A police spokesperson said officers were alerted to the incident around 7:15 a.m. by a 911 call reporting that someone had been shot in the alleyway behind Joliette Metro station.

Montreal's public transit authority says teams are working around the clock to fix the major outage.

The gas leak is near the area of Atwater and de Maisonneuve in downtown Montreal.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, public traffic officials in Montreal are trying to encourage people back with new express bus routes unveiled Thursday.

The victim, an 18-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The 5.8-km extension of the blue line would add five stations from Saint-Michel station to Anjou.

There is a grace period, however, before people are barred from taking the bus, train or metro without a mask.

The move comes as another petition calls for the station to be renamed after late Montreal musician Oscar Peterson.

Montreal and Laval public transit authorities are providing free masks to commuters as the region reopens.

Montreal's public transit authority is strongly encouraging all commuters to wear masks — but it won't be mandatory.