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• Calling 311? Bill 96 now requires Montrealers to 'attest' they can get English services

  Residents who wish to speak with the City of Montreal by calling 311 now have to attest they can receive services in English because of Bill 96. New provisions of the language law came into effect Thursday.

  

• Montreal police to provide 'major' new development in woman's 1996 disappearance

  Montreal police say they have made a 'major development' in the case of a missing woman from the late 1990s.

  

• Success is as sweet as sorbet for Grade 6 students at Dorval school

  Grade six students at Ecole Gentilly in Dorval are looking forward to the end of the school year, for a variety of obvious reasons, but also because the fundraising project they've been working on is pretty sweet.

  

• Only 2 in 10 women say they're very knowledgeable about abortion options: survey

  As millions of women in the United States find themselves deprived of abortion services since Roe v Wade was overturned last year, a new survey suggests that a majority of women here (62 per cent) are now concerned about their reproductive rights in Canada.

  

• Hidden camera discovered in washroom at Gatineau, Que. elementary school

  Gatineau police say officers responded to a call from staff at l’école l'Oiseau Bleu on Nelligan Street just after 10 a.m. Friday about a camera found in the washroom.

• Quebec tables bill to adopt universal charging standard for smartphones

  The days of missing the right charger for your cellphone could be a thing of the past in Quebec. A new bill tabled in the provincial legislature Thursday aims to amend the Consumer Protection Act to require universal charging for devices like smartphones and tablets.

• 'We're battling a fire in a Ski-Doo suit!' Montreal firefighters quell blaze in extreme heat

  Police and firefighters in Montreal responded to a five-alarm fire in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood in the extreme heat. Four firefighters were evaluated for heat stroke and five residents were displaced.

• Forest fire forces evacuation of 500 homes in Chapais in northern Quebec

  Quebec's forest fire prevention agency said Thursday that two wildfires were burning out of control in the province, including one in northern Quebec that has led to the evacuation of about 500 homes.

• Montreal police arrest alleged bike thief, recover over $20K in stolen bicycles

  Montreal police (SPVM) arrested a 24-year-old man and recovered over $20,000 in bikes, clothing and other items, in connection with a string of bicycle thefts. The SPVM said in a news release that Alexandre Lavasseur was arrested May 24 and appeared in court on 18 counts of breaking and entering.

• Independent probe into Montreal's Lakeshore hospital ER includes 135 recommendations

  An independent investigator charged with shedding light into troubling deaths at the Lakeshore General Hospital emergency room in Montreal made more than 100 recommendations Thursday.

• Laval transit users ride the bus for $1 after smog alerts

  The City of Laval is offering bus riders a reduced fare the day after whenever there is smog alert issued in the region. The public transit authority (STL) said Thursday that until Sept. 4, it will cost riders a buck (payable in cash, credit or debit) for a single fare that is valid for the entire bus and shared taxi network.

• Air Canada reports communications system issue, flights operating at reduced rate

  Air Canada reported a technical issue with its flight communications system on Thursday, causing delays across the country for the second time in a week.