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Many Montrealers are struggling to put food on the table due to job losses on top of lockdown restrictions, organization leaders say.

Using the power of music and film, two Quebecers are trying to encourage men to be more open about their mental health struggles. 1

A Montreal action man has been turning heads and raising eyebrows with thrill-seeker videos posted to Instagram that he hopes will brighten people's day. 1

A coalition is demanding the Quebec government improve sexual education in schools immediately, as many teachers have found they don't have the resources to teach the subject properly. 1

The daughter of a 97-year-old woman in Montreal was happy when her mother received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination but shocked and confused when she got a Pfizer vaccine as well. 22

Rameez Karim is a Montrealer dancer who says that rhythm and movement has helped him connect to his Muslim faith. 1

The Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake is being described as a miracle and a statistical anomaly when it comes to fighting the spread of COVID-19. Part of that success has been attributed to the expertise of family doctor and virologist Annick Gauthier.

A formerly homeless Montreal man has taken to YouTube to draw attention to how the city's most vulnerable population is often treated. 2

Martin Clermont, a Quebec man obsessed with COVID-19 conspiracy theories, was charged after police found a cache of pipe bombs and a semi-automatic rifle at his home. His brother said his family watched him lose touch with reality this year and ended up asking police to step in.

For most autistic kids, it hasn’t been an easy year. But for one boy at a Montreal special-needs school, it’s at least been a great week, after he took the Internet by storm. 1

Montreal's vacancy rate just hit six per cent, a far cry from what it’s been for the last few years. But prices aren't dropping, nor is the debate around affordable housing, and Quebec's rental board has enacted a strict new measure. 1

Canada has become a major hub for the conspiracy theory known as Qanon. These Canadians describe what it's like to lose a family member to the cult. 1

The pandemic has led many Quebecers to seek companionship by getting a furry companion, but as prices for dogs soar, some are fearing that missing pooches may actually have been stolen. 1

When Peter Doonan recently scrolled through the Longueuil municipal website, he said he was surprised to see all of the English-language pages were missing. While he doesn’t understand why the city would remove the English pages that were already online, he said he’s mostly worried that during a pandemic, anglophone or allophone residents could end up missing important information. 1

Today is CTV Montreal’s 60th anniversary! First called CFCF, and then Pulse News, gathering news and being a part of the community is a fulfilling challenge for the whole team. 17

Johnny Watt is a recipient of the Order of Nunavik and helped deliver the measles vaccine, by dog team, in the 1950s. On Sunday he became the first Nunavimmiuk to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

For the first time in history, a Westmount High alum was sworn in as vice president on Wednesday, and residents of her (possibly) favourite province were watching. 21

The presidency of Donald Trump will come to an end on Wednesday, an expert told CTV News she believes the conspiracy theories he inspired and sometimes encouraged will likely continue to spread. 1

Many Montrealers were clearing piles of snow off their cars this weekend, but a Mirable man managed to turn that chore into a good deed on Saturday morning. 1

The head of Quebec's Institute of Public Health is urging Quebecers not to avoid the province's hospitals, saying the risk of catching COVID-19 while receiving needed care is low. 1