| | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, August 04, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | August 4 , 2025 at 01:55:40 p.m. EDT • : | Forty-four asylum seekers and three alleged smugglers attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. were intercepted in Stanstead, Que., by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) overnight Sunday. | Read more | | | | August 4 , 2025 at 11:51:12 a.m. EDT • : | A family caught in the crossfire of a police shootout last year is suing the Montreal police force and the city, alleging that after the family patriarch and his son were struck by bullets, officers handcuffed them and delayed medical treatment for nearly an hour. | Read more | | | | August 4 , 2025 at 04:57:28 p.m. EDT • : | Quebec provincial police say most of the crashes involved just one vehicle. They say collisions are caused by the same problems every year — speeding, impaired driving and texting. | Watch | | | | | August 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | Some Montrealers are hoping the good vibes from Fierté Montréal's first-ever artisans' market will help create connections between communities. The organization has been slammed by multiple 2SLGBTQ+ groups over its refusal to take a stance on the war in Gaza. It has since issued a statement condemning genocide in the enclave. | Watch | | | | August 4 , 2025 at 09:22:30 a.m. EDT • : | The number of rat-related calls to the city has risen sharply in recent years, despite a two-year-old pledge by city council to come up with a plan to control the rodents. | Read more | | | | | | August 4 , 2025 at 10:33:27 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | July 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Watch | | | | | | August 2 , 2025 at 05:01:33 p.m. EDT • : | | Watch | | | | | | August 3 , 2025 at 10:54:42 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | August 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |