Quebec is aiming to open up trade with other provinces, but the province says cross-border alcohol sales will take more time to sort out. Some small producers say change can't come soon enough because they have been getting the bottom of the barrel.

Since the federal government scrapped its carbon tax, Quebec stands alone as the only province with its own price on carbon. Now the Quebec government is facing calls from some corners to eliminate it, in order to bring down the price at the pump. But some experts say that would put us even further from our climate goals. And some Quebecers are still trying to wrap their heads around what exactly we’re paying — and where the money goes.

With another spring pothole season upon us, we’re digging into the archives to ponder Montreal’s pothole problem. We’ll get into the science of potholes, their impacts, and what we could be doing differently to deal with them. 

Between the West Island and the South Shore and stretching all the way from Ile-Perrot to Lachine, you'll find Lac Saint-Louis. But is it a lake? Is it just part of the Saint Lawrence River? Or is it both? The answer is more complex than you might think.

We head to the Montreal Climate Summit to hear how environmental advocates are trying to reshape their message about climate change, to emphasize how it’s hurting the health, homes and finances of Montrealers.

With the city's summer festival season around the corner, Montreal's festivals are in fundraising mode. But post-pandemic, and faced with rising production costs, some say independent festivals need more support to keep going--and to keep Montreal's reputation as a world-class city for arts and culture alive. 

With the cost of groceries on the rise, more Canadians are turning to food banks to feed themselves. In this episode, as we approach the end of the federal election campaign we look at why food has gotten so expensive and what solutions are being proposed to make grocery shopping more affordable. 

From the cost of buying a home, to the climate changes hitting North America, many of the top issues for voters are also top of mind for young people, and central to their futures. So why do young people show up to the polls in fewer numbers than other generations, and what can be done to get more of them to cast their ballot? 

In the shadow of U.S. tariffs, reviving pipeline projects has been up for discussion in this federal election campaign, even in Quebec, where opposition has been strong in the past. So how did Montreal go from the city where half a million people marched for climate action, to a place where the environment seems barely on the ballot?

Montreal rents are rising sharply. The median price of a single family home has more than doubled in a decade. So what can the next federal government do to get housing built more quickly?