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100,000 Montreal homes in the dark at peak, as bitter cold persists ...
5 days ago · A power outage affected roughly 100,000 homes in Montreal at its height on Tuesday morning, amid the bitter cold. By 9 a.m. over 50,000 Hydro customers were still in the dark. Those living from St-Laurent, to just before Pie-IX, and Bellechasse to Henri-Bourassa – in Ahuntsic, Villeray, Rosemont, and more are off the grid. The outage […]
'Geyser' in Montreal after major water main break floods streets …
Aug 16, 2024 · A break in a major underground water main near Montreal’s Jacques-Cartier Bridge sent water gushing down streets and inside homes on Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings.
Man shot overnight, Montreal police transfer probe to Quebec …
1 day ago · Montreal police say they have transferred an investigation to Quebec’s police watchdog after officers shot a man in his 20s overnight. Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says officers were called to an apartment at around 1:40 a.m. Saturday in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal. Dubuc says a man was shot in the upper body during […]
Quartier Latin businesses seek help after intersection closure due …
Jan 15, 2025 · Certain business owners in Montreal’s Quartier Latin are asking for compensation after the city of Montreal closed the intersection at St-Denis and Ontario streets for construction work to repair an aging sewer collector. The construction is expected to last at least two weeks. “We don’t have any cars, no tourists,” said Martin Guimond, owner of […]
'I'm here today to set the record straight': Montreal police chief on ...
Oct 10, 2024 · SPVM police chief Fady Dagher wants to set the record straight and addressed Montrealers directly on Thursday afternoon to provide an update on criminal events in the city over the past few days – and extortion. This comes after several arsons on businesses and at least 19 shots being fired on the downtown office building […]
Busy night for Montreal police as they investigate two separate …
Sep 21, 2024 · It was a busy night for the Montreal police force as two vehicles were set ablaze overnight — in different parts of the city. Arson in Saint-Laurent
Public outcry after Montreal senior citizens allegedly evicted from ...
Jan 16, 2025 · Many in Montreal are calling for the closure of a private seniors’ residence in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve after allegations of abuse. Citizens and representatives of community, union and legal groups are denouncing the situation at Manoir Louisiane. Seventy senior citizens lived in the seniors’ residence up until recently, but in the past several weeks each one has […]
Montreal’s Casa Bianca closes doors temporarily for a transformation
1 day ago · In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, owners of Casa Bianca in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal, and creators of the non-profit Project Casa, Danielle Lysaught and Paul Hamelin, generously opened their home to artists whose projects had been cancelled. Since then, they’ve hosted almost 40 exhibitions, showcasing art from more …