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• Updated: Missing 13-year-old has been found safe

  09-12-2024 13:14
  She had last been seen in downtown Montreal on Saturday.
  
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• Organization that helped Quebec schoolchildren — founded by Céline Dion's mother — will close its doors Wednesday

  30-12-2025 19:05
  A foundation created by the mother of Quebec star Céline Dion to help underprivileged children succeed in school will close its doors on Wednesday, the organization announced on its Facebook page. The 20-year-old Fondation maman Dion — which provided funding for school supplies, eyeglasses and clothing for children between the ages of five and 16 — thanked the sponsors, volunteers and benefactors who supported the organization. Launched in 2005 by Thérèse Tanguay
  
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• Asylum seekers deported to U.S. following Christmas Day crossing into Quebec

  30-12-2025 18:42
  Some of the 19 asylum seekers found crossing into southern Quebec Dec. 25 have been deported to the United States. Deemed ineligible to claim asylum in Canada, the migrants are at risk of landing in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). RCMP officers arrested the 19 undocumented migrants late in the evening Christmas Day following a report from the United States Border Patrol, which monitors the U.S. side of the border. Police said they combed through the woods near Have
  
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• Montreal ERs operating over capacity one day after freezing rain

  30-12-2025 13:01
  Montreal hospital emergency rooms hit the ground limping on Tuesday morning, with 15 of the 21 local facilities reporting more than 100 per cent occupancy. Three of those ERs were functioning with capacities over 200 per cent, according to the Index Santé website. As of 6:30 a.m., the busiest ER in the city was that of the McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site, with an occupancy rate of 215 per cent, followed by the West Island’s Lakeshore General (206 per cent) and the
  
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• Montreal weather: The forecast and word of the year are 'slop'

  30-12-2025 12:31
  An intense low-pressure system moving in from the United States wreaked havoc on Quebec’s power grid Monday. At the height of the freezing-rain event, more than 30,000 Hydro-Québec clients were without power. Then temperatures dived to minus-12 C overnight, freezing any slop left over on streets and sidewalks. Speaking of “slop,” Merriam-Webster has declared that the word of the year for 2025. Beyond Montreal streets, “the flood of slop included absurd videos, off-
  
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• What makes a 78-year marriage work? 'Family was always a priority'

  30-12-2025 12:00
  It was cold in Montreal the night of Dec. 30, 1947 — really cold, with the mercury hovering at around -22 degrees Celsius. But inside the Beth David Synagogue in Outremont, it was warm and the mood was festive as guests in formal wear gathered to celebrate the wedding of Lillian Kaplan, 20, and Jack Margolis, 21. Camillien Houde was the mayor back then and streetcars were ubiquitous. Much about Montreal has changed in the nearly eight decades since that time: The St-Joseph Blvd. building t
  
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• Lillian was ‘easy to fall in love with' — and Jack’s been holding her hand for 78 years

  30-12-2025 12:00
  It was cold in Montreal the night of Dec. 30, 1947 — really cold, with the mercury hovering at around minus-22 degrees Celsius. But inside the Beth David Synagogue in Outremont, it was warm and the mood was festive as guests in formal wear gathered to celebrate the wedding of Lillian Kaplan, 20, and Jack Margolis, 21. Camillien Houde was the mayor and streetcars were ubiquitous. Much about Montreal has changed in the nearly eight decades since that time: The St-Joseph Blvd. building that h
  
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• After baring soul in book, could Sophie Grégoire Trudeau start her next chapter in Montreal?

  30-12-2025 12:00
  It’s been a minute since Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and I first crossed paths on Montreal’s mediascape nearly 20 years ago. To say a lot has happened in her world since then would be an understatement. The fearless force of nature that is Sophie is now the bestselling author of Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other, a public speaker in the mental health and emotional wellness space, and has travelled the globe as “first lady” of Canada, gathering count
  
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• Icy weather sends Montrealers to ERs with fractures and concussions

  29-12-2025 22:48
  Monday morning’s freezing rain and icy sidewalks sent at least seven people with fractures and concussions to a heavily overcrowded Montreal hospital emergency room downtown, compounding the pressure on the health system amid an exceptionally virulent flu season. The ER at the Centre hospitalier de l’université de Montréal (CHUM) on Sanguinet St. was particularly hard hit, with 159 patients crowding into the waiting room in the afternoon. The average stay for patients o
  
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• Police ask for public help to find Châteauguay woman missing since Dec. 18

  29-12-2025 20:30
  Châteauguay police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a 38-year-old woman who was last seen Dec. 18. Police say Châteauguay resident Tamara Ratchfall may be in Montreal, or nearby. She is 5-foot-6, weighs around 160 lbs, has black braided hair to her shoulders and brown eyes, according to police. She was last seen wearing a black coat with a hood, grey and black pants and black winter boots. She speaks English and travels on foot or by public transport. Police
  
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• Tens of thousands of Quebecers without Hydro as freezing rain inundates the province

  29-12-2025 16:41
  Freezing rain began pinching off electricity to areas around Montreal Monday morning, with the Laurentians bearing the brunt of the damage. Outage counts on Hydro-Québec’s website at 10:30 a.m. showed about 10,000 of the 20,000 blackouts in the province were in the Laurentians, with around 6,000 outages in Montreal and 3,000 in Laval. Environment Canada issued an orange-level warning for prolonged freezing rain and ice pellets from overnight Sunday to late Monday for much of souther
  
