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• Montreal weather: Should auld acquaintance (that frigid wind) be forgot?

  01-01-2026 13:10 via montrealgazette.com
  If you think the first wind chill of 2026 is brutal, just wait. Snow falling in the Montreal area is expected to end late Thursday morning, giving way to a mix of sun and cloud. The morning temperature of minus-13 C will drop another couple of degrees by afternoon and feature a wind chill near minus-24 C. Overnight, the wind chill will reach minus-30 C and feature a risk of frostbite. More of the same is expected Friday, with a high of minus-14 C and a morning wind chill of minus-31 C.
  
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• Woman pushed from balcony dies of injuries, becomes Montreal's first homicide of 2026

  06-01-2026 03:02 via montrealgazette.com
  A 31-year-old woman who was pushed from a third-storey balcony in the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough on Jan. 1 has died from her injuries, Montreal police said Monday. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene in the wake of the incident and has appeared in court, said Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture. He faces a charge of aggravated assault for now. Neighbours said they witnessed the man push the woman off the balcony following an altercation around 8:15 a.m. on Ste-Ca
  
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• Yes, it's been cold in Montreal this winter, but not abnormally so

  05-01-2026 23:04 via montrealgazette.com
  It brought us a white Christmas, but also some confusion: Why has the weather been so bitterly cold in Montreal this early on in the winter? It actually hasn’t been very far from average, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. While the beginning of December was colder than usual, the rest of the month was fairly standard. Our perception may just be influenced by warmer weather in previous years. “It’s not unusual to see that kind of cold wave, and we were really f
  
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• Quebec Liberals set new guidelines for leadership race, name ethics officer

  05-01-2026 21:47 via montrealgazette.com
  The Quebec Liberal Party has outlined the rules for its second leadership contest in less than a year, imposing new ethical guidelines in the race to replace former leader Pablo Rodriguez. Rodriguez resigned in December, saying he had become a “distraction” for his party after his successful run for leadership had been plagued with a series of ethics allegations. Although Rodriguez was never directly accused, a report in Le Journal de Montréal charged that some Liberal party m
  
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• Melançon: Will 2026 mark the end the Legault era?

  05-01-2026 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  “New year, new me,” as the saying goes. Well, maybe not if you’re François Legault. Among provincial party leaders in Quebec, Legault was probably the most eager to put 2025 behind him. The end of the year was a nightmare for his government. And the start of 2026 offers little relief as a series of looming developments threatens to further weaken the governing Coalition Avenir Québec and raise new questions about Legault’s political future. At the top of the
  
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• Melançon: Will 2026 mark the end of the Legault era?

  05-01-2026 18:37 via montrealgazette.com
  “New year, new me,” as the saying goes. Well, maybe not if you’re François Legault. Among provincial party leaders in Quebec, Legault was probably the most eager to put 2025 behind him. The end of the year was a nightmare for his government. And the start of 2026 offers little relief as a series of looming developments threatens to further weaken the governing Coalition Avenir Québec and raise new questions about Legault’s political future. At the top of the
  
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• Former priest who sexually abused boys banned from parts of C.D.N.-N.D.G. and T.M.R.

  05-01-2026 18:21 via montrealgazette.com
  Brian Boucher, who sexually abused two teenage boys while he was a Catholic priest in Montreal, is not allowed to be in parts of the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Town of Mount Royal boroughs because he violated a condition of his release when he crossed paths with one of his victims while apparently attending mass at a church. In a decision made last week, the Parole Board of Canada decided to add a condition to others imposed on him in 2024 when he automatically qua
  
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• Pedestrian, 36, hit by truck near Jacques Cartier Bridge

  05-01-2026 17:11 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are investigating after a 36-year-old man was hit by a truck Monday morning at the corner of De Lorimier Ave. and Logan St. near the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Police were informed of the incident by multiple 911 calls at 7:50 a.m. Officers at the scene found the pedestrian suffering from injuries to the upper body. He was conscious when he was taken to a hospital and police are awaiting an update on his condition. An initial investigation has determined the pedestrian was crossing
  
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• Montreal ERs remain packed as Royal Vic, Jewish General run at over 250% capacity

  05-01-2026 16:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The holiday season may be over, but the Montreal emergency room overcrowding that has become an almost inevitable part of that two-week period continued on Monday. According to the Index Santé health system monitoring site, the average capacity rate for Montreal-area ERs stood at 162 per cent Monday afternoon. However, that average was boosted dramatically by the traffic at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (255 per cent) and the Jewish General Hospital (3
  
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• Montreal ERs remain packed as MUHC, Jewish General run at over 250% capacity

