A 19-year-old British Columbian has become the first person in the world to be cured through a revolutionary gene-editing treatment called ‘base editing’, carried out at Sainte-Justine Hospital in Montreal, the only Canadian site for this clinical trial, which corrected a rare genetic disease compromising his immune system.
The Osheaga festival has unveiled its full lineup for 2026 with headliners Twenty One Pilots, Tate McRae and Lorde, as well as an impressive list of artists who will perform at Jean-Drapeau Park from 31 July to 2 August. Three-day passes will go on sale on Friday 27 February at 10 AM, with prices ranging from $425 to $1,730 depending on the category.
The Montreal Transit Corporation unveiled on Monday the giant 9.7-meter-wide tunnel boring machine that will dig the tunnels for the extension of the Blue Metro line from the future Vertières station to Anjou station, a distance of 4.6 kilometers. Excavation will begin in April and continue until 2028 with one of the largest tunnel boring machines of its kind in the world.
A five-alarm fire forced the evacuation of about 150 people, including 73 residents of a senior living facility, early Monday morning in the Sud-Ouest borough after a fire broke out in the former Saint-Paul Church and spread to the neighboring residence, causing no injuries.
Canada and the United States will face off for the Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey on Sunday morning at 8:10, the first final between these two nations since 2010, but Canadian captain Sidney Crosby will not play due to a lower-body injury sustained in the quarter-final match, just like defenceman Josh Morrissey who remains injured since the opening game.
Montreal is adopting a new policy creating tolerance zones on municipal land where camps will be allowed if they comply with certain safety rules. Camps set up elsewhere will be moved to these designated areas rather than being dismantled, marking a major shift in the management of the homelessness crisis.
Between the disappointment of the Olympic final, border issues for the First Nations, union tensions at the STM and an impending snowy weekend, Montreal has no shortage of topics to watch. From political matters to small everyday victories, we take stock to start the day off right.
La mairesse Soraya Martinez Ferrada atteint samedi le cap des 100 jours au pouvoir avec plusieurs promesses de campagne réalisées — création d’un groupe d’intervention sur l’itinérance, identification de 80 terrains municipaux pour le logement, abolition du règlement 20‑20‑20. Mais, pendant que l’administration coche des engagements, un groupe de résidents affirme que le bureau de la mairesse ignore ses tentatives répétées pour être entendu concernant le chaos provoqué par des changements imposés aux rues sans consultation. Avec l’arrivée du printemps, les Montréalais attendent maintenant de voir si les promesses se traduiront enfin par des améliorations concrètes. …
Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Terrebonne on Tuesday after the Supreme Court overturned the result of last spring’s federal election — Liberal Tatiana Auguste had been declared the winner by a single vote, but a Bloc vote had never been counted due to an Elections Canada error, and a new by-election will have to be called within six months.
The Canadian women’s hockey team defeated Switzerland in the Olympic semifinal thanks to two goals from captain Marie-Philip Poulin, who thus becomes the top scorer in Olympic women’s hockey history — Canada will face the United States in the gold medal final.