The latest
News from across Canada & closer to home
Illustrative stock photo: Josh Lemmon / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not a radon test or Québec property. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Montréal & Québec
Québec’s public-health guidance says radon cannot be seen or smelled and recommends long-term home testing during the heating season.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Md. Kamal Uddin / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not the reported Pointe-Claire work. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
West Island
Soil boring is scheduled this week near Maywood and Duke-of-Kent, Newton Square Park and Seigniory Park.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Yuri Krupenin / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not the reported Pointe-Claire pickup. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
West Island
Pointe-Claire says unfinished recycling collection in District 4 should be completed Tuesday, November 3.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Leandro Younis via Unsplash.
West Island
Household garbage pickup moves to every two weeks in two West Island boroughs starting November 2, while recycling and organics stay weekly.
Nov 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Papaioannou Kostas / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not consultation participants. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Canada
Health Canada says nearly 6,000 people contributed to a consultation that will inform a federal strategy due in early 2027.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative Manitoba harvest: Andrew Draper / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Canada
Statistics Canada says field-crop production rose 11 per cent in 2025, while Québec led national fruit-harvest growth since 2002.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Haris Illahi / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not the minister’s trip or a Canadian port. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Business
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will visit Beijing and Shanghai from November 3 to 6.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Atlantic Money / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not a Canadian open-banking service. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Business
The Bank of Canada is consulting on its first draft supervisory guidelines for participants in consumer-driven banking.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo of Stockholm: Ana Bórquez via Unsplash.
Business
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is in Sweden for business meetings aimed at promoting Canadian industry and investment ties.
Nov 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Element5 Digital via Unsplash.
Canada
Federal by-elections will be held December 7 in six ridings, including three in Québec and two in Montréal.
Nov 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Josh Lemmon / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not a radon test or Québec property. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Montréal & Québec
Québec’s public-health guidance says radon cannot be seen or smelled and recommends long-term home testing during the heating season.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative Québec landscape: Eloi Motte / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Montréal & Québec
A new Institut de la statistique du Québec report tracks sharp declines in vacancies, population aging and regional economic differences.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo: Priscilla Du Preez / Unsplash (Unsplash Licence). Not the Kim-Yaroshevskaya library. Cropped/resized by WordPress.
Montréal & Québec
Verdun has renamed the L’Île-des-Sœurs library in honour of Québec artist Kim Yaroshevskaya.
Nov 3, 2026 / 1 min read