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• 'Democratizing' prom: boutique offers free dresses and services to students

  School is almost out for summer, and the most glamorous day of the year for students is coming up: prom.

  

• New Quebec pet and breeding law bans declawing, tail-docking and other cosmetic surgeries

  New regulations on pet ownership and breeding in Quebec came out this week including major advances for pet care and the humane treatment of horses. The new Animal Welfare and Safety Act would also ban non-therapeutic surgeries like declawing in cats, and tail-docking or ear-cropping in dogs.

  

• Quebec teen breaks national record for fastest Rubik's cube solve while blindfolded

  A Quebec teen has broken a national record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube while wearing a blindfold.

  

• Ground zero: A look inside a Montreal ICU

  For the last two pandemic-years, Montreal's intensive care units become front lines in the fight against COVID-19 mortality, where health-care professionals worked overtime to save lives.

  

• U.S. teen injured in Laval drive-by shooting gets airlift home before bullet's removal

  A 14-year-old boy from the U.S. who was shot in a drive-by shooting in Laval last weekend was scheduled to be airlifted back home to Boston Thursday with a bullet still lodged into his spine.

• Five things to know about the Montreal minke whale and why saving it isn't easy

  There appears to be little that humans can do to help the minke whale that has been spotted in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal find its way back home.

• 75-year-old Quebecer becomes oldest man to perform a headstand

  At 75 years old, a Quebecer has claimed the world record for the oldest male to perform a headstand.

• Renting 101: What you need to know before you sign a lease in Montreal

  Moving day in Quebec is less than two months away, and that means thousands of people are likely still scrambling to find suitable and affordable rental properties amid a housing crisis. Lawyer Antoine Morneau-Senechal answers a few questions about the basics, before you sign a lease.

• Montreal-area students are hand-making stuffed animals for Ukrainian refugee children

  Grade 6 students at Westmount Park Elementary school are making stuffed animals for Ukrainian refugee children. It's a learning and giving experience for the students, who have already doubled their donations.

• Montreal's St-James hotel, known for its A-list guests, closes after two decades

  A luxury hotel in Montreal's Old Port, known for its A-list guests and lavish rooms, is closed for good.

• 'Making monsters of each other': Businesses fear impact of Quebec language law

  As Quebec's contentious language law heads closer to adoption, the province's business community is growing increasingly anxious about what it could mean for their bottom line, with some companies considering leaving entirely.

• Climate change experts say Quebec must prepare to manage water immediately

  Climate change experts say that within 10 years, farmland in southern Quebec will need to be irrigated to maintain the same yields it has now, and that Quebec must change its water regulations if it wants to set its own water-use priorities before climate change forces it to make painful choices.