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.
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.
Mount Royal cross comes down for a year of restoration, an SPVM camera worries a resident, and Montrealers are urged to join an earthquake drill.