“I wouldn’t be here,” says blood cancer survivor Kaylee Miller about how blood donations saved her life, as Héma-Québec’s donor celebrations are set to kick off Thursday. Tehosterihens Deer reports.

Notorious killer Paul Bernardo is scheduled for a parole hearing next week and family of the teenage girls he murdered have been denied in-person access. Shauna Hunt with an unprecedented move that’s sparking outrage.

“I had a little anxiety about being deaf,” says Judith Campeauratté, moments after finding out she scored a bit lower on one ear during her free hearing screening offered by McGill’s speech language pathology department. Corinne Boyer reports.

“A very bad Christmas present to come early,” says Alan DeSousa, Official Opposition spokesperson on financial matters with Ensemble Montréal, criticizing the Plante administration’s 2025. He emphasized the city should spend smarter, not more.