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  Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits

  Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer.

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  Quebec premier visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s

  François Legault has become the first Quebec premier to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s.

• Workplace harassment: CNESST launches awareness campaign

  The number of complaints for psychological or sexual harassment in the workplace is increasing: as of Aug. 30, no less than 4,182 cases have been handled by the Commission for Standards, Equity, Health, and Safety at Work (CNESST), compared to 4,577 for all of 2023 and 3,934 in 2022.

• Launch of Quebec's first environmental volunteer network

  Several environmental organizations launched Quebec's first national environmental volunteer network, VolonTerre Québec, on Monday morning in Montreal to facilitate environmental volunteerism.

• A motorcyclist dies after running off the road in Outaouais

  A 30-year-old motorcyclist died Sunday evening after running off the road in Chelsea, in the Outaouais region.

• Vehicle targeted by arson in Montreal North

  Montreal police is investigating after a vehicle was set on fire in the borough of Montreal North.

• Montreal protesters decry French-language law impacts in hospitals

  Around 50 protestors gathered outside of the Jewish General Hospital on Sunday, objecting to Quebec's French-language law's impact on the health care sector.

• Montreal group raising awareness for those with borderline personality disorder

  A fundraising walk in Montreal was held in support of those with emotional dysregulation such as borderline personality disorder.

• 75-year-old Quebec water-skier, a world champion

  Mont-Tremblant water-skier Pierre Plouffe, 75, is back from the world championships with a shiny first-place trophy in his age category.

• Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups

  Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada and the union representing thousands of its pilots negotiated a new labour deal and averted a disruptive, countrywide shutdown.

• Hundreds of wolves, bears and coyotes killed in attempt to help Quebec caribou

  In recent years, hundreds of wolves, bears, coyotes and other animals have been killed under Quebec government programs to help the caribou survive. However, the Environment Ministry does not know whether these controversial measures aimed at controlling cervid predation are effective.

• Affordable housing advocates demonstrate in Quebec City

  At a demonstration in front of the National Assembly in Quebec City, the Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) presented the government with a giant key symbolizing its solution to the housing crisis.

• Montreal bars, restaurants react to Quebec bill to regulate merchant tipping requests

  Quebec tabled a bill on Thursday that would regulate how merchants determine suggested tips, forcing businesses to calculate them based on the price before tax. Restaurant staff and management are divided on the policy.

• Liberal candidate in Montreal byelection says campaign is about her — not Trudeau

  In the final stretch of a Montreal byelection campaign widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the Liberal candidate - Laura Palestini - wants people to focus on her — not her leader.