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• Controversy and reversal after talk of dropping station from blue-line metro plans

  Public transit advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after an apparent reversal from the Quebec Transport Ministry, which had reportedly considered ditching plans for one station on the blue line metro extension.

  

• NDG tenants wonder if they're the latest victims of renoviction

  Tenants at an NDG apartment believe they might be victims of another so-called ‘renoviction,’ and have been ordered to leave their building for more than half a year.

  

• Montreal nurses given 2,000 free meals as thank-you on International Nurses Day

  On Wednesday, to mark International Nurses Day, a literal truckload of meals were delivered to staff at the McGill University Health Centre.

• Mixed reaction, so far, on QR-code 'vaccine passports' coming to Quebec Thursday

  Quebec is set to roll out its digital proof of vaccinations to the public tomorrow, but so far it has been getting mixed reactions from people and business owners.

• Bilingual municipalities call for 'balance and 'respect' ahead of Quebec language reform

  A group of suburban municipalities with bilingual status is calling for ‘balance’ and ‘respect’ ahead of major language reform set to be tabled in Quebec Thursday.

• Quebec's location and energy alternatives give it options if Line 5 closes: expert

  While political and business leaders across the country scramble to avoid a shutdown of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline, Quebec could be spared the most serious consequences if the oil stops flowing.

• Montreal Muslim group celebrates Eid by feeding others -- a downtown women's shelter

  Volunteers pulled up to Chez Doris, a shelter that serves mostly Indigenous women, with carloads of donations. What was behind the windfall? The Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Fitr and how some choose to celebrate it.

• Workplace outbreaks of COVID-19 declining, say Quebec health authorities

  After causing headaches for health authorities, COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec workplaces decreased at the end of April, says the provincial public health institute -- and the trend seems to be continuing.

• Man, 50, in critical condition after his motorcycle collided with truck in east-end Montreal

  Montreal police are on the scene of a very serious collision between a motorcycle and truck on Wednesday afternoon near Jacques-Cartier bridge.

• More deaths despite fewer accidents on Quebec roads last year

  Any year-end review of 2020 has its share of incongruities due to the many upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – and road crashes were no exception.

• Most Quebec small businesses opposed to expansion of French language: poll

  On the heels of the Quebec government’s plans to table its long-awaited reform to the French language charter, a new poll suggests most small businesses are opposed to the expansion of French in the workplace.

• Quebec adds 745 new COVID-19 cases; hospitalizations drop by 10

  New COVID-19 infections continue to trend downward in Quebec, with the province reporting 745 new cases on Wednesday.

• Canadiens sign forward Harvey-Pinard to two-year entry-level contract

  The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to two-year, entry-level contract with an average annual value of US$825,000.

• Nearly 800 fines issued to returning travellers who refused to quarantine

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says 798 fines have been issued to travellers arriving in Canada for refusing to quarantine in a government-authorized hotel.