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Quebec public health officials maintain message to keep up coronavirus health measures
By Gloria Henriquez Reporter/Weather specialist
On Friday, Quebec’s Public Health Director Horacio Arruda was trying to hammer down the message that the public must continue to keep distance and wear masks, even though things look normal. Continue reading
Scathing report recommends EMSB chair Angela Mancini not run for school board elections
By Gloria Henriquez Reporter/Weather specialist
The report was commissioned by the EMSB’s trustee Marlene Jennings after Mancini came to her in January saying she was a victim of harassment. Continue reading
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce creates more pedestrian walkways, shared streets
The borough is creating shared streets, more pedestrian walkways and expanding its cycling network for the summer season. Continue reading
Côte Saint-Luc Holocaust survivor celebrates 100th birthday
At 100 years young, Elizabeth Blau is described as sharp and a great cook and storyteller. Continue reading
Lester B. Pearson School Board votes to review policies, create racism action plan
The board held a special meeting over Zoom on Monday night and voted unanimously for the motion. Continue reading
Coronavirus: City of Montreal puts cooling measures in place during heatwave
The city is opening several facilities to help Montrealers cool down. You can find what’s open in your area on the city’s interactive map. Continue reading
Coronavirus: Quebec Anglophone universities still plan to hold most classes online in the fall
Some say adjusting to the new directives won’t be easy. Continue reading
Coronavirus: Cirque du Soleil artists hold protest over work contracts they say went unpaid
Around 35 members showed up in front of the Cirque’s big top where they raised a symbolic tent. Continue reading
Montreal police investigating high school students’ racist video
The video shows both teenagers in blackface singing highly racist and offensive lyrics. Continue reading
Montreal Black man says he was assaulted by police after inviting them into his home
The man says he invited the officers into his apartment as an act of good faith but then when he asked the officers to leave, they wouldn’t. Continue reading
Montreal community leaders demand police reform to end racial profiling
A group of Montreal community leaders and elected officials listed some key changes needed inside the Montreal police force in order to stop racial profiling. Continue reading
Quebec health experts call on province to make masks mandatory
A group of about 30 doctors and health experts are calling on the Quebec government to make wearing masks mandatory for people over 12 years-old in closed and crowded public spaces. Continue reading
Montreal firefighters battling four-alarm blaze at downtown apartment building
About 100 firefighters are on site battling a blaze in an apartment building in downtown Montreal. Continue reading
Asylum seekers working in health care sector could be granted permanent residency, minister says
The statement comes on the heels of a news report by Radio-Canada suggesting Ottawa could grant permanent residence status to asylum seekers on the front lines. Continue reading
Pointe-Claire will not reconsider opening day camps amid coronavirus crisis
Pointe-Claire council discussed the issue of day camps on Tuesday night after the province adjusted some restrictions. Continue reading