5 Montreal stories you must read this week: April 7

From wedding drama to a 91-year-old Habs fan hoping to meet the team, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

3:17 Quebec couples experience wedding venue problems

Wedding problems

“It was pretty stressful. That was like the first thing checked off my list and we were building our wedding based on what was available there.”

Two Quebec couples claim they were cheated out of $1,700 each after their wedding venue in Val-David fell through.

READ THE STORY: Two Quebec couples going to court over wedding venue kerfuffle

2:15 Montreal family homeless after ant, fungus infestations

A house infested

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“Honestly, the last time we moved, he was destroyed.”

Tanya Leblanc and her son have been living on people’s couches after finding out their newly-purchased home was infested with ants, mice, mold and fungus

READ THE STORY: Mother and son forced out of Saint-Lazare home after mould and mice infestation

2:39 91-year-old Habs superfan ready for playoffs

A picture with the Habs

“I just like my Canadiens, I just love them.”

Irene Durdon could be the Montreal Canadiens’ biggest and longest standing fan, and she’s hoping the team can help her score the last item in her bucket list: get her picture taken with them.

READ THE STORY: 91-year-old Habs fan wants a photo with the team to complete her bucket list

1:36 Denis Coderre says $25k cheque didn’t break law

25K cheques

“The House of Commons wasn’t paying for my legal fees and you know, he felt it was a good thing to give me a hand.”

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre acknowledged Monday that he accepted a $25,000 cheque from prominent a Laval businessman and former Liberal fundraiser while he was a federal MP.

READ THE STORY: Denis Coderre insists he didn’t break law when he accepted $25k cheque

2:51 Limited international adoption for Quebecers

Adopting internationally

“When I started, we had 50 adoptions a year and now it’s closer to 20.”

A Montreal woman waiting to adopt a child internationally has received an outpouring of support since Global News told her story, but she’s also hearing outrage from people who have lived through similar situations.

READ THE STORY: Are other countries to blame for drop in international adoptions in Quebec?

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