🏛️ Government & Politics
- U.S. threatens 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian exports, including Montreal wigmakers. The proposed package lists hundreds of product categories valued at about $20 billion and would impose a 50 per cent tariff on items such as wigs, wine and honey; Montreal wigmaker Ailsa Macmillan said some of her custom wigs sell for $10,000–$15,000, which a 50% duty would markedly raise for U.S. buyers.
- A federal agency links the Quebec IOC train derailment to temperature swings. The agency’s report attributes the derailment in Quebec to temperature-related factors, and the finding is part of an official investigation into the incident reported by transport authorities in the province.
- Montreal police are investigating a hate-motivated incident outside the Verdun Islamic Centre. The investigation was opened after an incident reported outside the Verdun Islamic Centre in Montreal, and police have classified the event as a hate-crime probe handled by local investigators.
🌦️ Weather & Roads
- Possible tornado rips through Harrington in the Laurentians, causing 'significant' tree damage. Environment Canada issued a tornado warning at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday for southwestern Quebec; Hydro-Québec reported hundreds of customers still without power Wednesday at 10 a.m., and the Northern Tornado Project said investigators would survey the damage Wednesday.
- Some Android users in the Montreal area can now use phone-based OPUS ticketing instead of physical cards. The rollout allows select Android smartphones in the Montreal region to replace physical OPUS cards with digital tickets, changing how transit fares are loaded and validated for participating STM services.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Kebaowek First Nation opens its long-awaited police station after two decades. The new police station for Kebaowek First Nation officially opened after roughly 20 years of planning and advocacy, providing a local base for policing services on the reserve.
- Montreal Alouettes (5-1) can clinch the season series with a win over Hamilton (3-3) Sunday. Quarterback Davis Alexander leads the CFL with 2,181 passing yards and has thrown 11 touchdowns with zero interceptions through six starts, and Montreal seeks a fourth straight win to move six points clear of Hamilton in the East Division.
📰 Also Today
- Two of three suspects in Point-aux-Outardes homicide are minors.
- Two of three suspects in a Point-aux-Outardes, Que., death are underage.
- Study finds Quebec catfish can transmit cancer to other catfish.
- Alto CEO says Kingston likely getting a high-speed rail stop.
- Inuit Circumpolar Council holds general assembly in Iqaluit amid turbulent times.
- International students face shrinking study options after a college shutdown.
- Possible tornado reported in Harrington, Laurentians (separate early report).
- Sherbrooke police officer charged with assault seeks electronic monitoring for release.
- Tariffs on hockey gear could force manufacturers to move to the U.S., analysts warn.
- Quebec’s only IMAX 70mm theatre draws big crowds for The Odyssey.
