Some Fête Nationale Celebrations Cancelled After Deadly Montreal Shooting

Some Fête Nationale Celebrations Cancelled After Deadly Montreal Shooting
Members of the jewish community attend the site where a Jewish man was killed the day before, in Montreal on June 23, 2026. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
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Some of the pomp and circumstance of Saint-Jean Baptiste Day will be subdued today as a Montreal neighbourhood grieves three people killed this week in a horrific shooting.

The Côte-des-Neiges Business Development Corporation says it has cancelled planned Fête nationale celebrations “out of respect” for the community.