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Motorcyclist in critical condition after collision on Highway 40

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a collision with a truck on the eastbound Highway 40 in the West Island.

Flat tire on a highway? Here's why you shouldn't try to fix it

If you're cruising down a highway and realize you have a flat tire, you may want to think twice before stopping to fix it on the side of the road.

Her SUV was stolen in Montreal. A Good Samaritan on Facebook helped her get it back

Just as she had feared, a restaurant owner from eastern Quebec who visited Montreal had her SUV stolen, but says it was all thanks to the kindness of strangers on the internet — not the police — that she got it back.

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According to a lost-and-found record by the ride-sharing company, Montrealers are more likely than anyone else in the province to leave items behind in their Ubers. A sword was one of the weirdest, according to the company. (pexels.com)

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Flat tire on a highway? Here's why you shouldn't try to fix it

If you're cruising down a highway and realize you have a flat tire, you may want to think twice before stopping to fix it on the side of the road.

McGill dental faculty teams up with Welcome Hall to provide dental care for low-income patients

McGill University's Faculty of Dental Medicine is partnering with the Welcome Hall Mission to help provide free dental care to those who need it the most.

McGill roommates — one Jewish, the other Palestinian — find friendship and common ground

A Palestinian and Jewish student ended up as roommates at McGill in 2021, and the experience led them to find common ground.

Montreal's Jewish community remembers victims for Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day

On Sunday night, Jewish communities recognize Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, where six candles are lit at a ceremony at the Montreal Holocaust Museum, one for every million Jews killed during the Holocaust.

Montreal launches cruise season with ship that protected 1,500 Ukrainian refugees

The Volendam, now back to ferrying vacationing travellers, was the first cruise ship of the 2024 season to arrive in Montreal. The port authority held a ceremony aboard the vessel to celebrate the occasion, with invited guests including diplomats from Ukraine and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Woman's death in collision on Que.'s Highway 50 raising questions about road's safety

A woman died in a car crash on April 27 on Highway 50, a stretch of road considered deadly by many locals. That woman's family is calling for more to be done to improve safety on the road.

Crowds show up in Kahnawake for Star Wars Day at collectibles expo

Hundreds of vendors, collectibles and sci-fi and fantasy nerds of all stripes took in the K-Town Collectibles Expo in Kahnawake Que. that kicked off on Star Wars Day, May the fourth.

'Congratulations': Celine Dion praises Quebec DJ for new mashup featuring her vocals

Quebec singing legend Celine Dion has praised a Quebec DJ for creating a mashup featuring one of her songs with U.K. producer Majestic.

Montreal baker reinvents her craft after Celiac disease diagnosis

Eight years ago, Lauren McGowan found out she had Celiac disease. As a baker, the Montrealer says the diagnosis didn't just change her life personally -- but also professionally.

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Mice, cockroaches: NDG family raises health concerns over unfixed hole in apartment ceiling

A Montreal family that came to Canada with dreams of building a better life have found themselves living in an apartment in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce where mice and cockroaches are coming through the ceiling because their bathroom ceiling caved in.

Montreal home sales up 25 per cent in April as expected rate cuts prompt recovery: board

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales surged 25.5 per cent in April compared with the same month last year, with levels returning to historical averages.

Montreal organizations say the housing crisis is the leading cause of stress in psychiatric patients

The housing crisis is having a severe impact on tenants' mental health, say organizations calling on Quebec Premier François Legault to take action.

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Family sues Lakeshore Hospital after mother found dead on ER floor

A Montreal family has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Lakeshore Hospital after their 86-year-old mother fell on the floor and died at the hospital allegedly without anyone noticing.

Quebec teachers to train students on how to intervene during an opioid overdose

Some 2,300 high school teachers in four Canadian provinces are now able to train their students to intervene in the event of an opioid overdose. Just under 800 of these teachers are in Quebec.

Quebec's birth rate dips to lowest level in nearly 20 years

Quebec saw a 3 per cent drop in the number of births between 2022 and 2023, according to data released Wednesday by the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ).

No more doctor's note: Quebec bill would scrap paperwork for massages, medical equipment

On Wednesday, Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced that he will table a bill to cut red tape, so that family doctors can free up an additional 500,000 medical appointments for patients each year by a plan to put an end to require a medical note in order to be reimbursed by an insurance company.

How long is the average Quebecer's life expectancy? New data released

Life expectancy in Quebec has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according new data from the Quebec Statistics Institute (ISQ).

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Map shows where the ticks are in Quebec -- and where they're headed

Public health researchers have released a new map showing where Quebecers are likely to run into ticks that can carry Lyme disease.

Despite shift to EVs, number of gas-powered cars on Quebec roads hits record high

The province has been pushing drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) but it appears Quebecers aren't buying in. The latest numbers from the SAAQ show that the number of gas-powered vehicles hit a record high in 2023.

Quebec announces $59.5 million to protect caribou

Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette has announced plans to invest $59.5 million to implement projects to protect caribou, which are heavily disturbed by human activity, and is launching regional consultations in Charlevoix and Gaspésie.

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BREAKING Average hourly wage in Canada now $34.95: StatCan

Average hourly wages among Canadian employees rose to $34.95 on a year-over-year basis in April, a 4.7 per cent increase, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday morning.

From outer space? Sask. farmers baffled after discovering strange wreckage in field

A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.

This iconic Canadian song is turning 50

Andy Kim's 'Rock Me Gently' is marking a major milestone, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Oprah Winfrey: I set an unrealistic standard for dieting

Oprah Winfrey said on Thursday evening that she has long played a role in promoting unhealthy and unrealistic diets.

Ontario family receives massive hospital bill as part of LTC law, refuses to pay

A southwestern Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a hospital in Windsor, Ont., after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated -- and she says she has no intention of paying it.

Toronto police called to Drake's Bridle Path mansion for another alleged intruder on Thursday

Toronto police say a man who allegedly attempted to access Drake’s Bridle Path property was taken to hospital on Thursday after an altercation with security guards.

Flat tire on a highway? Here's why you shouldn't try to fix it

If you're cruising down a highway and realize you have a flat tire, you may want to think twice before stopping to fix it on the side of the road.

Storm-battered U.S. South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life

Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the U.S. South on Thursday even as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into a storm drain as he played in a flooded street.