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  'So over the moon': Montreal wrestler qualifies for 2024 Olympic Games

  Linda Morais is proving it's never too late to follow your dreams — the Montreal wrestler has stamped her ticket to Paris to compete in the Olympic games this summer in what may be her final time representing Team Canada.

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  About one Quebec child per day taken to ER for drowning, near-drowning: research

  An average of one child a day goes to the emergency room for a drowning or near-drowning in Quebec during the summer months, new research has found.

• Quebec Liberals tout their credibility on managing public finances

  The Liberals' credibility is 'through the roof' when it comes to managing public finances, said PLQ interim leader Marc Tanguay on Sunday at his party's general convention in a Bromont hotel.

• Quebec solidaire will 'update' its program before the 2026 provincial election

  Despite the headwinds of the past few weeks, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois's Solidaire ship managed to sail through the weekend, arriving at port virtually unscathed. The storm was less severe than expected, but procedural debates caused many delays.

• As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

  Cases of Lyme disease have now increased more than 1,000 per cent in a decade as the warming climate pushes the boundaries of a range of pathogens and risk factors northward.

• Man, 27, dead after two-car collision in Plateau-Mont-Royal

  A 27-year-old man died after a two-car collision in Montreal's Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough overnight, police say.

• Legault calls social media platforms 'virtual pushers' as party mulls age restrictions

  Social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are nothing less than 'virtual pushers,' according to Premier François Legault.

• Driver, 18, gets $3,000 ticket, 32 demerit points after speeding on Laval boulevard

  A young driver received a hefty fine from Laval police after they say he was driving nearly 100 km/h over the posted speed limit.

• Loyola High School students help out with springtime cleaning for Montreal West seniors

  Students at Loyola High School helped out with spring cleaning as part of a new initiative to connect students with local seniors.

• Emilise Lessard-Therrien's shadow looms large over Quebec solidaire general convention

  Despite her absence, the shadow of Émilise Lessard-Therrien hangs over the opening of the Québec solidaire (QS) general convention.

• This type of screen time has the worst effect on kids: experts

  According to some experts, there is one type of screen time that is continuously excessive, and it's having a severe effect on our children.

• Quebec solidaire to choose next co-spokesperson in November

  The next co-spokesperson of Québec solidaire (QS) will be elected in November at the end of a virtual convention, the party revealed on the sidelines of its general convention on Saturday.

• Private property or public space? Encampments spark debate over campus status

  After four weeks that have featured torrential downpours, blistering heat and two failed legal bids to have them removed, pro-Palestinian protesters remain encamped on McGill University’s downtown campus.

• Quebec Liberal convention: party commits to balanced budget if it takes power

  History will recognize the benefits of the Philippe Couillard government, according to the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), which is committed to returning to a balanced budget if it takes power.