Alouettes extensions, French-only voter cards & Guilbeault resigns — Montreal Tuesday

🏛️ Government & Politics

1. Élections Québec will mail voter information cards in French only ahead of the Oct. 5 election. The agency says cards will be sent by Sept. 18 and will include a QR code linking to English information online; Indigenous voters and those eligible for English instructions must contact Élections Québec to request English documents. ↗
2. MP Steven Guilbeault officially resigned his Laurier—Sainte-Marie seat. The House of Commons website lists his resignation and Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to schedule six more federal by-elections; Guilbeault said he left over the party’s energy and environment direction under Carney. ↗

💼 Economy & Business

1. Schwartz’s Deli has replaced Cott’s Black Cherry Soda with Fleischer’s after Cott’s stopped Canadian production. The deli told customers the local Fleischer’s soda now serves alongside smoked-meat sandwiches after Cott’s was discontinued following its 2018 sale to Refresco. ↗

🎨 Community & Culture

1. The Montreal Alouettes signed GM Danny Maciocia and coach Jason Maas to two-year extensions. Maciocia’s contract now runs through 2031 and Maas through 2030; Montreal is 9-2 this season and hosts the B.C. Lions on Friday. ↗
2. Cardinal Marc Ouellet will donate the $100,000 awarded in a defamation suit to groups fighting sexual abuse of Indigenous Peoples. Superior Court Justice Martin Castonguay ordered Paméla Groleau to pay $100,000 after ruling her allegations were unfounded; Ouellet issued the statement from Rome. ↗
3. Forty-nine Quebec residents split a $55-million Lotto Max jackpot, each receiving $1.1 million. Loto-Québec says the Aug. 21 draw produced the first million-dollar win for a 49-person Formule groupe; the group gathered at Loto-Québec’s Montreal head office. ↗

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

1. Former Montreal priest Brian Boucher, 64, faces new child-pornography charges. Court documents say he was charged with possessing and accessing child sexual abuse material related to alleged activity in April; Boucher was previously sentenced in 2019 to eight years for sexually abusing two boys. ↗
2. A Nunavik Police Service officer appeared in Kuujjuarapik court on assault and assault-with-a-weapon charges. Quebec’s independent watchdog (BEI) says the alleged assaults occurred Aug. 26, 2025 in Umiujaq and the case will go to trial. ↗

📰 Also Today

• Alouettes reward head coach Maas and GM Maciocia with contract extensions, two-year deals announced. ↗
• Education, immigration and cost of living dominated Day 6 of the Quebec campaign, multiple events reported. ↗
• Liberals pick up Chicoutimi—Le Fjord in a byelection, party wins the seat. ↗
• Élections Québec to mail voter information in French only for the first time in a provincial election, legislation cited. ↗
• Quebec issues new heavy-vehicle safety guidelines, advocates call for legislation. ↗
• Sherbrooke mayoral candidates outline election wish lists, public consultations referenced. ↗
• Chicoutimi—Le Fjord byelection results published, vote tallies released. ↗
• Liberals sweep three federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C., CBC projects, three wins confirmed. ↗
• Nunavik police officer faces assault charges following BEI investigation, charges reported. ↗
• Poll shows race between PQ and CAQ tightening days into Quebec campaign, new poll released. ↗