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  Quebec women farmers struggle with mental overload

  As Thanksgiving approaches, celebrating the annual harvest, women in the agricultural sector want to raise awareness of a reality that concerns them: mental overload.

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  Running group helps build sense of community

  A busy mom from Montreal credits joining a running club with helping her through mental health and a number of other issues.

• Murder charges for two men in connection with Old Montreal fire

  Two young men are facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal fire in Old Montreal that killed Léonor Geraudie, 43, and her daughter Vérane Reynaud-Geraudie on Oct. 4.

• Asylum seeker advocates tired of Quebec rhetoric aimed at refugees

  For months, Premier Francois Legault has said Quebec has too many people crossing the border and has demanded that the federal government step in to send them to other provinces.

• Canadiens getting big efforts from 'smaller' players

  The Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1at the Bell Centre Saturday to run their record to 2-1 and two of those players who might have been dismissed as too small have made big contributions to the NHL team's early success.

• More and bigger spiders noticeable in Montreal this fall

  Spiders are larger and more visible in the Montreal area in the fall as they prepare to lay their eggs before the cold winter months.

• After wave of teen arrests tied to organized crime, experts say it's 'nothing new'

  Parents of Quebec teenagers are worried that high schools are becoming "recruitment grounds" after police arrested a dozen teens it believes have ties to organized crime. But experts say it's nothing new and better prevention measures are needed.

• Study finds too many Quebec seniors being overprescribed inappropriate medications

  A Montreal study found that many seniors are being overprescribed inappropriate medications.

• Two people were killed in a car crash in the Eastern Townships

  Two people died Saturday as a result of a car accident on Highway 55 in Ulverton, about 135 kilometres east of Montreal.

• What's open and closed on Thanksgiving in Montreal

  Fall is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. That means Montrealers can expect some places to close their doors on holiday Monday, Oct. 14.

• Breast Cancer Awareness: Walk honours late advocate

  Two years after her death from breast cancer, Nalie Augustin's memory lives on during a walk to raise awareness about the deadly disease.

• Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck in Longueuil

  A woman in her 70s is fighting for her life in hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Friday evening in Longueuil, Montérégie on Montreal's South Shore.

• Two men aged 18 and 20 arrested after deadly fire in Old Montreal

  Montreal police have arrested two young adults in connection with the deadly fire in Old Montreal last week that killed a mother and her young daughter.

• Longueuil woman charged after 10-year-old boy scalded with boiling water

  A woman from Montreal's South Shore appeared in court on Friday on charges of aggravated assault after allegedly scalding a 10-year-old boy with boiling water more than one week ago.