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• Seven lives lost: The victims of the Old Montreal fire

  It's been two weeks since a major fire ripped through a heritage building in the heart of Old Montreal, killing seven people and forever altering the lives of families across the globe. For the families of those who died, the grieving process is only starting.

  

• Gatineau police charge six people in pedophile hunters investigation

  Six people are facing charges for allegedly taking part in a "hunt" for suspected pedophiles in Gatineau, Que. over the past few months.

  

• New cases of mpox diagnosed in Montreal: public health

  One month almost to the day after the health ministry officially announced the end of the mpox outbreak in Quebec, new cases have appeared in Montreal, according to public health.

• Coney Island? Many of Montreal's construction cones aren't serving any purpose

  The City of Montreal is holding a one-day summit to figure out why there are so many orange cones around construction sites and, as it turns out, many of them are useless.

• 18-year-old man shot late Wednesday night in Saint-Leonard

  A young man found wounded late Wednesday night in the parking lot of a shopping centre in northeast Montreal is believed to be the victim of an earlier shooting in the same area. Montreal police (SPVM) reported Thursday morning that the 18-year-old man's life was no longer in danger.

• Groups offer funding solutions for Quebec's strapped public transit sector

  A coalition of organizations is calling for concrete funding solutions for Quebec's public transit sector. L'Alliance TRANSIT is proposing a series of measures to elected officials, including indexing the fuel tax and charging motorists for the kilometres they drive.

• Feeding white-tailed deer now prohibited in Quebec

  A new regulation that comes into effect Thursday in Quebec prohibits the feeding of white-tailed deer outside of hunting season, from Dec. 1 to Aug. 31, except on l'ile d'Anticosti.

• Two people arrested for alleged death threats against Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois

  Two people have been arrested for alleged death threats against Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois since the last election campaign, according to the co-spokesperson for Quebec Solidaire (QS).

• Flooded and fed up: St-Leonard homeowners file class-action suit over heavy rain damages

  A group of homeowners in St-Leonard has filed a class-action lawsuit against their borough and the City of Montreal, claiming municipal authorities are to blame for repeated floodings during heavy rain.

• Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

  The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the 'Doctrine of Discovery,' the theories backed by 15th-century 'papal bulls' that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today.

• 4 arrested, including 3 minors, for robbery at mobile phone shop in Montreal

  Montreal police say they have arrested four suspects, including three minors, for their alleged involvement in a robbery at a mobile phone shop in Montreal.

• Professors end strike at Quebec's Universite Laval, approve conciliator deal

  Professors at Universite Laval in Quebec City have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal brokered by a conciliator, putting an end to their indefinite general strike.

• 'I lost a brother': Funeral held for teen who died in Old Montreal fire

  Almost two weeks after his death, a funeral was held in Laval Wednesday for a teenager who died in the fire in Old Montreal.

• Treatment-resistant worm spreads among dogs in the U.S.: Canadian study

  Genetic mutations in a parasite that clings to the intestinal wall of dogs with its hook-shaped beak allow it to resist one of the primary drugs used to treat it, a Canadian study warns.

• Bill 15: Quebec tables legislation to overhaul health system

  The CAQ government has unveiled its long-promised plan to improve Quebec's public health network. Tabled at the Quebec legislature Wednesday by Health Minister Christian Dubé, Bill 15 promises a major shakeup.

• Montreal's Peel Basin redevelopment to include thousands of housing units

  After years of debate, The City of Montreal unveiled on Wednesday its new plan for the Peel Basin, which includes thousands of new apartments and the possibility of another REM station.

• Quebec's health-care reform plan draws backlash from stakeholders

  Quebec's sweeping new health-care plan—Bill 15—drew mixed reaction following its announcement Wednesday. Several health-care professionals say it's a massive undertaking—especially for a health minister who initially said he didn't want reform.

• Universite de Laval: Faculty vote overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement

  Unionized professors at the Universite de Laval voted overwhelmingly in favour of the conciliator's agreement, raising the prospect of an end to the strike if the employer agrees to it.