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08/24/2023

The teenager was last seen Thursday morning in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.

Montreal police are seeking the public's help to locate a missing 14-year-old girl, who was last seen Thursday at around 8:30 a.m.

08/24/2023

A fire at a social housing complex in Châteauguay has left dozens of families without a home.

Dozens of families are without a home after a major fire damaged a social housing complex in Châteauguay, Que., on Montreal's South Shore.

08/21/2023

Montreal developers were told to build affordable housing or be fined. They all chose to pay.

Two years after Valérie Plante's administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn't seen a single one. Meanwhile, the housing affordability crisis continues to grow.

08/20/2023

Historical human remains detection dogs and their handlers from Ottawa have searched the grounds of former residential schools in Quebec, as communities look for answers.

08/19/2023

Stéphanie Alain is hoping Quebec’s health insurance board will reverse its decision and cover part of the cost associated with an experimental treatment that could save her life. Her oncologist says there’s no other option for the 31-year-old mom.

08/19/2023

In theory, water meters could be used to charge each household for consumption, thus encouraging people to use less and reduce the strain on a system that is essentially hemorrhaging Montreal's drinking supply.

08/18/2023

Montreal public health is warning people about a possible exposure to hepatitis A at a hostel in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.

According to Montreal public health, people who visited Auberge Chez Jean in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough between July 29 and Aug. 18 were potentially exposed to Hepatitis A.

08/16/2023

Prohibition, rail porters and Montreal's reputation as a "sin city" all played a role.

Prohibition, rail porters and the city's reputation as a "sin city" all played a role in making Montreal a place where every jazz musician wanted to play — and where homegrown musicians thrived.

08/16/2023

Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

How a six-kilometre-long space rock formed the crater that's known as the Eye of Quebec.

08/15/2023

An elementary school teacher in Montreal was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for s*x crimes involving five girls.

Dominic Blanchette, who worked as a teacher in Montreal, had already pleaded guilty to s*x crimes involving five girls, including possession of child po*******hy, child luring and s*xual exploitation. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to eight years in prison.

08/15/2023

Two quantum computers being built in Quebec represent a breakthrough in the field of computing. They leverage the properties of small particles to, theoretically, process information far faster than even the strongest supercomputers.

08/14/2023

Montrealer Jeffrey Adler, just won the Crossfit Games in Madison, Wis., making him the “2023 Fittest Man on Earth.” It’s been quite a journey for the man who started as a volunteer at the games in 2016.

08/14/2023

Montreal's Pride parade draws record numbers in day of celebration.

Over 15,000 people marched down René-Lévesque Boulevard Sunday, setting a record for the annual festival Fierté Montréal.

08/14/2023

More than half of Quebec Lyme disease clinics aren't in service.

Health Minister Christian Dubé announced last year that 15 clinics for people suffering from long-term COVID and Lyme disease would open. The $20.5 million pilot project aims to offer a better care pathway for people with those diseases, which require more complex care.

08/13/2023

A team from Nunavik faced a number of challenges trying to bury the repatriated remains of four people this summer. Among them, a polar bear attack.

08/12/2023

Roger Thibault, one half of one of the first same-s*x couples to enter into a civil union in North America, died Friday at the age of 77. His husband wants the world to remember the fight the couple waged against homophobia — and that the fight isn't over.

08/12/2023

Former PQ minister Jacques-Yvan Morin is dead at 92.

The Parti Québécois (PQ) says Jacques-Yvan Morin, who held several prominent cabinet roles and served for a time as the head of the official opposition in the province, died at 92 in late July.

08/12/2023

A traditional feast feeds over 500 at Listuguj powwow.

People attending the festivities were invited to eat a free meal with ingredients sourced from the Mi'kmaq community's land, and prepared using recipes passed down for generations.

08/12/2023

Pedestrian street in NDG blooming with green as borough turns asphalt into public space.

Earlier in the season, when Place Guillaume-Couture — a roughly 70-metre street between Girouard and Earnscliffe avenues — was blocked off to cars, there were a few jokes in Facebook groups. Now the breeze rustles through dense, leafy greens.

08/12/2023

Follow Montreal drag queen Pythia's journey to sharing the stage with Sasha Velour.

In preparation for a big show with Sasha Velour, Montreal drag legend Pythia gives us an intimate look at what it takes to create a drag garment, from concept to performance. She opens up about how drag gives her creative freedom to reimagine powerful historical women.

08/11/2023

Eight different events, including two Metallica concerts, the Montreal Pride parade and îleSoniq, will attract nearly 200,000 people per day over the weekend, says city spokesperson Philippe Sabourin.

08/10/2023

In its quest to increase electricity production in Quebec, Hydro-Québec is contemplating a move back to nuclear power.

Quebec's state-run electricity provider confirmed Thursday that it is considering the revival of Gentilly-2, the province's only nuclear power plant, which was shut down in 2012.

08/09/2023

Each summer, Wellington Street in Montreal's Verdun borough becomes a pedestrian-only zone. Some residents want that concept to become permanent.

08/09/2023

Quebec Superior Court has the jurisdiction to hear a case calling on Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to be removed from her post because she cannot speak French, according to a Quebec Superior Court judge.

08/09/2023

For 37 tearful minutes, Helena Wiest unpacked her story of being a caregiver to her husband to a support line worker who did not offer solutions but provided the relief of being heard.

08/09/2023

A new coronavirus subvariant on the rise in some parts of the world has also been circulating in Canada since at least May, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

A new coronavirus subvariant on the rise in some parts of the world is an example of how the virus will continue to evolve, some experts say. But while this latest coronavirus strain, EG.5, appears to be more infectious and able to sneak past our immune defenses, experts aren't seeing evidence that....

08/08/2023

For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O'Neill looks at the history of hockey riots.

For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O'Neill looks at riots in sports and explains how the NHL's treatment of star Montreal Canadiens' player Maurice "Rocket" Richard led to tear gas in the Montreal Forum and violence in the street. And how it paved the way for Quebec's Quiet Revolution.

08/08/2023

Staff at the Résidence Louise-Vachon injured residents during interventions, screamed at them and failed to properly communicate with their families, according to a report released this month.

08/08/2023

A mother of two from Laval, Que., lost more than $100,000 in this complex online scam that started with a link to what she thought was a legitimate CBC News article. She was wooed over weeks and convinced to send hundreds, then thousands of dollars.

08/08/2023

"I like my feminine name and wearing the occasional dress. That does not make me any less non-binary or my identity less deserving of respect."

Despite identifying as non-binary, Julia Wright says almost every person they meet assumes they're a woman because of their appearance.