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• 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.

• 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.