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• Montreal-area gas prices dip below $2-per-litre

  Prices at the gas pumps dropped from record highs by almost 20 cents and dipped below $2 for the first time in months in the Greater Montreal Area over the weekend.

  

• 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.

  

• Quebec reports no new COVID-19 deaths, over 6,300 health-care workers absent

  Quebec reported no new COVID-19 deaths, and new positive PCR tests dropped below 1,000.

  

• Laval police arrest man for pimping and human trafficking

  Police are asking anyone with information about a man suspected of pimping and human trafficking in Laval to contact authorities.

  

• Trades, picks, signings? Habs GM to talk to media Monday afternoon

  Habs fans may get a few questions answered Monday afternoon when general manager Kent Hughes and special advisor to hockey operations Vincent Lecavalier hold a media briefing at 2 p.m.

• Parks Canada cancels camping event in Montreal amid criticism over unhoused people

  Advocates for Montreal's homeless residents ramped up critiques of Parks Canada over the weekend, saying a series of local camping events the agency has scheduled throughout the summer set a double standard between those with financial means and those without.

• 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.

• Authorities urge caution as Quebec enters deadliest period on the road

  The deadliest season on Quebec roads has begun in the last few days, and already "it's following the trend" of previous years, warned CAA-Quebec Foundation director Marco Harrison.

• Housing options becoming increasingly limited in Quebec municipalities big and small: advocates

  Moving day in Quebec has come and gone, but for some tenants, the stress of having somewhere to live remains.

• Ottawa firefighters victorious in Firefit competition held in Montreal

  Ottawa firefighters came out on top at the regional Firefit competition held in Montreal this weekend, with the Longueuil and Montreal teams taking second and third place.

• Experts warn new Quebec tenants to check for bed bugs and other infestations

  At this time of year, when many Quebecers move into a new home, there may be an increase in infestations of invaders such as bed bugs. Anyone can be affected by these unwanted pests and it is important to report cases.

• Police search for missing 61-year-old man last seen in Ahuntsic-Cartierville

  Montreal police (SPVM) are asking for the public's help locating 61-year-old Julio Alfredo, who was last seen Thursday around 1:20 p.m. in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.