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  Firefighters battled four-alarm blaze at Dorval apartment building

  Montreal firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze spanning two residential buildings in Dorval Saturday afternoon. First responders were called to the corner of Dawson Avenue and Garden Crescent around 1 p.m. The caller said they saw smoke billowing from a balcony on the third floor.

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  Wildfires: Town of Clova busy as ever after Quebec premier said it was burning down

  Dominic Vincent’s inn and restaurant in Clova, Que., is fully booked these days, only months after Premier François Legault announced the town of 36 residents would burn to the ground during the unprecedented summer wildfire season.

• Quebec investigating after ankle bracelet didn't notify victim of abuser's proximity

  Quebec’s public security ministry is investigating after it says its ankle-monitor system didn’t alert a victim that their abuser was close to them.

• The Bill 96 effect: CEGEP student warns others to get their English eligibility certificate before it's too late

  A John Abbott College student has learned the hard way that applying for a certificate of eligibility for English instruction before graduating high school has become even more critical under the new French language law in Quebec.

• Moneris says systems back online after users across Canada report outages affecting debit, credit payments

  The payment processing company Moneris says it has resolved an outage that appeared to affect debit and credit transactions across the country.

• 'Solidarity garden' in Pierrefonds-Roxboro helps feed families in need

  A "solidarity garden" in Pierrefonds-Roxboro is growing vegetables on public land to share with neighbours in need. The borough inaugurated a newly redesigned garden earlier this week at Gouin Park that will help fill a local food bank.

• Hydro-Quebec stands by post supporting LGBTQ+ community despite backlash

  Hydro-Quebec is standing by a social media post made Thursday in support of the LGBTQ2S+ community. In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, the utility responded to Canada-wide demonstrations protesting how 'gender ideology' and sexual orientation are discussed in schools.

• Closure of addiction treatment centers contributing to homelessness in Quebec, says group

  At a time when the number of people experiencing homelessness is growing in Quebec, 16 addiction treatment centers have closed their doors in the last ten years, removing more than 800 beds for vulnerable populations in the province.

• Montreal naval reserve granted Freedom of the City honour to mark 100 years

  A special ceremony was held in Old Montreal Saturday to mark the centennial anniversary of Canada's Naval Reserve.

• Jewish groups celebrate as Quebec man sentenced to 15 months for fomenting hatred

  A Quebec man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews has been sentenced to 15 months in jail and three years of probation.

• Man, 32, charged with severe beating of homeless man at Montreal metro station

  Montreal police (SPVM) arrested a suspect in connection with the assault of a homeless man at a metro station in the Latin Quarter that left the victim unconscious.

• Verdun Hospital nurse unfairly fired after asking patient with expired health card to pay $500 deposit: arbitrator

  An arbitrator has ruled an emergency room nurse unfairly lost his job at the Verdun Hospital after asking a patient in 2019 to pay a $500 deposit or face a possibly long wait to see a doctor.

• Analysis of CAQ complaint against Parti Quebecois MNA postponed until after by-election

  The ethics commissioner has decided to postpone the analysis of a complaint by the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) against Parti Quebecois (PQ) MNA Pascal Bérubé, arguing that the response to the request for an enquiry could have an impact on the byelection in the Jean-Talon riding.

• Montreal police seize $75,000 worth of shisha tobacco from cafe

  Police in Montreal (SPVM) have seized more than 170 kilograms of contraband shisha tobacco worth around $75,000 in a raid of a cafe in the Saint-Laurent borough.

• Montreal borough deciding what to do with 10,000 sunflowers

  The Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough in Montreal has a garden with 10,000 sunflowers. As the season ends, the borough now must decide what to do with the plants.

• Suspect arrested after police intervention at high school north of Montreal

  Police in Terrebonne have arrested a suspect after an intervention at the Armand-Corbeil High School when a 'potentially dangerous individual' was reported in the school. Police say students are safe and no shots were fired.

• The number of asylum seekers at the Montreal airport has quintupled since 2019, data shows

  Despite Canada's efforts to slow the stream of asylum seekers across its borders, refugee claims in the country have only risen. The phenomenon is no better illustrated than at the Montreal airport, where the number of asylum seekers attempting entry has exploded five-fold since 2019.

• Quebec economy minister says it's 'naive' to think we can succeed without subsidies for batteries

  Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon has come to the defence of subsidies paid to foreign companies to develop the battery industry after the president of the National Bank criticized them.