NewsBrief (13.7.2026)

By Murray Sherriffs

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Montreal says that plans to build a bike path on Berri do not reflect the current administration’s view of what the area should look like and are being reevaluated, because construction is negatively affecting cyclists, pedestrians and motorists.

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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says that Quebec’s liquor board is unfairly competing with independent retailers, and is pushing Finance Minister Eric Girard to stop it.

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Over a hundred firefighters from all over Canada and the United States have competed in the fifth Canadian Firefit championship—simulated rescue contests in Angrignon Park, that give the public a look at what it takes to be part of that honoured profession.

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An impaired motorist driving a van has killed a motorcyclist in Sherbrooke on Queen Victoria boulevard.

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Montreal’s SPCA has rescued 121 animals from a home on the South Shore.

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Hot Montrealers jumped into the Lachine Canal, Sunday, to cool off and to push officialdom to understand that people should be allowed access to the city’s riverbanks.

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A 19-year-old man carrying a replica handgun has learned that it is best not to carry it on the REM as police responded to 911 calls and challenged him Saturday on a train at Ville Mont Royal Station.

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Thousands of people attended the 34th annual ‘Echoes of a Proud Nation pow-wow in the Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke.

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Sun + showers / 29º today

Sun + showers / 34º tomorrow

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