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  MISSING | Montreal police looking for 75 year old not seen since Sunday morning

  Montreal police are asking for the public's help to find 75-year-old Jacques Savard, who has not been seen since Sunday morning.

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  Did you feel it? Gentle earthquake rumbles Montreal area

  It was a gentle one, but residents in the Montreal area might have felt the rumble of a 3.4 magnitude earthquake Sunday evening.

• 1 dead, 2 injured after partial building collapse in Montreal

  One is dead and two injured after a building partially collapsed in Montreal on Saturday. A man's body was discovered in the rubble hours after the initial event.

• Meet Newton, Concordia's first full-time therapy dog

  At just five months old, Newton the Portuguese water dog is making a big impression with students.

• Nurses stay overnight at steps of Quebec premier's office demanding better pay

  On Saturday, thousands of union members across disciplines formed a common front and marched through the streets of Montreal. On Sunday, members of the Interprofessional Lanaudière Health Union (FIQ-SIL) launched their own demonstration in front of the constituency office of Quebec Premier Francois Legault in L'Assomption, Que.

• House Speaker Anthony Rota apologizes after inviting man who fought for Nazis to Parliament

  Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

• 'Our people are ready': General strike possible in Quebec health, education, social services

  Thousands of public-sector workers carried turquoise flags Saturday afternoon through downtown Montreal. The workers, representing a collaboration of several unions, say they’re ready to launch general strike unless the Quebec government can give them a “respectable” offer.

• Loto-Quebec: Historic $68 million jackpot up for grabs this week

  A lucky winner will take home $68 million on Wednesday, Loto-Québec's highest 6/49 jackpot ever.

• Firefighters battled four-alarm blaze at Dorval apartment building

  Montreal firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze spanning two residential buildings in Dorval Saturday afternoon. First responders were called to the corner of Dawson Avenue and Garden Crescent around 1 p.m. The caller said they saw smoke billowing from a balcony on the third floor.

• Wildfires: Town of Clova busy as ever after Quebec premier said it was burning down

  Dominic Vincent’s inn and restaurant in Clova, Que., is fully booked these days, only months after Premier François Legault announced the town of 36 residents would burn to the ground during the unprecedented summer wildfire season.

• Quebec investigating after ankle bracelet didn't notify victim of abuser's proximity

  Quebec’s public security ministry is investigating after it says its ankle-monitor system didn’t alert a victim that their abuser was close to them.

• The Bill 96 effect: CEGEP student warns others to get their English eligibility certificate before it's too late

  A John Abbott College student has learned the hard way that applying for a certificate of eligibility for English instruction before graduating high school has become even more critical under the new French language law in Quebec.

• Moneris says systems back online after users across Canada report outages affecting debit, credit payments

  The payment processing company Moneris says it has resolved an outage that appeared to affect debit and credit transactions across the country.

• 'Solidarity garden' in Pierrefonds-Roxboro helps feed families in need

  A "solidarity garden" in Pierrefonds-Roxboro is growing vegetables on public land to share with neighbours in need. The borough inaugurated a newly redesigned garden earlier this week at Gouin Park that will help fill a local food bank.

• Hydro-Quebec stands by post supporting LGBTQ+ community despite backlash

  Hydro-Quebec is standing by a social media post made Thursday in support of the LGBTQ2S+ community. In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, the utility responded to Canada-wide demonstrations protesting how 'gender ideology' and sexual orientation are discussed in schools.

• Closure of addiction treatment centers contributing to homelessness in Quebec, says group

  At a time when the number of people experiencing homelessness is growing in Quebec, 16 addiction treatment centers have closed their doors in the last ten years, removing more than 800 beds for vulnerable populations in the province.

• Montreal naval reserve granted Freedom of the City honour to mark 100 years

  A special ceremony was held in Old Montreal Saturday to mark the centennial anniversary of Canada's Naval Reserve.

• Jewish groups celebrate as Quebec man sentenced to 15 months for fomenting hatred

  A Quebec man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews has been sentenced to 15 months in jail and three years of probation.