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'I owe him my life': Father hit by bullets in shootout while protecting kids in Montreal's West Island

When the bullets started flying on a residential street near the corner of de Salaberry Boulevard and Davignon Street in Montreal's West Island just after 8 p.m., Houssam Abdallah, 52, positioned himself in front of the rounds.

Protesters glue themselves to road near Montreal airport in action to 'end oil'

A group of protesters blocked the ramp to the departures areaat Trudeau International Airport for several hourson Wednesday, causing a traffic backlog in the area.

Quebec quietly told prosecutors to divert drug possession cases away from the courts

The directive, signed by Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, instructs Quebecs prosecution office, the DPCP, to weigh the public interest and the risk to public safety before prosecuting people suspected of simple drug possession.

Services resuming at MUHC Glen site after major water main break

The water main ruptured near theMcGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Glen siteearly Friday morning, causing the hospital to turn ambulances away, cancel surgeries and tell people to avoid its emergency rooms.

McGill dismantles pro-Palestinian encampment, ending months-long protest on campus

By midday the camp was all but gone. Piles of twisted tent poles and tarps lay on the campus lawn and workers stacked fencing and pallets.

Montreal police remove protesters from pro-Palestinian encampment at Victoria Square

The police operation began around 5 a.m., whenpolice wearing helmets andcarrying shields and some on horsebacksurrounded the square. They approached the encampment and removed about 15 people who appeared to have been sleeping there.

A boy needed stitches after swimming in a man-made lake in Montreal. Did a fish attack him?

Anglers say it is possible a large, carnivorous fish attacked an 8-year-old boy, sending him to the hospital for stitches, but such attacks are incredibly rare. The nature of his injuries has confounded some experts and led to an investigation by officials at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

Police say owner of Montreal motel was implicated in drug trade, sex trafficking

The owner of Motel St-Jacques, a 31-room guest house located on a dead-end street in Notre-Dame-de-Grce where $45 bought a four-hour stay and $40 allegedly bought a bag of crack cocaine, profited from the prostitution and drug trade that took place there, according to Montreal police.

5 more arrests, including primary suspect, in connection with Desjardins data leak

Quebec provincial police have arrested five more people with crimes tied to a massive data breach at Desjardins, including the former bank employee originally suspected of being behind the leak.

Victims need better access to intimate partner violence resources, says coroner's report on triple homicide

The coroner who investigated the 2019 triple homicide of Dahia Khellaf and her two young children, Adam and Aksil Yssaad, wants greaterawareness of the resources available to domestic violence victims and more education for immigrants and youth about equality in relationships.