NewsBrief (14.10.2026)

By Murray Sherriffs

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Economic challenges, relations with the U.S. and Churchill Falls were some of the matters talked about by Premier-designate Plamondon and departing Premier Fréchette in a meeting in Quebec City that lasted about an hour.

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Élections Québec received a “significant” number of complaints about language during the election and has launched an investigation to determine if its French-only information stance affected the vote.

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The PQ government will be sworn in today.

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A survey by the Québec Youth Centres Association has revealed more than 40%, feel adults and elected representatives do not listen to them and want their views taken seriously, especially when directly affected.

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Montrealers using the Metro will see more police when they ride this winter—more officers, security camera upgrades and social workers at Metro stations to deal with people who use the system to stay warm, but hassle users.

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The jury trial of a man accused of killing 22-year-old Jade Racette Beaulieu and her grandmother in Pointe St. Charles, when he was a minor four years ago, has begun at the Montreal courthouse.

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La Ronde has closed its Goliath roller-coaster temporarily and will conduct a safety review with the ride’s manufacturer, after a man fell from a similar ride in Atlanta.

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A 37-year-old woman is in hospital after being stabbed near Ontario and Saint-Clément.

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When compared to other nations, French-language Commissioner Benoît Dubreuil says that Quebec stands out as disinterested in music from home-grown artists.

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Tesla has been ordered to pay more than $150,000 to Quebecer Sacha de Santis, who lost his car to a fire caused by an electrical failure, ending a years-long legal battle involving Tesla and Santis’ insurance company.

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The left lane of the Mercier bridge is closed indefinitely for motorists headed to Montreal.

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The Young Bar of Montreal will hold its 47th Telephone Legal Clinic—1-844-779-6232—tomorrow and Saturday, offering free legal information to Quebec residents, with 100 lawyers to staff the phones from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Habs 4 Sabres 3

Canadiens vs Capitols 7 p.m.

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Drizzle / 15º today

Sun / 12º tomorrow

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