🏛️ Government & Politics
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Montreal ERs operating above 200% capacity amid summer heat and staff shortages. Health ministry data names Lakeshore General and the Royal Victoria Hospital among facilities over 200% capacity; MUHC emergency physician Dr. Greg Clark says ERs have hit ~200% during busy periods for two to three years, and officials cite seasonal viruses, trauma, heat illnesses and staff vacations as causes. ↗
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Pierrefonds residents demand a long-term fix after repeated basement flooding. Fleming Street neighbours, led by Melissa St. Germain and Miruna Mazilu, report nearly a dozen floods at some homes since the 1970s and say municipal temporary pumps have been inconsistently installed or monitored; residents are proposing a class-action lawsuit and point to city engineering reports they obtained. ↗
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Montreal retiree wins $5-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot, plans to buy a house. Pierre Draws, in his 60s and retired last year, claimed the July 4 Classic Jackpot after buying the ticket in Anjou at Boni-Soir–Marché Bachir on Baldwin Avenue; the retailer receives a $50,000 commission and Loto-Québec says Quebecers won $30 million in major jackpots that week. ↗
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Five-year-old boy killed by heavy truck in Carleton-sur-Mer on private property. Provincial police say the collision occurred about 5 p.m. Monday as the truck left private property to merge onto a public road; the child on a small toy-style ATV was pronounced dead at the scene and investigators say there is no indication of drugs or alcohol. ↗
🌦️ Weather & Roads
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Environment Canada issues extreme heat warnings across parts of Quebec and Ontario. Alerts cover much of Ontario and parts of Quebec and Manitoba with daytime highs near 30–37 C and humidex values up to 40; the agency warns peak heat will continue through Wednesday for many regions. ↗
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Experts link extreme heat and humidity to a higher risk of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. University of Toronto atmospheric physics professor Kent Moore says heat waves increase severe afternoon thunderstorms and noted recent Saskatchewan tornadoes; Moore estimates current extremes are two to three degrees warmer because of global warming. ↗
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Quebec lifts open-fire ban for much of the province but keeps some regions restricted. SOPFEU removed the July 7 ban for large parts of Quebec Monday night while maintaining bans in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lanaudière, Laurentians, Northern Quebec and Outaouais; SOPFEU reports 297 IPZ fires and 272 Northern Zone fires this season, burning more than 660,000 hectares. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Quebec police find 79-year-old missing woman. ↗
- Jewish General Hospital in Montreal upgraded to university hospital status. ↗
- Ottawa to create a facility for military drone research in Quebec. ↗
- Montreal duplex dispute leaves family living in a trailer. ↗
- Residents worry proposed Hinchinbrooke bottling plant threatens local water supply. ↗
- Google Maps discovery reveals a 390‑million‑year‑old meteor crater. ↗
- Assembly of First Nations holds summer assembly amid debates on Bill C‑something and major projects. ↗
- Severe thunderstorm watch, tornado risk issued for much of southern Quebec. ↗
- Hundreds of international students stranded after Quebec private colleges abruptly close. ↗