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PQ leader says he's worried Ottawa is meddling in Quebec election

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's worried the Canadian government is meddling in the Quebec provincial election, saying there is a “possibility that we are facing the greatest federal interference in our affairs and our election since 1995.”

Montreal lawyer accused of child sex crimes denied bail — again

Daniel Rochefort, a well-known Montreal civil lawyer accused of child sex crimes, was denied bail after seeking it for a second time.

Fundraiser that started with lemonade stand marks 10 years of raising money for sick kids

The free Lyrics and Lemonade event will be held at Northview Park in Pointe-Claire, Que., on Sept. 5. It began with a simple lemonade stand and has grown into an afternoon concert with donations going to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

After Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario, some in Quebec town mull name change for local park

Pointe-des-Américains Park in the town of Alma, Que., used to be a popular fishing camp for American visitors before becoming a public park. An online petition is calling for the name to be changed to something that better reflects the community.

Montreal seeks to appeal decision that blocks it from dismantling Van Horne encampment

The City of Montreal is appealing a Quebec Superior Court decision that blocked it from dismantling an encampment near a skate park and basketball court.

How public institutions — like schools and the STM — are handling Quebec's new secularism law

From university halls to Metro garages, public institutions across Quebec are quietly locking prayer rooms and rewriting employee guidelines as the province’s expanded secularism law takes full effect.

Future Quebec government urged to protect 2029 Horne Smelter emissions target

The Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., says the deferral given by the former government to allow the company to bring arsenic emissions down to 15 ng/m³ was necessary. Local health experts are now asking the future government to not push the deadline back any further.

Lotto Max prize makes history, creating most millionaires in single draw

A group of 49 people won the $55 million jackpot draw on Aug. 21 — marking the first time so many people have become millionaires at once by sharing a jackpot. The winners are from 12 regions across Quebec.

Canadian cultural icon Nardwuar the Human Serviette joins The Bridge

Seniors stabbed in Montreal's Saint-Léonard borough

A man and a woman in their 60s were stabbed in Montreal's Saint-Léonard borough Saturday morning. Police arrested their 26-year-old son in connection with the attack.

Loyola High School to forgo subsidies over Quebec secularism law

Loyola High School, a 130-year-old Roman Catholic institution in Montreal, will give up provincial subsidies and become fully independent to preserve its religious identity under Quebec's expanded secularism law.

Transit push in Montreal could generate more GDP than vehicular focus: study

A new study released by the Metropolitan Community of Montreal (MMC) finds the economic benefits of public transit are far greater than personal automobiles.

Man dead after shooting in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. restaurant

A man was killed Friday evening in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield around dinner time. The Sûreté du Québec says there have been no arrests.

Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoning

Quebec's courts have issued new guidelines restricting judges' use of generative artificial intelligence, stressing that judging must remain a fundamentally human responsibility.