A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot early Wednesday morning in Plateau-Mont-Royal in the area of Durocher and Sherbrooke streets. Montreal police were called just before 1:15 am following multiple reports of gunfire, and the suspect had already fled by the time officers arrived on the scene.

A six-year-old boy died Monday afternoon in Chambly following a sledding accident at Robert-Lebel Park, after losing control while going down the hill and colliding with a post, suffering serious head injuries. A coroner’s investigation will examine the circumstances of this tragedy, which highlights the importance of supervision during winter activities.

Canada and India agreed on Monday to strengthen their economic partnership in an effort to improve relations after two years of tensions, with agreements totaling more than 8 billion dollars including the supply of uranium by Cameco of Saskatoon and a goal to increase bilateral trade to 50 billion dollars by 2030.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians in Iran to take shelter following American and Israeli strikes near the offices of the Supreme Leader. Minister Anita Anand advises Canadians in Iran, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon to leave as soon as possible, if it is safe and while commercial flights are available.

Ékip jeunesse officially opened its new premises on Thursday at 5498 Hochelaga Street, a space dedicated to young people aged 16 to 25 who are in extreme vulnerability as they leave the youth protection system. Co-founder Nancy Audet explains that over 2,000 young people leave the system each year without housing, income or family support, and the organisation provides them not only with material resources but also a sense of belonging.

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.