Museum finds location of Montreal's first European settlement, Fort Ville-Marie

by Morgan Lowrie

After years of research, officials at Montreal's archaeology and history museum say they're now able to pinpoint the precise location of the city's first European settlement.

PQ leader wants to ban religious symbols for daycare workers, teachers

by Benjamin Shingler

The leader of the Parti Québécois wants to prohibit teachers and daycare workers from wearing religious symbols as part of a new plan that draws on elements from the party's failed secular charter.

Crown to seek adult sentence if teen accused in death of Darius Brown is found guilty

by Steve Rukavina

The Crown prosecutor said he'll seek to sentence the youth accused of killing 17-year-old Montrealer Darius Brown as an adult, which means if found guilty, the teen would face life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 to 25 years.

Shopping online this week? Quebecers have mixed feelings about it

​Many Quebecers will be heading across the border on Black Friday, to cash in on the shopping frenzy. But many others are content to shop from their home computer — a trend that is getting a mixed reaction from merchants and shoppers.

Montreal artist wins legal battle against label of hip hop giant Kendrick Lamar

by Kamila Hinkson

Jonathan Emile, an independent Montreal rapper, says he feels vindicated after winning a legal battle that pitted him against major record companies representing one of the world's top hip hop artists.

Boil water advisory lifted for Saint-Hubert on Montreal's South Shore

The City of Longueuil has lifted a boil water advisory for the borough of Saint-Hubert.

Here's what the new Maison de Radio-Canada will look like

by Kamila Hinkson

The building will boast lots of natural light, a four-storey atrium and meet environmental and sustainable development standards equivalent to a LEED Silver certification.

Quebec Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obamsawin wins prestigious prize

Celebrated documentary-maker Alanis Obomsawin has won the Clyde Gilmour Award, which allows the recipient to bestow $50,000 in Technicolor services to a filmmaker of her choice.

Mountains of logs left to rot at Hydro-Québec site on North Shore

by Anne Panasuk

An estimated 1,500 tractor-trailer loads of logs, cut and stacked, have sat decaying at Hydro-Québec's La Romaine project for thee years — ever since the shutdown of the last sawmill in the region.

In Depth 'No paper trail' in Michael Applebaum's corruption trial means focus is on key witness's testimony

by Jaela Bernstien

Without any documents connecting Michael Applebaum to an alleged strategy of municipal corruption, the testimony and credibility of a single key witness is important in the case against the former mayor of Montreal.

Dozens facing charges after major Mauricie anti-poaching bust

Fifty-nine people are facing a total of 320 charges after wildlife protection officers brought down two alleged poaching networks in Quebec's Mauricie region.

Montreal school board's eviction plans rankles community groups

Montreal's largest French-language school board says it may need to evict community groups from 13 of its buildings to make space for an increasing number of students.

Profile Hurricanes youngster, set to face off against Habs, viewed as 'wise beyond his years'

by Doug Harrison

Jeff Skinner didn't appear long for Carolina before last year's NHL trade deadline but Hurricanes GM Ron Francis refused to deal the 23-year-old, believing the forward still had plenty to offer. Skinner has since regained his offensive form and become a leader.

FIFTH ESTATE Why did Quebec regulator never charge stock promoter suspected of rigging the market?

by Scott Anderson

Quebec’s securities regulator allowed a stock promoter to operate for years even when its own investigator believed he was breaking the law, a joint CBC investigation by the fifth estate and Enquête has found.

Montreal police's mistake in reporting teen's death racially based, activists say

by Cecilia MacArthur

Community activists are raising concern about how Montreal police originally misreported the circumstances leading to the death of 17-year-old black teen Darius Brown.

STM employee suspended after service interruption during rush hour

An employee suspected of inciting 84 unionized bus drivers to protest during Monday’s rush hour has been suspended, according to the president of the STM, Philippe Schnobb.

Montreal SPCA seeks owners of dog found abandoned, possibly stabbed

The dog, named Lilas by its SPCA caregivers, was found suffering from severely infected wound to its head, which the SPCA believes may have been caused by a knife.

Maison de Radio-Canada sold, broadcaster moving next door

by Kate McKenna

CBC/Radio-Canada in Montreal will have a new home, but it won't be very far from the existing one.

