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Some provinces offer free preventive HIV drug coverage. Quebec should join, say advocates

The PreEP pill is a medication taken by those who are HIV-negative but at risk of exposure to HIV. As diagnosis rates climb across the country, some experts say it's time for Quebec to expand its coverage of the drug.

Montreal seeks public input on how to live 'harmoniously' with unhoused population

At a news conference Tuesday,Mayor Valrie Plante said the city will mandate its public consulations office to find new solutions to the homelessness crisis. But critics say the city needs to act now.

Ricochet shelter reopens in 'dream' location in Montreal's West Island after temporary closure

After more than a month without a home, the West Island's only homeless shelter has reopened. The hunt for a permanent location, however, is far from over for the Ricochet Centre.

Montreal Caribbean festival's return brings joy in wake of Hurricane Beryl

Carimas, Montreal's parade celebrating Caribbean culture, is back this year under a new name. And for many members of the community grappling with the effects of Hurricane Beryl, the festivities were a welcome distraction.

New pro-Palestinian encampment set up at Victoria Square in downtown Montreal

Protestors began barricading themselves using construction materials around 1:20 p.m. Saturday, according toService de police de la Ville de Montral(SPVM). Police say they're monitoring the situation.

Montreal VFX, animation workers feeling effects of tax credit cuts, facing uncertainty

A group of former and current VFX and animation workers participated in a sit-in Saturday in the hopes of putting a face on an industry they say is struggling due to a recent amendment to the tax credit for film production services.

'When someone knocks on the door, we let them in,' Raphal Andr's mother tells Quebec coroner

Suzanne Chemaganish addressed Quebec CoronerStphanie Gamache, in Naskapiwith the help of a translator, Wednesday, in the third week of thepublic inquiry into her son Raphal Andr'sdeath.

Police arrest 1, ticket 3 after students try to set up pro-Palestinian encampment at Universit Laval

The protestors were asked by police to take their tents down and were told they would be removed if they set the tents back up, according to two people speaking on behalf of the students.

West Island left with no homeless shelter after Ricochet forced to close its doors

The Ricochet Centre has been operating in a building owned by the Montreal West Island CIUSSS, which was always meant to be temporary since the shelter's opening in 2020. But instead of relocating, staff say their only option is to hand out survival kits.

Students set up 'indefinite' pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University

Severaltents have gone up on McGill'sdowntown campus in what students are calling an act of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, joining a wave of similar protests taking place across U.S. campuses amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.