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  Basement apartments should be banned in flood-prone areas, Montreal official says

  Basement apartments should be banned in certain parts of Montreal to prevent them from being flooded during severe weather events, a city official told residents at a council meeting Monday night.

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  The mayor of Montreal will attend a UN meeting in New York this week

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will travel to New York this week in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) Future Summit.

• Business owners in Little Italy push back against Saint-Zotique Street one-way change

  Tuesday morning, there was backlash brewing alongside the espressos in Little Italy. As of Monday, Saint-Zotique Street – which used to accommodate traffic in both directions – became a one-way street between Saint Dominique and Avenue Christophe-Colomb.

• Prosecution seeks 42-month sentence for Montreal father who kidnapped autistic daughter

  A Montreal man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping his autistic daughter, who was then kept in a crawl space, was back in court Tuesday for his sentencing hearing.

• Community rallies behind Montreal family of five facing deportation to Mexico

  A community is rallying behind a family of five that has been living in Montreal for six years and is now facing deportation in just a few days.

• The Quebec History Federation calls for a national museum that includes all Quebecers

  The Quebec History Federation is calling for the National Museum of Quebec History to include all groups in Quebec society, including anglophones, Indigenous peoples, immigrants, and women, among others.

• Poilievre's first chance to topple Trudeau government expected next week

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to get his first chance to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government next week, CTV News has confirmed.

• Northvolt energy supply: Fréchette mentions a deadline

  The Legault government is threatening to withdraw Northvolt's energy allocation after a certain period if the project doesn't move forward.

• Black Lives Ruined: What goes through a Black man's mind when he's pulled over

  The story is almost always the same: a Black man, perhaps in a nice car or walking down the street, is stopped by police. He asks, 'Why have you stopped me?' The response is he's either given a ticket, harassed or killed.

• MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, health centre seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing lawsuit

  Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.

• Five things to know about the Bloc Québécois' newest riding, LaSalle-Émard-Verdun

  The Bloc Québécois dealt a painful blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Monday's byelection, winning the Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun by 248 votes. Here are five things to know about the Montreal riding

• Conciliator's proposed agreement to be submitted to 80,000 FIQ union members

  FIQ union representatives have agreed to submit the conciliator's proposed agreement to members and will vote on it on Oct. 15, 16 and 17.

• Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Quebecois byelection victory

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Quebecois in LaSalle—Emard—Verdun.

• Historic $80M Lotto Max jackpot up for grabs

  A whopping $80 million dollars is up for grabs as part of Loto-Quebec's Lotto Max draw.