Retiring baby boomers, reduced immigration, and a work lull during the first and second waves of COVID-19 have quickened the city’s labour shortage, say experts.
Small-batch spirit producers are asking the provincial government to give them the same freedoms as wineries and micro-breweries. Some Prohibition-era laws mean high-proof alcohol is taxed and regulated differently from fermented alcoholic drinks.
The annual celebrations, traditionally held the first Saturday in May, have been pushed to August 14 this year, to foster a safer shopping experience for comic book fans during the pandemic.
This year's unusual Pride line-up features a spectacular nighttime show atop a city landmark. Mundo Disko will close out the festival from the roof of the Olympic Tower.
A hotter than usual summer is bringing an influx of fresh berries to Montreal market stalls and grocery stores—a treat for local fruit lovers, that's leaving farmers in the lurch.
A candidate running for a council seat in Sainte-Dorothée says she didn't think twice before speeding out to the site of a downed hydroplane on the Rivière des Prairies, after witnessing it crash.
Local outreach organization Sun Youth is looking to distribute thousands of food baskets to disadvantaged Montrealers during the holidays. The hampers will be filled with meats, cheeses, and other holiday items, and vary in size depending on the number of recipients in a family.
One long-time roller dancer says the city is not only losing part of its heritage, but the next generation of skaters, as one of the last wood floor rinks becomes a Bingo hall.
As businesses reopen across the province, a massage therapist says her association has not shared vital information with members about how to protect themselves or their clients from the virus.
With summer around the corner, AC for Seniors is raising money to buy new air conditioners for Montreal seniors to help them survive rising temperatures.
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Quebec Foundation (CNIB) is warning that Quebecers with sight loss face heightened discrimination amid the pandemic
While many businesses have shut down amid the pandemic, the adult entertainment industry is booming as Montrealers turn to online sex work to get through isolation.
Millions of boxes of Kraft Dinner have flown off supermarket shelves in recent weeks, as Canadians across the country stock up on non-perishables. One Montreal factory is working around the clock to make sure those supplies don't run out.
Sainte-Adèle is using cut-outs of police officers to slow down drivers, but some say they could cause accidents. One driver said he braked heavily and swerved when he rounded a bend on winding Rolland Road and mistook a cut-out of an officer holding a radar gun for a hunter aiming at his car.