Montreal news

• Despite injury, Montreal's Chris Boucher hopeful heading into NBA draft

  21-06-2017 22:02 via cbc.ca
  
  While his fellow draft prospects have been sprinting up and down NBA courts in countless professional auditions, Canada's Chris Boucher has finally graduated to running in the University of Oregon pool, the weightlessness of the water cushioning his surgically-repaired knee.
  
  Read more

• Dawson College commemorates 20th anniversary of fatal campus shooting

  12-09-2026 00:55 via cbc.ca
  
  This Sunday will mark 20 years since Montreal’s Dawson College shooting, which left an 18-year-old student dead and 19 others injured. The sombre occasion was marked on Friday with a ceremony that focused on remembrance and resilience.
  
  Read more

• Que. party leaders criticize PQ’s $130 million sovereignty referendum plan

  11-09-2026 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says a planned sovereignty referendum would cost at least $130 million, drawing criticism from his political rivals.
  
  Read more

• Montreal Canadiens rookie camp kicks off with fans eager to spot next star

  11-09-2026 23:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The rookie camp features 23 players who hit the ice in front of a few dozen fans on Friday. Most of the players are young draft picks looking to earn a contract and be invited to the Habs’ main training camp on Sept. 16. So far, only three have NHL contracts with the team.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New cultural arts centre in Kahnawà:ke preserves history

  11-09-2026 22:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Kanatahkwèn:ke is a new cultural arts centre in Kahnawà:ke, southwest of Montreal. The $56-million facility is designed to be a hub dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Kanien’kehá:ka language, culture and heritage.
  
  Read more

• She helped people during 9/11. Now she’s battling cancer tied to air quality at Ground Zero

  11-09-2026 22:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Montrealer and investigative journalist Patti Sonntag spoke with Let’s Go guest host Matt D’Amours about her recent cancer diagnosis that was linked to the air quality after 9/11. She also wrote about her experience in an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail.
  
  Read more

• New study finds metal contamination in homes near Horne Smelter

  11-09-2026 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A new peer-reviewed, citizen-led study found concentrations of metals including lead, arsenic and cadmium increased in residential dust and snow closer to Rouyn-Noranda’s Horne Smelter. The researchers say the smelter was the dominant factor explaining contamination, while acknowledging the study’s small sample and non-standardized dust collection methods.
  
  Read more

• Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for firebombing Montreal West Island synagogue

  11-09-2026 17:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who pleaded guilty to firebombing a synagogue in the West Island Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux and damaging a nearby Jewish community centre was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of probation, and ordered to reimburse the victims.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Sovereignty referendum would cost $130M under a Parti Québécois government, leader says

  11-09-2026 14:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The leader of the Parti Québécois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government.
  
  Read more

• Parti Québécois leader comes under fire for $130M sovereignty referendum plan

  11-09-2026 14:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon came under fire from his rivals on Friday after revealing that his planned sovereignty referendum would cost at least $130 million.
  
  Read more

• Parti Québécois leader says sovereignty referendum would cost $130M

  11-09-2026 13:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The leader of the Parti Québecois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government.
  
  Read more

• Would a $20 minimum wage in Quebec actually be a 'big blow' to the economy?

  11-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Québec Solidaire is pitching a $20 minimum wage to help bring relief to low-income workers, but Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette said hiking the rate too quickly would have a detrimental ripple effect. Others aren't so sure.
  
  Read more

• 'Why did I make it?': Survivors of Dawson shooting on compassion, finding purpose

  11-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On Sept. 13, 2006, Hayder Kadhim and Meaghan Hennegan survived being shot during a mass shooting at Montreal's Dawson College. Twenty years later, they reflect on compassion, healing and finding a purpose in life.
  
  Read more

• Quebec parties face scrutiny over silence on Indigenous election priorities

  11-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two weeks into the Quebec election period, most of the five major parties have yet to make any clear commitments to address the priorities of First Nations and Inuit in the province.
  
  Read more

• Crown prosecutors now reviewing case of Ottawa teen fatally injured on Quebec ski lift

  11-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Crown prosecutors are now reviewing the evidence in the case of an Ottawa teen who was fatally injured at a western Quebec ski hill earlier this year.
  
  Read more

• Crown prosecutors now reviewing case of Ontario teen fatally injured on Quebec ski lift

  11-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Crown prosecutors are now reviewing the evidence in the case of an Ottawa teen who was fatally injured at a western Quebec ski hill earlier this year.
  
  Read more

• Court asked to order Élections Québec to mail out English voting information

  11-09-2026 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Élections Québec said earlier this month that it would be providing the documents in French only.
  
  Read more

• Truck driver in fatal 2022 Montreal South Shore pileup expected to get 6-year sentence

  11-09-2026 02:35 via cbc.ca
  
  The truck driver who caused the deaths of two people on Montreal’s South Shore in July 2022 — because he was playing a video game on his cellphone while driving — is expected to receive a six-year prison sentence.
  
  Read more

• Quebec judge acquits rapper K’naan in sexual assault case

  11-09-2026 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The artist had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Quebec City hotel in 2010
  
  Read more

• Montreal loses appeal as decision stands to block dismantling of Van Horne encampment

  11-09-2026 00:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A Quebec Court of Appeal judge has refused the City of Montreal’s request to appeal a safeguard order that prevents the dismantling of a homeless encampment.
  
  Read more

• Montreal police arrest suspect linked to over 30 airbag theft cases

  11-09-2026 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the thefts occurred in the boroughs of Anjou, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
  
  Read more

• Canada’s army overhaul aims to be ‘more agile, lethal’ amid threats

  10-09-2026 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  CFB Edmonton will now be home to the 1st Canadian Division — the main force responsible for deploying large-scale combat operations and responding to crises at home and abroad.
  
  Read more

• Educators welcome Quebec AG's investigation into pre-K, primary school classroom management

  10-09-2026 22:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec’s auditor general will investigate classroom management in the province's preschools and elementary schools amid an increase in violence and students with individualized education plans.
  
  Read more

• Legal challenge over French-only voter info mailouts being heard in court today

  10-09-2026 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The plaintiff is Geoffrey Chambers, former president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. He wants to reinstate English voter information before the Oct. 5 election.
  
  Read more

• Court hears arguments on legal challenge over Quebec's French-only voter info mailouts

  10-09-2026 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The plaintiff is Geoffrey Chambers, former president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. He wants to reinstate English voter information before the Oct. 5 election.
  
  Read more

• Caufield, Habs ready for Atlantic Division battle

  10-09-2026 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cole Caufield and his teammates took a massive step last season.
  
  Read more

• Is Quebec Liberal leader's promise of 100,000 new homes a year realistic?

  10-09-2026 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  One of Quebec Liberal Party Leader Charles Milliard’s core election promises is to oversee the construction of 100,000 new housing units per year if elected. But data from the federal housing agency suggests that target would be difficult to reach.
  
  Read more

• Man pleads guilty to firing shots at Montreal Jewish school in 2023

  10-09-2026 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed, 23, has pleaded guilty to firing shots at a Jewish school in Montreal three years ago.
  
  Read more

• Quebec political leaders enter 15th day of provincial election campaign

  10-09-2026 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the Parti Québécois has been favoured by some public opinion polls, recent surveys appear to show the Coalition Avenir Québec gaining momentum. 
  
  Read more

• Quebec leaders pressed on high-speed rail as campaign shifts focus to farmers

  10-09-2026 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some farmers say the project could have a major impact on farmland and rural communities.
  
  Read more

Follow @MontrealCANews on Twitter!