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• Pull on your cowboy boots: Montreal's first-ever Lasso Fest kicks off

  The distinct twang of country music is rining throughout the air of Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau this weekend as Quebecer group the Mountain Daisies kicked off the Lasso Montreal country music festival Friday night.

  

• Family says Quebec man denied life-saving liver transplant due to alcohol abuse

  The family of a man on Montreal's West Island who is suffering liver failure says he is being denied the chance of a life-saving liver transplant.

  

• 'Pocket parks': Montreal hopes to entice workers, tourists downtown with colourful corners

  In an alley, just off Peel and Ste-Catherine streets, there's fresh paint – a new mural on a brick canvas and colourful places to sit.

  

• Montreal's First People's Fest returns this week

  Montreal's First People's Festival began Tuesday night with a film screening at the Monument-National on Saint-Laurent Blvd. and will run until Sunday, featuring screenings, dance, music and other arts celebrating Indigenous culture.

  

• Montreal's First People's Fest returns this week

  Montreal's First People's Festival began Tuesday night with a film screening at the Monument-National on Saint-Laurent Blvd. and will run until Sunday, featuring screenings, dance, music and other arts celebrating Indigenous culture.

• No Stanley Cup? No problem. Canadiens fan makes near-exact replica using 3D printer

  The Montreal Canadiens haven't brought the Stanley Cup home since 1993 -- but a very convincing replica is sitting in a garage in Boisbriand, Que., about 35 km northwest of Montreal.

• Wayward seal surprises boys fishing on Montreal's South Shore in Kahnawake

  Three boys out fishing in Kahnawake on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River spotted a seal on Sunday morning, more than 1,000 kilometres from its natural habitat.

• 107th World Esperanto Congress in Montreal to feature Indigenous languages

  The 107th World Esperanto Congress opened its doors Saturday in Montreal, a first for the metropolis and for Quebec.

• Quebec restaurant association calls for legalized tip sharing to attract workers

  Under Quebec's Employment Standards Act, tip money goes to the servers, and the cash can't be shared with other employees like cooks unless staff agree.

• Montrealer wins North America's top Scrabble prize

  Montrealer Michael Fagen took home top prize in North America's biggest Scrabble competition last week, despite being an underdog.

• Pope Francis in Quebec: Accounts from the ground

  Pope Francis was in Quebec for just under three days, drawing far fewer people to the Plains of Abraham than many expected while receiving mixed reviews for his apology to Indigenous people and hope for reconciliation.

• Storytelling drag queen Barbada to read to children at Saint-Laurent libraries

  Montreal drag queen Barbada de Barbades is continuing her journey to teach kids that reading is fundamental.