Montreal

• Montreal-area mother loses job on maternity leave, then denied EI benefits

  Celia Johnston was supposed to be back at work in October, but a week before her return, she got a call saying her job was being cut.

  Canada

  Jan 16
  
• Seaplane had faulty repair job months before 2025 fatal Quebec crash, TSB says

  The Transportation Safety Board says there was a faulty repair job on the flight controls of a small seaplane a few months before it crashed into the Richelieu River last year.

  Canada

  Jan 14
  
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• Coalition Avenir Québec member withdraws from caucus after impaired driving arrest

  A Coalition Avenir Québec member of the legislature was arrested this week for alleged impaired driving and is withdrawing from caucus for the duration of the legal proceedings.

  Canada

  Jan 9
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• Quebec chemical firm hit with $1.4M fine over substance discharged in river

  A company that operated a chemical manufacturing plant in western Quebec has been fined $1.35 million for discharging a harmful substance into the Rivière du Lièvre in 2019.

  Environment

  Jan 9
• New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns

  New details are emerging about a homeless man with previous ties to al-Qaida who is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal.

  Crime

  Jan 8
• Some Haitian migrants arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day deported to U.S.

  The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said those deemed inadmissible were returned south of the border, though it did not say how many were deported.

  Canada

  Jan 2
• Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix

  A major Quebec ski resort shut down Friday after a union representing about 300 workers launched a strike, suspending lifts, slopes and most services at Le Massif de Charlevoix.

  Canada

  Jan 2
• Quebec school cellphone ban has had positive impact, students and administrators say

  Quebec's expanded school cellphone ban is getting top marks from some students and administrators who say the measure has improved students' concentration and social interactions.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2025
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• Two teens arrested in stabbing of 12-year-old boy in Montreal: police

  Montreal police have arrested two teens in the stabbing of a 12-year-old boy last month. The victim’s injuries are no longer life-threatening.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2025
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• Take-home DNA test reunites Quebec man with long-lost Dutch brother after 80 years

  An at-home DNA test given as a birthday gift solved an 80-year family mystery by revealing that a man in Quebec and a man in the Netherlands were long-lost brothers.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2025