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The Quebec government has chosen the white rose as the emblem of COVID-19's National Day of Remembrance for Victims on March 11.

Men detained at the Laval immigrant holding center began a hunger strike this week to protest what they call “inhuman” conditions inside the facility while community advocates claim detainees have contracted COVID-19. 1

As of Friday afternoon, there were 236 active outbreaks associated with educational facilities, representing 31.7 per cent of active outbreaks across the province. 3

Parliamentarians are joining the chorus of surviors of sexual exploitation who are calling for a criminal investigation into PornHub’s parent company, MindGeek.

The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been authorized by Health Canada, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered to Canadians. 28

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are no longer dropping across Quebec as they did in January, according to a new report that says the risk of dangerous variants is making it difficult to predict future trends. 1

A Second World War veteran who launched a class action lawsuit in a fight for better living conditions at Ste-Anne’s hospital never lived to see the final $19-million settlement.

Quebec reported Saturday that 291,175 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the province and 10,455 people have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic. 1

Montreal teachers are the ones being tested beginning next week, as researchers from an immunity task force seek to determine how many have had COVID-19.

Parliamentarians are joining the chorus of surviors of sexual exploitation who are calling for a criminal investigation into PornHub’s parent company, MindGeek.

The Quebec government announced Friday that it is reserving $19.2 million for three measures to better facilitate access to justice for Indigenous people in the province. 1

A young man and the dog he was walking were killed late Wednesday evening in eastern Montreal when they were struck by a train convoy. Locals say they have safety concerns about the crossing. 2

The NFL has hired Maia Chaka as the first Black female official in league history. She will work games during the 2021 season.

The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec and DP World have signed a US$1.2-billion deal to start the construction of an international container port and industrial logistics park in Indonesia.

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.

Ensaf Haidar, the wife of Raif Badawi, is seeking to run for office in the next federal election, and she has chosen the Bloc Quebecois as her political vehicle.

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

The Ministry of Transport is advising motorists of road closures in and around Montreal heading into the weekend.

A few costly mistakes put the Canadiens in a difficult position and the team finally dropped the all in overtime for the fourth time this season.

Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died. He was 82. 4

Canada has now administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 4.24 per cent of the country's population.

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

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

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.

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. 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. 2

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

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. 9

Health Canada is just 'days away' from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. 28

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.