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  WEATHER | Sunny skies and springtime highs in store for Montreal this week

  Springtime temperatures are expected through the work week in Montreal with conditions cooling for a weekend above freezing.

  

• Stuck in the red zone but too young for vaccine, Monteregie residents in their 70s have worst of both worlds

  Some South Shore residents who are over the age of 70 are caught in a worst of both worlds situation: beholden to the maximum level of COVID-19 restrictions, but too young to receive a vaccine.

  

• Quebec seniors' residence evacuated after early morning fire

  A retirement home was evacuated leaving around a hundred senior residents out of their home home due to a fire early Sunday morning in Rawdon, about an hour north of Montreal.

• Royal Family absorbs shock of revealing Harry, Meghan interview

  The Royal Family absorbed the tremors Monday from a sensational television interview by Prince Harry and Meghan, in which the couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a lack of support that drove the duchess to thoughts of suicide.

• Former weather presenter Frank Cavallaro to run in next federal election

  Veteran CTV News weather reporter Frank Cavallaro will run in the next federal election on Erin O’Toole’s Conservative ticket for the riding of Mount Royal.

• Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah lays bare royal rift

  In a wide-ranging interview aired Sunday, Harry and Meghan described painful palace discussions about the colour of their son's skin, losing royal protection and the intense pressures that led the Duchess of Sussex to contemplate suicide.

• Want to garden this summer? Better act quick as seeds are already selling out

  Quebecers itching to get back into their gardens better start acting quickly, lest they be left green with envy as shops are already selling out of many supplies.

• Why this Montreal couple is donating $1 million for COVID-19 research

  Montreal couple Suzanne Legge and Jeff Orr are donating $1 million to help an elite MUHC research team learn about all facets of the novel coronavirus.

• Work underway to plug hole in water pipe that led to closure of Metropolitan Expressway

  City workers are plugging a 16-inch pipe that burst on Saturday, closing one of Quebec's busiest roadways indefinitely.

• Runner breaks half marathon world record on a frozen Quebec lake... in bare feet

  A runner in Quebec broke the Guinness World Records posted time for completing a half marathon barefoot on ice or snow.

• Over 30 people pick up $1,550 fines for gathering at Quebec ski chalet

  Over 30 people hoping to have a nice night at a Quebec ski chalet had their Saturday night party ended early and in less than pleasant style with all of them receiving $1,550 fines.

• Hillary Clinton's co-author comes to defense of imperiled Mile-End bookstore

  The author of a series of popular Quebec books and co-author of a future book with former American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is coming to the defence of a Mile-End bookstore that's threatened by rising rent.

• Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 600 for first time since the fall, 707 new cases

  The province reported Sunday that the number of COVID-19 patients in Quebec hospitals dropped below 600 for the first time since the fall. There were nine fewer people receiving care in the province's hospitals than there were 24 hours ago, for a total of 592.

• Facebook communities peddling COVID-19 misinformation have grown by 48 per cent: report

  Facebook communities pushing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines in Canada have grown by 48 per cent in the past six months, according to a new report by a U.K. think tank that specializes in monitoring disinformation, extremism and hate online.