STM redesigns bus network for north and west parts of Montreal

More than 80 bus routes will change in some way or another across six boroughs and nine municipalities in the north and west parts of Montreal.

Feb 6, 2026 | Featured

No garbage pickup, arenas closed: What to know about Montreal’s blue-collar workers’ strike

Montreal’s blue-collar workers have walked off the job for a 24-hour strike, halting garbage collection and closing several municipal facilities across the city as contract negotiations remain at a standstill.

Feb 5, 2026 | Featured

Quebec fisherman reels in 244-pound, record-breaking Atlantic halibut — for science

Alain Hamel caught the largest Atlantic halibut ever recorded in the Saguenay Fjord on Saturday. Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species.

Feb 5, 2026 | Featured

Ex-chief of staff denies Marwah Rizqy’s claims of misuse of legislature funds

Former Quebec Liberal staffer Geneviève Hinse is firing back against claims that she was fired for using legislature funds for partisan use last year.

Feb 5, 2026 | Featured

Quebec tables new version of controversial bill to change doctors’ pay

Quebec Health Minister Sonia Bélanger has tabled a new bill to change doctors’ remuneration after reforms outlined in Bill 2 threatened clinic closures and the departure of GPs to other provinces.

Feb 5, 2026 | Featured

Police raids target Hells Angels in Quebec, New Brunswick

The release says the operation targeted an alleged cocaine network as well as a system to control territory to the benefit of Hells Angels biker gang chapters in Quebec.

Feb 5, 2026 | Featured

Quebec’s National Assembly returns after turbulent winter break

MNAs are back at Quebec’s National Assembly and the governing Coalition Avenir Québec as well as the Official Opposition — the Quebec Liberal Party — have leadership races underway.

Feb 4, 2026 | Featured

Inside the Quebec YMCA offering transitional housing to homeless people after hospital stay

The YMCA and CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal launched “A Pathway to Recovery,” a pilot offering 48 private rooms for homeless patients post-hospitalization. It provides clinical care and housing support to break the cycle of ER readmissions.

Feb 4, 2026 | Featured

Montreal to pay $350K to man who filed La Tulipe noise complaint, ending years-long saga

The Plateau-Mont-Royal borough council reached an agreement Monday evening to settle a years-long legal dispute involving Montreal performance venue La Tulipe, which closed in 2024 due to noise complaints. 

Feb 4, 2026 | Featured

Despite pushback, Quebec minister ‘confident’ government will adopt new secularism bill

On the first day of consultations on Bill 9, Quebec municipalities expressed concern the proposed secularism law would open them up to lawsuits. Others maintain the bill infringes on fundamental rights.

Feb 4, 2026 | Featured