Quebec News

MONTREAL — One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday.

MONTREAL — The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human smuggling operation after 44 people were found in "horrific" conditions inside a cube truck earlier this month in Quebec near the United States border.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Verchères, Que., at around 5:45 a.m.

MONTREAL — Two men suspected of murder are the latest fugitives added to the Quebec provincial police's most wanted list.

The Parti Québécois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier François Legault's governing party.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with an alleged assault on a Jewish father in a park on Friday. They say the suspect was arrested Monday and was being met by investigators.

Another day of punishing heat and humidity across much of the country was shedding light Monday on the situation for vulnerable Canadians who often struggle to access cooling.

MONTREAL — Montreal's public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave.

MONTREAL — A late equalizer from Aleksey Miranchuk forced CF Montreal to settle for a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United on Saturday evening.

MONTREAL — A man who's been on the list of Canada’s top 25 most wanted fugitives for murder and drug trafficking charges in Saskatoon dating back to 2022 has been arrested at the airport in Montreal while police say he was returning to Canada.