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Illustrative stock photo: street utility work. Chloë Forbes-Kindlen / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Rue Stanley repair. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Stanley Street closes Sunday after water-main break

Rue Stanley is closed between Dr Penfield Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West on Sunday while crews respond to a broken water main.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

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Illustrative stock photo: indoor craft-market display. Vije Vijendranath / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the DDO market. Cropped and resized.

West Island

DDO art and craft market wraps Sunday with 80 exhibitors

The 2026 DDO Art and Craft Market is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Galeries des Sources, with 80 exhibitors and local activities.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Montréal roadwork scene. Medad Media / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Brunswick Boulevard work zone. Cropped and resized.

West Island

Two eastbound Brunswick Boulevard lanes affected November 9–13

Construction will affect the two right eastbound lanes of Brunswick Boulevard between Du Syrah Street and Auto Plaza Avenue on weekdays from November 9 to 13.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: MChe Lee / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not Boulevard Lalande or the park. Cropped and resized.

West Island

Pierrefonds-Roxboro completes $4.5-million Lalande waterfront upgrade

The borough says work on Boulevard Lalande and Parc de la Promenade-Lalande is complete, adding cycling links, public space and shoreline protection.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

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Illustrative stock photo: apartment housing. Brandon Griggs / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a project funded by Budget 2026. Cropped and resized.

Canada

Budget 2026 proposes nearly $30 billion for homelessness plan

The federal government says Budget 2026 proposes nearly $30 billion for rental assistance, supportive housing, homelessness services and integrated health facilities.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Boxed Water Is Better / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a Statistics Canada survey participant. Cropped and resized.

Business

Canadian retail sales rise 4.5% year over year in August

Retail sales reached $76.3 billion in August, up 4.5% from a year earlier, with gains in 15 of 18 commodity classes.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the federal estimates documents. Cropped and resized.

Canada

Ottawa seeks approval for $22.1 billion in new voted spending

Supplementary Estimates B ask Parliament to authorize $22.1 billion in additional spending, including defence, child care and dental-plan funding.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Andy Holmes / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a Labour Force Survey event. Cropped and resized.

Business

Québec unemployment rate falls to 5.7% as Canada’s rises to 6.7%

Québec’s unemployment rate fell in October as fewer people searched for work, while Canada’s rate rose to 6.7%, Statistics Canada reported.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

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Illustrative stock photo: street utility work. Chloë Forbes-Kindlen / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Rue Stanley repair. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Stanley Street closes Sunday after water-main break

Rue Stanley is closed between Dr Penfield Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West on Sunday while crews respond to a broken water main.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: memorial wreaths. David Clode / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Taken at an Australian memorial, not a Montréal ceremony. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Remembrance ceremonies set for Montréal West, Montréal-East and Verdun Sunday

Veterans Affairs Canada lists Remembrance ceremonies in Montréal West, Montréal-East and Verdun on Sunday, November 8.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: highway tunnel. KS KYUNG / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a Montréal closure. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Décarie and Ville-Marie closures scheduled overnight Sunday

Major overnight closures are scheduled on northbound Décarie and in both directions through Ville-Marie tunnels from Sunday night into Monday morning.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read