A group of more than 100 cyclists in Montreal’s West End want the city to improve what they see as an extremely dangerous intersection. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/27/cyclists-ndg-intersection.html?ref=rss
About one in six hospital beds is occupied by patients who should be receiving care elsewhere, a new report finds. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/21/wait-times-hospitals.html?ref=rss
The federal Opposition New Democrats are urging the Conservative government to stop supporting Canada’s asbestos industry, saying the government’s own health experts have warned the controversial mineral is unsafe. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/14/asbestos-ndp-health.html?ref=rss
Prime Minister Stephen Harper toured Quebec’s flood zone for the first time Monday, proposing long-term ideas to offset similar disasters in the future. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/06/harper-quebec-flooding.html?ref=rss
Strong winds from the south are causing Quebec’s Richelieu River to swell again, pushing yet more water into the flood zone where communities have been paralyzed for weeks. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/01/flooding-richelieu-river-june-1.html?ref=rss