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Housing advocates occupied a vacant Sud‑Ouest building on September 28 to press Quebec politicians on the housing crisis, noting nearly 100,000 empty buildings province‑wide as the election nears.
Thousands took part in the sixth annual seniors' well‑being walk across Quebec, including about 1,500 in Montreal and 500 in Quebec City, to promote older adults' welfare.
Housing advocates set up a temporary residence in a vacant Sud‑Ouest building on September 28, 2026, urging Quebec politicians to act on the housing crisis ahead of the upcoming election.
Lawyers have sued the City of Montreal over a newly adopted bylaw that bans insults toward municipal workers. The challenge targets the provision covering police officers and other city employees.
Thousands marched across seven Quebec cities on October 1 to promote seniors' well‑being, with about 1,500 participants in Montreal and 500 in Quebec City. The event marks the sixth annual coordinated walk for older adults.
Montreal’s Metro is set to celebrate 60 years on October 14, 2026, but STM officials and transit experts warn that inadequate maintenance funding is causing daily degradation of the aging system.
Thousands marched in Montreal and Quebec City on Oct. 1 to advocate for seniors' well‑being, part of the sixth annual province‑wide event.
Élections Québec reported that 1.6 million Quebecers, or about 25 % of eligible voters, cast early ballots before the Oct. 5, 2026 provincial election.
Quebec lawyers are pursuing a class‑action suit in Quebec Superior Court over alleged chemical contamination in Driscoll's berries shipped between 2022 and 2024.
The Metro approaches its 60th anniversary amid warnings that maintenance funding is inadequate, and the issue receives limited focus from political parties ahead of the provincial election.
Quebec will open flu and COVID‑19 vaccine appointments on Oct. 20, 2026 via Clic Santé, as part of its annual fall immunization effort.
Quebec listed 1,972 incarcerated individuals on its 2026 voter register, as provincial law allows prisoners to stay on the electoral list.
Charles Milliard outlined his campaign and Anglophone support ahead of Quebec's October 5 election, as the province readies for voters to choose the next government.
An investigation revealed that Quebec reallocated $100 million in federal environmental funding to projects outside the original agreement.
Sixteen people aged 24 to 73 were charged with cocaine trafficking in Quebec on September 29, 2026, following the multi‑year Project Chrome investigation.
Mayor Stéphane Boyer claims a $100 million federal grant for a Laval‑North Shore nature park was diverted, according to a La Presse investigation.
PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon pledged to bring a bill to end the monarchy in Quebec if his party wins the next election, underscoring the party’s sovereigntist stance.
Director general Johanne Beausoleil announced her retirement, ending her tenure leading the Sûreté du Québec since 2022.
Sixteen individuals, aged 24 to 73, were charged with cocaine trafficking in Quebec after the multi-year Project Chrome investigation.
The Parti Québécois pledged to eliminate Santé Québec and create a new unit within the Ministry of Health to decentralize services and boost accountability, as part of its election‑time health reforms.