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• Tens of thousands of Quebecers without Hydro as freezing rain blankets the province

  29-12-2025 16:41
  Freezing rain began pinching off electricity to areas around Montreal Monday morning, with the Laurentians bearing the brunt of the damage by 10:30 a.m. Outage counts on Hydro-Québec’s website at 10:30 a.m. showed about 10,000 of the 20,000 blackouts in the province were in the Laurentians, with 2,400 each in Montreal and Laval. Environment Canada issued an orange-level warning for prolonged freezing rain and ice pellets from overnight Sunday to late Monday for much of southern Queb
  
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• Montreal's 911 call centres flooded with calls during Monday's freezing rain

  29-12-2025 16:41
  Treacherous conditions on streets and sidewalks in Montreal during a freezing rain storm led to a peak in 911 calls on Monday, according to Urgences-santé. “We’ve had more than 90 calls an hour, which is very unusual — unusual for this period. Usually we’re more around 40 to 50 calls an hour,” Urgences-santé chief of operations Alexandre Sapone said. Many of the calls were related to people falling on the ice in Montreal and Laval, he said, though part
  
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• Montreal weather updates: Thousands without power, 911 flooded with calls

  29-12-2025 16:41
  Treacherous conditions on streets and sidewalks in Montreal during a freezing rain storm are leading to a peak in 911 calls, according to Urgences-santé. “We’ve had more than 90 calls an hour, which is very unusual — unusual for this period. Usually we’re more around 40 to 50 calls an hour,” Alexandre Sapone, the chief of operations for Urgences-santé said Monday. Many of the calls are related to people falling on the ice in Montreal and Laval, he said
  
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• Freezing rain in Montreal floods 911 with calls

  29-12-2025 16:41
  Treacherous conditions on streets and sidewalks in Montreal during a freezing rain storm led to a peak in 911 calls on Monday, according to Urgences-santé. “We’ve had more than 90 calls an hour, which is very unusual — unusual for this period. Usually we’re more around 40 to 50 calls an hour,” Urgences-santé chief of operations Alexandre Sapone said. Many of the calls were related to people falling on the ice in Montreal and Laval, he said, though part
  
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• Longueuil homicide attempt leaves two wounded; one man arrested

  29-12-2025 14:38
  Two men were recovering in hospital Monday morning after being wounded by gunfire hours earlier during what Longueuil police called a homicide attempt. The incident occurred at 12:10 a.m. in an apartment on Beauregard St. in Longueuil. The two victims, both in their 30s, were shot but their injuries were not deemed to be life-threatening. A 26-year-old man was taken in for questioning and is expected to appear in court later in Monday. Police said the victims were targeted by their assailant and
  
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• Longueuil homicide attempt leaves two wounded

  29-12-2025 14:38
  Two men were recovering in a hospital Monday after being wounded by gunfire during what Longueuil police called a homicide attempt. The incident occurred at 12:10 a.m. in an apartment on Beauregard St. in Longueuil. The two victims, both in their 30s, were shot but their injuries were not deemed to be life-threatening. A 26-year-old man was taken in for questioning and was expected to appear in court later on Monday. Police said the victims were targeted by their assailant and everyone involved
  
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• Update: REM service stalled for second time in two hours

  29-12-2025 14:00
  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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• Update: REM service stalled as Montreal hit with freezing rain

  29-12-2025 14:00
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain between Deux-Montagnes and Brossard stations was interrupted Montreal because of poor 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., however it was disrupted betw
  
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• Update: REM service resumes after rush-hour interruption because of poor weather conditions

  29-12-2025 14:00
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain between Deux-Montagnes and Brossard stations was restored in both directions Monday morning after being slowed down and, in some cases, completely stopped due to weather conditions. The disruption came as the Montreal area deals with freezing rain and wind warnings in effect throughout the day. The 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
  
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• Update: REM service resumes after freezing rain causes two Monday-morning outages

  29-12-2025 14:00
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain has returned to normal after freezing rain interrupted service between the Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc stations twice on Monday morning. The service outages came after hours of freezing rain fell overnight and into the morning across the Montreal region. Service on the REM stopped fully between the Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc stations around 7:40 a.m. and there was a slowdown across the rest of the light rail network. Service was rest
  
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• Update: REM returns to normal after freezing rain disrupts morning service twice

  29-12-2025 14:00
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain saw service between the Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc stations interrupted twice on Monday morning after hours of freezing rain fell overnight and into the morning across the Montreal region. Service on the REM stopped fully between the Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc stations around 7:40 a.m. and there was a slowdown across the rest of the light rail network. Service was restored by 8:17 a.m., however notice of another disruption betw
  
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• REM service interrupted because of poor weather conditions

  29-12-2025 14:00
  Service on the Réseau express métropolitain between Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc stations was interrupted in both directions Monday morning due to weather conditions. The disruption comes as the Montreal area deals with  freezing rain and wind warnings in effect throughout the day.07:38 a.m.
  Service interruption between Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc in all directions.
  Cause: weather conditions.
  Resumption: undetermined.— Réseau express métropolitain (@REM_
  
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• Update: Missing Montrealer found safe in Ontario

  28-12-2025 20:43
  A 31-year-old Montrealer who had been reported missing has been found safe and sound in northern Ontario, the Sûreté du Québec says. He had last been seen on Christmas Eve in Adstock, in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region.
  
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• Missing Montrealer was last seen Christmas Eve in Chaudière-Appalaches

  28-12-2025 20:43
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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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