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Union sounds alarm over 'critical situation' at care home for seniors in Laval, Que.
A health-care workers' group is raising the alarm about a private seniors' residence in Laval. They say conditions are unacceptable at Le Dufresne and want the government to step in to ensure residents are treated with safety and dignity.
Floods in Montreal will happen again. Maybe soon. What can we do about it?
Faced with repeated flooding across multiple boroughs, officials are attempting to find long-term solutions. Some have introduced bylaws designed to mitigate flood risk and exposure.
Alleged impaired driver crashes with SUV carrying migrants in Quebec, say police
A joint investigation is underway in Hemmingford, Que., near the U.S. border, after a collision involving a driver who was arrested for impaired driving, and a second vehicle that police said was carrying migrants, some of whom fled the scene on foot.
Montreal public market teams up with community organizations to tackle food insecurity
The Pointe-aux-Trembles Public Market has partnered with community organizations to create a program that will give nearly 100 households food vouchers to use at the market for fresh produce.
Her autistic son gets help from school support staff. Quebec's budget cuts could take it away
Parents of students with particular needs are concerned about the impacts of budget compressions announced by Quebec's Education Ministry in mid-June. School boards, school service centres and unions say all parents should be worried.
Protests and petitions as calls grow for Quebec to backtrack on education cuts
Protests, news conferences and petitions are happening across the province to draw attention to the impacts of the Quebec government's education cuts announced two weeks ago and to prompt the education minister to reconsider.
Stifling heat and humidity suffocating Quebec to start the week
Montreal could see record-breaking temperatures on Monday and Tuesday as a warm and humid air mass moves across southern Quebec. Environment Canada warns of humidex values between 40 and 45.
Old NFB head office in Montreal to get new lease on life with mixed-use development
After the Canada Lands Company unveiled its vision for the former home of the National Film Board in Montreal. The plan includes 700 new housing units, retail and commercial space, and several parks to create a new neighbourhood.
Citing safety concerns, STM revives loitering ban in Montreal Metro
The STM is reintroducing a ban on loitering in the Metro system, pointing to what it says were positive results from a six-week pilot project launched in early spring amid rising safety concerns.
First Nations chiefs criticize Quebec's 3rd link proposal over lack of consultation
Four regional First Nations chiefs say they were not properly consulted about the latest plan for the third link. The proposed corridor for the project linking Quebec City to Lévis appears to run through federal land that Indigenous communities have identified for development.