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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.