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• Two young ER doctors quit Montreal jobs, blaming Quebec's broken health-care system and Bill 96

  Two young emergency room doctors, raised and trained in Montreal, are leaving their jobs after only two years to move back to Toronto – and they say the Quebec health-care model and Bill 96 are to blame.

  

• Ultrasounds no longer required in Quebec before getting abortion pill

  Until now, Quebec has required patients to have ultrasounds before getting the pills that induce a medical abortion. In the rest of Canada, that measure was abandoned in 2019.

  

• Mariupol to Montreal: Ukrainian mother escapes 'hell on Earth' with two daughters

  Hanna Kovalenko was leading a comfortable lifestyle with her husband and two little girls in Mariupol, Ukraine, when all of a sudden her hometown became the epicentre of a full-scale war.

  

• Bed bug basics: How to prevent them, how to find them, and what to do if you have them

  Summer is moving season in Montreal. It's also the season when the most unwanted of roommates -- bed bugs -- are at their peak.

  

• Montreal conservation group angered after Monarch butterfly fields mowed

  A Montreal conservation group is baffled and frustrated after a field of shrubs, flowers, and, importantly, milkweed was mowed.

• Where have all the workers gone? Montreal economist explains

  Concordia economics professor Moshe Lander says the CERB payments may have created a disincentive to want to work though it's not the full answer as employers are facing a massive labour shortage.

• Faced with rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, Quebec doctor calls for health system improvements

  With COVID-19 numbers once again on the rise in Quebec, some doctors fear a serious crunch could be right around the corner.

• Struggle to find pet-friendly apartments leads to more surrenders at SPCA

  The hunt for affordable housing is becoming increasingly challenging in Montreal, and advocates say this is especially true for pet owners.

• Montreal toddler with rare blood disorder desperately needs stem cell donation

  A social media campaign to help find a compatible stem cell donor for a four-year-old girl in Montreal is putting a spotlight on the lack of diversity in donor lists.

• Crash in Quebec halts B.C. cyclist's Guinness World Record attempt

  Bianca Hayes had completed most of what would be a Guinness World Record bike ride across Canada when it was halted dramatically by a crash.

• What's open and closed on Canada Day in Montreal

  As Canada prepares to celebrate its 155th birthday this Friday, here is a list of what will be open and closed on July 1 in the Montreal area:

• Black blood donors needed: Hema-Quebec lacking matches for seriously ill Black patients

  Black Quebecers suffering from serious disease like sickle cell anemia need more Black blood donors, whose blood is most likely to match their own. Hema-Quebec is trying to reach these 'under-represented' potential donors.