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• School's out: Montreal rock camp lets kids shred all summer long

  In a dimly lit Verdun basement, groups of pre-teens have set aside their bathing suits and skateboards to dive into their passion for rock and roll.

  

• Benfeito finds synchro diving success again with new partner McKay

  Meaghan Benfeito felt bereft when her longtime synchronized diving partner Roseline Filion retired, but the Montrealer has found new success with new partner Caeli McKay.

  

• Quebecer hopes act of 'horticultural disobedience' will urge others to rethink lawns

  One Sherbrooke, Que. resident is committing what he describes as 'horticultural disobedience' by letting his front yard grow naturally, despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws.

  

• Indian Day School survivors get help accessing settlements of up to $200,000

  While Indigenous people who attended federal Indian Day Schools won a class action settlement with the federal government last year, the process of accessing that settlement has not been easy. That's why on Thursday, a program took place to help them file their claims.

  

• 'Love hurts': Couple makes out so hard they shatter glass door of Montreal barber shop

  Two lovers locking lips outside a Montreal barber shop were so into each other that they busted through the glass door Monday morning.

• Should companies go to a four-day workweek? McGill expert, David Suzuki Foundation says 'yes'

  With the pandemic changing the way many employers and employees look at work, some studies suggest a four-day workweek is worth considering to improve productivity.

• Higher concentrations of controversial herbicide glyphosate may soon be on your plate: here's why

  Canadians have until Tuesday to comment on the federal government’s proposal to increase the amount of glyphosate herbicide residue allowed on certain legumes, according to Health Canada's website.

• 'We're back': Montreal festival promoters happy to return but looking to next year

  With COVID-19 restrictions continuing to limit capacity, Montreal festival organizers say they're glad to be back but looking forward to next year when they hope border restrictions and capacity limits won't affect their plans.

• MELS new major movie studio to be built in Montreal

  MELS Studios will build a new film studio in Montreal, filling some of the gap in supply to meet the demand of Hollywood productions.

• 'A Holocaust and genocide connection': Nazi artifact auction draws criticism in Montreal

  Military insignia, a soldier’s notebook, and a naval flag emblazoned with a swastika are some of more than 100 Nazi artifacts up for auction online in Montreal.

• Pandemic purge: Montrealers are cleaning out their closets to donate and sell

  What's one to do once the bread is baked and the thousand-piece puzzles completed? It seems a lot of people have decided to start purging their belongings.

• Will the idea of reusable takeout containers take off? A pilot project aims to reduce single-use packaging at restaurants

  Montrealers have ordered in a lot since the start of the pandemic, and with it, a mountain of single-use packaging. Now, a pilot project is trying to get more reusable packaging on the dinner tables of Quebecers.