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- 1Montreal adopts bylaw banning insults against police and staff●Montreal adopts bylaw banning insults against police, municipal employees
Montreal's city council has adopted a bylaw that bans insulting police officers and municipal employees. The measure, reported by CBC News, would make verbal abuse of city and police workers an offence, raising immediate questions about how it will be enforced and whether it conflicts with free expression protections. Critics are likely to challenge its scope, while supporters frame it as protecting frontline workers from abuse.
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The RCMP say a terror suspect arrested in Montreal was living in Canada illegally at the time of the arrest. The arrest in Quebec's largest city has drawn attention to border enforcement and how the individual entered and remained in the country. Details about the suspect's identity, the alleged plot or any charges have not been widely reported, and authorities are expected to provide more information as the investigation proceeds.
- 3BMO regains confidence in its US strategy●Why BMO has regained confidence in its US strategy The bank expects to deliver on its U.S. return on equity target of 12
Bank of Montreal says it has renewed confidence in its US operations and expects to hit a 12% return on equity target for its American business by October 31, 2027. The commitment signals that management believes its restructuring and investments in the US market are starting to pay off. Banking and financial services watchers are circulating the report and debating whether the 2027 timeline is realistic given competition and margin pressure among foreign banks operating in the United States.