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• Quebec homeowners say Ottawa must address decades of erosion caused by ship traffic

  The higher parts of Angelique Beauchemin's land, she said, are sinking an inch or two a year as they slope ever more steeply toward the river. While she's not a scientist, she says her biggest fear is that one day there will be a landslide and the white house at the top of the hill where she's lived for decades will tumble down.

  

• Inside the Quebec plant where processor chips are made

  For 50 years, an IBM plant in Bromont, Que. has been making the processing chips that power the world's technology.

  

• Sky lights up as fireworks festival returns to Montreal

  To the frustration of those trying to get across the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and the delight of almost everyone else in the city, the Loto-Quebec International Fireworks Competition returns to Quebec starting Saturday night.

  

• Montrealer Bennedict Mathurin goes sixth in NBA draft in banner year for Canadian basketball

  Mathurin, who grew up in Montreal North and whose parents are from Haiti -- he speaks English, French, Spanish and Creole -- hugged his mom and sister before walking up to the stage. His pick, one of two Canadians snapped up in the first round, was celebrated across the country.

  

• Without family doctors, disabled Quebecers losing benefits because no one will sign paperwork

  Many Quebecers have it hard finding a family doctor, but at least their income doesn’t depend on it. Thousands with lifelong disabilities risk losing, or have lost, crucial benefits because they can’t find a doctor willing to sign paperwork.

• Medics on standby: inside the makeshift Grand Prix hospital

  The Canadian Grand Prix is an exciting and glamorous affair -- but it can also be a dangerous one.

• 'He's still a child': Mother of slain teen wants rehabilitation, not revenge

  Lynne Baudouy knows she'll never get her son back -- but she says resenting the teenager who killed him won't bring him back either.

• For fans and businesses, Montreal F1 marks return to normal

  For racing fans in downtown Montreal checking out luxury cars and enjoying the celebrations around the return of the Canadian Grand Prix, this weekend could not come soon enough.

• Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost receives honorary doctorate

  More than 32 years after a gunman motivated by a hatred of feminists opened fire at Ecole polytechnique, killing 14 women and injuring others, Nathalie Provost finally got to attend a convocation.

• For $800,000, this extremely decrepit Mile End tear-down could be yours

  Looking for a new house? Don't forget to check out 80 Bernard St. West, in Montreal's Mile End. The house has six bedrooms and is in a coveted area of the city. But it needs a little work, to say the least.

• Montreal woman raising concerns about hotel accessibility after 'devastating' experience at downtown hotel

  A Montreal woman is speaking out after she says her convocation was nearly ruined because of the lack of accessibility at a downtown hotel.

• 'Go big with it': Montreal's newest drag performers take the stage

  After eight weeks of make-up lessons and dance choreography, Montreal's newest drag performers took the stage Monday night.