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• Missing Montrealer was last seen Christmas Eve in Chaudière-Appalaches

  28-12-2025 20:43 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec is asking for help from the public in locating Gerry Ménard, a 31-year-old Montrealer last seen on Dec. 24 at about 2:30 a.m. on Plateau Rd. in Adstock, in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region. He could be driving a dark grey Mazda, with the Ontario licence plate DEX K449. His family is concerned for his safety. Ménard is Black, with black hair and brown eyes; he stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has a tattoo
  
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• Travelling to the U.S.? Expect to be photographed upon entry and exit

  28-12-2025 20:22 via montrealgazette.com
  Under new regulations from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that came into effect on Friday, all non-U.S. citizens should now expect to be photographed before entering and leaving the country. A DHS regulation announced at the end of October authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect facial biometrics from all non-U.S. citizens entering and leaving the country. It is mandatory for travellers to comply. The new regulation removes prior exemptions that included
  
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• Grandiose mosaics in Canada's deepest transit station are a nod to Montreal métro's design era

  28-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  At the new Édouard-Montpetit REM station in Outremont, a passerby is overheard muttering: “It’s like an art gallery in here.” While the REM’s 21st-century monotonous designs stand in stark contrast to the colourful mid-century tile work of Montreal’s métro, the grandiose mosaics at Édouard-Montpetit are a nod to that past design era. Past the turnstiles, commuters are greeted with five mosaic artworks, measuring 33 metres in total, featuring sof
  
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• Fitness: Hitting the weights now reduces risk of osteoarthritis later

  28-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Over four million Canadians have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, a progressive disease of the joints that causes pain, swelling and stiffness. More prevalent with age and among women, the discomfort is due to a breakdown of the cartilage cushioning the joints, causing bone to rub against bone. There’s no turning back once the joints start to degrade, with strength and mobility decreasing as the pain ramps up. Knees and hips are the most commonly affected, but osteoarthritis can also be
  
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• Montreal to launch snow clearing operation Saturday night

  27-12-2025 20:06 via montrealgazette.com
  After a Christmas snow dump that saw about 16 centimetres of snow fall between Dec. 23 and 25, the city of Montreal announced its plans to launch a snow loading operation Saturday night. The operation, which is set to launch at 7 p.m., will cover all boroughs, and must begin in all sectors no later than Sunday at 7 p.m. “Boroughs are authorized to begin snow removal immediately,” the city states. Nearly 3,000 people and 2,500 snow removal vehicles will be involved in loading operatio
  
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• Amid cold snap, shelters remind Montrealers to be gracious with unhoused population

  27-12-2025 19:36 via montrealgazette.com
  Inside de Castelnau métro station, Yvon, 61, was sitting on the stairs Saturday morning to keep out of the -11 C cold. When it gets below -20 C at night, “I go to Tim Hortons” on Mont-Royal Ave. or Parc Ave. and order a hot chocolate, he said. “I move around a lot,” he added, since very few places are open at night. As temperatures dip well below zero in Montreal, shelter managers are reminding Montrealers to be gracious with the unhoused population, many of whom a
  
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• Christmas Fund: Since her son was stabbed, Jamie is 'just living day by day'

  27-12-2025 12:07 via montrealgazette.com
  Jamie said until 2021, her life was like anybody else’s. She worked in a warehouse and co-parented her three children with her ex. After her 14-year-old son was stabbed outside her apartment on Valentine’s Day in 2021, she said, her life hasn’t been the same. “I didn’t get better,” she said. She said the incident happened after her son dropped off his younger sister at home in Côte-St-Luc. As he was leaving through the corridor of the apartment building,
  
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• Montreal weather: Flurries early, then clearing, but not as cold

  27-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Environment Canada is forecasting a few flurries ending Saturday morning, then clearing. The expected high will be minus 9 with a wind chill minus 22 in the morning and minus 16 in the afternoon. Overnight the skies will be clear with a low of minus 16.
  
