Montreal demonstrators denounce police violence amid misconduct allegations
Several dozen demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal to denounce police violence, amid renewed scrutiny of misconduct allegations involving city police officers.
The protest at Phillips Square, a public square along one of Montreal's busiest shopping streets, was initially organized in solidarity with student demonstrators in France.
But speakers also condemned police violence in Montreal and the treatment of vulnerable people.
The rally came a day after Montreal police confirmed that two officers had been suspended amid misconduct allegations, including a report that one allegedly urinated on a person experiencing homelessness.
Frédéric Audet, a spokesperson for a Université de Montréal student association, denounced police violence against student protesters in France and Quebec.
Indigenous activist Émilie Fleming-Dubé also addressed the crowd, denouncing police violence against marginalized communities and calling for greater attention to homelessness.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs and deteriorating school conditions, with clashes between police and demonstrators leading to about 400 arrests.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2026.
-- with files from the Associated Press
By Charlotte Glorieux | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
Cette maison à vendre pour 395 000$ à 1 h 15 de Montréal est digne d’un roman
Le décor parfait pour te croire dans un film Hallmark!
Certaines demeures nous font rêver dès la première photo. C’est le cas de cette maison à vendre au bord de l’eau à Sainte-Sophie, dans les Laurentides. Avec sa cour entourée de cèdres et son balcon qui fait face à la rivière, on l’imagine facilement dans un roman… sauf qu’elle existe pour vrai, à un peu plus d'une heure de Montréal, pour 395 000 $.
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Construite en 1965, cette propriété borde la rivière Abercrombie. Sur deux étages, elle offre deux chambres, une salle de bain et une salle d’eau, et sa toiture a été refaite en 2026.

Dès l’entrée, l’aire ouverte du rez-de-chaussée donne le ton. La cuisine, la salle à manger et le salon partagent le même espace, avec deux balcons qui offrent une vue sur l’eau. Une porte-patio mène directement à la terrasse, idéale pour les soupers qui s’étirent jusqu’au coucher du soleil, et le foyer électrique du salon promet des soirées cocooning une fois l’automne arrivé.

À l’étage, la chambre principale est pleine de caractère. Spacieuse, elle est jumelée à un bureau, pratique pour le télétravail, et donne accès au fameux balcon privé. La deuxième chambre, tout comme la principale, a un accès direct à la salle de bain, équipée d’un bain et d’une douche indépendante.

Mais c’est sans doute à l’extérieur que la magie opère. Sans voisin à l’arrière ni du côté gauche, la cour devient un véritable petit coin de tranquillité. Le terrain plat se veut facile d’entretien, et une remise ainsi qu’un sous-sol de service offrent du rangement en prime.

Vendue partiellement meublée, la propriété pourrait aussi bien devenir un chalet qu’une résidence principale. Elle se trouve à 15 minutes de Saint-Jérôme et à 30 minutes de Saint-Sauveur.
Si tu rêves de matins tranquilles au bord de l’eau et de soirées à lire dehors, cette maison des Laurentides pourrait bien t'offrir le premier chapitre de ta nouvelle vie.
Maison à étages à vendre dans les Laurentides
Prix : 395 000 $
Adresse : 1079, ch. Abercrombie, Sainte-Sophie, QC
OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes
An Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions.
Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury and Cobourg, says in a notice to students that as of Friday it paused classroom and online instruction.
It comes after Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced earlier this month that Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to career colleges and other private post-secondary institutions are paused while an audit is underway.
Career Colleges Ontario has warned the government repeatedly about potentially suspicious OSAP usage at a few colleges, while Quinn's office says evidence has emerged of "systemic issues."
Quinn has not named any specific colleges that may be under suspicion, but Trillium College campuses were not among six where Quinn denied OSAP eligibility earlier this year.
Trillium says its temporary academic pause is necessary because "continuing normal classroom operations without a viable funding solution would place the orderly completion of student programs at greater risk."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2026.
By Allison Jones | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.

Toronto Councillor Calls Out Ford For Threatening 'Assault' In Today's COVID Presser
Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is criticizing Doug Ford because of comments he made at today's COVID-19 presser regarding Pfizer's CEO.
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Premier Doug Ford’s comments came as he described how unhappy he was that Canada is experiencing a temporary shortage of Pfizer vaccines.
Ford told reporters that if he was in the Prime Minister's shoes he would stay outside the Pfizer CEO's house until he got an answer about the vaccines, and also said that he would "be up that guy's ying yang so far with a firecracker he wouldn't know what hit him."
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Shortly after, Wong-Tam tweeted that the comment was a threat of sexual assault, saying "Premier threatens to sexually assault someone, if he doesn't get what he wants."
A representative from Doug Ford's office told Narcity that they would not "dignify [Wong-Tam's] repugnant and divisive claim with a response."
In an emailed statement to Narcity, a representative from Wong-Tam's office said the councillor stood by her remarks.
"The language he used is threatening to rape someone, and perpetuating the worst kinds of rape culture," the representative said.
In a statement emailed to Narcity, a representative from Pfizer said the company did not wish to provide any comments on Premier Ford’s remarks.