Smoke fills Montreal sky as 'dangerous' Parc Avenue building goes up in flames

No one was hurt, but a century-old building known to firefighters as 'dangerous' has been destroyed after a five-alarm fire on Parc Avenue in Montreal's Plateau–Mont-Royal neighbourhood this morning.

STM vows to offer better Metro, bus service at no extra cost to users

Montreal's public transit authority says it will add extra trains during peak periods on the Orange, Green and Blue lines and extend the Blue line's operating hours by 30 minutes.

Strategizing to get a coveted spot in CEGEP? Here are 5 tips

by Shari Okeke

Daybreak's Shari Okeke met with a grade 10 student, a CEGEP student and two CEGEP administrators to find out how applicants can boost their chances of getting into the program of their choice.

Indigenous police officers added in Val-d'Or in wake of abuse allegations

by Benjamin Shingler

Quebec provincial police reacting to allegations of abuse in Val-d'Or are establishing a new station in the northern community that will include both Indigenous and non-Indigenous officers.

New law would give Denis Coderre too much power, borough mayors say

Six borough mayors are sounding the alarm about a new provincial law, warning it would give too much control to Montreal's City Hall.

Quebec isn't doing enough to crack down on corruption, watchdog group says

by Benjamin Shingler, Kate McKenna

A year after the release of the Charbonneau report, an independent watchdog group says the Quebec government hasn't done enough to curb corruption in the province.

Didier Drogba looks to end Impact stay with victory

by Bill Beacon

Didier Drogba made it official after the match on Tuesday night that he will not stay on with the Impact after his contract expires at the end of the year, although the 38-year-old did not say if his playing career is over.

Woman asked to remove hijab in court appeals judge's refusal to clarify rules

by Steve Rukavina

Rania-El-Alloul, the Montreal woman ordered by a judge to remove her hijab before her case could be heard, wants to affirm the right to wear religious attire in a courtroom.

Meet Sarah Lolley, CBC/QWF's 2017 writer-in-residence

by Loreen Pindera

CBC Montreal is proud to announce writer Sarah Lolley will be the 2017 CBC/QWF Writer-in-residence. The medical writer-turned-essayist and travel blogger draws her inspiration from all things Montreal: our language foibles, drawn-out winters, museums and hidden gems.

Organizer apologizes after ad for Montreal's 375th features only white people

Gilbert Rozon said the commercial, which is for a show that will air next month on four French-language networks, will be redone to reflect the city's diversity.

Quebec visual effects company brings aliens to life in Denis Villeneuve's new film

by Kristin Falcao

Creating aliens on screen is nothing new, but creating aliens that align with Quebec director Denis Villeneuve’s vision is a daunting task. One that visual effects company Hybride was happy to take on.

MUHC reproduction centre gets larger, more modern facilities

The fertility clinic has a new home in the space previously used by the CHUM.

Man charged with mischief after fracking machinery vandalized on Anticosti Island

A resident of Port-Menier, Marc Lafrance, has been charged with mischief causing more than $5,000 in damage after an oil company's installations on Anticosti, a remote island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, were vandalized last week.

Yes, the Metro's been down a lot this week. Here's why

by Kate McKenna

It's been a rough week for Metro users. We look at some of the causes of service outages on the tracks in the last week.

Homeowners on Quebec's North Shore watch property fall into the sea

by Angelica Montgomery

A destructive mix of spring tides and surging seas last Wednesday tore nearly ten metres of land away from some coastal properties along Quebec’s North Shore.

Montreal's Grand Prix race will return in 2017, says mayor

by Kamila Hinkson

Mayor Denis Coderre says the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Grand Prix will go ahead, as planned, in Montreal next year.

Three cigarette companies in court appealing 2015 landmark Quebec judgment

After being on the losing end of a $15-billion ruling in 2015, three major tobacco firms began their appeal on Monday in an effort to overturn the historic verdict.

Hasidic community has grounds for constitutional challenge to places of worship ban, experts say

by Benjamin Shingler

Montreal's Hasidic community has a strong case for a legal challenge of the ban on new places of religious worship in Outremont, legal experts say.