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• Mobile health clinic brings relief to Montreal's unhoused

  27-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  On a freezing cold mid-December day, Karl Barault enters the Beaudry métro station and gently approaches a woman slumped against the wall. She’s just left the hospital and is trying to stay warm. Her ribs are hurting, she says, but she doesn’t have it in her to explain why. “Do you have any hand warmers?” she asks through pained breaths. “I do, but not on me,” Barault answers. “They’re in the truck, it’s just outside. … Are you
  
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• In memoriam: Dryden, Stevens, Bacon, McGarrigle among Quebecers who left us in 2025

  27-12-2025 11:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Compassionate advocates, pioneering doctors, innovative business leaders and hockey heroes appear on The Gazette’s curated list of notable Quebecers who died this year.AdvocacySid Stevens, 85Co-founder of the Sun Youth Organization, Sid Stevens spent more than 70 years helping Montreal’s most vulnerable. In 1954, he was just 13, and his childhood friend Earl De La Perralle was nine, when they founded what would become Sun Youth, selling handwritten newspapers to raise money. Ini
  
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• Police investigating after bullet fired in front of LaSalle home

  27-12-2025 01:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the possible shooting of a bullet in front of a duplex in LaSalle on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Mongeau St., near Charron St. “When police officers arrived, they observed the impact of the projectile in front of the residence,” said Constable Johany Charland of the Service de police de la ville de Montréal. “The officers quickly secured the area and confirmed that no one
  
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• Migrants found hiding in frigid woods after walking to Quebec from U.S.

  26-12-2025 20:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Nineteen undocumented migrants were arrested in southern Quebec Thursday evening after they illegally entered Canada from the United States on foot, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Police said they began searching for the migrants after they received a report from the United States Border Patrol shortly before 6 p.m. Around an hour later, officers found 15 people hiding in the woods near Havelock, Que., around 53 kilometres south of Montreal, the RCMP said. “The search cont
  
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• Migrants found hiding in frigid woods after entering Quebec from U.S.

  26-12-2025 20:53 via montrealgazette.com
  Nineteen undocumented migrants were arrested in southern Quebec Thursday evening after they illegally entered Canada from the United States, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Police said they began searching for the migrants after they received a report from the United States Border Patrol shortly before 6 p.m. Around an hour later, officers found 15 people hiding in the woods near Havelock, Que., around 53 kilometres south of Montreal, the RCMP said. “The search continued un
  
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• Weekend traffic: No service on the REM

  26-12-2025 15:42 via montrealgazette.com
  For a second weekend, Montreal highway construction sites will be quiet as workers enjoy a holiday break. No major disruptions are planned. But workers with the Réseau express métropolitain aren’t so lucky, as they’ll be continuing tests on the Anse-à-l’Orme branch that require the complete shutdown of the network on Saturday and Sunday. For bus options between stations on the network, go to rem.info. REM service resumes as normal on Monday morning.Continui
  
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• Fire rips through family home in downtown Montreal

  26-12-2025 13:33 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal’s fire department is investigating after a fire burned a family home in the Ville-Marie borough. The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) was called to a residential building on de Lorimier Ave. near Sherbrooke St. around 2 a.m. A SIM spokesperson said 120 firefighters battled the blaze, which was under control as of 6 a.m. The family living in the building required help from the Red Cross. The fire spread from outdoors to inside the house, the spoke
  
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• Special weather statement warns of freezing rain heading to Montreal by Monday

  26-12-2025 12:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The bite in the air Friday morning was a minus-28 C wind chill. It won’t last — by Monday, Montreal might be coated in a layer of ice. But first, Friday: Temperatures will rise — barely — in Montreal through the day, with a high of minus-13 C and a wind chill of just minus-16 by the afternoon. While the temperature only drops one degree overnight, the wind chill returns to a brutal minus-24 C. Environment Canada warns there’s a risk of frostbite. Frostbite happens w
  
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• Montreal weather: Your dog doesn't care what the wind chill is

  26-12-2025 12:33 via montrealgazette.com
  The bite in the air Friday morning is a minus-28 C wind chill. Temperatures will rise — barely — in Montreal through the day, with a high of minus-13 C and a wind chill of just minus-16 by the afternoon. While the temperature only drops one degree overnight, the wind chill returns to a brutal minus-24 C. Environment Canada warns there’s a risk of frostbite. Frostbite happens when blood vessels near the skin constrict, restricting blood flow to your hands, feet, nose and ears, a
  
