Quebec shelving plans to transform old Royal Vic site into student housing — for now

Proposed plans to create student housing on the site of Montreal’s iconic Royal Victoria Hospital are being shelved, at least for now. The real-estate arm of the Quebec government said costs associated with restoring some of the heritage buildings on...

Feb 16, 2026 | Featured

Girl critically injured at western Quebec ski hill has died, family says

A 13-year-old girl who was critically injured after her clothing got tangled in the ski lift at Centre Vorlage near Wakefield, Que., has died, her family says.

Feb 16, 2026 | Featured

Search for missing snowmobiler ends after body recovered from Lac Lamothe

Provincial police have recovered the body of a man who sank in Lac Lamothe in the Saguenay region while riding his snowmobile Saturday evening.

Feb 16, 2026 | Featured

How a history of stigma still deters some Black Quebecers from donating blood

Policies dating back to the 1980s likely still play a role in the distrust some in Quebec’s Black communities feel toward donating blood, but people like Stanley Étienne, working with Héma-Québec, strive to encourage more people to look past that...

Feb 16, 2026 | Featured

Quebec’s Laurent Dubreuil wins speed skating bronze for Canada

Laurent Dubreuil has redeemed himself in speed skating’s 500 metres, earning Olympic bronze after missing the medal podium by 3-100ths of a second four years ago.

Feb 15, 2026 | Featured

How Olympian William Dandjinou left his mark on this Quebec speed skating team

Canadian Will Dandjinou is one of the best short track speed skaters in the world. Several young skaters at his former club, CRCP Laval, are hoping to follow in his footsteps and are cheering him on as he competes at...

Feb 15, 2026 | Featured

‘Sailing on a story’: Montreal relics used in boat-building workshops at Big O

A Montreal non-profit is helping to facilitate access to the water and world of sailing for those without the means, whether that’s time, money or access to people with relevant knowledge. It’s holding boat-building workshops this winter to refurbish their fleet to...

Feb 15, 2026 | Featured

How Black Quebec artists are keeping the door open for the next generation

It’s been 30 years since the House of Commons recognized a motion to designate February as Black History Month in Canada. But what does that history look like in the arts? Comic book and video game artist, Lateef Martin and...

Feb 15, 2026 | Featured

With Legault on his way out, who’s in charge of Quebec now?

Two former members of Quebec Premier François Legault’s cabinet are running to take over the province’s leadership. But with legislation in process around defining issues for the party, who’s steering the government ship?

Feb 14, 2026 | Featured

Heritage concerns as Hydro-Québec plans to remove historic poles along Lachine Canal

Hydro-Québec will soon get rid of old electricity poles along Montreal’s Lachine Canal. But Quebec heritage experts say they’re an important part of the province’s history.

Feb 14, 2026 | Featured