Old Montreal

• 2 years after fatal fire which left 7 dead, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals

  The new rules come two years after seven people died in a fire in an Old Montreal building that had listed illegal short-term rentals on Airbnb.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2025
  
• Body found in Montreal park identified as abducted crypto influencer missing since June

  Quebec provincial police say a body found in a nature park last month was that of a cryptocurrency influencer who had been missing since he was kidnapped from his condo in June.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2024
  
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• Car set on fire at home of owner of Old Montreal buildings hit by fatal arsons

  A vehicle was set on fire this morning at the residence of a lawyer who owns two Old Montreal buildings that have burned down in the past two years and left nine people dead.

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2024
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• 2 people arrested in Old Montreal fire that killed mom, daughter

  Two people have been arrested in connection to a fire in Old Montreal that killed a mother and her daughter earlier this month.

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2024
• Two restaurants targeted in overnight arson: Montreal police

  Two restaurants were the target of arson attacks in the early hours of Thursday: one in Montreal North and the other in Old Montreal.

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2023
• Iconic Moishes steakhouse set to reopen in new location in Old Montreal

  After closing its doors in 2020, iconic Montreal restaurant Moishes steakhouse is set to reopen in a new Old Montreal location, after a $5-million refurbishment.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2023
• Montrealer feels ‘grateful’ to be alive after surviving deadly heritage building fire

  As Airbnb pulls unauthorized Quebec listings from their platform, a Montrealer who survived the deadly fire in Old Montreal says she's lucky to be alive.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2023
• Montreal police confirm 6th and 7th bodies found in ruins of heritage building fire

  The bodies of seven missing people have been found and extracted to date since the fatal fire on March 16, according to Montreal police. Five of the victims have been identified.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2023
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• ‘She was so beautiful’: Search continues for missing after fatal Montreal fire

  After the recovery of two more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a deadly Old Montreal fire, a second crane is being brought in to continue the search for those still missing.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• Police ID first victim as search continues at site of fatal fire in Old Montreal

  Montreal police Insp. David Shane identified the victim as 76-year-old Camille Maheux.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023