Daily news — Friday, August 7, 2026
Montreal gun violence drops sharply since 2021, Canada adds 75,000 jobs in July, and trade talks with the U.S. turn tense.
Read MoreMontreal gun violence drops sharply since 2021, Canada adds 75,000 jobs in July, and trade talks with the U.S. turn tense.
Read MoreMontreal unveils a revised Sainte-Catherine East redevelopment plan, a class action against McGill is authorized, and wildfires continue to devastate communities across Canada.
A Montreal mosque fire is now an arson investigation, two teens die in a Laval crash, and PM Carney announces $2.7 billion for Toronto rental housing.
Montreal police investigate a suspected arson in St-Michel and release photos in an attempted murder case, while the mayor marks the 325th anniversary of the Great Peace of Montreal.
A kosher restaurant in Côte-des-Neiges is under arson investigation after an overnight fire, while WestJet and CUPE reach a tentative deal ending a flight attendant strike.
A suspicious fire at a Côte-des-Neiges kosher restaurant is being investigated as a possible hate crime, while steelworkers in Contrecœur launch an indefinite strike.
Montreal sees a spike in break-ins as Osheaga and Pride kick off a busy summer weekend. Canada’s economy rebounds with 3.4% annualized growth in Q2.
U.S. hits Canadian dairy and alcohol with 50% tariffs as Carney responds; Montreal swimmer recovered at Oka and E. coli warning issued in St-Léonard.
Eight people died on Quebec roads over the construction holiday weekend, and 955 wildfires burn across Canada as heat threatens to worsen conditions.
Eight carfentanil deaths prompt a Montreal Public Health alert, while a stabbing near Mont-Royal Ave. leaves one man seriously injured.