So many extra Bixis outside Mont-Royal station during the STM strike.

Public transit users try to enter the Mont-Royal Métro station but the doors are locked due to the strike. Service resumes at 11 p.m.

Long lines in the heat for the bus outside Parc Métro station as afternoon STM service picks up again. One commuter said the strike has been “difficult” for common people. Montreal Gazette

Lots of people enjoying the Grand Prix festivities in downtown Montreal today.

This is the best kind of news. montrealgazette.com/news/local-cri…

So honoured to be part of this team.

Craig Sauvé is running for mayor of Montreal with a new party, vowing to ‘shake this race up’ montrealgazette.com/news/local-pol…

The mighty Kalina Laframboise is ON IT

Montreal ranks as most-polluted city in world Saturday as wildfire smoke chokes Quebec montrealgazette.com/news/weather-n…

In downtown Montreal, firefighters are dealing with a five-alarm fire nearly 10 hours after it first started. This is the view from De Maisonneuve and Towers. Several blocks are still taped off. Montreal Gazette

At each blocked off intersection, people speak with Montreal police about the ongoing situation. One resident told me his apartment wasn’t touched by the flames, but police woke him up at 2 a.m. to leave.

The view from Ste-Catherine and Fort. A heavy police and firefighter presence as of 11:45 a.m. Montreal Gazette

Efforts to put out the five-alarm fire are still going strong shortly before noon in downtown Montreal. The fire department says one person was rescued from a balcony. People are advised to avoid the sector. Montreal Gazette

A heavy police and firefighter presence still at the corner of Ste-Catherine and Fort Sts in downtown Montreal Montreal Gazette

It’s 3 p.m. and smoke can be seen from the downtown Montreal building where a fire began roughly 13 hours ago. The area is still taped off to cars and passersby.

Un incendie est en cours depuis la nuit dernière au centre-ville. Mon équipe et moi sommes de tout cœur avec les personnes qui ont dû être évacuées et c’est un grand soulagement de savoir que toutes les personnes ont pu être secourues sans blessures. Je tiens évidemment à

Kalina Laframboise Montreal Gazette Some pics from last night.

It has been six excellent months since I joined Montreal Gazette. What a team! And what an honour it is to learn from the best and continue growing as both a reporter and editor. It feels good to be home.

Something a little Liveblog-esque to get us through the dog days of summer:

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