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A Dalhousie University pilot project focused on increasing access to testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections has seen about 50 patients since it launched in August. With a few more months to go, the lead researched says there is still time to get tested. As Ella MacDonald reports, pharmacies participating in the study are...

Regular testing is one way the city’s health authority wants to address the growing number of STI cases.

A section of Ste-Catherine Street West in the heart of Montreal has finally re-opened, allowing traffic to pass and making it a lot easier for pedestrians. But one major change is causing some concern. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

Drivers heading downtown for their holiday shopping won’t be getting help from the city. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s party has rejected a motion by opposition councillors to suspend parking meter rates during this period. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, it comes just as Ste-Catherine Street has re-opened to traffic after more than one year of...

Criticism is mounting over a potential plan by the City of Montreal to make sections of Ste-Catherine Street West open to pedestrians only. Some argue such a move would kill businesses in downtown Montreal and the city’s opposition is now demanding a referendum on the matter. Global’s Phil Carpenter has more.

Liem Vu heads up north to Sault Ste. Marie to sightsee and savour the Soo. He learns about Bushplanes, explores the Hiawatha Highlands, learns to fish, and enjoys local cuisine in the latest instalment of ‘Local Escapes.’

The 2024/25 Royal MTC season gets underway this week. Here’s a preview of the first show “The Play That Goes Wrong”.

Managers at Montreal’s public transit agency recently got some slick new wheels to roll around town in. The STM now boasts 18 shiny Ford Mustang SUVs in its fleet, but as Global’s Dan Spector reports, many are wondering why taxpayer dollars were spent on fancy cars instead of something a bit more reasonable.

LetsStopAIDS unveils its annual Sex Lives Report which reveals gaps in sexual health education among young Canadians. The organizations founder and president says more needs to be done.

The CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation’s Grow Beyond campaign is the most ambitious campaign in the history of the Foundation, and the largest ever undertaken by a single hospital in Quebec. President and CEO Delphine Brodeur joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella with details and how you can help.

WATCH: Jocelyn Dupuis is a teacher facilitator for the Student Representative Council (SRC) and explains the importance of student leadership through SRC. SRC co-presidents Wils Williams and Phoebe McNeill describe how they take part in school initiatives.

All 43 monkeys that escaped from a research lab in Beaufort County, S.C., have been located and crews are now working to trap them, police said Friday. The Rhesus Macaque monkeys reportedly escaped after an employee the lab left a door open.

A new report from the World Health Organization shows there’s an “alarming decline” in condom use among 15-year-olds, with health-care professionals warning about the impact it can have on their futures. As Sean Previl reports, there’s growing concerns over this lack of protection as sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates increase globally, with gonorrhea, syphillis and...

During question period on Monday, Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis demanded documents about federal spending on the “green slush fund,” referring to records related to the Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC). Lewis accused the government of being in “contempt of Parliament,” suggesting that the withheld documents could expose significant corruption related to the funding initiative.

More provinces are now making it easier to diagnose sexually transmitted infections. Should Manitoba follow suit? Teagan Rasche reports.

Nova Scotia is rolling out take-home test kits for sexually transmitted infections. The timing is becoming critical as the province grapples with a rise in infections. Zack Power reports.

As sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases reach highs that haven’t been seen in Canada in years, Nova Scotia is now joining Ontario in offering take-home test kits. Heidi Petracek explains how the kits work, why health experts say they’re crucial to stopping the spread of the diseases, and which provinces could soon follow suit.

Nova Scotia is rolling out take-home kits to test for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in hopes of reducing barriers to vital sexual health care. Doctors say many STIs don’t present symptoms, so the best line of attack is to make it easier for people to get tested. Katherine Ward has this story and more in...

Summer vacation means a lot of roads trips, visits to cottages and other get-away destinations. Some people like to spend their time on the water, and one of the busiest places where pleasure boats pass is the locks in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. But, as Tim Sargeant reports, boating through this historic site is way down this month.

Manitoba’s premier is making good on a promise that rights a historical wrong for Métis in that province. Wab Kinew is signing over 100 acres of land to the Manitoba Métis Federation. The village of Ste. Madeleine — three hours west of Winnipeg — was burned to the ground by government workers back in 1938....