NewsBrief (27.7.2026)

By Murray Sherriffs

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The Quebec coroner is looking into the deaths of three children—one by suicide, two of young people waiting for home visits from social workers—while under the care of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, in Prévost.

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That stinking construction site in Pointe St. Charles has been shut down, following discovery of dangerous contaminants on the property.

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The Sûreté du Québec has arrested three people and is looking for a fourth, following a car, helicopter and foot chase on Highway 40, after a motorist committed a number of traffic violations in St. Michel.

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A 26-year-old woman has been hurt in an attack on Bleury Street, near De la Concorde.

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An 18-year-old man is recovering from stab wounds that he received in an altercation in downtown Montreal near St. Laurent Boulevard and Ontario.

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Paramedics have reached a contract deal with the Quebec government, after working for three years without one.

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A Lasalle pastry shop on Newman, near Lise, is cleaning up the mess, following an arson attack.

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The Quebec Forest Fire Prevention Agency has sent three water-bomber aircraft to Williams Lake, British Columbia, together with six pilots and three aviation maintenance technicians.

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St. Bruno de Montarville on the South Shore is offering $100 to citizens who give up their gasoline-powered gardening machines and go electric.

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Sun + showers / 30º today

Sun + showers 28º tomorrow

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