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• Montreal welcomes back first full St. Paddy's Day parade since 2019

  Thousands of Montrealers lined St. Catherine Street to welcome back the first full St. Patrick's Day parade since 2019.

  

• Advocates hope support continues to increase for people with intellectual disabilities

  Julie Bourque is thriving. The young woman, who is currently doing an internship at a daycare centre, where she disinfects the facilities in the morning and helps out with 18-month-old babies in the afternoon, has a boyfriend.

  

• Court tosses case against trans man after 'inappropriate' and 'humiliating' Montreal police interrogation

  An arson case has been thrown out, and the accused acquitted after a Quebec Superior Court judge found the police investigator created an atmosphere of oppression by, among other errors, using female pronouns and dead names throughout the interrogation of a trans man.

  

• 'World-class' aquarium coming to Montreal in 2024

  Montreal is getting a new aquarium that is set to open next year. Ecorecreo Group is leading the development of the 'world-class' attraction in midtown's Royalmount complex.

  

• Black Woman Market exceeding expectations in Montreal retail

  A small shop in Montreal that opened for Black History Month will be staying open longer than originally planned after it exceeded expectations and is drawing customers interested in unique and locally owned businesses.

• 'He is a hero': CTV Montreal camera operator saves man from house fire

  A CTV News Montreal camera operator is being hailed as a hero after he helped a man escape a burning home over the weekend.

• This 100-year-old is still taking classes at McGill University

  Most students come to McGill University in their 20s to get an education. But not Miriam Tees. She was born in the '20s and just celebrated her 100th birthday.

• 'She's a trooper': Survivor of Herron care home crisis celebrates 100th birthday

  Forty-seven seniors died during the COVID-19 pandemic after they were abandoned at the Herron care home in Dorval, Que. Antonietta Pollice survived. And on Saturday, she celebrated a milestone: her 100th birthday.

• 'Not always a therapy session': Quebec campaign shares dangers of conversion therapy

  Although illegal, conversion therapies are still practiced in Quebec, "disguised and hidden under the guise of medical and mental health care, or behind religious authorities," says Fondation Émergence, which launched a campaign called Put an End to conversion practices.

• Meet Kitchi, Montreal Children's Hospital's newest therapy dog

  Kitchi hasn't had a hard time making friends at his new job, but of course, it helps that he's a soft, blonde, golden doodle. "He's nice," says Victoria, a 6-year-old patient.

• Home of late hockey legend Guy Lafleur back on the market with lower $1.6M price tag

  The home of late hockey legend Guy Lafleur, one of the few Montreal homes with a helicopter pad tucked away in the backyard, is back on the market but for a much lower asking price.

• Montreal officer living double life as NHL emergency backup goalie

  A Montreal police officer who grew up with dreams of playing in the NHL is finding a way to follow his dream... sort of. Patrick Chevrefils is an SPVM officer in Cote-St-Luc and swaps his badge for a blocker at night to sit as the emergency backup goalie.