It was a big year for politics in Canada and in Quebec, from increasing tensions with the United States to political turmoil. But some stories really marked our readers from breaking news to continuous coverage and deep-dive features. Here are the 10 stories the CTV News Montreal audience read the most this year. Missing Montreal toddler found alive in Ontario The case of a missing Montreal toddler found alive in a field in Ontario grabbed the hearts of Quebecers and Canadians at large. Our readers came to us for updates about her case as the story dominated headlines. CTV News readers came to the website for regular updates and continuous coverage: Amazon closing all Quebec warehouses, cutting jobs Hundreds of workers lost their jobs and Amazon changed how it operates in Quebec in January. The company’s move to close all Quebec warehouses came after it lost its challenge against the workers’ attempt to unionize at the province’s labour tribunal. Laid-off employees and union leaders called Amazon “anti-union.” Read the story here New tipping rule for bars and restaurants takes effect May 7 Quebec changed how tips are calculated after much frustration from consumers. Tips are now calculated based on prices before tax and payment system providers had to update their terminals. Read the story here Quebec family forced to return to U.S. after living 15 years in Canada After building a life in Canada for more than a decade, a family was given two weeks to leave the country, leaving them shocked with what they describe as a harsh decision from the immigration department. The family had tried a few times to apply for permanent residency but to no avail. Read the story here Trump ends Canada access at shared border library In the midst of trade tension, Canadians were shocked when American President Donald Trump halted their access to a shared library at the border. For more than a century, Canadians in Stanstead, Quebec, could walk through a door in the Haskell Free Library into Derby Line, Vermont, without passing through customs. Read the story here Arrested for fishing: Quebec man outraged after being detained by U.S. Coast Guard Even Canadians trying to fish peacefully near the American border were affected by increasing tensions with our southern neighbour. A Quebec man was outraged after the U.S. Coast Guard accused him of fishing in American waters and arrested him before putting him in a jail cell for nearly two hours. Read the story here Montreal family distraught after Walmart employees leave injured grandmother lying in the parking lot A Montreal family says their 89-year-old grandmother will never be the same after she was left lying injured in the parking lot of a Walmart for over an hour. She slipped and fell just behind her car, a few metres from the front door. Read the story here Marc Garneau dead at 76 Astronaut and former MP Marc Garneau died at 76 years old in June. Garneau was the first Canadian to go into space and flew on three space shuttle missions. From 2001 to 2005, he was president of Canada’s space agency. His family said he had a brief bout of illness before passing away. Read the story here Quebec landlords refusing tenants over TAL cases — even if they were right Quebec’s housing crisis is no longer limited to its metropolis, as shown by tenants in Sherbrooke having a hard time finding a home. CTV News Montreal spoke to tenants who won their cases at the housing tribunal but were “blacklisted” by landlords as a result. Experts say the low housing supply in the province is making it easy for landlords to discriminate against tenants they think will be a headache. Read the story here Family with 2 young children found ‘frozen’ after trying to cross Canadian border As immigration was front-and-centre in politics and headlines, a family of four was hospitalized after they tried to cross the Canadian border in Havelock, Que. In March, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said it received a call late at night from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) requesting assistance to find the family, who had gotten lost trying to enter the country. Read the story here