  05-01-2026 16:32 via montrealgazette.com
  The holiday season may be over, but the Montreal emergency room overcrowding that has become an almost inevitable part of that two-week period continued on Monday. According to the Index Santé health system monitoring site, the average capacity rate for Montreal-area ERs stood at 159 per cent as of Monday morning. However, that average was boosted dramatically by the traffic at the Glen site of the McGill University Health Centre (261 per cent) and the Jewish General Hospital (275 per cen
  
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• Arson suspected in residential building fire in Montreal's east end

  05-01-2026 13:12 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police will investigate after a case of suspected arson occurred in the city’s Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough early Monday. Several 911 calls were received at about 2 a.m. reporting a fire at a residential building on De Bruxelles St. near Ste-Claire St. Officers arriving at the scene found city firefighters had already brought the flames under control. Police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said that while no flammables were found at the scene, there were oth
  
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• Jordan and Patrik Laine on loving the ‘timeless charm’ of Old Montreal

  05-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  It’s not every day you get an exclusive sit-down with one of Montreal’s most impressive young power couples: mental health activist and wellness lifestyle influencer Jordan Leigh Laine and her husband, Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine, both proud co-founders of their new support platform, From Us to You. The couple relocated to the city when “Patty,” as Jordan affectionately calls him, joined the team in 2024. The conversation with these dynamic newlyweds and menta
  
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• Man in his 50s found dead in Brossard home

  05-01-2026 00:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A man in his 50s was found dead by Longueuil police in a Brossard dwelling on Sunday, according to the Service de police de l’agglomération de Longueuil. Shortly before noon, Longueuil patrollers went to a residence in Brossard “to assist a loved one worried about the victim,” police spokesperson Jacqueline Pierre said on Sunday afternoon. The man’s death was declared on the spot. Pierre said it is impossible to know, at this stage of the investigation, whether the
  
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• SQ asks for help finding Lotbinière woman who went missing in November

  04-01-2026 22:09 via montrealgazette.com
  The Sûreté du Québec is appealing to the public for help in locating Stéphanie Lamoureux, a 45-year-old woman who has not been seen since the end of November. She is from Lotbinière, in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region. Lamoureux has had no contact with family since the time she went missing, and her relatives have serious reason to fear for her health and safety, the SQ said. Lamoureux is 5 foot 6 and weighs 190 pounds. She has blue eyes and bl
  
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• Update: Man's death in Quebec City fire being treated as suspicious

  04-01-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have released the identity of the victim of a fire Saturday night in the St-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City, and say the death of 42-year-old Ahmed Yassir Ismaili-Alaoui is being treated as suspicious. The Quebec City police department said in a statement on Saturday night that several calls to 911 were made about smoke and flames coming from a unit on the second floor of a residential building on St-Mathias St. Emergency services were dispatched at 6:42 p.m., the first responders on
  
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• Man's death in Quebec City fire being treated as suspicious

  04-01-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  Police have released the identity of the victim of a fire Saturday night in the St-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City, and say the death of 42-year-old Ahmed Yassir Ismaili-Alaoui is being treated as suspicious. The Quebec City police department said in a statement on Saturday night that several calls to 911 were made about smoke and flames coming from a unit on the second floor of a residential building on St-Mathias St. Emergency services were dispatched at 6:42 p.m., the first responders on
  
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• Man dies in Quebec City fire Saturday night

  04-01-2026 21:40 via montrealgazette.com
  A fire in the St-Sauveur neighbourhood of Quebec City claimed the life of a man on Saturday night. Several people called 911 about smoke and flames coming from a unit on the second floor of a residential building on St-Mathias St. and emergency services were dispatched at 6:42 p.m., the Quebec City police department said in a statement. The first responders on the scene confirmed the fire, and firefighters rapidly aimed a jet of water at the burning unit to be able to search for victims and cont
  
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• Fires force evacuations in two residential buildings Sunday

  04-01-2026 21:06 via montrealgazette.com
  A fire early Sunday in a two-storey residential building in the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough forced one family to be evacuated, and another fire in Montreal North later on Sunday morning forced the evacuation of 33 people. There were no injuries in either incident. The Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve fire spread through the attic of a building at Beaubien St. and Rodolphe-Mathieu Ave., said Montreal fire department battalion chief Sylvain Granger. The building has four un
  
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• 21-year-old man's body found in Longueuil parking lot

  04-01-2026 18:39 via montrealgazette.com
  Longueuil police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man whose body was found early Sunday in the parking lot behind a TD Bank branch on Roland-Therrien Blvd. The death is considered suspicious. The major crimes division and forensic identification section of the Service de police de l’agglomération de Longueuil are involved in the case. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, the force was asked by the Blainville police department to assist in locating an individual reported mi
  
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• Quebec's economy remains resilient after a year of Trump, tariffs and uncertainty

