🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Twenty years after the De la Concorde overpass collapse, survivors and officials mark the Sept. 30, 2006 disaster. Five people were killed and six injured when a 20‑metre section of the Laval overpass disintegrated, and first responder Guy Archambault described the scene as “like a bomb explode.” A plaque agreed with victims’ families will be unveiled Wednesday, but organizers say they still lack permission to install it at a site.
- Laval police charge 78‑year‑old Ronald Thibault with first‑degree murder after a partner was found dead. Officers discovered a 77‑year‑old woman dead and Thibault injured inside a Chomedey condo on Tuesday; Thibault was treated in hospital for non‑life‑threatening injuries and was submitted to the Quebec Crown prosecutor’s office before a scheduled video‑court appearance.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon vows to end Quebec’s financial support for the lieutenant‑governor, citing up to $15 million a year. St‑Pierre Plamondon said his government would reallocate those funds to homelessness, while Liberal leader Charles Milliard called the move a distraction and CAQ leader Christine Fréchette said her party has also considered changing the lieutenant‑governor’s role.
- Quebec’s election campaign enters its 35th day with Oct. 5 set as election day. Élections Québec reported nearly a quarter of eligible voters cast advance ballots, and immigration policy dominated exchanges as the CAQ, Conservatives and PQ promised cuts to temporary immigration and asylum admissions.
🏈 Sports
- Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3‑2 in Toronto to open the NHL season. Josh Anderson scored the Canadiens’ first goal, Zachary Bolduc added a second after a Mike Matheson rebound, and Montreal held the 3‑2 result in the game that started the Canadiens’ season against the Maple Leafs.
- Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the New York Islanders 2‑1. Colton Sissons scored for Toronto and Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves; Emil Heineman scored short‑handed for the Islanders with 5:51 left to break Stolarz’s shutout bid.
📰 Also Today
- Explainer: what it would take to boost young Quebecer turnout, commission and campaign ideas discussed.
- How Quebecers observed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, ceremonies and events noted.
- Quebec man arrested in connection with armed sexual assaults from 20 years ago, unnamed suspect detained.
- Analysis: could the Parti Québécois abolish the monarchy in Quebec?, legal and political hurdles outlined.
- Accused in 77‑year‑old’s killing in Laval to appear in court today, court appearance scheduled.
- What a PQ victory would mean for Carney politically, campaign implications examined.
- Aspiring premiers quiet on Indigenous sovereignty plans, loud on referendum stances, leaders’ positions compared.
- PQ proposes abolishing Santé Québec; replacement plans questioned, policy proposal reported.
- Driscoll’s raspberries: chemical level questions raised, testing and safety discussion begun.