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• 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.

  

• Park Ex residents call for borough to do more to curb trash overflow

  It's a stinky situation in Montreal's Park Extension neighbourhood, where residents say the garbage problem has gotten out of control.

• Star-gazing couple to travel from Montreal to South Korea for the perfect moonrise photo

  The man behind the Plateau Astro website wants Montrealers to go outside and look up.

• Extreme weather is becoming more frequent. How should you prepare?

  In the Montreal area, 'micro-bursts,' 'severe thunderstorms,' and 'tornadoes' are terms we've all heard to describe the weather.

• 'I feel harassed': Montreal-area mom with MS outraged after police interrupt lemonade fundraiser

  When two Montreal-area boys set up a lemonade stand to raise money for multiple sclerosis (MS) research -- a disease their mother was diagnosed with two years ago -- they never expected police to intervene.

• 'A proper childhood they deserve': Russian family takes war-torn Ukrainian children on day trips

  Although war memories are there to stay for most Ukrainian children, some refugees in Montreal have a chance to relive their happy childhood by visiting the zoo or a waterpark.

• Montreal Pride returns for 15th year with large-scale shows, new main site

  The Montreal Pride Festival will hold its 15th edition from Aug. 1 to 7 with nine free large-scale shows, 150 artists, a hundred community activities with more than 200 organizations – as well as the traditional parade to mark the last day of festivities.

• Habs hero: Canadiens' Paul Byron helps rescue pilot in seaplane crash

  Montreal Canadiens player Paul Byron took part in the rescue of a man who crashed his seaplane in the Laurentians Saturday morning.

• Montreal food bank's urban gardening project enlists help of young campers

  With inflation reaching an almost 40-year high, the Sun Youth food bank says demand for its services has soared -- but donations haven't kept up.