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• Planting this weekend? Here are some tips for a pollinator's paradise

  Whether you're an avid gardener or are just beginning to cultivate a green thumb, the long weekend in May is a perfect time to start wiggling your fingers in the dirt.

  

• Doctors on Quebec monkeypox frontline: 'I had never heard of this disease 24 hours ago'

  Dr. Rejean Thomas said his staff is an unlikely first line of defence against a virus in the same family as variola, which causes smallpox. That’s because he works at a clinic that treats sexually transmitted infections.

  

• First the pandemic, now inflation: Quebec's small businesses are slammed again

  Many small business owners in Quebec who were already grappling with a severe labour shortage and supply chain issues are now required to pay significantly higher prices for supplies and materials - not to mention gasoline.

  

• Montreal teens more digitally dependent during pandemic, but many are bored of staring at screens

  A new study from Montreal public health found screen time has surged among adolescents during the pandemic. Seventy per cent of teenagers said they’re staring at their phones, scrolling through social media or playing video games more often.

  

• Quebec beekeepers call for emergency aid over bee deaths from parasite

  The fears of Quebec beekeepers have come to pass -- a mortality rate among their bees that's three times higher than the average. To help them withstand the shock, they are asking for emergency aid from the federal and provincial governments.

• 'We need it now': As ER visits among children rise, Montreal parents want hotline reinstated

  Montreal public health officials are considering whether to bring back a special hotline for families with sick children to get them speedy appointments with a doctor. Hospitals are seeing an increase in visits to pediatric emergency rooms.

• New mural remembers Fredy Villanueva, killed by a Montreal police officer

  A new mural depicting Fredy Villanueva, who was killed by a Montreal police officer in 2008, has been unveiled.

• Apartment hunting: What can you get for $1,450 in Montreal?

  As moving season approaches, the ongoing housing crisis is on the minds of many Montrealers seeking a new place to live.

• Field of dreams: Quinn Farm offers jobs and support to Ukrainians fleeing the war

  Quinn Farm in Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot welcomes families from all over Quebec to sample produce from its apple orchards, pumpkin patches and market. Now the owners are opening their doors to new kinds of visitors – Ukrainians who have fled the war.

• No cash, no trades and no barters: 'Buy Nothing' movement picks up in Quebec

  Bill Wexler's garage is filled with things his community has given him for free -- and things he's ready to give away, no strings attached.

• 'Democratizing' prom: boutique offers free dresses and beauty services to students

  School is almost out for summer, and the most glamorous day of the year for students is coming up: prom.

• New Quebec pet and breeding law bans declawing, tail-docking and other cosmetic surgeries

  New regulations on pet ownership and breeding in Quebec came out this week including major advances for pet care and the humane treatment of horses. The new Animal Welfare and Safety Act would also ban non-therapeutic surgeries like declawing in cats, and tail-docking or ear-cropping in dogs.