Montreal's $7.7B budget raises spending by 5.4 per cent, has money for homelessness
sootoday - MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has presented a $7.7-billion budget with new spending on housing and homelessness. The first budget since Martinez Ferrada won the November election raises spending by about 5.
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Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 1:22 pm / permalink 17791 / 14 stories in 7 wks
Heavy snowfall expected to blanket Montreal
News Staff / citynews - Montreal is bracing for a significant snowfall tonight, with forecasters warning of rapid accumulation, reduced visibility and difficult travel, as an active winter pattern settles over the region for much of the coming week. Environment and Climate Chang…
Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 17738 / 5 stories in 7 wks
Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - MONTREAL — Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof. In 2024, Quebec’s tourism minister announced the province would spend $870 million to replace the stadium’s roof, which was tor…
Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 17723 / 3 stories in 7 wks
Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees
sootoday - MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster that accuses the American company of charging abusive service fees on ticket sales.
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 8:22 pm / permalink 17574 / 5 stories in 2 months
Air Transat pilots overwhelmingly ratify new contract after narrowly avoiding strike
Christopher Reynolds / theglobeandmail - Aviators voted 91 per cent in favour of five-year contract which includes large raises for most pilots
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17567 / 4 stories in 2 months
Longueuil police investigate death of man in Brossard
News Staff / citynews - Longueuil police are investigating after a man in his 50s was found dead at a residence in Brossard on Sunday. Police were called to the home shortly before noon after a relative raised concerns about the man’s well-being. The death was confirmed at the s…
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 17479 / 2 stories in 2 months
CFIA suspends licence of meal kit delivery service Goodfood
Uday Rana / globalnews - The CIFA suspended Goodfood Market Corp’s facility in Saint-Laurent, Quebec but added that there are no recalls associated with the suspension of the licence.
Back to Top / Saturday, January 3, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 17442 / 2 stories in 2 months
Grand Minuit: Montrealers prepare to welcome the New Year
Adriana Gentile / citynews - Montrealers are gathering at the Old Port to ring in 2026 as Le Grand Minuit turns New Year’s Eve into a night of music, lights, and winter fun. Crowds of all ages are enjoying the festive atmosphere, with families, friends, and visitors exploring light d…
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 17404 / 7 stories in 2 months
Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
sootoday - MONTRÉAL — Montrealers who brave frigid temperatures for weekly polar plunges in the St. Lawrence River are worried that they're being barred winter access to a popular beach.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 17402 / 4 stories in 2 months
From cold to closed: Advances in DNA analysis helped solve cold cases in 2025
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - In a Quebec courtroom last October, Sylvie Desjardins delivered a message to her daughter's killer that was 30 years in the making.
Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 17337 / 4 stories in 2 months
French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt
News Staff / citynews - French actor Brigitte Bardot who died Sunday at the age of 91, was also an animal rights activist and a vocal opponent of Canada’s seal hunt. Bardot, who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century, is known to be the first high-profile c…
Back to Top / Sunday, December 28, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 17324 / 3 stories in 2 months
Montreal to launch snow clearing operation Saturday night
Leora Schertzer / montrealgazette - Nearly 3,000 people and 2,500 snow removal vehicles will clear about 11,000 kilometres of the municipal road network.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 27, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 17317 / 4 stories in 2 months
RCMP intercepts 19 Haitian migrants crossing into Montérégie border on Christmas
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Nineteen migrants of Haitian origin were arrested on Christmas evening in the Havelock area of Montérégie after illegally crossing the border from the United States into Canada. The group consisted of individuals ranging in age from one to 60, including a…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 27, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 17296 / 4 stories in 2 months
Canadiens acquire centre Phillip Danault from Kings for second-round pick
Cole Fortner / citynews - Phillip Danault is heading back to Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens acquired the veteran centre from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick Friday night, announcing the move a little more than an hour before the NHL’s holiday…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 17170 / 5 stories in 2 months
Montreal weekend brings sun, clouds, and flurries
Adriana Gentile / citynews - Montrealers woke up Saturday to crisp, sunny skies, though clouds are expected to build later in the day as winter continues to tighten its grip on the city. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, today will be mainly sunny this morning, with…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 17165 / 6 stories in 2 months
Santa, elves suspected in Robin Hood-inspired Montreal grocery theft
Sidhartha Banerjee / theglobeandmail - Group called Robins des Ruelles claimed responsibility, saying it planned to distribute the food to needy Montrealers
Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 17113 / 3 stories in 2 months
Pablo Rodriguez publicly resigns as Quebec Liberal leader after 6 months in job
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Pablo Rodriguez has publicly announced his resignation as Quebec Liberal leader amid an ongoing crisis in the party.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 11:22 am / permalink 17108 / 13 stories in 2 months
Rabbi killed in Australia Hanukkah attack was 'very special,' Toronto relative says
sootoday - TORONTO — A rabbi killed in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia is being remembered by family members in Toronto for his positivity and commitment to bringing Judaism to others.
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 16972 / 12 stories in 2 months
Montreal bus, metro drivers vote in favour of new deal with transit agency
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The union representing the 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators, and station agents — the largest of the six unions at the agency — voted on Sunday.
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 16969 / 4 stories in 2 months
Young people in Quebec happier than those in rest of Canada
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing …
Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 16963 / 6 stories in 2 months