🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Two children fell from the trunk of a moving SUV north of Montreal; one taken to hospital. Quebec provincial police say the incident happened Sunday in St-Gabriel-de-Brandon when an SUV rear hatch opened and two of five children aged 8 to 12 fell out; one child sustained injuries described as not life-threatening and was transported to hospital, and investigators interviewed the driver, a woman in her 40s.
- Eight teens arrested after a police chase that began in Longueuil and ended in Montreal. Longueuil Agglomeration Police Service says the chase started about 9:50 p.m. on Sept. 6 near Roland-Therrien and Jacques-Cartier East boulevards; suspects aged 14 to 18 were taken into custody, six were released with conditions, and an 18-year-old man plus a 16-year-old youth remained in custody while police investigate and say the vehicle used was stolen.
💼 Economy & Business
- Quebec election campaign pivots on an escalating Canada–U.S. trade dispute as federal counter-tariffs land. CAQ leader Christine Fréchette unveiled measures urging municipalities and consumers to prioritise Quebec-made goods and proposed barring some U.S. firms from bidding on provincial contracts; Liberal leader Charles Milliard said the CAQ plan recycled ideas he proposed last week, and party leaders reacted publicly after Ottawa imposed counter-tariffs.
🎨 Community & Culture
- University students are juggling classes and campaigning ahead of the Oct. 5 Quebec election. Candidates such as Orphée Dubé-Gervais and 19-year-old Clément Mireault told reporters they balance university schedules, jobs and door-knocking, with Mireault studying mornings at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and canvassing in the La Pinière riding in the afternoons.
- Montreal mural of cyclist Hugo Houle has been replaced by an image of Michael Woods. The city now features the new image of Michael Woods in place of the previous mural honoring Quebec cyclist Hugo Houle.
📰 Also Today
- Questions raised about how Bixi will operate during major cycling races, affecting shared-bike access.
- Fréchette vows Quebec "will use every tool available" to cope with the trade war.
- Voters are being targeted with AI-generated content ahead of Quebec’s election, per reports.
- Street closures for major cycling races prompt concerns for Montrealers with reduced mobility, per coverage.
- Quebec moves to protect supply chains and expand relief to more businesses as the trade war intensifies.
- New poll suggests Parti Québécois still in the lead ahead of the provincial election.
- Trump told Bombardier it must build in the U.S. to sell there, per report.
