Montreal's mayor vowed zero tolerance for illegal pot dispensaries on Thursday, just hours after eight such establishments aimed at recreational users opened to the public.

The Quebec government announced a full public inquiry Thursday into the police surveillance of journalists after revelations various forces monitored reporters' phones.

Quebec schoolchildren will be entering a vastly changed environment this week when they head back to classrooms that have been closed since mid-March because of COVID-19.

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Quebec Premier Francois Legault visited Montreal on Thursday, May 14, 2020, to announce the province recorded 131 new deaths linked to the virus — 91 of them in the hard-hit city.