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  Quebec hockey referees speak out about being subjected to violence on the ice

  Hockey can be a violent sport but it’s not only the players receiving the blows. In a three-part report, Noovo Info uncovered stories of referees who have been badly injured on the ice, with some suffering scarring, head trauma and PTSD.

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  Montreal blacksmith says he has a 'place in paradise' as Notre-Dame reopens its doors

  Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose above the Paris skyline as the historic cathedral, which took 182 years to build between the 12th and 14th centuries, was reduced to a smouldering shell.

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  As Australia bans social media for children, Quebec is paying close attention

  As Australia moves to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is debating whether to follow suit.

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  Buying a home? Here's everything you need to know about Quebec's 'welcome' tax

  Anyone who has bought a home in Quebec knows the rollercoaster high of making that big, life-changing purchase – and the sudden crash that occurs when the welcome tax bill comes in the mail, alongside its 30-day payment deadline.

• 'Broken lives and families': former members of Quebec religious community speak out

  Several former members of fringe religious community the Mission de L’Esprit Saint are urging the Quebec government to intervene following claims that it was a cult that brainwashed some members. Their stories are being told in a new documentary by Noovo Info.

• Canadian border officers seize record number of stolen vehicles in Quebec

  It's official — Quebec has set a new record for the most stolen vehicles recovered in one year by Canadian border agents.

• Historic federal prison in Laval could soon become housing

  The historic Saint-Vincent-de-Paul federal prison, built in 1873 in Laval, Que., could become housing after Canada opened it up for development.

• Not just a new shirt: how a Montreal trans woman embraced her femininity through clothes

  After struggling with her identity after coming out as a trans woman, Jeanette Scott turned to a personal stylist so that she could be more comfortable in her femininity.

• One voice, two solitudes: Calls for cultural crossover one year after Karl Tremblay's death

  It’s been one year since Karl Tremblay, the lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, died of prostate cancer at the age of 47.

• Veteran's health transformed by groundbreaking surgery to repair narrowed windpipe

  As a military veteran, Lisa Cyr has fought many battles, but one of the hardest has been with her health. A 3D-printed stent has now helped her turn a page in her life.

• Montreal man pricked by dirty needle picking up his keys

  A Montreal man was pricked by a dirty needle while picking up his keys that had fallen in a pile of leaves.

• Thinking of donating your brain to science? This is what they might do with it

  Researchers say taking a peek inside a person's brain is as difficult as understanding the universe or discovering the ocean in its entirety.