🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Police chase ends tragically in Coteau-du-Lac. Two people are dead following a police chase that concluded with a car submerged in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec. The BEI is investigating the circumstances of the chase and whether protocol was followed.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- Quebec auditor general criticizes battery industry investments. Christine Roy's report indicates poor planning in $2.2 billion investments by the Coalition Avenir Québec without clear objectives. This raises concerns over financial oversight and accountability.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Judge halts Montreal homeless encampment eviction. The Quebec Superior Court ruled against the city's plans to dismantle an encampment, emphasizing the need for officials to identify zones for the unhoused, per homelessness bylaws.
- Community gathers to mourn toddler's tragic death. Locals gathered in LaSalle's Ouellette Park to honor three-year-old Ava Ciampini, who died after a bouncy castle accident caused by strong winds.
💼 Economy & Business
- Montreal café owner critiques language inspections. A local café owner claims that ongoing language inspections feel like harassment, significantly impacting her business operations and mental well-being.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Police seek help identifying a sexual assault suspect. Montreal police are requesting public assistance in identifying a suspect connected to several sexual assaults in the area.
📰 Also Today
- Sophie Faucher, Quebec actor, dies at 68.
- Vincent Marissal shares insights on life as an Independent MNA.
- Library straddling Quebec-Vermont border gets new entrance.
- Quebec auditor general slams unplanned battery industry approach.
- Quebec reveals PEQ immigration pathway details.
- Search concludes for missing Atikamekw baby with no results.