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  City promises 2025 residential tax rate below inflation

  The City of Montreal is promising to keep its property tax increase for 2025 slightly below inflation at 1.8 per cent, following years of steep hikes.

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  Meth, cocaine and guns seized in Quebec police raids, 12 arrested

  Quebec provincial police's (SQ) firearms trafficking and organized crime squad arrested a dozen people and seized guns and drugs in a series of raids this week.

• Rent for a 2-bedroom in Montreal could hit $4,325 in eight years: study

  A new study out of Montreal's Concordia University found that, if policies and trends remain unchanged, a two-bedroom in Montreal will cost $4,325 per month, a similar unit in Toronto will cost $5,600 and one in Vancouver will be around $7,750 within eight years.

• Quebec launches construction camps to attract and train the next generation of workers

  An introduction to the construction trades will be held in several regions of Quebec over the coming months, with the aim of convincing people to enter the industry or change career direction.

• Man found dead with signs of violence on his body in Sherbrooke

  A 21-year-old man was found lifeless in Sherbrooke, in the Eastern Townships, on Thursday afternoon.

• Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation marks 30 years, highlights ongoing fight

  The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation is marking 30 years during "Breast Cancer Awareness Month," but its president and CEO, Karine-Iseult Ippersiel, says the battle is far from over.

• Former West Island teacher sentenced to 2 years for sexually abusing students

  A former West Island teacher was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for sexually abusing two of his students who were minors in the 80s and 90s.

• Sainte-Adele council moves to end firearm target practice near Lac Pilon

  After residents in Sainte-Adele raised concerns about people using a nearby wooded area for firearm target practice, the town council has moved to put an end to the activity.

• McGill University restricting access to campus in preparation for Oct. 7 protests

  Citing multiple demonstrations planned to mark the Oct. 7 anniversary since the Hamas attack on Israel that led to war in Gaza, the university says it has hired extra security and has asked professors to hold classes online, if possible.

• Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team

  NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see.

• Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers

  The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces.

• Shipments resume as Montreal port strike ends, but tensions linger

  The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled, but the potential remains for more job action and jammed supply chains in the coming weeks.

• Quebec Liberal Party gives Legault a ‘King of Deficits’ jersey

  As the Los Angeles Kings prepare to play a controversial preseason game in Quebec City on Thursday evening, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) has given François Legault a Kings jersey, but not just any Kings jersey.

• Montreal home sales rise 18 per cent in September from last year

  The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales rose 18 per cent in September from last year.