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Sarah Lolley is a medical writer who lives in Notre Dame de Grace. During the pandemic she’s founded a side business that offers customers a unique experience she likens to a portable escape room. 1

A quarter of a century after Quebecers narrowly voted against a sovereign Quebec, a new Leger poll suggests support for independence remains in the minority. 1

COVID-19 has put a temporary stop to swimming lessons in Montreal, but a group of instructors are hoping to re-start, saying it's a matter of public safety. 1

There's been little cause for celebration amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but a family found a way to bring joy to their father's ninetieth birthday party. 1

Since the first wave of COVID-19 lot of people have been searching for comforting distractions and new activities to help pass the time. Montrealer Naomi Silver-Vezina is no exception and managed to turn a new hobby into an overnight internet success story with harp accompaniment. 1

Experts in the field agree that diversity among health-care specialists remains an issue, as Black and minority-owned clinics for medical specialties is low.

Laurlyn Ley was nearly 42 weeks pregnant when she headed to St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal to deliver her daughter in May. But things took a turn for the worse – and the family is still trying to figure out just what happened that day. 2

The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. 2

A man living in a quiet corner of Vermont captured three men driving through his backyard shrubbery -- in broad daylight -- to get into the U.S. Border officers are looking for the men. 3

The rebuilt Turcot Interchange fully opened this morning, which means the province can now tally up everything involved in the five-year project: 145 kms of roadway, nearly 5,000 steel beams, the planting of 9,000 trees and more.

The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" had a Canadian-themed sketch, complete with references to Drake, "Degrassi," Longueuil and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. 2

The trek from the West Island to downtown can be a long one. But developers of a project next to the Cadillac Fairview Mall are hoping to make it an unnecessary one. 1

Electronic book lending at Quebec's libraries has seen a sizable jump amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weeks after Montreal's mayor called on residents of a Hochelaga-Maisonneuve tent city to vacate, some remain and are preparing for the coming winter. 1

On the tenth anniversary of his canonization, Montreal's Saint Joseph's Oratory is celebrating Brother Andre Bessette, the Quebec priest who was known for caring for the sick.

Fifty years later, the events of the 1970 October Crisis, including the abductions of Pierre Laporte and British diplomat James Cross and the federal government's decision to suspend civil liberties by invoking the War Measures Act, remain a dark period in the country's history, with repercussions still being felt today. 1

Quebec ski hills are limiting some services to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but on the other hand, numbers of skiiers will be monitored to avoid 'peak times' -- which could make for a good skiing experience. 3

Grumman 78, the Mexican-inspired garage-turned-restaurant in St-Henri, is closing its doors, saying COVID-19 has been too hard on its bottom line. 2

Two million doses will be available free to those in the public program’s high-risk groups. 2

Police station 11 in the NDG borough has been closed for just three weeks – and one member of the community says he's already feeling the consequences of losing the station. 1