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  Woman dies in apartment fire near Montreal's Olympic Park: police

  A woman in her 70s has died after an apartment fire near Montreal's Olympic Park.

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  Here are the Montreal-area weekend road closures

  Those driving in and around Montreal this weekend should be aware that road construction and maintenance could result in several closures.

• Quebec apple harvest the most abundant in 15 years

  Quebec's apple farmers are enjoying the most abundant harvest in years as the warm winter and stormy summer created the perfect conditions for a historic yield.

• Overtime: the Tribunal will hear FIQ and the Council for the protection of the sick

  The Administrative Labour Tribunal will hold a hearing regarding the FIQ’s request for its members to refuse to work overtime starting on Sept. 19.

• Molson Coors ends diversity, equity and inclusion policies, moves to 'broader view'

  Brewing company Molson Coors says it is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and taking a 'broader view' in which all employees know they are welcome.

• Home sales increase by 9.3% in Montreal in August

  The Association professionnelle des courtiers immobiliers du Québec (APCIQ) reports that home sales in the Montreal area increased by 9.3 per cent in August compared to the same month last year.

• As Quebec promises action, residents demand an end to illegal dumping in Kanesatake

  Quebec's Environment Department is taking soil samples from trucks headed to the Mohawk community of Kanesatake as part of an effort to fight illegal dumping in the area.

• Montreal workers remove homeless tent with woman inside

  The City of Montreal says it will investigate what happened when city workers dismantled a homeless encampment in Jeanne-Mance Park after witnesses say one tent was lifted from the ground with someone inside of it.

• Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer

  The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain said Friday that it’s turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. of Canada.

• Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say

  Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.

• Two Montreal children struck in separate accidents, prompting calls for greater vigilance

  Two close calls have left communities shaken on opposite sides of the city of Montreal. In Ahuntsic, a six-year-old was struck by a school bus driver this morning. In Ville Marie, a three-year-old was hit by an SUV under similar circumstances.

• The waters of the St. Lawrence are warming and the amount of oxygen is decreasing

  The decline in the amount of oxygen in the seabed of the St. Lawrence River is of concern to researchers from the governments of Canada and Quebec, who on Thursday released the State of the St. Lawrence 2024.

• League-leading Alouettes host Lions as Rourke begins to find his groove

  Nathan Rourke will make his fourth consecutive start when the BC Lions (6-6) visit the league-leading Montreal Alouettes (10-1) at Molson Stadium on Friday night.

• Class-action wants Apple to uphold iPhone water resistance promise to Quebec customers

  A Quebec law firm is seeking authorization for a class-action lawsuit against Apple for anyone in the province who has had their iPhone damaged by water.