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There's one exception to COVID-19 rules, Quebec Premier François Legault clarified in a press conference on Tuesday. People who live alone can have visitors over, just not groups of visitors, he said. 2

Bail hearings began on Tuesday for five men accused of kidnapping a New York couple and smuggling them into Canada. 1

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the University of Ottawa should have defended a professor who used a derogatory word for Black people in class. 1

Kids are the subject of a new study by Montreal researchers, and specifically how many Montreal youngsters really had COVID-19, whether or not they showed it.

As Canadians grow more tired of the restrictions the nearly eight-month long pandemic has imposed on their lives, experts in health policy say so too has their frustration with the communication around those directives. 73

Two more Quebec regions will soon be classified as red zones and residents are preparing for the more stringent restrictions. 1

A commission examining Quebec's youth protection system will file its final report five months later than expected, citing a “colossal amount of analysis” and “organizational challenges” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man living in a quiet corner of Vermont captured three men driving through his backyard shrubbery -- in broad daylight -- to get into the U.S. Border officers are looking for the men. 3

Quebec's director of public health revealed Tuesday he has a driver and bodyguard to protect him against threats from people upset with his pandemic-related health orders.

It is a documentary that examines the history of Montreal and Canada through giant projections on buildings in the old section of the city, and it will make its Canadian premiere in London, Ont. 1

Quebec health authorities reported 877 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 95,216. 3

The U.K. government has signed a contract for the first human challenge studies for the novel coronavirus, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with the virus in a controlled setting, and some receive an experimental vaccine. 1

The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle, a first-round pick in 2020, to a three-year, entry-level contract.

In a message posted to the city's website on Monday, Mayor Christina Smith said she will work from home during her 10-14 day quarantine.

The Quebec government is allocating about $65 million to combat gun violence and organized crime. 2

Montreal rapper Backxwash won the Polaris Music Award for Best Canadian Album. The Zambian-born, trans artist thus obtained recognition for her work on her most recent album, 'God Has Nothing to do With This Leave Him Out of It.'

Poorly installed traffic sign tripods were a major factor in the tragic accident that claimed the life of a woman signalling traffic last December in Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, in the Monteregie region.

Montreal's transit authority (STM) is experiencing technical problems due to a computer virus that has crashed various platforms.

A subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has obtained a study mandate to identify optimal solutions for a mobility project for the South Shore of Montreal -- in particular, for the REM network.

Nearly one in three female writers has been the victim of harassment in Quebec's literary community, according to a survey unveiled on Tuesday by the Union des ecrivaines et des ecrivains quebecois (UNEQ).

A Nuns' Island Bridge is being held together partially by a special ingredient: crushed glass. 1

The word "Cowansville" -- which is a central city in the Brome-Missisquoi region -- does not currently appear on the exit signs leading to it on Highway 10, and the town's elected officials want to change that.

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Canada's total case count past the 200,000 mark on Monday as tougher health restrictions took effect in some regions facing a surge in infections. 73

Work continues on the REM light rail line to the Trudeau Airport is continuing and while those behind the project believe they've found a way to protect wetlands the line will pass through, environmentalists are not pleased. 1

Armenian Montrealers continued their regular protests against the conflict between Azerbaijan and The Republic of Artsakh on Monday, this time calling for Mayor Valerie Plante to speak out. 1

The song may claim that there's a place you can go when you're short on the dough, but NDG residents are wondering why their YMCA is still closed while others have re-opened. 1

The financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could keep Quebec from balancing its budget for the next five years, according to the province's Finance Minister.

The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. 2

Quebec health authorities reported 1,038 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 94,429. 1

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a now-lifted tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.

The rebuilt Turcot Interchange fully opened this morning, which means the province can now tally up everything involved in the five-year project: 145 kms of roadway, nearly 5,000 steel beams, the planting of 9,000 trees and more.

Unhappy with their negotiations with the province, nurses from a Quebec union staged protests to disrupt traffic on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge in Montreal and the Pont de Québec in Quebec City. The Montreal protest was short-lived. 2

Congregants of a Hampstead synagogue were given fines for social distancing violations on Sunday. 2

Baie D'Urfe's mayor is stepping down, saying she needs more time with her family.

The Town of Mount Royal (TMR) was expected to adopt a motion on Monday evening that would ban oil heating and dual-heating systems in the area by 2025 and 2030 -- but the mayor said they'd revisit the idea at a later date. 1

Quebec Solidaire is calling on the Quebec government to help the province's struggling brewpubs by temporarily loosening restrictions on distribution regulations.

The COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the Canada-U.S. land border will remain in effect until Nov. 21 at least. 2

The Ensemble Montréal party, the City of Montreal's official opposition, will table a motion today to rename the Place des Festivals, in the city centre, for world-renowned Montreal pianist Oscar Peterson. 1

Targeting 'the small minority of clients' who board public transit with their noses and mouths hanging out of their masks, Montreal's transit agency launched a campaign reminding users there's only one right way to wear one.

It’s Friday night and you’re browsing the aisles of Blockbuster hoping the latest new release is still available.

A Montreal guide is shedding light on the city's oft-overlooked Black history via walking tours through the old city. 1

New Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere received backlash from groups who denounced Legault’s decision to award the position to a former police officer – but the minister is asking for a chance to prove himself before being judged. 1

Canada's COVID-19 caseload edged closer to the 200,000 mark on Sunday after a weekend in which Quebec had the majority of new infections and public health officials urged Canadians to remain united in their efforts to combat the pandemic. 73

The weather in Montreal is changing and so is the way residents can expect to get around the city as the temporary bike and pedestrian paths have begun shutting down. 1

Goodbye, Asbestos. Hello, Val-des-Sources. That's the new name of the Quebec town once named for the carcinogenic mineral, following a vote whose results were revealed on Monday. 1

Members of Montreal's Armenian community gathered on Sunday to call for independence for The Republic of Artsakh, a disputed territory that is at the centre of a growing conflict. 1

Quebec public health authorities announced Sunday that 93,391 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the province and 6,038 people have died since the start of the pandemic. 3

A Canadian couple got married on the Canada-U.S. border so family and friends from both countries could attend despite travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mental health services are in high demand in Quebec with so many people feeling the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and the seemingly endless series of lockdowns and requests to isolate. 1

The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" had a Canadian-themed sketch, complete with references to Drake, "Degrassi," Longueuil and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. 2