A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling water at a 10-year-old boy as he walkedby her home is facing a charge of aggravated assault.

Montrealers gathered on Sunday afternoon to demand the return of Israeli hostages, nearly a year to the day after Hamas's attack.

As pro-Palestinian protesters reflect on the last year, they continue to call for a ceasefire and an immediate arms embargo.

Montreal police have increased their presence across the city, including places of worship, ahead of the anniversary of the start of the latest Israel-Gaza war.

With cases of non-consensual sharing of intimate images on the rise, Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled a bill to accelerate theprocedureto prevent or stop the distribution of those images.

Quebec coroner Julie-Kim Godin made a series of recommendations to the province's Health Ministry and groups representing health-care professionals, two years after Amlie Champagne took her own life after battling with Lyme disease.

The Quebec government has decided tocut financial assistance for people enrolling in part-time, French-language courses and to spend $2.5 million on a new advertising campaign to encourage Quebecers to speak more French.