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• Woman linked to abandoned newborn's death in Longueuil released from police custody

  28-10-2025 21:17 via montrealgazette.com
  A 33-year-old woman arrested by Longueuil police, hours after a baby found abandoned in a bus shelter was declared dead in a hospital, has been released from custody on several conditions, including that she appear in court at a future date if she is required to. Longueuil police spokesperson Marie Beauvais-Lavoie said Tuesday that there could be charges in connection with the infant’s death, but for now the woman remains in medical care. “For now, the focus is on services tailored t
  
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• Hurricane Melissa is spinning trees ‘like a chainsaw,’ Montreal chef in Jamaica says

  28-10-2025 19:42 via montrealgazette.com
  As 2025’s strongest storm battered Jamaica, Quebecers in the region — including renowned Montreal chef Mathieu Masson-Duceppe — have been sheltering in place for days. The deadly Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica Tuesday as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, with maximum sustained winds of nearly 300 km/h and several metres of rain. It was grinding across Cuba Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, with warnings in effect for Granma, Sant
  
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• Roadwork Redo Case No. 3: Below new Jean-Talon REV lies water main from 1911

  28-10-2025 13:00 via montrealgazette.com
  Montrealers who think the city does construction work over and over on the same streets: It’s not your imagination. The Gazette has reviewed a handful of recent roadwork projects to understand how and why this phenomenon occurs. Here is Case No. 3. Location:Jean-Talon St. E. REV, Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension boroughThe issue:The city built the first phase of its latest Express Bike Network (Réseau express vélo, or REV) on Jean-Talon St. in 2024. The 1.7-
  
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• SUV torched in Montreal North

  28-10-2025 11:35 via montrealgazette.com
  The Montreal police arson squad will investigate after a vehicle in a commercial parking lot in the borough of Montreal North was set on fire early Tuesday. Police were alerted to the incident by a 911 call received at midnight, reporting the SUV had been set alight in the lot on d’Amiens St. near Balzac Ave. While no flammables were found at the scene, a witness told police they saw someone lighting the fire before fleeing. Damage to the vehicle was minor, there were no reported injuries
  
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