The Local Sunset
Montreal · Saturday, August 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM local · 23 min
Rundown
Every item in this broadcast, in order.
- ACoroner urges Montreal to expand swimming lessons amid rising drowningsLa Presse
- APQ Candidate Pierre-Luc Brillant Runs Again in RosemontRadio-Canada Montréal
- ANighttime gunfire reported in two Montreal neighborhoodsRadio-Canada Grand Montréal
- ASaint‑Pie Council Approves Land Reserve on Old Racetrack for New SchoolCBC Montreal
- AUS companies release mosquitoes to fight disease‑carrying tiger mosquitoesRadio-Canada Grand Montréal
- BPolice End Silver Alert After 80-Year-Old Missing Senior Found in CowansvilleCBC Montreal
- BCayenne pepper sprayed on Montreal subway ridersJournal de Montréal
- BToddler Survives Car‑Stroller Crash in Montreal’s Saint‑LaurentCBC Montreal
- BPolice force three kids off schoolyard soccer game in Montreal's Hochelaga-MaisonneuveLa Presse Montréal
- BResidents oppose inmate housing project in Montreal's east endCBC Montreal
Stories from this broadcast
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Coroner Calls for More Swimming Lessons in Montreal
The Quebec coroner urges Montreal to expand swimming lessons after drownings rose to 51 this year, noting many victims could not swim and current class…
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Silver Alert Lifted After 80-Year-Old Found in Cowansville
The Sûreté du Québec ended a Silver Alert on August 7, 2026, after locating an 80‑year‑old woman missing from Cowansville, demonstrating the system’s role in…
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Researchers Confirm Tornado Hit Repentigny on Aug. 2
Scientists have verified that a tornado struck Repentigny, Quebec, on August 2, damaging trees and buildings. The event, initially reported as a storm, was…
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PQ Candidate Pierre-Luc Brillant Runs Again in Rosemont
Pierre-Luc Brillant of the Parti Québécois will once more contest the Rosemont riding in Montreal, after finishing third in the 2022 election behind Quebec…
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Cayenne Pepper Attack Hits Montreal Subway Riders
Several Montreal subway passengers were sprayed with cayenne pepper on August 7, prompting an STM service disruption and a police investigation into the…
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STM Plans Green Line to Run Only MR‑73 Cars by 2031
The STM will operate only MR‑73 subway cars on the Green line from 2031, despite the older models being eleven times less reliable than newer trains. The…
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Police Investigate Nighttime Gunfire in Rivière-des-Prairies and Saint‑Michel
Police responded to nighttime gunfire reports in Rivière-des-Prairies and Saint‑Michel on August 8, with no arrests made, and have opened an investigation amid…
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Toddler Survives Car‑Stroller Collision in Saint‑Laurent
A 20‑month‑old toddler survived after a car hit a stroller in Saint‑Laurent on Thursday evening, and the child is now recovering in hospital while police…
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Saint‑Pie Council Sets Aside Racetrack Land for Future High School
Saint‑Pie council approved a land reserve on the 57‑year‑old Sanair racetrack, creating a potential site for a new high school. The move secures the location…
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Police Remove Three Kids from Schoolyard Soccer Game in Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve
Five police officers, including Officer Noam Arbaoui, forced three preteens off a soccer game at Maisonneuve primary school’s courtyard on August 7, 2026,…
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US Firms Release Mosquitoes in Montreal to Curb Tiger Mosquitoes
U.S. companies have begun releasing hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes in Montreal to suppress invasive tiger mosquitoes that spread dengue, chikungunya and…
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Residents Oppose Inmate Housing Project in Montreal’s East End
Residents of Mercier‑Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve have organized a petition with over 100 signatures to oppose a city plan for an apartment building for former…
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