Lise Dery, a single mother and outgoing mayor of a small Quebec town, decided not to run for re-election this year so she could spend more time with her nine-year-old son.
The windswept archipelago of Iles-de-la-Madeleine used to spend most of every winter firmly encased in the ice of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, protected from the worst effects of winter storms.
A tract of waterfront land at the edge of Old Montreal will undergo a transformation after Molson Coors announced plans to spend up to $500 million to build a new brewery in the city.
Heavy rains descending on already waterlogged areas of Canada has residents and emergency officials across the country bracing for flood conditions through Friday and the weekend.
Canada Post and renowned architect Moshe Safdie unveiled a stamp depicting Montreal's famous Habitat 67 housing complex to commemorate the 150th year of Confederation.