The mother of a three-year-old girl from Montreal who was abandoned earlier this month is now facing a charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. This charge carries a potential 10-year prison term. The details of the incident are under a publication ban, but it led to a four-day search for the child. The mother's bail hearing in Valleyfield included testimony from a Surete du Quebec officer that visibly upset her.

In other news, a 27-year-old man was fatally shot in Brossard's Léon-Gravel Park. An armed robbery occurred at a store on Sainte-Catrice near Metcalf, resulting in a man firing a gun at a security guard and an employee. Bomb threats were called into various airports across Canada, including Trudeau in Montreal, which have since been resolved.

The commission investigating SAAQclic will not grant special status to Karl Malenfant, the former vice-president of information technology at the SAAQ, allowing him to cross-examine witnesses. However, he will have an opportunity to speak before the commission at the end of the summer.

Starting July 17, restaurant owners in the province will be able to impose a $10 penalty per person on groups that do not honor their reservations.

The director general of Vanier College, Benoit Morin, has expressed concern over the negative impact of a government investigation into the climate at two Montreal junior colleges, citing increased tensions related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Lastly, a young Montrealer named Brenda Aubin-Vega has won a $1,000-a-week-for-life jackpot from the "Gagnant à vie" lottery. Despite having the option of a $1 million lump sum, she chose the weekly payments. She plans to continue working and enjoying her newfound fortune responsibly.