Montreal Daily – Oct. 24, 2026
Demolition at the Canada Malting plant is halted after a partial collapse, while a student initiative improves care for Indigenous women and the Cundill Prize is awarded in Montreal.
Demolition at the Canada Malting plant is halted after a partial collapse, while a student initiative improves care for Indigenous women and the Cundill Prize is awarded in Montreal.
The Superior Court weighs suspending Montreal’s anti-insult bylaw, while two teens face charges after a Rivière-des-Prairies shooting.
The judicial recount confirms the Parti québécois’s victory in Vachon by three votes, while the PLQ refuses to concede the riding for now.
Québec enters a new era as Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is sworn in as the province’s 34th premier and unveils his cabinet. The morning briefing also covers a record surge in food bank demand, a judicial recount in Champlain, troubling allegations facing the SPVM, and Pink in the City’s 20th anniversary.
A five-alarm fire draws 150 firefighters in Saint-Michel, a young Montrealer recovers from a bike crash, and Alberta votes to stay in Canada.
Four soldiers died in a fire at the Wainwright base in Alberta. The Honoré-Mercier Bridge fully reopens, and Montreal’s community celebrates inclusion at the Walk4Friendship march.
An INRS and Centraide study reveals 26% of Greater Montreal adults lived below the low-income threshold between 2016 and 2023, exposing hidden financial instability.
In the Montreal housing market, sales are falling, more homes are up for sale, and yet prices are not coming
Two Montreal police officers are suspended for humiliating acts, including urinating on a homeless man. The SPVM is investigating further allegations.
A 33-year-old man is arrested for the murder of Leïla Ben Salem, killed during a video call. West Island families contest care fee hikes.