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Montreal to construct more parks, 'sponge' roads to withstand rain

Over the next two years, the City of Montreal says it plans to construct almost 30 parks and 400 "sponge" pavements to make them more resistant to heavy rainfall.

Man in hospital after stabbing in Lachine

A 43-year-old man is in hospital after a stabbing in Montreal's Lachine borough.

Woman, 79, killed at Quebec seniors residence; suspect, 81, under watch in hospital

A 79-year-old woman was killed on Saturday in a seniors' residence in Terrebonne, in the Lanaudière region north of Montreal. An 81-year-old man is considered a suspect in the case, but he is still unconscious in hospital.

Montreal food depot forced to turn people away amid increasing demand

The demand for services at the Depot Community Food Centre in NDG has gotten so high that, for the first time since it opened, the organization has had to start turning people away.

Election day: PQ's Pascal Paradis wins Jean-Talon

Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Pascal Paradis has won the byelection in the Quebec City area riding of Jean-Talon Monday, knocking the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) candidate to second place and growing the PQ's modest presence in the National Assembly.

Mohawk Mothers fear potential unmarked graves could be damaged at old Royal Vic site

After losing their bid to stop construction at the site of a former Montreal hospital, a group of Indigenous women who believe there could be unmarked graves there say they fear evidence could be compromised if construction work continues.

12-year-old girl drowns in Kahnawake quarry

A 12-year-old girl drowned Sunday at the Bedard Quarry in Kahnawake, Que., on Montreal's South Shore. Kahnawake Peacekeepers say they were called to the scene just before 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, two non-local youth told them their 12-year-old friend had jumped into the water from a cliff and had not resurfaced.

Quebec provincial police find body of five-year-old who fell in river

Sûreté du Québec (SQ) divers found the lifeless body of a five-year-old child who had fallen into the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie region at noon on Monday.

Museum attendance in Quebec up in 2022, but not to pre-pandemic levels

More Quebecers visited Quebec museums in 2022, but as in many cultural sectors, the figures still haven't reached pre-pandemic levels.