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Three zones in Quebec will all fall under Quebec's 'red' alert COVID-19 zone. The measures will be in effect as of midnight Wednesday night. 6

With COVID-19 cases surging across Quebec, some Montreal universities have decided to stick with online classes for the winter term.

Quebec health authorities reported 750 more cases of COVID-19 in the province on Monday, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 72,651. 3

A Quebec woman accused of sending a ricin-laced threat to U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to remain in U.S. custody. 7

A high school located on Montreal's south shore has announced it is closing for two weeks due to a COVID-19 outbreak that saw 26 students and seven teachers test positive.

A COVID-19 genetic sequencing study out of McGill University shows that around 250 infections during spring break led to over 60,000 positive cases, almost all of them originating Europe or the Americas and not Asia.

Olymel announced on Monday plans to invest more than $31.5 million in its poultry slaughterhouse, in Saint-Damase (about an hour south of Montreal), which is expected to create more than 80 jobs.

An advocacy group is calling on the country's transportation regulator to take a stand against airlines that prevent passengers from seeking legal advice until their compensation claims have already been rejected.

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Jake Lucchini to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 for his NHL duties and $85,000 in the AHL.

Countries with rising COVID-19 numbers – Canada among them – must get the curve under control before hospitals are inundated with huge numbers of people battling either the novel coronavirus or winter’s seasonal sicknesses, says a doctor with the World Health Organization. 1

According to the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR) – who is assisting the student with the complaints process – she felt repeatedly dismissed by SPVM officers while filing a complaint against a man who had harassed her on campus.

Quebecers will go to the polls in November to elect school board commissioners for the English sector. The nomination process closed Sunday evening, with the majority of candidates going unopposed. 2

Ground beef sold at a Provigo in Gatineau is being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination.

The pandemic has led to plenty of hand-wringing about the future of cities, but on a range of scores – from more patios, street art and bike lanes, to repurposing office towers, to fending off a housing crisis and addressing climate change – four experts on urban places say Canada's cities have a chance to emerge better than ever.

A newly formed group of sick farmers, Victimes des pesticides du Quebec (VPQ), is demanding immediate government action to regulate pesticide use, and to protect workers who have fallen ill from exposure.

Montreal Impact coach Thierry Henry said something about it during his post-game conference on Sunday, and the Impact confirmed it Monday: goaltender Evan Bush is leaving Montreal and heading to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks Pierre Dufour is due to submit a proposal Monday to the Indigenous communities calling for a moratorium on moose hunting in a Quebec wildlife reserve.

The Quebec police watchdog (BEI) is investigating the drowning death of a person who threw himself into the Harricana River in Amos, Abitibi, on Saturday night.

Ontario has reached a grim milestone as the province reports the highest daily COVID-19 case count since the beginning of the pandemic. 30

The Bloc Quebecois unveiled its proposed recovery plan for the post-pandemic world in the province Monday.

The City of Quebec announced that it will no longer invest a penny in advertising on the airwaves of the station CHOI Radio X.

Quebec provincial police (SQ) issued 2,306 verbal warnings related to public health guidelines between Sept. 14 and 27, the force said on Twitter on Monday. Montreal police responded to 544 calls.

The two unions representing Quebec orderlies say they have achieved a 'historic' breakthrough in their negotiations with Quebec.

Ground beef sold at a Provigo in Gatineau is being recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination.

Social isolation, an inability to see family and friends, and lack of movement are some of the reasons Canadians and Americans gave for how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed their lives in a new survey. 3

Canada has had more than 153,100 total cases of COVID-19, with more than 12,700 cases still active.

Montreal photographer Karene-Isabelle Jean-Baptiste's portraits of Black women in health care tell the stories of their roles in health-care professions, and their fight to be recognized. 2

Washing hands, wearing masks and practicing physical distancing substantially decrease an individual's risk of contracting COVID-19, according to new research. 30

More than 130,000 Canadians have recovered from COVID-19, but some patients say they’re experiencing debilitating side effects months after infection. 4

Some Quebecers say they're concerned about what this second wave of COVID-19 could mean for loved ones living in long-term care facilities. 2

President's Choice brand maple apple flavour seasoned pork loin roast has been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency because it contains mustard, which is not declared on the label.

A New York Times report that U.S. President Donald Trump paid just US$750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White House -- and, thanks to colossal losses, no income tax at all in 11 of the 18 years that the Times reviewed -- served to raise doubts about Trump's self-image as a shrewd and successful businessman. 7

A Quebec author acquitted last week of child pornography charges in connection with passages in a horror novel says he -- and fiction writers across the country -- can "breathe again."

Joe Ortona has been acclaimed as the next chair of the English Montreal School Board. The school board's leadership has been in a shakeup since July, when its embattled former chair Angela Mancini resigned. A month later, the board's director general Ann Marie Matheson announced she would also resign.

Home daycare workers will be back on the job Monday morning after a week-long general strike. The union of home childcare providers announced Sunday it had reached an agreement in principle with the province's families minister.

Montreal is currently in 'orange' COVID-19 regional alert mode, and that means places of worship may only host a maximum of 25 people at a time. Bars, movie theatres and concert halls in Quebec, meantime, are allowed to function at a higher capacity. 1

Health officials are warning people to avoid the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital emergency room due to unusually high traffic.

The Montreal Impact's winless streak is at four following a 4-1 defeat to the New York Red Bulls on Sunday night.

U.S. President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times. 7

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is tightening the screws in its institutions and community correctional centres in Quebec and suspending visits because of the second wave of COVID-19.

A spaghetti sauce sold in Quebec has been recalled by food safety officials because it may contain dangerous bacteria.

Eight-time X Games champion and slopestyle silver medallist from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Max Parrot says he's no more at risk of contracting COVID-19 than anyone else right now, which has made dealing with a global pandemic a little easier on him.

A group of developers decided to restore the former house of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine that has sat abandoned for years in Montreal's downtown. 1

The provincial Bus Carriers Federation is crying out for help after they say their revenues have been "reduced to zero" during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1

A new survey from the Association for Canadian Studies found that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the urban decay trend that may force municipal governments to rethink downtown cores. 2

A rollerskater was hit by a motorcycle Saturday evening in Montreal after the bike ran a red light in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

A ticket holder in Quebec won Saturday night's $8.4-million Lotto 649 jackpot.

It was a deadly weekend on Quebec roads, as several people lost their lives or suffered serious injuries on Saturday evening. Serious accidents were reported in Estrie, Charlevoix and Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Some independent scientists, technologists and science enthusiasts are designing 'do-it-yourself inoculations' against COVID-19 instead of waiting a year or more for a vaccine to be formally approved. 1

A day after the Quebec government asked people to limit their social interactions for four weeks, Montreal's restaurant industry is bracing for another crushing blow. 1