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• Update: REM service stalled for second time in two hours

  29-12-2025 14:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain between Deux-Montagnes and Brossard stations was interrupted for a second time in two hours Monday morning due to weather conditions. The disruption came as the Montreal area deals with freezing rain and wind warnings in effect throughout the day. The initial problem began with a full stop of service between Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc station as well as a slowdown across the network around 7:40 a.m. Service was restored by 8:17 a.m., h
  
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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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• 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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• Customers reminisce about Pointe-Claire's Swiss Vienna bakery after it closes

  02-01-2026 20:52 via montrealgazette.com
  A Pointe-Claire bakery known for its defiance of Quebec’s language law, as well as its baking, has closed, leading to an outpouring of memories from saddened patrons on social media. Swiss Vienna Pastry & Delicatessen owner Harry Schick announced the closing in December, writing on Facebook he was retiring after more than 40 years running the bakery first founded more than 60 years ago. “It’s time for me to hang up my apron and relax,” he said in a post accompani
  
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• STM's professional workers end overtime strike after reaching tentative deal

  02-01-2026 18:42 via montrealgazette.com
  The union representing professional workers at the Société de transport de Montréal says its members are ending an overtime strike after an agreement in principle was reached with the transit agency. Members of the union, which represents professional workers like architects, engineers and accountants, have been refusing overtime since Dec. 17 as part of the labour action that had been scheduled to last until Jan. 11. Marc Glogowski, the president of theSyndicat des employ&e
  
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• Montreal weekend weather: Bitter cold continues, but (yay) no snow

  02-01-2026 16:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers awoke Friday morning to a wind chill of minus-31 C and it appears the deep freeze is here to stay for the first weekend of 2026. Friday’s forecast from Environment Canada calls for mainly sunny skies with an afternoon high of minus-13 C, a minus-21 C wind chill and a risk of frostbite. Friday night will see mainly cloudy skies, a low of minus-19 C and a chill of minus-27 C. On Saturday, it will be sunny with a wind chill of minus-28 C in the morning and minus-21 C in the a
  
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• Montreal weekend weather: Bitter bold continues, but (yay) no snow

  02-01-2026 16:16 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers awoke Friday morning to a wind chill of minus-31 C and it appears the deep freeze is here to stay for the first weekend of 2026. Friday’s forecast from Environment Canada calls for mainly sunny skies with an afternoon high of minus-13 C, a minus-21 C wind chill and a risk of frostbite. Friday night will see mainly cloudy skies, a low of minus-19 C and a chill of minus-27 C. On Saturday, it will be sunny with a wind chill of minus-28 C in the morning and minus-21 C in the a
  
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• Are new realities in Montreal's rental market making age-old vacancy rate obsolete?

  02-01-2026 12:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montreal has a housing shortage. Montreal has a growing number of vacant apartments. Both statements, though contradictory, are true. They reflect a fragmentation of the rental market that is fuelled in part by a recent spate of construction of high-end apartment towers. And the growing divide between luxury and lower-rent offerings is prompting some observers to urge politicians and the media to stop using an age-old variable — the average rental vacancy rate — as a gauge of housing
  
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• The Byzantion earns Gold-Headed Cane as first ship into Port of Montreal in 2026

  02-01-2026 00:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The first vessel of the year to enter Montreal’s port, and earning its captain a distinction that dates back nearly two centuries, was the oil and chemical tanker Byzantion. The ship’s arrival at 10:15 a.m. Thursday triggered a long-standing tradition of the Port of Montreal: the presentation of the Gold-Headed Cane to the captain of the first vessel to reach Montreal each year. On Friday, the Montreal Port Authority congratulated Andrejs Kuharenoks, the Byzantion’s captain, fo
  
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• Port of Montreal awards Gold-Headed Cane to first ship’s captain of 2026

  02-01-2026 00:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The first vessel of the year to enter Montreal’s port, and earning its captain a distinction that dates back nearly two centuries, was the oil and chemical tanker Byzantion. The ship’s arrival triggers a long-standing tradition of the Port of Montreal: the presentation of the Gold-Headed Cane to the captain of the first vessel to reach Montreal each year. The Port of Montreal congratulated Andrejs Kuharenoks, the Byzantion’s captain, for taking the honour. On social media, the
  
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• Le Byzantion earns Gold-Headed Cane as first ship into Port of Montreal in 2026

  02-01-2026 00:17 via montrealgazette.com
  The first vessel of the year to enter Montreal’s port, and earning its captain a distinction that dates back nearly two centuries, was the oil and chemical tanker Byzantion. The ship’s arrival at 10:15 a.m. Thursday triggered a long-standing tradition of the Port of Montreal: the presentation of the Gold-Headed Cane to the captain of the first vessel to reach Montreal each year. On Friday, the Montreal Port Authority congratulated Andrejs Kuharenoks, the Byzantion’s captain, fo
  
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• Montreal’s first baby of 2026, Liana, born two seconds after midnight

  01-01-2026 17:37 via montrealgazette.com
  Just two seconds after the clock struck midnight, the girl who may have been Montreal’s first newborn of 2026 came into the world at the Jewish General Hospital. The baby is Liana Kalfopoulos. She weighs six pounds, nine ounces, the hospital reports. Her parents, Arpi Zourikian and Constantinos Kalfopoulos, were “thrilled to meet their new little one,” the Jewish General said in an email. The family is “happy, healthy,” the hospital said. Less than an hour later, So
  
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• Woman was pushed from third-storey balcony, witnesses tell Montreal police

  01-01-2026 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  A man was arrested Thursday after allegedly pushing a 31-year-old woman off a third-storey balcony in the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. According to the Montreal police, neighbours witnessed the man push the woman off the balcony following an altercation at around 8:15 a.m. Officers found the woman unconscious on the sidewalk. The man, also 31, was arrested at the scene and was being questioned by police. The woman was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Authorities fear f
  
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• Woman was pushed from 3-storey balcony, witnesses tell Montreal police

  01-01-2026 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal man was arrested Thursday after allegedly pushing a woman in her 30s off a third-storey balcony in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. According to the Montreal police, neighbours witnessed the man push the woman off the balcony following an altercation around 8:15 a.m. Officers found the woman unconscious on the sidewalk. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being questioned by police. The woman was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. Authorities fe
  
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• Woman critically injured after allegedly being pushed from 3-storey balcony in Montreal

  01-01-2026 16:45 via montrealgazette.com
  A Montreal man was arrested Thursday after allegedly pushing a woman in her 30s off a third-storey balcony in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. According to the Montreal police, neighbours witnessed the man push the woman off the balcony following an altercation around 8:15 a.m. Officers found the woman unconscious on the sidewalk. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being questioned by police. The woman was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. Authorities fe
  
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