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  Four hotels affected by strike or lock-out in Montreal, Quebec and Laval

  A first settlement is still pending in the hotel sector, with four hotels affected by a labour dispute on Friday. Union members at the Hilton hotel in Laval were on strike on Thursday and Friday, while those at the Bonaventure hotel in Montreal and the Pur hotel in Quebec City went on indefinite strike in recent days.

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  Caribou: Guilbeault dangles the prospect of big money and invites Quebec to negotiate

  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has invited his Quebec counterpart to the negotiating table to reach an agreement on caribou before Christmas. He noted that the province could benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to protect biodiversity.

• Quebec Premier François Legault's approval rating continued to rise this summer

  Premier François Legault's approval rating continued to rise this summer, according to the Angus Reid Institute. After reaching a low at the end of 2023, his support rose by three percentage points over the summer to 39 per cent.

• Shots fired at a home in Candiac during the night

  Shots were fired at a home in Candiac, Montérégie, on Montreal's South Shore early Friday morning.

• Quebec Liberals announce candidate for the Terrebonne byelection

  Although its chances of winning the byelection in Terrebonne are very slim, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) has already chosen its candidate. The candidate is Virginie Bouchard, president of the Lanaudière Regional Council for the party.

• Graphic video of drive-by shooting shown at Montreal murder trial

  A harrowing video has been presented to a jury at the trial of three men facing first-degree murder charges.

• Francois Legault wants the Trudeau government to fall

  Quebec Premier Francois Legault is calling on the Bloc Quebecois to topple the Trudeau government next Wednesday and trigger a federal election.

• Here are the Montreal area weekend road closures, marathon edition

  Construction projects and the Montreal marathon will result in numerous weekend road closures in and around Montreal.

• Labour Day train delay isolated incident, Via Rail CEO tells MPs

  The head of Via Rail repeatedly told MPs a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident, despite a similar event two years ago.

• Quebec public services are becoming 'dehumanized' due to rise in demand: ombudsperson

  Public services in Quebec are becoming dehumanized, warns Quebec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd in his 2023-2024 annual report, which is filled with concrete examples.

• French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ottawa, Montreal next week

  French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France.

• 'Devastating': Residents reeling after boy, 5, allegedly murdered by mother near Montreal

  Friends and strangers have set up a makeshift memorial outside the home of a five-year-old boy who was found dead yesterday in Coteau-du-lac.

• Rally held for Montreal family on eve of deportation to Mexico

  A rally was held Thursday in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in support of a Montreal couple and their three children on the eve of their deportation.

• Galati resigns from Action Laval amid spending scandal

  A Laval city councillor is facing allegations of improper use of public funds. According to reports, Paolo Galati, from the opposition party Action Laval, used thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to purchase Apple products, furniture, a coffee machine and snacks for his home office.