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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

• Montreal's newest Asian supermarket shakes things up on South Shore

  A new Asian supermarket opened its doors this week on Montreal's South Shore.

• The story behind the British bulldog overlooking the Decarie Expressway

  Montreal is full of murals that honour historic figures — from Leonard Cohen to René Lévesque but there's one that turns a lot of heads.

• The New Penelope: virtual museum pays tribute to 1960s Montreal nightclub

  A Montreal researcher has put together a virtual museum of The New Penelope, a club that opened in the 1960s that was the dawn of the city's underground movement.

• Montreal's senior home for lesbians welcomed its first tenants

  It’s been almost a decade in the making — Montreal inaugurated its first home for lesbians 55 and over, and the first tenants started moving in.

• Haunted Kahnawake woods scaring for a cause for almost two decades

  For 19 years, James Day has hosted a haunted woods in Kahnawake, Que. that has been scaring community members around Halloween and raising money and food for the local food basket.

• Rolloween costume maker designs rigs for wheelchair users

  Montreal designer Bob Murphy designs one-of-a-kind costumes for children who use wheelchairs.