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Over 2,400 Montreal firefighters prepared and then delivered holiday cheer to well over 1,000 families. It’s all part of their annual Christmas basket campaign. And as Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, in these difficult economic times, families could not be more thankful.

Montreal police began an investigation into the early morning fire at the Notre-Dame Basilica after firefighters found what they believed were traces of accelerant. Authorities however determined the fire’s origin was electrical.

Two Montreal firefighters claim the city’s fire department has failed to address allegations of racism. They are now turning to the Quebec human rights commission. According to the group representing both firefighters, they’ve been subjected to incidents of discrimination for years despite complaints to their superiors. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

Police in Montreal say they are investigating an overnight fire in an unoccupied building in the city’s Old Port. More than 150 firefighters fought the blaze which began around 8 p.m. on Friday. Authorities say the fire, which did not injured anyone but caused severe damage to the building, is a possible arson.

More than 250 firefighters from Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes are competing in the annual FireFit Challenge in Montreal this weekend. The heat hit a high of 34 degrees by noon on Saturday but hundreds of firefighters were in full gear showcasing what it takes to do the job. Elizabeth Zogalis has more.

A devastating fire is still burning in a former monastery in downtown Montreal. Firefighters have been trying to contain the blaze for more than 24 hours, to no avail. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the mayor and fire chief visited the site on Friday.

Military crews from across Canada, as well as firefighters from the U.S. and even Costa Rica are being dispatched to Nova Scotia to help extinguish the province’s ferocious wildfires. The gruelling conditions, what’s been aiding firefighters, and where new evacuations are being ordered. Jody Thomas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser, has...

The number of inspections done by the Montreal fire department have gone down by more than fifty per cent in the past five years. This was just one of the revelations that came out of the fire department’s annual report released on Tuesday. As Dan Spector reports, firefighters are also reporting a sharp increase in...

The death of a Montreal firefighter during a water rescue operation in the Lachine rapids has been ruled accidental. That’s the conclusion in the coroner’s report released on Thursday. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.

Montreal firefighters work to bring a major fire under control in Old Montreal on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

One person reported missing following fire in Old Montreal At least one person is missing and nine people were brought to hospital after a major fire broke out in Old Montreal Thursday morning. The mixed residential-commercial building constructed more than a century ago is a total loss. Quick-acting firefighters rushed to the scene and were...

A Montreal firefighter has died following a dramatic boat rescue operation in the Lachine rapids on Sunday night. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, his body was recovered on Monday after an overnight search that went into the early hours of the morning.

Sat, Aug 6: Over 100 firefighters were called to the scene of a four-alarm blaze on Wolfe Street in Montreal’s Gay Village Saturday morning. The fire started on a roof-top terrace of a three-storey condo.

A five-alarm fire gutted a building under construction in Montreal’s Plateau district on Saint-Dominique Street. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Resident Alexis Grenier films as firefighters attempt to help a 15-year-old boy who fell eight storeys at the abandoned Canada Malting Silos in Montreal’s Saint-Henri borough.

Montreal firefighters saw firsthand the devastating impacts of the recent floods on local communities. As Global’s Matt Grillo reports, it’s that knowledge that motivated them to organize an island-wide fundraiser in support of flood victims.

Sat, Feb 20: In August 2014 Montreal City Hall was ransacked in a protest. On Friday it was announced that 54 firefighters and 11 blue collar workers will be tried in one mega-trial.

Fri, Oct 5: Montreal firefighters are starting a campaign to remind the public how to prevent a fire, especially in homes. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, the fire department is paying special attention to fires that start in the kitchen.

Montreal firefighters were called to a fire at Marché d’Alimentation Caraïbes in Ahuntsic early Sunday morning. Firefighters were unclear about the cause of the blaze.

Firefighters were at the scene of an early morning fire in an abandoned building across the street from the Bell Centre in downtown Montreal on Friday.