Anjou IT Breach, Batshaw Probe & Raptors in Quebec City — Montreal Wednesday

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

1. Anjou borough IT systems breached, investigations launched. Anjou reported disrupted operations and telephone outages since Thursday and moved licence payments and requests to the Anjou Montreal Access Office at 7701 Louis H. La Fontaine Blvd while specialized resources work to restore service. The borough filed an official complaint with Montreal police and has not confirmed whether personal or financial data were compromised.
2. About 20 U.S.-bound flights cancelled after varnish odour halts CBP at Trudeau airport. Aéroports de Montréal said U.S. Customs and Border Protection suspended operations because of a varnish odour in the U.S. area, cancelling roughly 20 flights and prompting Montreal Fire Department inspection that found no health risk; CBP operations began gradually resuming around 11:15 a.m.

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Quebec Liberal leader Charles Milliard rolls out economic plan ahead of election. Milliard unveiled a platform focused on strengthening Quebec’s role within Canada and building new trade partnerships while speaking outside the U.S. Consulate in Quebec City; political analyst Karim Boulos said Milliard’s leadership win in February initially boosted Liberal numbers but momentum has since cooled. Some Montreal respondents told Global News they could not identify Milliard or know his priorities.
2. Health Canada wins permanent injunction stopping Canlab Research from selling peptides. The injunction bars Quebec-based Canlab Research and its representatives from manufacturing, testing, distributing, selling or advertising unauthorized injectable peptides in Canada after repeated enforcement actions and a 2023 ministerial order; Health Canada said injectable peptides are regulated as prescription drugs and had warned consumers in April.
3. Santé Québec requests independent probe after three Batshaw youth deaths. Santé Québec asked for an independent investigation into the deaths of three children under the care of the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres; the request follows the fatalities and seeks to determine circumstances and system failures, according to the report.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

1. New York police diver testifies about discovery of 9-year-old Montreal girl's body. Testimony in New York detailed the recovery of a 9-year-old Montreal girl’s body, with the diver describing the discovery during proceedings in that jurisdiction; the story links to an ongoing cross-border investigative and judicial process involving Montreal authorities.
2. Toronto man faces 68 charges in multi-country child-exploitation probe; Quebec among alleged victim locations. Toronto police charged Metin Ugur, 57, after an investigation that began in March uncovered child sexual abuse and exploitation material and alleged victims in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec plus the U.S., Australia, Scotland and England; searches on April 16 near Broadview and Danforth seized electronic devices.

🏈 Sports

1. Toronto Raptors to play pre-season in Quebec City (Oct. 3) and Vancouver (Oct. 10). The NBA announced the Raptors will face the Miami Heat at Videotron Centre on Oct. 3 and the Los Angeles Clippers at Rogers Arena on Oct. 10, with Raptors training camp at Université Laval’s PEPS from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, the team said in a statement.
2. Danièle Sauvageau named general manager after coaching Canada to first women's Olympic hockey gold. Hockey Canada announced Danièle Sauvageau will return in a management role; Sauvageau previously coached the Canadian women's team to the country's first Olympic gold in women's hockey, according to the report.

📰 Also Today

• Saint-Pierre Interchange revamp moves into planning phase after years of delays.
• Passenger reported exhaust/odour as U.S. customs briefly suspended operations at Trudeau Airport.
• Calls for Canada to accept Haitians after U.S. ends protected status, advocacy groups say.
• Raptors schedule item also reported: pre-season in Quebec City and Vancouver confirmed.
• Two Quebec private colleges with suspended permits allowed to resume classes temporarily.
• Atwater aqueduct repairs continue as Montreal urges continued water-use limits.
• Major housing project around Panama REM station in Brossard put on hold.
• Two men convicted in murders of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand in Dominica.
• NYC offers 30% "Northern Neighbour Deal" discounts to lure Canadian tourists back.