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• Montreal under freezing rain warning for Sunday night and Monday

  26-12-2025 12:33 via montrealgazette.com
  By Monday, Montreal might be coated in a layer of ice. Environment Canada’s weather office has issued an orange-level warning for prolonged freezing rain and ice pellets from overnight Sunday to late Monday for much of southern Quebec. “Freezing precipitation amounts of five to 15 millimetres are expected. Southwesterly winds will reach up to 70 kilometres per hour starting at the end of the day on Monday,” the warning reads. “Roads and walkways will likely become icy and
  
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• Montreal under freezing rain warning for Sunday night

  26-12-2025 12:33 via montrealgazette.com
  By Monday, Montreal might be coated in a layer of ice. On Saturday, Environment Canada’s weather office issued an orange-level warning for prolonged freezing rain and ice pellets from overnight Sunday to late Monday for much of southern Quebec. “Ice accretion amounts of 5 to 15 millimetres are expected,” the warning reads. “Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic. Prolonged utility outages are likely.&
  
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• Organized crime is changing. Will Montreal police adapt? | The Corner Booth

  26-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Times have changed in the world of organized crime. Not only are things becoming less and less centralized, younger people — including teens — are getting involved. With the criminal underworld in flux, will Montreal police be able to adapt to these new challenges? Retired police detective Pietro Poletti shared his unfiltered thoughts on the state of organized crime and Montreal police with hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on this week’s episode at Snowdon Deli. “It&r
  
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• Season of sales slowly replacing single days like Boxing Day, Black Friday

  26-12-2025 11:30 via montrealgazette.com
  If you’re under the impression the Boxing Day ritual of setting up camp outside stores before opening is becoming a thing of the past, you’re not wrong. Shifting consumer habits have influenced retailers to change the way they mark down their products, resulting in a “season” of sales rather than single days, according to experts. That may create the perception single-day sales aren’t as good as they once were. “Many years ago, it was only for one day, same fo
  
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• Bodies of man and child found in Lanaudière lake after tractor falls through ice

  25-12-2025 21:45 via montrealgazette.com
  Quebec provincial police are investigating after finding two bodies in a lake in the Lanaudière region after a tractor fell through the ice. A man in his 40s and a child under the age of five were reported missing around 6 p.m. Wednesday in St-Zénon, said Sgt. Marc Tessier of the Sûreté du Québec. They were clearing snow on a trail along Lac Ernest when the tractor reportedly lost stability and began sinking into the water. Tessier said the SQ located their bodi
  
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• Watch: Habs defenceman Lane Hutson plays shinny with kids in N.D.G.

  25-12-2025 18:59 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Canadiens may be on a winter break, but that didn’t keep Lane Hutson off the ice Wednesday, when he joined a group of kids for a game of shinny. The Habs defenceman was at the Bleu Blanc Bouge rink in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce’s Confederation Park on Christmas Eve, where he joined in a pickup game. The visit came one day after Hutson got three assists in Boston as he helped push the Habs to a 6-2 win over the Bruins — the team’s first victory in Boston since
  
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• Céline Dion's Grinch schedule doesn't allow time for an event with the Whos

  25-12-2025 15:19 via montrealgazette.com
  Céline Dion would rather spend Christmas all by herself. The Québécois pop star has made few public appearances since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022, but stepped into the limelight in a full Grinch costume to spread holiday cheer. On Dec. 24, Dion shared an Instagram video re-creating a scene from the classic Christmas movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. “The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me on such short notice. Even if I wanted to go, my schedul
  
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• Villeray restaurant hit by arson Christmas morning

  25-12-2025 14:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police’s arson unit is investigating after a restaurant in the Villeray neighbourhood was set on fire. Around 3:45 a.m., a 911 call was made about a blaze in a mixed commercial/residential building on St-Dominique St. near Liège St., police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said. When police arrived, they saw the fire in the restaurant and evacuated the apartments above of about 10 residents. The Montreal fire department arrived at the scene shortly after and extinguished the
  
