Fearing deportation, a Mexican family of three has lived in a church in Sherbrooke, Que., for a little more than a year. Although the mother, father and son fear having to go back to Mexico, they're grateful for the local support they've received.

Seniors who live at the private seniors' home La Seigneurie de Salaberry in Quebec City are facing eviction. The building they call home was recently sold to a real estate investor from Montreal who plans to convert it into rental condos by the spring.

For the people of the Kahnaw:ke Mohawk Territory near Montreal, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an opportunity to embrace their identity, remember the past and work toward a better future.

Many residents have fond memories of growing up in the mining town in northwestern Quebec and were eager to raise their own families there. But pollution from the local smelter that helped build the town is now making them question their plans.

The Horne Smelter has been an economic driver and a thorn in Rouyn-Noranda residents sides for decades. Now it is shaping up to be a priority issue as people prepare to casts their votes in this fall's provincial election.

Indigenous Services Canada says based on reports from the Grand Council of Waban-Aki Nation, the First Nations Education Council and by the departmental representative of the ISC, the "building is safe for use."

A recent report by a Montreal-based tenants' rights group says apartment hunters in Quebec are experiencing an increase in housing discrimination, making it all the more difficult to find a home during this housing shortage.