The Lunch Break
On airMontreal · Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 12:00 PM local · 24 min
Rundown
Every item in this broadcast, in order.
- ARats become daily sight in Montreal's Parc-ExtensionCBC Montreal
- AShein pop‑up in Montreal faces protest from climate groupCBC Montreal
- ASouth Shore traffic snarls hinder Montreal access this weekendRadio-Canada Grand Montréal
- AAbandoned Ad Columns Still Blight Montreal StreetsLa Presse Montréal
- AMan stabbed in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal, suspect still at largeRadio-Canada Grand Montréal
- BTruck overturns near Champlain Bridge, spilling Kraft Dinner powderJournal de Montréal
- BQuebec Party Leaders Launch Day‑Two Campaign TourCBC Montreal
- BMontreal mayor urges Quebec to restore a true “Montreal reflex”Radio-Canada Grand Montréal
- BWilensky’s Light Lunch serves same sandwich since 1932CBC Montreal
- BMontreal Extends Biweekly Trash Collection to Four More BoroughsLa Presse Montréal
Stories from this broadcast
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Rats Now a Daily Sight in Montreal’s Parc‑Extension
Rats are now a daily sight in Parc‑Extension, leading a resident to count them with his daughter, while an exterminator notes a citywide rise in rodent calls…
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Truck Overturns at Champlain Bridge Exit, Dumping Kraft Dinner Powder
A heavy truck overturned at the Samuel‑De Champlain Bridge exit on August 28, spilling powdered Kraft Dinner onto the road, illustrating the bridge’s heavy…
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Students and Staff Rally as Lasalle College Remains Closed
Students and staff rallied at Lasalle College after the school stayed closed following a bankruptcy protection filing that revealed nearly $48 million owed to…
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Shein Montreal Pop‑Up Met With Climate Protest
Environmental group Équiterre, with Recyc‑Québec, parked a garbage truck outside Shein’s new Montreal pop‑up on August 28, 2026, to protest the fast‑fashion…
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Quebec Party Leaders Begin Day‑Two Province Tour
On August 28, 2026, leaders of Quebec's five main parties began a province‑wide tour, shifting campaign focus to regional voters after the election campaign…
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Quebec Ethics Commissioner Probes Vincent Marissal
Quebec’s ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into National Assembly member Vincent Marissal over allegations that he let others use a…
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South Shore traffic snarls hinder Montreal access this weekend
Heavy congestion on the Samuel‑De Champlain and Victoria bridges and the Bonaventure highway slowed South Shore traffic into Montreal over the weekend of…
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Mayor Calls for Quebec to Prioritize Montreal's Interests
Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada urged Quebec to restore a genuine focus on Montreal’s interests after the city submitted its electoral demands to the provincial…
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Abandoned Ad Columns Still Blight Montreal Streets
Tourisme Montréal and local merchants criticize dozens of abandoned advertising columns that have remained on city streets for two years since being…
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Wilensky’s Light Lunch Keeps Original Sandwich Since 1932
Wilensky’s Light Lunch in Montreal’s Fairmount area has continuously served the same sandwich, prepared exactly as it was in 1932, making it a celebrated…
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Man Stabbed in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Suspect Remains at Large
A man was stabbed in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal on August 28, and police say the suspect remains at large. The incident adds to a recent string of violent…
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Montreal Expands Biweekly Trash Collection to Four Boroughs
Montreal will start biweekly residual waste collection in Ahuntsic‑Cartierville, Villeray–Saint‑Michel–Parc‑Extension, Pierrefonds‑Roxboro and…
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