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Publication Date: January 27, 2026 - 04:00
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An aging substation caused Montreal’s latest blackout. Its replacement is still years away
January 27, 2026
The equipment failure that left thousands of Montrealers without power during this weekend’s bitter cold originated at a substation that Hydro-Québec has been aiming to replace since at least 2018.
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OC Transpo riders are packed on station platforms during the Tuesday evening commute due to a train that suddenly stopped around 5:30 p.m. on Line 1 near Pimisi station.
January 27, 2026 - 18:43 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Four labs were damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through an aging building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre on Monday, in what a staff member describes as the latest sign the facility is in desperate need of repair.Video of the incident shows water raining down onto equipment in one of the labs, as a waterlogged ceiling tile gives way and crashes to the floor.
January 27, 2026 - 18:35 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
OC Transpo said it is making progress on the recent "spalling" issue that has taken 70 per cent of its Line 1 train cars out of service, but says it's "too early to tell" what impacts the setback may have on the anticipated opening of the LRT east extension to Orléans. Read More
January 27, 2026 - 18:22 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
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