Major water main break causes flooding in Montreal neighbourhood

Major water main break causes flooding in Montreal neighbourhood

July 28, 2023 6:18 pm EST.

"A flood that big is not very common," said Martin Guilbault from the Montreal fire department. 20 buildings needed to be evacuated Friday morning. The city is also warning residents to boil water before drinking it. Swidda Rassy reports.

Latest Videos

1:53

Crown wraps up evidence at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial

Crown prosecutors have finished presenting their evidence at the sexual assault trial of billionaire business mogul Frank Stronach. Shauna Hunt with the latest from the courthouse.

1h ago

3:06

Montrealer Idil Issa honours Black roots, Ramadan & Int’l Women’s Day

“I think it’s psychological warfare because the successive nature of each of these bills has a psychological effect on Muslim women in Quebec,” says Idil Issa, a recent law graduate from McGill. Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed reports.

2h ago

2:26

Carney’s foreign policy & Poilievre’s European pitch

In Australia, Mark Carney says even if the U.S. returns to normal, trade partners Canada is seeking now will be worthwhile. This as Pierre Poilievre pitches European conservatives on Canadian energy.

1h ago

2:20

Iran food export ban sparks worries for Iranian grocers in Montreal

“It will have an impact on the cost,” said Reza Nikzad, owner of Iranian grocery store Marché Bazaar in Westmount, a day after Iran imposed a nationwide food export ban. Zachary Cheung reports.

2h ago

Most Popular Today

2:20

Iran food export ban sparks worries for Iranian grocers in Montreal

“It will have an impact on the cost,” said Reza Nikzad, owner of Iranian grocery store Marché Bazaar in Westmount, a day after Iran imposed a nationwide food export ban. Zachary Cheung reports.

2h ago

0:42

Brown bears at largest zoo in the U.K. emerge from hibernation

Brown bears living at the largest zoo in the U.K. have emerged from their cozy caves out of hibernation, taking the moment to soak in the sun for the first time in months.

6h ago

5:54

Canada should push for sanctions on U.S., Israel-Iran war, not just de-escalation: Axworthy

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Lloyd Axworthy shares his thoughts on the widening conflict in the Middle East following the U.S. and Israel’s jointed action on Iran, saying Canada should be pushing for sanctions, not only de-escalation.

7h ago

0:39

Immigration in Canada could soon account for its entire population growth

According to new projections from Ottawa found that Canada’s immigration could soon account for its entire population growth by 2030.

8h ago

1:23

U.S. and Israel’s strikes on Iran a ‘failure of international order’: Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s support for the U.S. and Israel’s strikes on Iran comes with regret, while also condemning Iran’s attacks across the Middle East; calling the situation a ‘failure of international order.’

10h ago