Alouettes Roll, Jury Sees 5-Hour Recreation & U.S. Robotics Ban — Montreal Saturday

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

1. Jury shown near 5-hour video recreating route of Montreal man accused of killing daughter. Prosecutors played a nearly five-hour video reconstruction in court on Friday in Montreal in the trial of a man charged with killing his daughter, the footage tracing the route investigators say is central to the Crown’s timeline. The Crown and defence will use the reconstruction as key evidence during testimony scheduled next week.

2. Police in Cowansville search for missing 80-year-old woman. Cowansville police issued an active missing-person search notice for an 80-year-old woman on Friday, asking residents and motorists in Brome-Missisquoi to check security footage and report sightings to the service’s tip line. The alert includes the woman’s age and last-known location as part of an ongoing neighbourhood canvass.

🏛️ Government & Politics

3. 2SLGBTQ+ political candidates in Quebec report a wave of online hate. Multiple 2SLGBTQ+ candidates reported coordinated online harassment during this provincial campaign, with opposition coming through social media platforms and campaign inboxes, according to campaign spokespeople cited in the reports. Party officials have logged incidents and are coordinating with electoral authorities and platform reporting mechanisms as the campaign continues toward election day.

4. Rent disputes surge in Quebec City as tenants challenge high increases. Tenant groups in Quebec City filed a series of formal rent disputes this week, citing above-guideline increases and contesting landlord notices at the provincial rental board, according to advocacy organisers. The surge has prompted several landlords to adjust notices while tribunal hearings are scheduled across summer dates.

5. Canadian robotics firms warn U.S. ban on foreign-made robots will hit exports. Montreal-based Windo Smart CEO Sébastien Méthot told Global News that new FCC rules banning advanced foreign-made robots threaten sales to the U.S., Canada’s largest market for the company, and that China manufactures about 85 per cent of the world’s humanoid robots. The Canadian Robotics Council’s Ryan Gariepy called the FCC decision “far-reaching” for firms that sell robotic vacuum cleaners, forklifts and humanoid systems.

🎨 Community & Culture

6. Montreal celebrates 20 years of Pride. Montreal marked the 20th anniversary of its Pride festival this weekend with a program of events across the downtown core, including parades, concerts and community gatherings, organisers said in the anniversary schedule released Friday. The milestone celebration highlights two decades of festival programming and recorded headliner events.

7. Proposal to turn a racetrack into a school sparks tensions in a Quebec town. A municipal planning proposal to convert a local racetrack into a school has prompted public meetings and divided residents in the affected town, council minutes show, with debates focused on zoning changes and traffic impact studies filed with the municipality. Council will vote on a rezoning bylaw at a scheduled session next month.

8. Alexander, Philpot lift Alouettes to dominant 48-30 win over Edmonton. Davis Alexander threw four touchdown passes and finished 22-for-28 for 352 yards as the Montreal Alouettes beat the Edmonton Elks 48-30 before 22,535 fans at Molson Stadium on Saturday, extending Montreal’s record to 8-1 and a six-game winning streak. Tyson Philpot caught three TDs and added 131 receiving yards in the victory.

9. Leylah Fernandez posts upset win over Mirra Andreeva at National Bank Open. Canadian Leylah Fernandez upset Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in the third round of the National Bank Open on Saturday, advancing Fernandez to the tournament’s later stages in Toronto according to match reports. The win sends Fernandez into her next scheduled match in the tournament’s draw.