Nearly 200K Montreal Hydro Clients Without Power After Transmission Line Problem

The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog on June 25, 2023, as a smog warning is in effect for Montreal and multiple regions of the province due to forest fires. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Nearly 200,000 electricity clients have lost power in Montreal after an issue with a Hydro-Québec transmission line.

The provincially owned electric utility says a protection mechanism was tripped on one of its high-voltage transmission lines just north of Montreal, triggering the widespread outage.