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• Updated: Trattoria Trozzo in Villeray hit by arson Christmas morning

  25-12-2025 14:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police arson unit is investigating after an Italian restaurant in the Villeray neighbourhood was set on fire. Around 3:45 a.m., a 911 call was made about a blaze in a mixed commercial/residential building on St-Dominique St. near Liège St., police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said. When police arrived, they saw the fire in the restaurant and evacuated the apartments above of about 10 residents. The Montreal fire department arrived at the scene shortly after and extinguished the
  
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• Trattoria Trozzo in Villeray hit by arson Christmas morning

  25-12-2025 14:15 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police arson unit is investigating after an Italian restaurant in the Villeray neighbourhood was set on fire early Thursday. Around 3:45 a.m., a 911 call was made about a blaze in a mixed commercial/residential building on St-Dominique St. near Liège St., police spokesperson Jeanne Drouin said. When police arrived, they saw the fire in Trattoria Trozzo Restaurant Bar and evacuated the apartments above, removing about 10 residents. The Montreal fire department arrived at the s
  
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• Montreal weather: This forecast sleighs

  25-12-2025 13:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Wow, actual snow on Christmas morning. That’s a treat for those who celebrate. The snow will give way to sun and cloud in Montreal Thursday morning, with a temperature of minus-7 C and an afternoon wind chill of minus-17 C. The temperature will continue to dive, hitting a low of minus-18 C overnight with a wind chill of minus-25 C. That’s the coldest it’ll get through the weekend, with a high of minus-12 C on Friday, and a bit more snow for those heading out to the ski slopes.
  
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• Montreal forecast: This forecast sleighs

  25-12-2025 13:10 via montrealgazette.com
  Wow, actual snow on Christmas morning. That’s a treat for those who celebrate. The snow will give way to sun and cloud in Montreal Thursday morning, with a temperature of minus-7 C and an afternoon wind chill of minus-17 C. The temperature will continue to dive, hitting a low of minus-18 C overnight with a wind chill of minus-25 C. That’s the coldest it’ll get through the weekend, with a high of minus-12 C on Friday, and a bit more snow for those heading out to the ski slopes.
  
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• Man stabbed in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal police say

  25-12-2025 12:57 via montrealgazette.com
  A 26-year-old man was stabbed Wednesday night in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. Montreal police responded to a 911 call around 10:45 p.m. and found the man conscious but badly injured, with wounds to his upper body. Although police said the injuries were severe, he is in stable condition. A security perimeter was set up near the site of the incident at an apartment near St-Denis and Bienville Sts. The canine unit was called in to search for evidence and police planned to look for nearby surveil
  
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• New year, new prices: Here are some things you'll pay more (or less) for in 2026

  25-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  With the New Year, the cost of your driver’s licence insurance and your property taxes will be going up. The price of food at grocery stories is also expected to keep rising over the course of 2026. But, many Quebecers will being pay less income tax and salaries are expected to largely keep pace with inflation. Here’s how the cost of living could change in 2026.Inflation and interest ratesWhile inflation across Canada averaged 2.2 per cent in November, it was three per cent in Quebec
  
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• Montreal police investigating arson attempt on mental health hospital

  24-12-2025 22:03 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are investigating after a man set fire to a building in Ahuntsic-Cartierville just after midnight on Wednesday. The force received a call about the incident on Gouin Boulevard near Crevier Street at 12:20 a.m. When they arrived on scene, firefighters had already controlled the blaze. NoovoInfo reported that according to sources, a man wearing a mask had entered the Hôpital en santé mentale Albert-Prévost with a gas can and set a fire. “Preliminary inform
  
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• Montreal Highland Games to return in 2026

  24-12-2025 14:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal Highland Games, cancelled last summer as organizers wrestled with funding issues, will return to the grounds of the Douglas Hospital in August 2026, organizers announced on Facebook this week. The event is scheduled to take place on Aug. 2. Early bird tickets (purchased before July 3) are $20 per person and the price will rise to $25 a ticket as of July 4. Admission is free for children 14 and younger, although they must be accompanied by an adult. More details can be obtained
  
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• Update: REM service resumes between Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes Wednesday morning

  24-12-2025 13:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Service has been restored in both directions Wednesday morning of the Réseau express métropolitain between Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes stations. The breakdown lasted for nearly two hours, required the deployment of shuttle buses and was blamed on a “technical issue.”  
  
