Montréal launches Nuits Montréal with 21 certified nightlife venues, as the Victoire climbs, the Canadiens push ahead, and solidarity grows after LaGuardia.

From a comet reversing its rotation to Manitoba science projects, an Egyptian mystery solved and a Habs win, here is your Friday roundup from Montréal.

Air Canada’s CEO is summoned to Ottawa over a unilingual English condolence message as tributes continue for the LaGuardia crash victims. Montréal faces new safety concerns, a measles outbreak, and a rare 48‑candidate by‑election in Terrebonne.

Quebec tenants can now legally challenge landlords over pet‑ban clauses after a landmark ruling from the Administrative Housing Tribunal, which found these clauses violate Articles 1 and 5 of the Quebec Charter protecting dignity, freedom, and privacy. The decision stresses that no tenant should have to choose between their home and a family member, noting…

The Administrative Housing Tribunal ruled that clauses prohibiting pets in housing contravene the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This decision could prevent many tenants from having to choose between their pet and their home.

The world of Quebec baseball mourns the loss of Rodger Brulotte, a beloved commentator who covered Major League Baseball games in French, including those of the Montreal Expos, who passed away at the age of 79. For generations of Quebecers, his voice was synonymous with baseball, bringing the passion and excitement of the game directly…

The first day of spring arrives more like in the middle of winter in Montreal this Friday, with snow starting around noon and accumulations of 5 to 10 centimeters expected in the area. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that snowfall rates could reach 2 centimeters per hour between noon and 5…

A confrontation around 3 a.m. inside a Pierrefonds–Roxboro residence left a 41‑year‑old woman seriously injured and a 51‑year‑old man in critical condition. Montreal police believe the man, who is considered a suspect, may have injured the woman before harming himself. Investigators are now working to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.

Montreal police arrested a suspect Tuesday in connection with the Place d’Youville fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people on March 16, 2023, and the building’s owner, Émile Benamor, is facing seven counts of manslaughter. The arrest comes three years after the tragedy, which destroyed a heritage building where six of the victims had…

About 300,000 Hydro-Québec customers were left without electricity Tuesday morning after a storm of violent winds with gusts reaching up to 90 km/h, and up to 120 km/h in some areas, swept across Quebec. Montérégie is the most affected region with nearly 85,000 addresses impacted, and more than 1,100 Hydro-Québec workers are deployed across the…