REM service resumes after garbage truck hits viaduct

Service on the REM commuter train has resumed between the Sunnybrooke and Côte-de-Liesse stations Friday morning after a garbage truck hit a viaduct near the Bois-Franc station.

Feb 21, 2026 | Featured

Hydro-Quebec wants to double electricity rates for energy-hungry data centres

Quebec’s hydro utility is seeking to significantly raise electricity prices for data centres and cryptocurrency operations.

Feb 21, 2026 | Featured

Quebec minister backtracks on enshrining abortion rights in proposed constitution

Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is backtracking on plans to enshrine the right to abortion in the proposed Quebec constitution. In a statement to Radio-Canada, Jolin-Barrette’s office confirmed he intends to remove the article in question from the legislation.

Feb 21, 2026 | Featured

Upset in Montreal as Canada’s women’s hockey team loses to U.S. in Olympic final

Hundreds of Team Canada fans gathered to watch the women’s ice hockey final at Le Nadia, a Montreal bar dedicated to broadcasting women’s sports. The disappointment after the U.S. clinched the gold medal in overtime was palpable.

Feb 20, 2026 | Featured

For the incomparable Marie-Philip Poulin, loss to the U.S. an agonizing end to an unforgettable...

Marie-Philip Poulin was on the ice when the Americans scored in overtime, chasing back. She saw the puck go in, and she continued skating, behind the Canadian net, around the boards, to the bench. She slammed the door behind her.

Feb 20, 2026 | Featured

Montreal, Quebec City join forces against abrupt end to immigration program

The two agglomerations of municipalities adopted a rare joint declaration to call for exemptions for applicants of the abolished PEQ immigration pathway.

Feb 20, 2026 | Featured

How this Quebec peewee hockey tourney keeps players, volunteers coming back — 66 years in

Patrick Beaulé has been a volunteer for 29 years and says the opportunity to meet new people and host tourists in his city brings him back every year. He says the event has been a boost to the city —...

Feb 19, 2026 | Featured

France, Maritimes drive jump in Montreal tourism as U.S. visits dip

Montreal’s tourism industry overcame a period of early-season uncertainty in 2025 to welcome 11.8 million visitors, a 7.3 per cent increase over the previous year.

Feb 19, 2026 | Featured