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• REM breaks down between Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes Wednesday morning

  24-12-2025 13:49 via montrealgazette.com
  Shuttle buses have been deployed to cover a disruption of service in both directions Wednesday morning of the Réseau express métropolitain between Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes stations. The breakdown is being blamed on a “technical issue” and there is no estimated time for a return to service.07:12 a.m.Service interruption between Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes in all directions.Cause: technical issue.
  Resumption time: undetermined.
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• Exo to open Mascouche train link to REM on Jan. 12

  24-12-2025 13:30 via montrealgazette.com
  Commuters using the Mascouche Exo train won’t have to wait much longer to take advantage of a quicker way to get downtown. The transit agency announced this week it is “confident,” given the state of testing, that it will open the commuter train part of the Côte-de-Liesse station, allowing seamless transfers to the REM, on Jan. 12. Since the closure of the Mount Royal Tunnel to commuter trains in 2020, the Mascouche train line has had to take a 90-minute trip around the w
  
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• Montreal weather: Choose your adventure — tracking snow or tracking Santa

  24-12-2025 13:10 via montrealgazette.com
  While Montrealers were still sleeping, Santa and his reindeer were already well on their way around the world. By 7 a.m., NORAD had tracked them through New Zealand and they were headed for Antarctica. Though NORAD won’t give exact times for the big guy’s landing in a particular place, it notes that he doesn’t arrive until all the children are asleep. The North American Aerospace Defense Command has been tracking Santa since 1955, as well as “airplanes, missiles, space la
  
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• The best Gazette photos of 2025

  24-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Gazette photographers John Mahoney, Allen McInnis, Dave Sidaway and Pierre Obendrauf take thousands of pictures every year to illustrate stories in the newspaper and online. Here is a collection of some of their favourites from this past year and the stories behind the photos.John MahoneyAllen McInnisDave Sidaway
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• Longest hugs, most joyous reunions are a daily display at Trudeau airport

  24-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It was the first time in 65 years of her life Aminata Tandia wore a winter coat. She put a long black parka over her white traditional African robe and head covering minutes after arriving from a whirlwind 11-hour trip from her home country of Mauritania, with a stopover in Morocco. As her first blast of Canadian winter was in store for her outside, Tandia shared a warm hug with her son, Fodiye Marega, 45, who was waiting on the other side of the door at Trudeau airport’s arrivals area. On
  
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• Swastika traced in the snow on front lawn of Jewish couple's home

  23-12-2025 23:18 via montrealgazette.com
  A large swastika traced in the snow in the front yard of a Jewish physician’s home is being investigated by the Montreal police hate crimes unit, a police spokesperson said this week. A 911 call was received on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. and police met with the physician’s spouse, who had made the call, said police spokesperson Johany Charland. According to initial information, a swastika was traced in the snow in front of the residence, located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges&mdas
  
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• Teen arrested, suspected of arranging arson-for-hire contracts in Montreal

  23-12-2025 22:23 via montrealgazette.com
  A 15-year-old and 19-year-old have been arrested in connection with attempts to set fire to Montreal businesses over the past 24 hours, the Montreal police said Tuesday afternoon. In the first case, at 2:15 a.m., a 19-year-old woman was spotted loitering with a gasoline can near a bar on Brunswick Boulevard in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. She was arrested and released on a promise to appear in court. Later Tuesday morning, a 15-year-old was arrested and is now under investigation for allegedly arranging
  
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• Pablo Rodriguez's replacement as Quebec Liberal leader will be chosen in March

  23-12-2025 19:49 via montrealgazette.com
  The race to succeed Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader will begin Jan. 12, with the party’s new leader elected at a March 14 convention, the party announced Tuesday. The party said the general rules of the race were adopted Monday evening by its executive council and that the detailed rules will be made public at a later date. Rodriguez stepped down last week, six months after he was elected leader. It was the shortest leadership term in the party’s history. The resignation cam
  
