MONTREAL – This week, there were some grand displays of solidarity in the wake of the Paris attacks, multiple arrests related to the mob and a look at a vital social service in dire need of help.
Here are five great stories Global News covered in Montreal:
Standing in solidarity
“We’re roommates and best friends and we wanted to show support for all cultures suffering at the hands of terrorism.”
On Monday, New Yorker Matt Dajer stood tall, hand in hand with his two roommates, Ammar Kandil from Egypt and Thomas Brag, from France.
READ THE STORY: After the Paris attacks, two friends stand in solidarity with their Muslim roommate
Arrested for threatening to “kill one Arab a week”
“For him, it was a joke. A bad joke obviously.”
Jesse Pelletier, 24, is facing charges in connection to an anti-Muslim Youtube video where he is seen wearing a Joker mask and threatening to “kill one Arab a week.”
READ THE STORY: Montrealer faces charges after video threatens to ‘kill one Arab a week’
Montreal food banks need help
“The need for our services goes up, but the money coming in for us to operate gets a little tight.”
The national food bank numbers have hovered around record levels for years and Montreal has not been spared the pain.
READ THE STORY: Montreal food banks see spike in visits
Arrests made in organized crime
“It’s going to slow down their business and hurt them personally.”
About 200 officers from the Montreal police, Sûreté du Québec and the RCMP busted some of the highest ranking leaders in the Italian Mafia, the Hells Angels, as well as several street gangs and their accomplices.
READ THE STORY: Police raids across Montreal target organized crime
I trust you if you trust me
“We’re aching and we want to open up to the community and display our trust. We trust the Canadian community and they trust us as well.”
Standing outside McGill’s Roddick gates Friday was a man, blindfolded and not moving a muscle. That is, until someone gave him a hug or played a round of basketball with him.
READ THE STORY: “I trust you if you trust me,” Majdi Hareri tells Montrealers
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