Canada’s national ballet school welcomed members of the community for a working rehearsal this weekend as their students prepare to join the professionals when the show returns for the holidays. David Zura explains.

“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.