Montreal Latest News

• Climate activist throws paint on Picasso painting at Montreal museum

  A climate activist group says one of its members defaced a Pablo Picasso painting with pink paint at a Montreal museum Thursday morning in a protest action.

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• What we know after 3-year-old Quebec girl found alone on Ontario highway

  How the child survived four days and three nights alone in rural Ontario in the extreme humidity remains astonishing to authorities, calling it nothing short of a miracle.

  Canada

  Jun 19
• Montreal transit agency reinstates ‘move along’ rule to boost sense of security

  The Société de transport de Montréal says the measure helped decrease assaults on staff and increased users’ sense of security when it was implemented as a pilot project.

  Canada

  Jun 19
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• Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident

  The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime.

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  Jun 18
• Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies risk

  The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities in areas where raccoon rabies has been detected.

  Canada

  Jun 18
• Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity

  Quebec's public security minister says inmates' bodies will be scanned to determine which detention centre they will be directed to, adding that some accommodations are possible.

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  Jun 18
• ‘Every hour mattered’: Missing 3-year-old Quebec child found alive, spotted by drone in Ontario

  A three-year-old Quebec girl missing since Sunday has been found alive in Ontario following a frantic search.

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  Jun 18
• Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strike

  BIXI Montreal says its bicycles made more than 80,000 trips a day during seven of the nine strike days, including more than 98,500 on June 11. 

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  Jun 18
• Quebec corruption police raiding offices of auto insurance board

  The auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of its new online platform which cost $500 million more than expected.

  Canada

  Jun 18
• Quebec police arrest 22 ‘high-risk’ sex offenders after surveillance operation

  Provincial police say that between June 2 and 13, officers monitored 69 people who were considered to have a "high risk of reoffending."

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  Jun 17
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• Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States

  Montreal is investing $100K to attract U.S.-based scientists amid political unrest, offering grants and support through local universities and Montréal International.

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  Jun 17
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• Quebec man who killed his young twins displayed domestic violence signs: coroner

  A Quebec coroner is recommending improved domestic violence training for the province's police officers.

  Canada

  Jun 17
• Canadian Grand Prix signs Formula One contract extension through 2035

  Octane Racing Group — the Canadian GP promoter — and several government officials announced a four-year contract extension on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 17
• Mother of missing Quebec toddler charged, behind bars as search for 3-year-old continues

  Rachel-Ella Todd, 34, has been charged with one count of unlawful abandonment of a child after her daughter, Claire Bell, was reported missing Sunday.

  Crime

  Jun 17
• Canadian Grand Prix CEO confident about event’s future after successful 2025

  Jean-Philippe Paradis took over as CEO and president of Octane Racing Group — the Canadian GP promoter — after longtime executive Francois Dumontier stepped down last summer.

  Canada

  Jun 16
• New Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says he’ll run for seat in 2026 election

  The newly elected leader of the Quebec Liberals says he'll wait until the 2026 provincial election to run for a seat in the national assembly.

  Politics

  Jun 16
• Missing Quebec child: Police scrambling to find toddler who vanished in Montreal

  Police say the child, Claire Bell, was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 50 kilometres west of where she was last seen in Montreal's LaSalle borough.

  Canada

  Jun 16
• Drones, contraband pose everyday challenges in Quebec detention centres

  On any given day, drones buzz in the skies above Quebec's detention centres looking to drop tobacco, drugs or cellphones to the inmates below.

  Politics

  Jun 16
• Quebec Liberals elect former federal minister Pablo Rodriguez as leader

  Rodriguez, who does not have a seat in the national assembly, will have to rebuild the party in the coming months if it is to have a chance of forming government.

  Politics

  Jun 14
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• Montreal transit strike and how Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix brought it to a halt

  The temporary pause in the strike was mandated to handle the surge in transit demand during the Formula 1 Grand Prix event, Montreal's largest tourism event each year.

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  Jun 14
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• Evidence closed at Quebec truck attack trial, jury to hear final arguments next week

  Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon has pleaded not guilty to five charges including three counts of first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Jun 13
• Quebec Liberals hope to boost their fortunes as they choose new leader

  The party has struggled to connect to francophone voters in regions outside of Montreal, and has failed to benefit from Legault’s waning popularity in recent years.

  Politics

  Jun 13
• Some 30 per cent more Quebec homes to be in flood zones when new mapping takes effect

  Quebec says the number of homes in the province's new flood prevention framework will likely increase to 35,000 from about 25,000.

  Environment

  Jun 13
• Lance Stroll fights through wrist injury to race at home Grand Prix in Montreal

  Aston Martin said the issue dated back to 2023, when Stroll famously broke both his wrists in a bike accident but returned to the track ahead of schedule for the season-opening.

  Sports

  Jun 13
• Canadian premiers turn to New England governors for support on Trump tariffs

  A group of Canadian premiers appear to be setting high expectations as they pursue negotiations with U.S. governors to mitigate the impacts of tariffs on their economies.

  Politics

  Jun 13