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.
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. …