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If you're around the Olympic Stadium on Saturday — or you simply log into Facebook and watch the live feed — you'll see a huge crowd marching through the streets of Montreal in protest to express, as the Facebook event page puts it, "disagreement with health measures in Quebec."

Premier François Legault's questionable thoughts on apartment rentals starting at $500 or $600 a month in Montreal inspired us to go on a hunt to see what we could find for that price in the area.

The Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) is giving Quebec drivers a two-year "vacation" from paying the insurance portion of their license renewal fees in 2022 and 2023, bringing most license renewal bills down to $23.

Quebec's minimum wage is set to increase to $13.50 an hour on May 1, which — as a reminder — is Saturday.

At a press conference on Thursday, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that starting from April 30 and continuing over the next few weeks, Quebec vaccination appointments will open up to the entire adult population on Clic Santé.

At a National Assembly meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Quebec Solidaire representative Manon Massé asked Premier François Legault if he knows how much the median Montreal rent of an apartment is per month.

During a recent press conference, Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education, announced that Quebec CÉGEPs and universities won't be going back to "normal" until next year, she presumes.

Finally, three reasons to feel hopeful about Quebec's fight against COVID-19! In his press conference on April 27, Premier François Legault told Quebecers that we're going to be starting summer 2021 in much better shape than summer 2020.

Rejoice! On Tuesday, Premier François Legault announced that starting Monday, May 3, the curfew in Montreal and Laval will move back to 9:30 p.m.

Canada recently suspended flights from India and Pakistan to prevent the spread of B.1.617, a COVID-19 variant that was first identified in India.

A multi-million dollar mansion owned by MindGeek executive Feras Antoon, whose company runs Pornhub, was severely damaged in a fire on Sunday night.

Because she plans to move to Costa Rica full-time in May 2021, influencer Elisabeth Rioux's Quebec home is officially on the market.

A Montreal grocery store known for its unique French imported snacks has gone viral on TikTok thanks to a post by Andy-Riwan Gernet aka lefrench_explorer.

At a press conference on Thursday, Dr. Horacio Arruda suggested that Quebecers might need to get a COVID-19 vaccine every year, depending on how the situation evolves around the world.

Ontario mayors are teaming up in hopes that Premier Doug Ford will reopen outdoor recreational amenities in Ontario after announcing the closures last Friday. The mayors of Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills and Burlington, as well as the Halton Regional Chair, have each addressed the premier with their concerns that these closures "will disproportionately harm children and those who do not have access to their own greenspace." Editor's Choice: Tim Hortons Locations In Canada Will Only Have Plastic Straws For One More Month Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie raised the issue during a press conference Wednesday, saying that she "believes that the risk of transmission from outdoor activities is extremely low" and is "asking the premier to please reconsider restrictions on outdoor recreation, such as golf and tennis." ADVERTISING Ford has already backtracked on provincewide playground closures after pushback from health experts and his decision to close golf courses has also been met with petitions and protests. The premier addressed the media on Thursday to apologize to Ontarians for "moving too fast" on the measures announced last Friday but didn't say whether or not outdoor amenities would be reopened.

Public health has prioritized two new groups of vulnerable Quebecers who can receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose ahead of the general population, Health Minister Christian Dubé announced in a press conference on April 22.

Two of Montreal's most popular summer festivals, Osheaga and Île Soniq have been postponed until 2022, according to the festivals' respective Instagram posts.

If you're a student looking for a summer job in Montreal to save money before school starts again, look no further than the student job opportunities at the STM that are paying close to $30 per hour.

Following the major Rogers outage on April 19, the company and Fido, another subsidiary, say they will automatically apply a credit to affected customers' bills for May.

In an effort to preserve the French language in Quebec, the Parti Québécois has given a stamp of approval to a proposal to apply Bill 101 to the province's colleges.

As of midnight on Monday, April 19, the Quebec/Ontario border will be closed to interprovincial travel for the foreseeable future. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the border closure last week "in order to limit the transmission of the variants of concern."

Video was taken by @shaymgt on Instagram.

Fried chicken appears to be taking over Montreal and we're definitely not mad about it. But if you're eating solo or you want to offset the crispy heat of the chicken with some cool, creamy slaw — among other toppings — then there's nothing more satisfying than ordering a fried chicken sandwich.

The federal government has announced a new path to permanent residency in Canada for over 90,000 essential workers and international students across the country — except for those continuing to live in Quebec.

Everyone knows that each part of the Montreal area is associated with a different type of person.