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• Investigation report into series of deaths in Lakeshore emergency room to be tabled

  The independent investigator charged with shedding light on troubling revelations concerning a number of deaths in the Lakeshore General Hospital emergency room in Pointe-Claire is due to submit her report this Thursday afternoon.

  

• Climate change and El Nino's return will impact Canada's weather. Here's how

  Forecasters warn an upcoming weather pattern known for warm temperatures could bring droughts, floods and even tropical storms to Canada.

  

• Air Canada reports communications system issue, flights operating at reduced rate

  Air Canada reported a technical issue with its flight communications system on Thursday, causing delays across the country for the second time in a week.

• RBC facing technical issues with online, mobile banking

  The Royal Bank of Canada is facing issues with online and mobile banking. According to a brief message posted on Twitter, there is an issue with the digital display of transactions.

• Quebec union files an obstruction complaint against the Ministry of Health

  One of the major public sector unions in Quebec has filed a complaint of bad faith bargaining and obstruction of its union activities against the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The APTS (Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux) has filed the complaint with the Administrative Work Tribunal.

• Seven Canadians are taking part in the Montreal Triathlon in June

  Seven Canadians, including four Quebecers, will take part in the Montreal Triathlon on June 24 and 25, the event's organizing committee announced on Thursday.

• 8 suspicious car fires in 2 locations overnight: Montreal police

  Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating back-to-back sets of suspicious car fires early Thursday morning. The first incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the Lachine borough, where four vehicles burned in a commercial parking lot. Less than an hour later, officers responded to a similar event in the Saint-Laurent borough, where another four vehicles burned.

• 50-year-old man severely beaten in Orange Julep parking lot in Montreal

  A 50-year-old man is in critical condition early Thursday morning after he was beaten in Montreal's west end a few hours earlier.

• Diabetic ulcers: Quebec researchers say they're on their way to a cure

  A model developed in the laboratory by researchers at Université Laval should make it possible to test molecules to facilitate the healing of diabetic ulcers. It replicates the skin of a diabetic in the laboratory.

• Consultations begin on Quebec education law

  Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville is likely to have a bad day on Thursday as several groups are ready to criticize his Bill 23, predicts Quebec Solidaire (QS) MNA Ruba Ghazal.

• Forest fires force evacuations in northern Quebec

  A forest fire is out of control in Chapais, in the Nord-du-Québec region, with evacuations underway. Meanwhile, the situation is improving in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, where two forest fires are now under control and a third is contained.

• Quebec asks people to avoid travelling in forests due to high fire risk

  The Quebec government has issued a preventive notice regarding the risk of forest fires, and is asking for the cooperation of everyone in the province.

• 'It doesn't feel human': Six Quebecers file legal challenge against Bill 96

  One year less a day after Quebec's Bill 96 came into force, a new legal challenge was filed Wednesday at the Montreal courthouse on behalf of six people.

• Quebec ethics czar's decision on CAQ minister does unpopular with oposition

  The Ethics Commissioner's decision to clear Quebec Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon of charges relating to his pheasant hunt is not going down well. The opposition is questioning Ariane Mignolet's decision, published on Wednesday, in which she cleared the Minister of the Economy of having been invited to take part in a hunting party with his friends on an island in Lake Memphremagog.

• HEAT WAVE

  HEAT WAVE | Here's how you can identify heat stroke and prevent serious symptoms

  Some communities in Quebec are expected to get record-high temperatures and Environment Canada has issued several weather warnings and watches for heat. Dr. Christopher Labos spoke to CTV News anchor Mutsumi Takahashi about heat and sunstroke and tips for preventing serious consequences in the sun.

• 5 changes in Quebec's Bill 96 that come into effect June 1

  Last year, Quebec’s Bill 96 became law, which brought sweeping changes to the Charter of the French language. Sections of the new law will come into effect on June 1, the one-year anniversary of the bill receiving royal assent.

• Quebec family law reform: Bill 12 passes unanimously

  On Wednesday, elected members of the National Assembly unanimously adopted Bill 12, part of the family law reform aimed at protecting children born of rape. After the vote, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette declared the new law would "better protect Quebec families" by responding more adequately to their needs.

• Armed suspect wanted in Stoke, Que. arrested; public advisory lifted

  Early Thursday morning, Quebec provincial police announced that the armed and dangerous suspect sought in the Stoke area of Quebec's Eastern Townships was arrested.