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An email from the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board on July 2, 2026 inadvertently attached parents' personal data for Rosemère High School, prompting privacy concerns and a review of data‑handling procedures.
Violent thunderstorms with strong winds struck Laurentides, Montreal, Mauricie and Lanaudière on July 2, damaging buildings, uprooting trees and causing widespread power outages, marking a second day of severe weather in the region.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed 25‑year‑old goaltender Jakub Dobes to a three‑year extension, confirming his status as the team’s starter after his emergence last season.
Montreal is deploying new actions to clear and prevent trash buildup on streets in the days after the July 1 moving‑day holiday, addressing the annual surge in household waste.
Seventy‑one Montreal households displaced by recent relocations are staying in a city‑run hotel, a number that is double last year's count, according to city officials.
Quebec announced a plan to promote affordable prefabricated housing neighbourhoods by financing most water‑infrastructure costs, targeting the province’s housing affordability crisis.
Quebec granted a one‑year emergency permit on July 2, 2026, to temporarily raise the height of garbage piles at the Terrebonne landfill, extending its operation as the site nears capacity.
A heat wave on July 1, 2026 raised the humidex to 44 in Montreal and 42 in Quebec City, extending a prolonged period of high temperatures across Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes.
The RCMP raided a Montreal house on July 2, 2026, arresting two people suspected of migrant smuggling as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt human‑smuggling networks in the city.
Nineteen‑year‑old Gabriel Genest set a new pole‑vault record at the June 30, 2026 Montreal Athletics Classic, an annual track and field meet in Quebec.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board sent a mass email on July 2, 2026, to Rosemère High School parents that mistakenly included an attachment with their personal information, prompting privacy concerns among families.
Montreal is deploying extra collection services and new disposal sites to clear the trash that piles up on streets after the July 1 moving day.
Violent thunderstorms on July 3, 2026 damaged Quebec's power grid, leaving over 51,000 households without electricity as Hydro-Québec works to restore service.
A Quebec couple discovered they won the $40 million Lotto Max jackpot on July 3, 2026, after a fishing trip, joining a series of recent large national lottery payouts.
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches across Quebec on Thursday morning, warning of potential high winds, hail, lightning, and flash flooding, and urged the public to monitor updates and stay prepared.
Severe thunderstorms on July 2, 2026, produced wind gusts up to 120 km/h across Quebec, causing extensive damage to homes, trees and infrastructure, with cleanup and restoration efforts underway.
Quebec approved a one‑year temporary expansion of the Terrebonne landfill on July 2, 2026 to allow higher garbage piles as the site ne route near full capacity. The emergency measure gives the province additional time to develop longer‑term waste management solutions.
On July 2, 2026, the RCMP raided a Montreal house suspected of migrant smuggling, arresting two people as part of an ongoing investigation into the illegal network.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed 25‑year‑old goaltender Jakub Dobes to a three‑year extension, keeping him as the team's primary netminder through the 2028‑29 season.
Seventy‑one families are staying in a Montreal hotel after recent relocations, with the city using the temporary shelter while seeking permanent housing solutions.
