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Gym owners who plan to open despite public health guidelines have been told they will receive fines if they do -- so they've asked their clients to protest instead. 2

A week after the STM was the victim of an apparent cyberattack, many of its online services remain down. 2

Psychologists in Quebec are seeing worrying levels of distress among their patients.

Canada has recorded its 10,000th death linked to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, a tragic milestone that contains not only the thousands of individual stories of loss, but also the countless loved ones left behind to struggle with their grief in a time when families cannot gather to properly mourn. 6

The City of Montreal is set to take over a downtown hotel to house hundreds of homeless people this winter, creating the city's bigger shelter by far, CTV has confirmed. 1

The Montreal Impact continued to stand still in its quest to qualify for the MLS playoffs, losing 1-0 to Nashville SC on Tuesday night at the Red Bull Arena.

Quebec Premier François Legault made it clear he won't negotiate with gym or restaurant owners who threaten to break COVID-19 rules, and he called opposition parties not 'responsible' for undermining the restrictions. He also talked about Christmas plans. 2

No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 without Justin Turner after their red-headed star received a positive COVID-19 test in the middle of their clinching victory.

A man who killed a gas station attendant 14 years ago is asking for day parole, but his victim's family is speaking out in opposition. 1

Randall Leal scored in the 33rd minute, Joe Willis recorded his MLS-leading ninth shutout and Nashville SC beat the Montreal Impact 1-0 on Tuesday night at Red Bull Arena.

Despite pleading guilty to assaulting a woman, there may be no prison time in Quebec rock star Eric Lapointe's future. 1

Fifteen cities will share $500 million in federal funding so they can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to help keep people from becoming homeless.

Quebec health authorities reported 963 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 101,885.

A new Joliette clinic is offering a 'culturally secure space' for Indigenous people to seek health care, weeks after a woman died while being berated with racist insults by hospital staff. 2

The Legault government must 'pull itself together' and justify its decisions regarding COVID-19 restrictions or else Quebecers' trust will keep eroding by the day, according to all three of the province's opposition parties. 2

St. Mary's is the latest hospital in Montreal to report a COVID-19 outbreak -- two small and separate outbreaks in two units.

A young woman succumbed to her injuries in hospital after a fire broke out at a multiplex on Saint-Vallier St. in Rosemont early Tuesday morning. 2

The City of Sherbrooke is getting into the Christmas spirit early this year.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic "really sucks," and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas after a reined-in Thanksgiving. 21

Since March, police have doled out 77 fines against Canadians violating the Quarantine Act and charged seven people, CTV News has confirmed. 21

Experts will know by early December whether a potential coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective, but widespread availability will probably not happen until next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

There are now 1,431 Quebec schools that have reported at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 since the start of the school year, according to the latest government data.

A vineyard in Monteregie that had more than $5,000 worth of grapes stolen last week says it’s still stumped about the culprit, despite a few clues and a plea to the public for tips.

More than 80 per cent of COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Spain had a vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study. 6

More than 130 Canadian tech leaders are calling on the prime minister to create a prosperity plan because they say the country won't excel without support for innovators and the government has been slow to offer help.

Quebec's 28-day challenge is becoming a 56-day one. On Monday, Premier Francois Legault announced the red zone restrictions that went into effect on Oct. 28 will be extended until Nov. 23. 2

As Quebec extended its red-zone lockdown, some restaurant owners said they're not convinced their dining rooms need to be closed and argued that closing restaurants drives gatherings 'underground.' 1

Quebec actor Jacques Godin passed away at the age of 90 at the Verdun Hospital, according to the agency that represented him.

The pandemic continued eating into profits for Restaurant Brands International Inc. in the third-quarter, as disruption to daily rituals like going to work and taking kids to hockey curbed sales.

A new poll found that the majority of Canadians have serious concerns about systemic racism within Canadian policing.

Many Montrealers trying to schedule a flu shot at a CLSC or pharmacy are finding themselves out of luck, and one expert says it is unlikely that the province will be able to secure more shots at this point. 2

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come. 5

The Montreal Canadiens have welcomed a lot of new players to their family this offseason. Now, their star goalie has done the same.

A group of 200 fitness professionals say they will reopen their doors this week unless the Quebec government can prove to them that gyms have been linked to any COVID-19 outbreak. 2

Quebec health authorities reported another 808 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 100,922. 2

Police in the Outaouais region of Quebec say 83 students are each facing a $1,000 fine after officers broke up a party at an Airbnb in Chelsea over the weekend. 1

Customers who frequenteed Dooly's pool room in Saint-Hyacinthe on Oct. 14 and 15 should get tested for COVID-19, public health authorities say. 1

In a video posted to Urgences-Sante's Twitter page, paramedic Rachelle Aubichon details her experience with COVID-19 and the lasting impacts it has had on her health, six months after she contracted it.

Quebec's director of prosecutions will not appeal a stay of proceedings in the corruption case of the former deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau.

The City of Laval is buying two islands to protect their rare biodiversity: Ile aux Vaches and Ile Sainte-Pierre, both near Terrebonne. When their development plans are complete, they'll be open for hiking, cycling and paddling.

A Mercedes Benz is being analyzed by the Montreal police's arson squad after it went up in flames in a Dollard-des-Ormeaux driveway early Monday morning. 1

The Montreal fire department took part in a rescue mission late Sunday night when a woman wandered into a construction zone on the Pie IX bridge and fell into a hole. 1

Laurlyn Ley was nearly 42 weeks pregnant when she headed to St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal to deliver her daughter in May. But things took a turn for the worse – and the family is still trying to figure out just what happened that day. 2

A Montreal woman in her 60s was taken to hospital to be treated for burns following a fire, according to Urgences-Sante.

It started as a funny podcast about food. But now three friends have combined to feed some of Montreal's heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1

Montreal police are investigating after receiving a call about a man who'd been stabbed several times to the upper body in the Villeray area.

Several parents fighting for custody of their children are criticizing Quebec's youth protection system, saying the system has wrongly placed their kids in foster care or with an abusive parent. 1

Quebec public health authorities announced Sunday that 100,114 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the province, and 6,143 people have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic. 2

Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of violating the new cease-fire announced the day before in a bid to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has killed hundreds, and possibly thousands, in just four weeks.

A fifth Montreal-area mosque was the victim of a break-in on Saturday morning. 2