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Montreal police make arrests in connection with incidents targeting Hasidic Jews

Several men were accosted and harassed as they left synagogues on July 3.

By Jesse Feith

Latest Updates

Montreal News

New power line between Quebec and New York is down again

Francis Paré, an organizer for Game Workers Unite Montreal, speaks to a group of video-game workers gathered in Victoria Square.

Montreal News

Protesting video-game workers in Montreal denounce Microsoft's layoffs

Three people look at garbage in alleyway.

Montreal News

'It's not normal': Parc-Ex residents say garbage problem hasn't improved despite years of complaints

Two hockey players from opposing teams in close contact on the ice

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens will face defending champion Carolina Hurricanes in home opener

Just for Laughs hosts John Cotrocois, Rachelle Elie, Tranna Wintour and Mike Paterson in front of signs for The Comedy Nest

Columnists

Brownstein: Montreal comics get pride of place at Just for Laughs this year

Quebec Politics

CAQ's François Bonnardel will not run in October election

He becomes 35th Coalition Avenir Québec MNA to choose not to seek another mandate.

By Montreal Gazette

Quebec Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration François Bonnardel at the National Assembly in Quebec City on June 10.

Quebec Premier Christine Frechette presents her end of session assessment at the National Assembly in Quebec City Friday June 12, 2026. Photo by Francis Vachon for Postmedia.

Quebec Politics

Quebec relaunches Route 132 redevelopment project on Montreal’s South Shore

The project targets a five-kilometre section of the corridor between Sainte-Catherine and Delson.

Two men sitting beside each other at restaurant table, talking.

The Corner Booth

‘Abandoned’ West Islanders hit by flooding are fighting back

“ The message I got from that meeting is that if we have a really big problem, we’re out of luck.”

Longreads

Columnists

Ever-clever Weird Al returns to Just for Laughs with bigger free outdoor show

“I had no idea I’d have a career lasting this long.”

By Bill Brownstein

"Weird Al" Yankovic performing with a golden backdrop.

Montreal Canadiens

F1's Lewis Hamilton continues to rep the Montreal Canadiens this summer

2026 Canadian GP runner-up's love affair with Montreal on full display, even while vacationing with Kim Kardashian in Idaho.

Kylian Mbappé of France celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during a World Cup quarter-final match against Morocco at Boston Stadium on July 9 in Foxborough, Mass.

Todd: Kudos to Kylian Mbappé for heroic stand against gambling scourge

French soccer puts principles ahead of pocketbook with courageous shot at "destructive" sports gaming industry.

The Laval Rocket announced on Monday that assistant coach Daniel Jacob is being promoted to the position of head coach.

Communication, high hockey IQ key attributes for new Laval Rocket coach Daniel Jacob

The St-Jean-sur-Richelieu native, 45, has spent the past two years coaching the team's defencemen and penalty kill.

Opinion

Columnists

Labos: Lessons in food safety from a parasite outbreak

Normally, washing the surface of produce does much to remove any potential pathogens. But Cyclospora is a sticky bug.

By Christopher Labos, Special to the Montreal Gazette

Close-up of hands rinsing tomatoes under running water

Risa Weigersberg throws a bag of garbage onto a growing pile outside her Dauphin St. home in Dollard-des-Ormeaux on June 21, 2026.

Op Eds

Opinion: Flooding is the new normal. What can you do?

Homeowners have more tools to fight back than many realize. They can start now before another storm arrives.

A digital display screen outside Ssense store in Montreal

Letters To The Editor

Letters: AI future must make room for the human experience

“What kind of society are we building if we prioritize efficiency and profit over human dignity and purpose?”

Crime

Head and shoulders image of Peter Nygard.

Health

Quebec News

Quebec is reporting a rise in diarrhea-causing parasite cases. Is it related to a U.S. outbreak?

The situation is nowhere near the scale of the outbreak in Michigan, Quebec Health Ministry says.

By Kalina Laframboise

Person sits on toilet, holding a toilet roll

Montreal police make arrests in connection with incidents targeting Hasidic Jews

Latest Updates

New power line between Quebec and New York is down again

Protesting video-game workers in Montreal denounce Microsoft's layoffs

'It's not normal': Parc-Ex residents say garbage problem hasn't improved despite years of complaints

Montreal Canadiens will face defending champion Carolina Hurricanes in home opener

Brownstein: Montreal comics get pride of place at Just for Laughs this year

Featured Businesses

Quebec Politics

CAQ's François Bonnardel will not run in October election

Quebec relaunches Route 132 redevelopment project on Montreal’s South Shore

‘Abandoned’ West Islanders hit by flooding are fighting back

Longreads

Ever-clever Weird Al returns to Just for Laughs with bigger free outdoor show

Montreal Canadiens

F1's Lewis Hamilton continues to rep the Montreal Canadiens this summer

Todd: Kudos to Kylian Mbappé for heroic stand against gambling scourge

Communication, high hockey IQ key attributes for new Laval Rocket coach Daniel Jacob

Opinion

Labos: Lessons in food safety from a parasite outbreak

Opinion: Flooding is the new normal. What can you do?

Letters: AI future must make room for the human experience

Crime

Peter Nygard found guilty of sexual assault, forcible confinement in Montreal case

29-year-old motorcyclist hospitalized after three-vehicle crash

Montreal police seize guns, cocaine and cash in east-end raid

Health

Quebec is reporting a rise in diarrhea-causing parasite cases. Is it related to a U.S. outbreak?

YOUR CITY

‘An accident waiting to happen’: Peel St. sidewalk hazard ignored for eight months

Paul Shaffer to join David Letterman at Just for Laughs

Photos: Montreal falls under a yellow haze

‘The highest recognition’: Montreal’s Jewish General is designated a university hospital

Why was the sky in Montreal a hazy yellow on Tuesday morning?