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MONTREAL'S HOMELESS CRISIS: TWO DEAD, A MAYOR IN TEARS, AND A SYSTEM FAILING ITS MOST VULNERABLE

Two elderly homeless men are dead. They didn’t die in the cold, on a sidewalk - they died inside shelters, in the very places meant to save them. One passed away sitting in a chair at a warming center. That detail alone says everything abou

Quebec Flooded. The Premier Promised Help. Nine Claims Were Paid in Montreal.

In August 2024 the remnants of Hurricane Debby dumped 150 millimetres of rain on Montreal in a single event. The costliest weather event in Quebec’s history according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Estimated total damages of $2.5 billio

Quebec Has a Road Safety Crisis. Its Own Licence Agency Was Selling Fake Licences.

Quebec talks about road safety constantly. Distracted driving fines. Speed enforcement. Undercover police officers dressed as homeless people at intersections to catch drivers on their phones. Annual Operation Distraction campaigns issuing

Dear Montreal Drivers: The School Bus Cannot Do What You Are Doing Right Now.

The Bridge Fell on Five People. But the Mural on the A-40 Looks Great.

Montreal has a cultural program. Buildings along the A-40 corridor are painted with massive murals. Visible from the highway. Colorful. Expressive. The kind of urban art that gets photographed by tourists and shared on Instagram with captio

Quebec Has $255 Billion in Debt and a $13 Billion Deficit. The Contracts Keep Coming.

Quebec’s net debt stands at $255.3 billion as of March 31, 2026. That is 40.4 percent of GDP. The province is running a deficit of $11.4 billion in 2025-2026. The government acknowledges the rising cost of living is making it difficult for

The Bridge Was Crumbling. Drivers Called 911. Quebec Sent Someone to Pick Up the Concrete. Then It Collapsed.

On September 30, 2006, at approximately 12:30pm on a sunny Saturday, a 20 metre section of the de la Concorde overpass in Laval collapsed onto Autoroute 19. Two vehicles were crushed underneath. Three cars and a motorcycle fell from the top

Quebec Wants Everyone in an Electric Car. Hydro-Quebec Has Not Told You What That Costs.

Quebec’s electrification strategy is straightforward in its announcement. Zero-emission vehicles. Electric school buses. Industrial electrification. Green economy transition. Hydro-Quebec as the foundation of a clean energy future that the

Desjardins Got Hacked for 26 Months. 9.7 Million Customers Paid the Price.

Desjardins is Quebec’s cooperative bank. Canada’s largest credit union. An institution that markets itself as community owned, member first, and rooted in the specific Quebec cooperative tradition that distinguishes it from the large corpor

The REM Was Supposed to Open in 2023. It Found Century-Old Explosives. Then It Held Commuters Hostage.

The Réseau express métropolitain was announced as Montreal’s transit transformation. A $8.34 billion automated light metro system connecting the South Shore, the West Island, the North Shore, and the airport to downtown. The project was pre