Montreal’s Royal Vic conversion to student housing will cost $845 million: CDPQ Infra
News Staff / citynews - The conversion of the Royal Victoria Hospital buildings into student residences would cost $845 million due to structural work needed on the heritage buildings. In a press release Friday, CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of La Caisse, which was behind high-profil…
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Montreal police searching for suspect in metro station stabbing
Sean Previl / globalnews - A man was stabbed at Montreal's Place-des-Arts metro station on Saturday and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Montreal protesters urge Quebec to not abolish the PEQ
Ron Carroll, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - "We fulfilled our part of the agreement by coming here ... and now we feel like we're being left out."
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Knife incident at Longueuil high school ends without injuries
Harry North / montrealgazette - One man was subdued by staff after the assault at Jacques Rousseau High School before being arrested.
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Mother sobs as she recounts discovery of drowned children at murder trial
Lola Kalder / citynews - The mother of two children drowned by their father in a Laval, Que., home sobbed as she testified about the day they were discovered dead in the family home in October 2022. “I didn’t know I would never see my kids again,” said Rama Rani Arora, fighting b…
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Montreal takes emergency measures to address 'disastrous' potholes
Jesse Feith, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The city has awarded 10 contracts for companies to manually repair potholes over eight days.
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Activist group inspired by Robin Hood claims responsibility for Montreal grocery store theft
Morgan Lowrie / theglobeandmail - Same group took responsibility for a previous incident in December
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Montreal's striking blue-collar workers ready to ramp up pressure tactics
Jesse Feith, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - “We are not here to inconvenience the public. We are here to send a message to the city,” the union said.
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Crisis in the Quebec Liberal Party: MNA Marwah Rizqy insists she is at peace with herself
Lola Kalder / citynews - Back at the National Assembly after the crisis that shook the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), MNA Marwah Rizqy maintains she is at peace with herself and with the actions she was “forced” to take. As a reminder, after his victory as Liberal leader, Pablo Rodr…
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Montreal mayor says she got two flat tires due to potholes on busy street
sootoday - MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is sharing her own experience about one of the city's most infamous road problems after saying she blew two tires when she hit potholes on a busy Montreal street.
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Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring's arrival
sootoday - HALIFAX — Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie, in Bruce County, Ont.
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Late-night stabbing sends young man to hospital in Côte-des-Neiges
Harry North / montrealgazette - No arrests had been made as of late Friday night.
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Montreal vigil to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack
sootoday - MONTREAL — A vigil will be held in Montreal at 4:30 p.m. today to mark the ninth anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, Quebec City mosque attack and to honour the six people killed.
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Montreal police launch initiative to tailor 911 responses for autistic people
Felicia Parrillo / globalnews - The SPVM and Giant Steps School have launched a pilot project that aims to improve interactions between officers and autistic individuals during interventions.
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Canadiens fire goalie coach Eric Raymond amid down season for Montreal goalies
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal Canadiens' president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton announced Wednesday that the NHL club has fired goalie coach Eric Raymond.
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Longueuil woman who scalded boy over doorbell prank sentenced to 27-month prison term
Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - Stéphanie Borel, 47, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for dousing a boy, 10, with hot water as he was approaching her door.
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Labs damaged in flood at Montreal mental health institute
theglobeandmail - Four labs were damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through an aging building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre, in what a staff member describes as the latest sign the facility is in desperate need of repair.
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Montreal resto-bar among targets in 2 suspected overnight arsons: police
Sean Previl / globalnews - Montreal police said it's investigating a fire at a mixed commercial-residential building in Rosemont and a resto-bar in downtown Montreal.
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Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Madison McLauchlan / betakit - Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.The post Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D first appeared on BetaKit.
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Montreal scraps social and affordable housing bylaw, will offer city land for housing
sootoday - MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is following through on a campaign promise to rewrite her predecessor's signature bylaw on affordable and social housing.
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