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The latest edition of every Montreal broadcast.
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The Local Sunrise ·
Advance voting begins today in Montreal for three federal byelections that were held on April 13, 2026, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a majority government.
The Local Sunrise ·
Transport collectif will launch Montreal's first metropolitan bus line on August 24, linking Delson to the Yellow Metro line via Taschereau Boulevard.
The Local Sunrise ·
PAQ began building a $23 million downtown Montreal refuge on August 20, 2026, aiming to open permanent, accessible, culturally safe spaces by 2028.
The Local Sunrise ·
A Montreal Economic Institute study found that average emergency‑room wait times in Quebec fell by 11 minutes in 2025 compared with the previous year,…
The Local Sunrise ·
The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes has opened an investigation into a police shooting that occurred at a Montreal home on August 20, 2026, after officers…
The Local Sunrise ·
Serge Chapleau, longtime La Presse cartoonist, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Montreal on August 20, 2026, recognizing his contributions…
The Local Sunrise ·
Quebec berry growers warn that increased U.S. imports of strawberries and raspberries are reducing demand for local fruit, threatening provincial farms.
The Local Sunrise ·
Montreal father Miguel Tremblay counted 456 school emails totaling about 166,000 words in 2025, estimating it would take 14 hours to read, reflecting the large…
The Local Sunrise ·
A memorial service on August 20, 2026 at Union United Church in Little Burgundy honored late jazz pianist Oliver Jones, drawing family, friends, musicians and…
The Local Sunrise ·
Quebec discards about 4.2 billion deposit containers each year, a volume comparable to filling the Olympic Stadium twice, highlighting the scale of waste from…
The Wrap ·
On August 20, 2026, a Quebec prosecutor stayed criminal charges against eleven Longueuil teenagers linked to a police shooting of a 15‑year‑old boy in…
The Wrap ·
Montreal will spend $44 million to lease office space at Place Dupuis for about 700 municipal workers on a ten‑year contract, following a new…
The Wrap ·
A near‑200‑year‑old mill in Huntingdon, Quebec, was sold on Thursday, but the new owner has not announced any plans for its use, leaving the future of the…
The Wrap ·
A memorial service at Union United Church in Montreal on August 20, 2026, honored jazz pianist Oliver Jones, who first performed at the venue as a child and is…
The Wrap ·
Advance voting begins Friday, August 21, for three federal byelections in two Toronto-area ridings and one Montreal-area riding, the same districts that gave…
The Wrap ·
Delson’s first metropolitan bus line launches on August 24, 2026, running along Taschereau Boulevard to connect the suburb directly with Montreal’s Yellow…
The Wrap ·
PAQ has started building a $23 million permanent shelter in downtown Montreal, slated to open in 2028 and provide accessible, culturally safe spaces. The…
The Wrap ·
A Montreal Economic Institute study found that average wait times in Quebec emergency rooms dropped by 11 minutes in 2025 compared to the prior year, marking a…
The Wrap ·
Miguel Tremblay counted 456 emails from his children's school in 2025, totaling 166,000 words and an estimated 14 hours of reading, a volume comparable to a…
The Wrap ·
The Quebec coroner’s office has advised Montreal police to review and revise their hogtie restraint policy after it was deemed a probable factor in the 2025…
The Wrap ·
An unidentified man was sentenced to one year in prison for impersonating a Montreal police officer by wearing a belt, pistol, badge and driving a fake patrol…
The Wrap ·
Montreal police reported two women were killed in separate suspected intimate partner violence incidents, with one suspect dead and another scheduled for a…
The Local Sunset ·
Finance Minister Christine Fréchette received answers from Mark Carney about a commercial agreement, and the Quebec premier noted that the deal can include…
The Local Sunset ·
Alain Tremblay withdrew from the Quebec Liberal Party’s campaign on August 20, becoming the sixth Liberal candidate to exit the race ahead of the provincial…
