Elias Abboud

City says pilot project will gather data on how much organic waste schools produce to expand the program to all Montreal schools by 2025.

Linyan Tong is still mourning the sudden loss of her mother who was hit by a car while visiting from China. Now Tong has the added stress of a monster hospital bill as she is expected to pay for her mother’s monthlong stay in hospital.

A recent study young people are often feeling the collateral impacts of COVID-19 — with 30 per cent surveyed were found to have a problematic level of psychological distress.

I signed up for Italian lessons after seeing an ad from Montreal’s Italian Cultural Institute. I’m working part time, the hours for the course fit nicely and with the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the extra time to study a language I’ve always wanted to learn.

Maison Saint-Raphaël in Montreal is the last stop on life’s journey for some senior couples, and for most, there’s little more important than being with those they care about in those final days.

Denise Thole cannot understand why her brother was left unsupervised just four days after a suicide attempt. A doctor had recommended he be under 24-hour watch but a shift change at shower time left Stone alone for long enough for him to take his life.

When Amanda and Sabrina Sorella were found dead in the family home in March 2009, it was the start of a long, strange story. Their father was on the run, wanted for involvement in organized crime. Their mother was barely coping alone, had attempted suicide and said she had no memory of the day the girls died.

Heavy rain and strong winds have led to multiple power outages, flooding, landslides. Section of Highway 40 closed near Trois-Rivières. Municipalities La Macaza and Chelsea have declared a state of emergency.