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Transport Quebec will close Highway 13 in Chomedey and the Highway 520 interchange at Côte‑de‑Liesse each night from Sept. 28 to Nov. 2, 2026, to continue reconstruction of the Highway 520 overpass.
The City of Montreal and the Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal reached a principle agreement on September 21, 2026 to renew their collective bargaining contract, suspending a planned strike. The deal averts service disruptions and paves the way for finalizing contract terms.
Quebec saw 78,200 births in 2025, up 974 from the year before, and its fertility rate rose slightly above 1.35, marking the first year of growth since 2021 but still below pre‑pandemic levels.
Montreal’s inspector general has recommended a $700,000 fine for a waste‑management company that violated city subcontracting rules, urging the municipal council to enforce the penalty.
The SPVM’s Éclipse unit suspended the operating permit of a bar in Rosemont‑La Petite‑Patrie after midnight surveillance on March 22, 2024, observed vehicles linked to persons of interest nearby, reflecting its ongoing focus on organized‑crime intelligence.
Canada and 19 other nations, including the United States, called for stronger AI oversight at the UN General Assembly, with AI expert Yoshua Bengio supporting the push during a council address.
Montreal police confirmed that a 45-year-old woman was killed in her Ville-Marie apartment during a video call on September 22, 2026, and the homicide is under active investigation.
St. Mary's Hospital in Montreal has begun a $16.3 million renovation to expand and modernize its emergency department, aiming to improve care for residents of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area.
Montreal’s Albert‑Prévost mental health hospital opened a new psychiatric emergency unit on September 23, 2026, funded by a private donation to relieve overcrowding in its main emergency department.
Transport Quebec will close Highway 13 and the Highway 520 interchange each night from September 28 to November 2, 2026, to continue reconstruction of the Highway 520 overpass.
Montreal City Council voted 35-25 to adopt a bylaw banning insults toward municipal employees, after a debate lasting over thirty minutes, aiming to curb verbal abuse of city staff.
Montreal asked the Quebec government on 22 September 2026 to take charge of odor problems at the Sanimax plant, which has processed pork and chicken carcasses since 1957 and faces persistent local complaints.
Quebec saw a slight increase in births in 2025, with 78,200 births and a modest rise in fertility rate, marking the first year of growth since 2021 but still below pre‑pandemic levels.
McGill University researchers have found that eastern gray squirrels in Montreal display different coat colours depending on the neighbourhood, indicating local environmental conditions shape the animals' appearance.
On September 21, 2026, Montreal’s mayor announced the city will not permit any additional land use for Tennis Canada’s proposed expansion at Jarry Park. The decision limits growth to the existing facility footprint.
Montreal city and the Syndicat des cols bleus regroupés de Montréal reached a principle agreement on September 21 to renew their collective contract, halting a strike planned for September 22. The deal pauses the work stoppage and sets the stage for finalizing the full agreement.
The Inspector General’s bureau uncovered widespread use of unlicensed subcontractors employing undocumented workers with false identities in Montreal’s waste‑collection system, highlighting significant safety risks for the labor force.
Montreal City Council voted 35‑25 to adopt a bylaw that prohibits insulting municipal employees. The measure, aimed at protecting staff from verbal abuse, passed after a debate lasting more than half an hour.
A vehicle fire in a private driveway on Rollin Street in St‑Leonard on September 22 damaged two cars and is being investigated by Montreal police as a possible arson.
Montreal and the blue‑collar workers' union reached a tentative agreement on September 22, 2026, cancelling a planned weeklong strike and keeping municipal services uninterrupted.
