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Montreal police officers did four checkups this winter on an isolated 65-year-old, at the request of a family member, before entering her home and finding her body almost a month later. Quebec's police watchdog is now investigating.

On March 4, 50 years ago, southern Quebec got hammered by what would become known as the storm of century, with Montreal and the surrounding paralyzed for days. 2

After decreasing on Wednesday, hospitalizations rose with eight more people in care on Thursday, for a total of 626. Of those, 115 people are in intensive care, a decrease of five. 2

Anishinabeg (Algonquins) representatives have sent a new proposal to Quebec in an attempt to resolve the impasse of last fall over moose in La Verendrye. One thing they want is a halt on logging.

Some of the latest changes to Quebec’s restrictions are big news to a lot of young people. Starting March 15th, school sports will be allowed. But other youth leagues say their seasons may be unsalvageable. 1

Two Montreal teenagers were sent to hospital Thursday afternoon after some sort of attack on the Plateau, near the Laurier metro station, said police. The teens are not cooperating.

Public health officials says it will take just three or four weeks to give everyone in the First Nation a first dose.

Three new projects are aiming to determine how many teachers and school staff in Canada have had COVID-19, to help inform prevention strategies in neighbourhoods, schools and daycares.

All of Quebec will move after spring break to orange-zone rules, Premier François Legault announced Wednesday, with a few big exceptions: Montreal and several large surrounding regions. 3

Longueuil city Police (SPAL) officers went to meet citizens of the area around Beliveau Boulevard this week, not far from Pierre-Boucher Hospital, after a shooting caused concern in the area.

Professor Thierry Karsenti, Canada Research Chair in information and communication technologies in education, has been arrested and will face charges of sexual interference with someone under 16. 1

The Parti Quebecois (PQ) is asking the Quebec government to adopt a more regionalized approach to better reflect the epidemiological reality of each region, in particular through the return of the colour-coded, tiered alert system. 1

A day after two Quebec women died in a grisly double homicide, the province's premier opened a press conference that was meant to be about COVID-19 with a special appeal to the province's men. 1

Colorectal cancer rates seem to be rising in younger people, a phenomenon that experts don't really understand, but which they find concerning.

With a federal budget in the offing, premiers are stepping up the pressure on Ottawa to immediately boost health-care funding by at least $28 billion a year. 8

Health Canada is just 'days away' from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. 32

More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a 'full criminal investigation' into Pornhub's parent company.

When Dr. Donald Benoit greeted his first patients at a Montreal mass vaccination site on Monday, he was delighted they could chat with him and that they were so calm. It made sense: he's a veterinarian. 1

A man at the centre of an alleged racial profiling incident is accusing Quebec’s Human Rights Commission of gross negligence for its handling of a probe into a violent 2018 arrest caught on video. 2

Several local carpentry students were given a special assignment this week — build a series of workshops for electrical students at the Pearson Electrotechnology Centre in Lachine, a Montreal borough. 1

Montreal police (SPVM) say hate crimes and incidents against the Asian community saw a spike last year, and that many of those incidents are related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1

Anglophone Quebecers trying to get their COVID-19 vaccine were shocked this week when they found that the English and French versions of Clic Santé, the province’s vaccine booking portal, showed different requirements to get a shot.

Goalkeeper Jake Allen will be tasked with stopping shots fired by the Winnipeg Jets' snipers on Thursday night, when the Canadiens try to win a second straight game for the first time in a month.

Bombardier Inc. says it expects business jet deliveries to begin a gradual recovery this year, but that it will take several years for the market to return to 2019 levels.

Quebecer Eliot Grondin scored his first snowboard cross World Cup victory Thursday in Bakuriani, Georgia.

Canada has now administered one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 4.04 per cent of the country's population.

Quebec announced Wednesday it will now stretch the delay before its residents’ second vaccine doses to four months, up from three, after learning a national advisory panel had signed off on the idea. 1

Former Montreal police officer Stephanie Trudeau, also known as Agent 728, has been barred from being a peace officer in Quebec over her assault conviction.

The pandemic has left people exposed to more than just a virus, especially with everyone doing everything -- shopping, working, and most else -- from home. Several experts weighed in with tips on how to protect yourself. 1

An Eastern Townships man says that Quebec's health rules have gone too far -- or rather, that they're too 'arbitrary' -- after six people racked up $10,000 in fines for sitting at a two-metre distance around a campfire this weekend.

Montreal’s public health director indicated her department is on a mission this month to squelch as many variant cases as possible in Montreal and accelerate vaccination of the elderly population before a possible third wave strikes.

After a few days of increased hospitalizations, there were 10 fewer people in care on Wednesday morning, for a total of 618 people in hospital. Of those, 120 are in intensive care.

The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in 2020 has lowered life expectancy in Quebec, the Institut de la statistique revealed Wednesday.

A man in his 50s is dead after a small plane crashed near Lac Barron near the township of Gore Wednesday morning. 1

A downtown Montreal seniors' home for women that has been around since before Confederation has announced it’s closing, and it's heartbreaking news for many residents there. 2

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy until June of this year as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. 20

Laurentian Bank Financial Group's chief executive says the company will double down on its residential mortgage business as part of a deep review of the bank's business.

Accompanying people must be at least 70 years old to qualify. They also need to spend at least three days per week with the priority group member. 5

A judge has ruled that Alek Minassian is criminally responsible for the 2018 Toronto van attack, finding him guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder. 9

Pornhub’s online traffic has plummeted in recent weeks amid controversy and ongoing lawsuits for allegedly hosting videos including minors and non-consenting adults on the site.

Tenants in Quebec have until the end of this month to advise their landlord if they don't want to renew their lease, as the majority of them end on July 1. But the City of Montreal is hoping people will stay put. 1

The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada Wednesday as confusion persists over who should get it. 32

St-Henri photographer puts faces to the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic with a series of portraits. 1

As some provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who've received the vaccine remains a dilemma. 32

Even the tightly controlled system for handling precious COVID-19 vaccines can’t avoid it completely, at the end of the day: wasting some doses. 2

Longueuil police have arrested a 52-year-old man in connection with a sex crimes investigation involving a minor and say there could be more potential victims.

Space might be the final frontier, but you still gotta eat while you're there. So scientists, including some in Canada, are always hard at work improving the food that leaves Earth with astronauts – a mission that can pay dividends for those of us stuck on this planet. 1

Carey Price made 26 saves as Montreal defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Tuesday to give Canadiens rookie head coach Dominique Ducharme his first NHL victory.

The Quebec government won't be overseeing its tax returns just yet. A Bloc Quebecois bill which would have allowed the province to do just that was defeated at committee on Tuesday.

Residential sales in metropolitan Montreal fell in February for the first time in six years as transactions plunged outside Quebec's largest city.