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Montreal's Metro will have extended service hours on New Year’s Eve

To help Montrealers celebrate the holidays safely, the Metro will run later than usual on New Year’s Eve.

Here are the Montreal-area weekend road closures, Santa Claus Parade edition

The Santa Claus Parade, Habs game, NATO summit and multiple construction projects will cause closures to roads and the REM line on the weekend in Montreal.

Construction work in downtown Montreal to stop... for now

At long last, construction work on Sainte-Catherine Street in Montreal’s downtown core is taking a winter break, and with most of the underground infrastructure work completed, the city expects less disruptions in 2025.

STM users can now text to report safety concerns

Montreal Metro passengers can now flag a safety concern by texting a new phone number launched by the STM.

Computer outage causes service interruptions on 3 Metro lines

Service was temporarily paralyzed on three of the four Metro lines early Sunday morning due to a computer system failure.

Concerns about future of Vaudreuil-Hudson Exo line after REM opens in West Island

The head of Montreal’s commuter train operator, Exo, says once the REM begins running in the West Island, the Vaudreuil-Hudson train line will see a 15-20 per cent decrease in ridership.

Metro update: Service on green line restored after water leak

Service on the green line was restored Saturday morning after multiple disruptions on the Metro over a 24-hour period caused chaos for public transit users.

Public transit troubles: Service interrupted on Metro's green line, REM back to normal

Public transit users in Montreal were faced with service disruptions on two fronts on Friday as part of the REM and the green line on the Metro were shut down.

REM service gradually returning after 2 trains got stuck at Central Station

Service went down on the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) after a system failure on two trains, and gradually resumed around 5:50 p.m.

Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face $200K fine per day

Quebec's health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in Quebec's public health network.

Despite devastating poll, Quebec Premier Legault confident he’s here to stay

Despite a devastating poll, Premier François Legault is confident that he will lead the CAQ troops into the next electoral battle in two years' time.

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MISSING PERSON | New York police seek public's help in search for missing Montreal-area hiker in Adirondacks

Police in New York are asking for the public's help in searching for a missing hiker from the Montreal area who has been missing for several days.

Laine scores in Montreal debut, Canadiens beat Islanders 2-1 in OT

Patrik Laine scored in his highly anticipated Montreal debut, and the Canadiens defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Quebec man gets prison sentence after trying to smuggle fake permanent residence cards, licences

A Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after attempting to smuggle more than 1,000 forged documents into the country, including Canadian permanent resident cards and driver's licences.

Quebec public security minister says no indication so far of migrant influx from U.S.

Quebec’s public security minister says the situation at the province’s border with the United States is “under control” and that there is no indication so far of an influx of migrants trying to enter Canada.

Hydro-Quebec downtown installation met with backlash

Hydro-Quebec plans to build a transformer station in a park next to the Grande Bibliotheque and is being met with fierce opposition from historians, urban planners, architects and politicians.

Quebec prisons on lockdown after correctional officer severely beaten

Quebec prisons were in lockdown on Tuesday after a correction officer at the Sorel-Tracy detention centre was attacked this week.

Bombardier to lay off 120 employees

Quebec manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) laid off about 120 professional and managerial staff at its Valcourt, Sherbrooke and Montreal facilities.