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• Montreal police arrest seven suspects in Cabot Square drug clampdown

  23-12-2025 18:26 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police announced on Tuesday they had arrested seven suspects in connection with drug trafficking at Cabot Square downtown. In a communiqué, the force said that a series of search warrants executed between Nov. 5 and Dec. 17 had resulted in the seizure of quantities of cocaine, crack and various pills, as well as $8,000 in cash. During that period, six men and one woman were taken into custody. Four of the suspects, including the 47-year-old woman, were released on conditions pend
  
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• Accident shuts down Concorde Bridge linking Montreal to Île Ste-Hélène

  23-12-2025 15:20 via montrealgazette.com
  The Concorde Bridge linking Montreal to Île Ste-Hélène was completely closed to traffic Tuesday morning after a car hit the span’s safety barrier. Montreal police were informed of the incident by a 911 call at 6:40 a.m. First responders found the driver alone in the vehicle suffering from upper-body injuries that were later determined not to be life-threatening. An initial investigation established that the vehicle was headed toward Montreal when, for reasons that have
  
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• What's open and closed in Montreal during the holidays

  23-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  StoresMany retail outlets are expected to be closed on Thursday — Christmas Day — and to reopen Friday, usually at noon. They are also likely to be closed Jan. 1 and to reopen on the afternoon of Jan. 2, but over the years it has become apparent there are no hard and fast rules governing individual scheduling decisions by stores and it is recommended to first call or verify online whether a store is open.Outlets of the Société des alcools du Québec will be close
  
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• Tips from Montreal psychologists on how to survive holiday gatherings

  23-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but with so many gatherings packed into just a few days, it can also be quite a stressful time of year. Montreal psychologists say they see a spike in bookings ahead of end-of-year holidays, with patients seeking guidance on how to navigate the festivities, from uncomfortable conversations about politics to returning to old family dynamics. We asked them to help us with a few potential scenarios.What if you have different politics than your family?
  
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• Appreciation for Montreal's can collectors comes in a large green bag

  22-12-2025 21:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal team has created a voluminous green backpack to help those who collect recyclable containers, and cast a positive light on a profession that’s often stigmatized despite its benefits. Long and lean, the lightweight waterproof backpack can hold up to 240 aluminum cans. It’s a robust substitute for the flimsy plastic bags typically used by those who go through blue bins and garbage cans seeking containers to be returned for a deposit. On the back, in reflective lettering to p
  
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• Teen pulled over for driving 84km/h above speed limit in St-Lazare

  22-12-2025 20:50 via montrealgazette.com
  An 18-year-old man from Vaudreuil-Dorion was stopped by police while driving 84km/h above the speed limit on Saturday night. He was travelling 134km/h in a 50km/h zone on Côte St-Charles road in St-Lazare, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said Monday. In addition to having his driver’s licence suspended for a week, the man was given a $1,611 ticket and received 18 demerit points. The SQ is reminding drivers excess speed is one of the main causes of deadly collisions in Q
  
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• Montreal weather: Dreaming of a white Christmas? It looks like you're in luck

  22-12-2025 15:26 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s beginning to look a lot like it will be a white Christmas for Montrealers. While most of the snow cover in the greater Montreal area disappeared with Friday’s thaw, Environment Canada and the Weather Channel are forecasting a light blanket of snow to descend in time for Christmas. Monday’s Environment Canada forecast calls for a 40 per cent chance of flurries this morning, followed by periods of light snow beginning this afternoon with a high of minus 7 and a wind chill of
  
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• Why the price of your matcha latte has gone up in Montreal

  22-12-2025 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  If you’ve noticed matcha prices nearly doubling in recent years, you’re not alone. Demand for the Japanese green tea powder has recently surged thanks to social media, making it harder — and more expensive — for tea companies to supply Montreal shops. Buyer and co-owner of Montreal tea company Camelia Sinensis, Kevin Gascoyne, said he’s “never seen anything like it in the tea world” in his decades of experience. “In the last two years, it’s j
  
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