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• Quebec to hold independent investigation into wrongful arrest by Montreal police

  Quebec announced on Tuesday that it will be holding an inquiry into the wrongful arrest of Mamadi III Fara Camara that occurred on Jan. 28.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2021
• Montreal man stabbed outside Peel metro downtown Monday night

  At around 5:10 p.m. on Monday night a call was made for a young man who was stabbed hours earlier, according to Montreal police

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2021
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• Quebec Superior Court sides with provincial government over distance learning lawsuit

  The six plaintiffs represented by human rights lawyer Julius Grey lost their case asking for parents’ ability to decide whether to physically send their children to school or not.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2021
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• Montreal’s Décarie Square, Bill-Durnan Arena set to host mass COVID-19 vaccinations

  The CIUSSS West-Central Montreal announced on Feb. 8 that three mass vaccination sites will be opening in a shopping centre, an arena and an office building. 

  Health

  Feb 8, 2021
• Montreal protesters rally against curfew, call for stricter public health measures

  Protesters rallied in Montreal on Sunday to protest the lack of affordable housing in the city and the government's "mismanagement" of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2021
• Montreal art fanatics thrilled museums are reopening next week

  After being closed for the past few months in Quebec in order to help curb the spread of COVID-19, the province's museums and art galleries are set to reopen as early as Feb. 8.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2021
• Quebec family creates drinkable yoghurt to honour late daughter

  Just months after their daughter's death, the Kaiser family is celebrating new life -- the birth of a new drinkable yoghurt named in the child's honour to help save lives.

  Features

  Feb 4, 2021
• Kahnawà:ke community members find comfort in beading challenge

  When Kahnawà:ke mandated a lockdown at the end of December, Jessica Hernandez set out to bring her community together in the best way she knew how — through beadwork.

  Feb 3, 2021
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• Montreal teacher becomes viral TikTok star, hopes to promote diversity in Quebec media

  With over 54,000 followers on the popular video app, Douaa Kachache makes videos poking fun at her Moroccan parents and Quebecois culture.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021
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• Montrealer creates not-for-profit organization to help city’s homeless during COVID-19

  The organization has over 100 volunteers across the city and provides sandwiches and other goods to seven local shelters. 

  Features

  Jan 18, 2021
• Quebec elementary schools to reopen Monday; unions and experts fear it could be costly

  Some feel the move to allow children and teachers to gather in classrooms again is still too early as coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in the province.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2021
• Experts worry about overconsumption on New Year’s Eve despite Quebec COVID-19 restrictions

  New Year’s Eve is looking a different this year with parties strictly off-limits. But experts say despite the lack of gathering alcohol consumption is not expected to go down.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2020
• Volunteers ‘keep going’ after close to $10,000 worth of goods stolen from South Shore charity

  Shortly before midnight, 80-year-old Jean-Marie Girard got the call — someone had stolen boxes of goods meant for families in-need.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2020
• Mountain of construction debris at Laval recycling plant has been on fire since Saturday

  At Multi-Recyclage, an outdoor dumping ground for material waste, fire started after wood meant to be composted overheated, according to the Laval fire department.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2020
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• Man, 29, hospitalized following Montreal shooting

  According to Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils, the victim was conscious when authorities arrive on site in Montreal's Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Quebec reports 6,783 new cases of COVID-19 over holiday weekend

  The Quebec government released its new alarming COVID-19 data on Sunday after quebecers were asked not to gather for Christmas festivities.

  Health

  Dec 27, 2020
• COVID-19: Quebec won’t release new data until Monday

  Quebec Public Health indicated on its website no new data will available to the public from Dec. 25 to Dec. 28 and Jan. 1 to Jan. 3.

  Health

  Dec 26, 2020
• 35-year-old man stabbed in Montreal on Boxing Day

  Authorities said there is no fear for the man's life as of Saturday afternoon.

  Crime

  Dec 26, 2020
• Montreal organization delivers meals of hope for lone senior citizens on Christmas Eve

  With over 100 seniors to feed, dozens of volunteers worked all day on Thursday to prepare four-course meals to make this pandemic style Christmas memorable.

  Features

  Dec 24, 2020
• Christine Gosselin leaves Projet Montreal, calling Mayor Plante’s administration ‘authoritarian’

  Montreal's Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie elected official Christine Gosselin announced on Facebook she will be leaving Projet Montreal.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2020
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• Montreal firefighters prepare food for the city’s most vulnerable

  On Thursday a group of Montreal firefighters gathered at the Resilience Montreal day shelter to prepare holiday meals for the city's most vulnerable.

  Features

  Dec 17, 2020
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• Quebec sovereigntists and French-language activists rally in Montreal

  Montrealers gathered near city hall on Saturday demanding action be taken against the decline of French in the Greater Montreal area.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2020
• Montreal volunteers give out meals and care packages to the homeless community

  The spirit of giving is coming a little earlier this year as volunteers gather at Place Émilie-Gamelin in Montreal on Sunday to distribute food to the homeless.

  Features

  Nov 15, 2020
• Longueuil deer cull triggers protest

  This week, Longueuil announced it would kill 17 deer because the overpopulation is damaging the park's biodiversity.

  Environment

  Nov 14, 2020
• ‘Supporting our sisters’: Montrealers protest imprisonment of Egyptian TikTok women

  A group of demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday to protest the imprisonment of nine Egyptian women for posting TikTok videos online that go 'against family morals.'

  Features

  Oct 17, 2020