Phil Carpenter

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• Climate top priority for many Quebec municipalities’ federal election wish list

  Mayors and elected officials across the country are expressing worry that talk of the economy is overshadowing concerns over climate change.

  Canada

  Apr 14
• ‘Deported, detained, imprisoned’: Quebec parents want school trip to U.S. cancelled

  The mother and some other parents argue the trip should be cancelled because the political climate in the U.S. makes it unsafe, and points to what has happened to some visitors.

  Canada

  Apr 1
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• Flair Airlines passenger speaks out after being forced off flight

  A Montreal woman who just returned from a vacation to Mexico says her trip took a turn for the worse as she was heading home Sunday.

  Canada

  Mar 28
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• Quebec community group creates hotline for racism victims in schools

  Following several allegations of anti-Black racism at schools across the province, a community group has established a hotline for victims.

  Canada

  Feb 28
• Montreal school faces racism allegations

  Students from a high school in Montreal's Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough are speaking out about alleged incidents of racism on campus.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• 15 years later: Deadly Haiti earthquake and those now living in Montreal

  Fifteen years ago a deadly earthquake killed hundreds of thousands in Haiti. While the repercussions are still being felt, the quake itself isn't necessarily to blame.

  Canada

  Jan 13
• ‘Fed up’: Montreal tenants say they’ve been without heat for weeks in winter

  Despite multiple problems in the building and appeals to address the issue, tenants in a Lachine apartment building claim they haven't heard from the property owner.

  Canada

  Jan 1
• Montreal doctor calls for change after son hit by car near west-end school

  A mother and doctor in the Montreal's west end is raising concerns about an intersection she says is dangerous after her teenage son was struck by a car earlier this month.

  Traffic

  Nov 13, 2024
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• ‘You’re not wanted’: Newcomer to Canada says racism forced him onto streets

  Advocates working with asylum seekers are sounding the alarm, saying they're hearing more stories of racism in Canada. One man in Quebec says he was forced from his home.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2024
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• 2 overdose deaths in Montreal lead to call for action among Indigenous community

  Two deaths on the streets of Montreal have advocates calling attention to the overdose crisis and are also raising questions about the need for more resources in the community.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2024
• This Canadian food bank turns people away ‘every single day’ due to demand

  The Depot Community Food Centre, a pillar in the Montreal's NDG neighbourhood, is 'not in any way able to meet the needs of the community,' according to its executive director.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2024
• Montreal senior residents claim cashier-less store is latest attempt at eviction

  The seniors at Mont-Carmel Residence in downtown Montreal argue a new convenience store that recently opened in their building is anything but that.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024
• Quebec woman hurt after being hit by bullet shot 2 floors below apartment

  After being shot, Angelique Croteau was able to make it out of her apartment and into the corridor, where she found help from the building’s maintenance worker.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2024
• Montreal police partner with Nunavik authorities to crack down on organized crime

  Montreal police is partnering with police officers from Nunavik in northern Quebec in a project authorities hope will stamp out organized crime they say originates south of the province. Indigenous leaders say the criminal activities are having a devastating impact on northern communities. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2024
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• Should basement living spaces in Montreal be banned? Mayors weigh in

  Experts expect floods from heavy rains to happen more frequently, and municipalities are struggling to come up with ways to protect property, including amending laws.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2024
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• Quebec’s housing crisis has worsened since moving day, group says

  Housing advocates in Quebec are sounding alarms, saying the number of people without homes since the province's traditional moving day more than two months ago has only grown.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2024
• Desperate to ‘live again,’ this young man hopes plea will find him a kidney

  After his life was upended by a debilitating illness, a young man from Montreal and his family are making a public plea in hopes of finding a compatible kidney donor.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2024
• Illegal soil dumping: Oka residents prepare to take matters into their own hands

  A group of residents in Oka, Que., is preparing to take matters into its own hands, if authorities refuse to act, to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2024
• Montreal borough’s first-ever ‘ghost’ scooter honours fallen rider

  For one family in the city's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, the memories of what happened June 24th near Parc Mésy are still raw.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2024
• ‘No threat to anybody’: Man challenges fines for his off-leash dogs

  A Montreal man says since his dogs are special needs and docile, he allows them off leash in secluded areas in parks near his home, away from people. He's facing fines of $2,100.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2024
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• ‘They pushed me:’ Black man says he was racially profiled by Montreal police

  A family is seeking answers from authorities after they say the aspiring professional football player was handcuffed and wrongfully ticketed in Montreal's north end.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2024
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• Montreal wants to move day services from homeless shelter, citing ‘difficult’ cohabitation

  Maison Benoît Labre, located in the city's St-Henri neighbourhood, serves vulnerable clients who are either unhoused or dealing with addiction issues.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2024
• Canadian couple finally set to move back into flooded condo. Then Debby came

  The condo owners are collectively calling on Montreal's Lachine borough to act swiftly, saying the current infrastructure can't handle heavy rainfalls.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2024
• Montreal residents furious over constant sewage floods: ‘It’s like a river down here’

  Residents in the Town of Mount Royal (TMR) say their homes have been flooded multiple times and are concerned that their municipality isn't doing enough to help solve the problem.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2024
• Montreal community group launches project to ease tension over Israel-Hamas conflict

  A Montreal community group has launched a new project called Solidarity with Dialogue in hopes of creating conversations that will ease tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2024