Montreal brothers who kept Inuk woman’s body on couch for 6 months avoid prison time
A Montreal man who kept the remains of an Inuk woman on his couch for six months was sentenced on Monday to 10 months detention to be served in the community. His brother received 70 days of preventive detention and...
Canadian Red Cross to assist in Nunavik’s fight against tuberculosis
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services has struck a two-year deal with the Canadian Red Cross to assist the fight against tuberculosis, with health officials saying support from the Quebec government is inadequate.
Who knew what? Quebec’s political class braces for final report into SAAQclic fiasco
After months of testimony from Quebec ministers, civil servants and automobile insurance board officials, Judge Denis Gallant is expected to table his final report on the events surrounding the tumultuous release of the SAAQclic website in a news conference Monday...
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...
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.
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.
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...
‘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...
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.