🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Contagious measles case confirmed at Montréal–Trudeau and Sainte-Justine. Public Health said a child with measles was at Montréal–Trudeau late Friday and at Sainte-Justine early Saturday while still contagious; the province urged unvaccinated contacts to seek preventive treatment and monitor for fever, cough, runny nose or rash. Federal data show 1,121 measles cases in Canada as of Sept. 26 and Canada lost measles-free status in Nov. 2025.
- 52-year-old man pinned by boat trailer is ‘out of danger,’ says Montreal police. Montreal police reported the 52-year-old was freed from under a boat trailer and hospital staff later described his condition as out of danger, according to the police notification.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Program helping anglophones access Quebec health care expands to 14 locations. The program has grown to 14 locations across Quebec, the announcement says, increasing local access points for English-speaking patients.
- Nearly 750 skilled-worker applicants received file-closure notices by mistake. Federal or provincial immigration authorities sent closure notices in error to nearly 750 skilled-worker applicants, according to the report; officials acknowledged the mistake and said affected applicants were notified.
- Hundreds in Montreal protested in solidarity with India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth movement. Protesters gathered at Norman Bethune Square on Saturday to denounce voter-list revisions that removed more than 130 million names and to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, organizers told Global News.
- Thousands attended Farnham’s second annual Pawpaw Festival on Sunday. Organizers said the Farnham festival drew thousands to celebrate the pawpaw fruit about 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal, showcasing locally grown pawpaw products such as beer, pastries and sauces.
