“Frightens me,” said Paul Brunet, chair for the Council for the Protection of Patients, about the impact of the $1.5 billion Santé Québec must cut as it becomes the province’s central healthcare agency on December 1. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.

“I’m going to share with my little sister,” says a young Montrealer who received a 3-foot-tall bracelet kit during the Welcome Hall Mission’s annual toy giveaway in the St-Henri borough on Saturday. Johanie Bouffard reports.

“It’s like a fairytale,” says Maxime Charette, one of the vendors at the Great Christmas Market in Montreal. Holiday cheer can already be felt throughout the city as December approaches. Pamela Pagano reports.

A pair of major Canadian supercomputers are receiving upgrades in Canada’s push to catch up globally. David Zura explains how a supercomputer is replaced and gets a tour of the current system.