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Quebec health authorities reported 929 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 102,814. 3

Nearly 40 people have died between two Quebec long-term care homes that have outbreaks of COVID-19. Staff say it's demoralizing, considering the extra infection-limiting measures now in place. But community transmission is just as important, says an expert. 1

Days after the city announced it's taking over a downtown hotel to create a major shelter, the women's shelter Chez Doris said it's also creating 18 beds with funding from the Makivik Corporation.

During a Wednesday press conference, officials told Quebecers to be patient as the government expands its flu vaccination capacity with extra time slots. 1

There are fewer cars on the road in the pandemic, and soon there will be fewer orange cones as well. Montreal is postponing work at 20 of 64 construction sites for a year. 1

A train carrying granular ammonium nitrate has leaked three to four tonnes of the white powder, which can be explosive and is often used to make fertilizer, in Quebec City. Firefighters said there's no danger.

Quebec will fall back into recession by the end of the year, according to former Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitao.

A Quebec mining company has been reprimanded by the government for spilling 500 litres of a toxic substance into a river in Lebel–sur–Quévillon.

With restrictions in classroom, less time with friends, and no after-school sports in red zones, experts and politicians say young Quebecers are more at risk now of developing mental health issues. Opposition parties said more funding will be needed. 1

Women and children fleeing violence have been more reluctant to turn to shelters than usual for fear of contracting COVID-19, according to the Shield of Athena shelter. It has instead been paying for hotel rooms to ease their fears.

The town of Oka has submitted a proposal to designate the area of forest known as The Pines, the land where the Oka Crisis played out 30 years ago, as a municipal heritage site, a suggestion that has angered neighbouring Kanesatake.

Thousands of Surete du Quebec (SQ) police officers and ex-police officers have found themselves the collateral victims of a data theft that occurred in the servers of a computer firm in Terrebonne, Xpertdoc.

Longueil's wastewater treatment network has, by far, the worst spill record in all of Quebec, according to a report from Fondation Rivières.

Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil upset Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-5 Wednesday in first-round action at the Erste Bank Open.

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is calling for "structural change" across health, social, and economic sectors in the wake of COVID-19, in a new report highlighting the successes and shortfalls in the country's pandemic response to date. 38

A pilot project using sniffer dogs to provide instant and pain-free coronavirus testing at Helsinki airport has shown promising early results and proven popular with travellers, researchers said on Wednesday.

There are now 1,476 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.

Cogeco Inc. says its Quebec-focused media business continued to experience low ad revenue through the summer months but its cable and internet operations fared well in both Canada and the United States.

Montrealers woke up to their first flurries Wednesday morning, just a few short hours after seeing temperatures drop below the freezing mark for the first time this season. 1

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. 5

At an early morning news briefing, Deputy Premier Genevieve Guilbault openly accused Dominique Anglade, the leader of the official opposition, of making an "irresponsible" speech, when she criticized the government’s management of the second wave of the pandemic.

Quebec announced an additional $25 million in funding for mental health services on Wednesday as the demand continues to increase across the province.

Negotiations are ongoing between a nurses' union and Quebec, after the union went back on its refusal to work mandatory overtime.

Nearly 80,000 Quebec seniors living at home reported having experienced mistreatment during the previous year.

Quebec provincial police, the Surete du Quebec (SQ), are asking for the public's assistance in locating Steve Lamarre, a 29-year-old man who is wanted on several charges.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is urging the federal government to apologize for having invoked controversial legislation during the October Crisis in Quebec 50 years ago. 2

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out how federal spending might be reshaped along a bumpy recovery, saying relief will be targeted and likely greater than what was needed after the last recession a decade ago. 4

While the government of Quebec said it wanted to bet on local companies to avoid a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) like gowns and masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn't renew its contracts with most of them, according to TechniTextile Quebec.

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

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. 3

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. 11

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

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.

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

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. 24

Since March, police have doled out 77 fines against Canadians violating the Quarantine Act and charged seven people, CTV News has confirmed. 24

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.

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