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Hard hit by the closure of concert halls and other music venures, professional musicians are calling on governments for help when nearly one-in-five of them has decided to give up their career during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jeremy Hubscher, 12, is a seventh-grader at John Rennie High School and lives in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. He's recently started a hobby that's going to turn a lot of heads this Halloween — he's taught himself special effects makeup. 1

A class at Ratiheǹ:te High School in Kanesatake sent letters this week to the province and Ottawa explaining the deep cynicism many Indigenous youth feel towards all levels of government. If they want that to change, more must be done, they wrote.

With cold weather and an extended lockdown, it's time to keep daylight saving time year-round, say a group of Montrealers. The idea has support in neighbouring areas, but Premier Legault said it's not a priority. 1

A code red and potential fine won't stop Scott Trainor from having people visit his haunted house on Halloween.

Demand for the flu vaccine this year in Quebec is sky high, and appointments may be hard to come by. Still, pharmacies that ordered flu vaccines will all receive their supply by November 1, in time for the start of the province’s campaign, according to Hugues Mousseau, Director General of the Quebec Association of Pharmacy Distributors (AQDP). 3

Even today, when you ask Montrealers about 1995, you can see the stress rise as they relive that infamous—or famous, depending on who you ask—year. Have we ever learned how Quebec came so close to separating, or what stopped it? 1

A young woman has created an interactive candy map so families can see which of their neighbours will be offering treats on Halloween night. 1

The REM's Fairview-Pointe-Claire station was revealed on Thursday through a 3D virtual tour -- including shots of both inside and outside the station. 1

The support program for women with breast cancer at the MUHC has gone online and shown some unexpected benefits. 1

The Montreal co-working space, the Anticafe was forced to close by police, but has reopened arguing it is not a cafe or restaurant and is complying with COVID-19 health guidelines. 2

After a high-school teacher in Montreal North was filmed saying a racial slur, former students said Vincent Ouellette has often used offensive terms, even frequently doing the Nazi salute. He's now suspended. 3

A new Joliette clinic is offering a 'culturally secure space' for Indigenous people to seek health care, weeks after a woman died while being berated with racist insults by hospital staff. 2

The City of Sherbrooke is getting into the Christmas spirit early this year.

A vineyard in Monteregie that had more than $5,000 worth of grapes stolen last week says it’s still stumped about the culprit, despite a few clues and a plea to the public for tips.

The Montreal Canadiens have welcomed a lot of new players to their family this offseason. Now, their star goalie has done the same.

The City of Montreal is set to take over a downtown hotel to house hundreds of homeless people this winter, creating the city's bigger shelter by far, CTV has confirmed. 2

In a video posted to Urgences-Sante's Twitter page, paramedic Rachelle Aubichon details her experience with COVID-19 and the lasting impacts it has had on her health, six months after she contracted it.

It started as a funny podcast about food. But now three friends have combined to feed some of Montreal's heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1