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite fears of a recession and talk about shifting exports away from the United States after nearly a year of Donald Trump’s presidency and his tariffs on Canadian goods, the vast majority of Quebec exports still go to the U.S. and the province’s economy is growing slightly. Quebec businesses paused investments and began to search for new markets as Trump began making threats shortly after winning a second term as president, then imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Cana
  
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• How Quebec's economy has survived a year of Trump, tariffs and uncertainty

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Despite fears of a recession and talk about shifting exports away from the United States after nearly a year of Donald Trump’s presidency and his tariffs on Canadian goods, the vast majority of Quebec exports still go to the U.S. and the province’s economy is growing slightly. Quebec businesses paused investments and began to search for new markets as Trump began making threats shortly after winning a second term as president, then imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Cana
  
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• Fitness: Do fitness apps help get you moving?

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Fitness apps and wearable technology (smart watches, fitness trackers, GPS) have held a Top 10 spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM)’s annual list of worldwide fitness trends for the past several years. Part of their popularity is based on a strong marketing push claiming apps help create exercise habits and improve adherence. But can an app really get more Canadians moving? It’s a tall order considering ParticipACTION claims only 46 per cent of Canadians are
  
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• Fitness: Do apps help get you moving?

  04-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Fitness apps and wearable technology (smart watches, fitness trackers, GPS) have held a Top 10 spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM)’s annual list of worldwide fitness trends for the past several years. Part of their popularity is based on a strong marketing push claiming apps help create exercise habits and improve adherence. But can an app really get more Canadians moving? It’s a tall order considering ParticipACTION claims only 46 per cent of Canadians are
  
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• Update: Missing 68-year-old man found safe

  03-01-2026 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  A 68-year-old man who had been missing since Friday morning was found safe and sound in Laval, Montreal police said Sunday. The man had last been seen in the Montreal North borough.
  
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• Man, 68, missing in Montreal-North, police say

  03-01-2026 18:28 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal police are appealing to the public to find a 68-year-old man who has been missing since Friday morning. Benoit Blain was last seen in the Montreal-North borough and has not been in contact since, police said in a press release Saturday, adding this is unusual for him. Authorities say they are concerned for his health and safety. Blain is described by police as a white man, 5-foot-8 and weighs 178 pounds. He has white hair and several days’ beard growth. He speaks French. He was la
  
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• The Right Chemistry: A cultural history of yogurt

  03-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  There are some stories so good to tell that one hesitates to check their accuracy. Like the one about King Francis I of France (1494-1547) being cured of his digestive problems by eating yogurt. Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire with whom Francis had forged an alliance, heard about the king’s ailment and dispatched one of his court physicians to help. At the time, yogurt was already established in the Ottoman world as a “health food” and the physician prepar
  
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• Getting a jump on it: How a Montreal app can determine your ACL tear risk

  03-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Specialists at the McGill University Health Centre have developed a free smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to predict whether users are susceptible to one of the most dreaded of sports injuries — the ACL tear. The Hurtblocker application offers exercise programs for those deemed at risk to help lower their chances of a debilitating setback. It’s the brainchild of Dr. Paul Martineau, director of orthopaedic sport medicine research at the MUHC, who has done more than 2,5
  
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• Brownstein: Think West Island restos aren’t up to par? We’ve got news for you

  03-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  The place has been open only a few weeks and already, there are lineups out the door for a weekend lunch — despite the fact it’s rather snowy and brisk. Even the optimistic Anthony Gentile, the mastermind behind Café Gentile West Island on Sources Blvd., is taken aback by the crowd. This is Gentile’s fourth, most elaborate and largest restaurant, but this is the operation he has been looking forward to since coming into the business. “This has been my dream for yea
  
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• Libman: Rodriguez's departure paves way for coronation of Quebec Liberal Party's second choice

  03-01-2026 11:51 via montrealgazette.com
  Two weeks ago, a National Post headline read: Liberal scandals a gift to the PQ. That was the day after Pablo Rodriguez announced he was stepping down as Liberal leader, following weeks of allegations about supposed irregularities with the leadership campaign he won six months ago. I suspect, however, that this turn of events could end up instead as “a Christmas gift to the Liberals” — and federalists — 10 months before the Quebec election. Toward the end of its second te
  
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• Goodfood, Canada’s once-soaring meal-kit company, hit with a federal licence suspension

  02-01-2026 21:57 via montrealgazette.com
  Canadian food inspectors have suspended a federal licence for Goodfood, a Montreal-founded meal-kit company once valued at more than $1 billion before its market value fell sharply in recent years. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said it suspended Goodfood’s Safe Food for Canadians licence on Dec. 30 at the company’s Montreal facility. The CFIA said there is no food recall but the company may not carry out activities covered by the licence, like assembling meal kits, while
  
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