data centre in Saint John, N.B., quickly turned heated on Thursday night as residents opposed to the project demanded answers from company officials in attendance.
Read at CTV News Montreal
Business & Economy ·
Quebecor Inc. reported its third-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago, helped by the strength of its telecommunications and media operations.
Read at MTL Blog
Business & Economy ·
Halloween may have just ended, but one Montreal bar has already traded its pumpkins for twinkling Christmas lights . La Taverne de Noël officially reopened for the season on Wednesday, November 4.
Read at MTL Blog
Business & Economy ·
Un couple, propriétaire d’un restaurant à Piedmont, dans les Laurentides, doit vivre avec les conséquences financières d’un sinistre survenu il y a plus de trois ans.
Read at Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
Business & Economy ·
Flying economy usually means accepting a few things: a tight seat, a tiny bag of pretzels and an armrest you'll be fighting your neighbour for.
Read at MTL Blog
Business & Economy ·
Montreal is full of great spots for shawarma, and Basha is one of the biggest names around. The Lebanese chain has more than 30 locations across Quebec.
Read at MTL Blog
Around Town ·
L'OCPM lance une consultation sur la baignade en eaux libres à Lachine, dans le secteur du parc René-Lévesque. Première séance le 24 novembre.
Read at Métro Montréal
Around Town ·
Des élus montréalais dénoncent le caractère dégradant et sexiste d’une récente caricature de la mairesse de Verdun, Céline-Audrey Beauregard, publiée dans un journal local de L’Île-des-Sœurs.
Read at La Presse – Grand Montréal
Around Town ·
Loto-Québec permet la vente de ses billets de loterie dans les magasins Dollarama depuis quelques semaines.
Read at Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
Around Town ·
Le propriétaire, président et chef de la direction du Groupe CH a mis fin aux rumeurs au sujet d’un achat du CF de Montréal.
Read at Le Journal de Montréal
Around Town ·
Blessé aux côtes en fin de saison, Zach Collaros n'a pas joué en demi-finale de la Division est.
Read at Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
Around Town ·
Entre chiens et louves, avec Alexandra Stréliski et le Cirque Le Roux, séduit la Place des Arts : une supplémentaire s'ajoute le 14 novembre à 20 h.
Read at Métro Montréal
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