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• Quebec should tax gas-guzzlers to reverse SUV trend, says environmental group

  Quebecers aren't using their sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to their full capacities, a recent study found, with just 38 per cent of owners utilizing their vehicle's entire cargo space at least once a week, and nearly three-quarters never using their SUV to pull a load.

  

• Montreal airport authority warns passengers about illegal taxi drivers

  Illegal taxi drivers are posing a safety risk for passengers at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, says the city's airport authority (ADM).

  

• Justin Trudeau walks in Montreal’s Greek Independence Day Parade

  A sea of blue and white flags waved in the wind Sunday afternoon during the Greek Independence Day Parade in Parc-Extension.

• Quebec maple syrup producers using gold nanoparticles to test quality

  The maple syrup we pour on our pancakes is the product of high-precision work, and its quality is scrupulously inspected before it's sold.

• Body discovered on the St. Lawrence River bank

  A man’s body was discovered on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, downstream from Quebec City and Lévis late Saturday afternoon.

• Town of Mount Royal home targeted by gunfire; police investigating

  Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating after a home in the Town of Mount Royal was shot at Sunday morning.

• Asylum seeker deal between U.S. and Canada won't stop drama at border, advocates say

  About a dozen asylum seekers hoping to start a new life in Canada saw their plans hit a snag on Saturday afternoon when they learned an unofficial crossing between the Canadian and U.S. border no longer offered the safe passage they'd come to expect.

• Thousands of Hydro-Quebec customers still without power Sunday afternoon

  Nearly 6,000 Hydro-Quebec customers are without power as of Sunday afternoon after a spring snowstorm brought heavy snow and strong winds.

• Quebec Solidaire wants to regularize the status of 10,000 immigrants by 2023

  Immigrant Workers Center (IWC) members gathered in Parc-Extension on Saturday to demand that the Quebec government implement a regularization program for young non-status immigrants and their families.

• No one injured in shooting in West Island suburb: police

  Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating reports of gunshots in the West Island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux on Saturday.

• SPORTS

  SPORTS | Harvey-Pinard nets three, Canadiens crush Blue Jackets 8-2

  Rafael Harvey-Pinard electrified the Bell Centre with his first career hat trick as the Montreal Canadiens routed the Columbus Blue Jackets 8-2 on Saturday.

• Questions raised about safety of Old Montreal building destroyed by fatal fire

  Police and firefighters have said it's too soon to say what caused the fire. But witnesses have raised questions about safety, including whether smoke detectors were working and whether there were proper emergency exits.

• Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

  A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area. Several Black community organizations have criticized the puppet as being reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows — racist performances during which white people portrayed exaggerated stereotypes of Black people for laughs. But the show's creator — Franck Sylvestre, who is Black — has no plans to change the puppet, which he said is a caricature of his own features.

• Mike Hoffman frustrated with 1-game suspension for Bruin in social media video

• Under one roof: Quebec families embracing intergenerational housing

  Intergenerational housing is a long-standing tradition in many cultures. But some experts suggest the practice could become increasingly popular in Quebec as families battle the rising cost of living.

• Man in life-threatening condition after shooting in Pierrefonds-Roxboro: paramedics

  A man in his 30s was sent to hospital in life-threatening condition after being shot in Pierrefonds-Roxboro Friday evening, paramedics say.

• Quebec police investigating armed assault death of 21-year-old man

  Quebec provincial police (SQ) are investigating the death of a man Saturday in Repentigny, in the Lanaudière region.

• Airbnb to pull listings that don't have proper permits in Quebec

  Short-term rental company Airbnb says it will pull listings that don't have a proper permit from the Quebec government. The San Francisco-based company made the announcement eight days after a fatal fire destroyed an Old Montreal building that housed illegal rentals.