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Verdun beach officially opens for the season with COVID-19 restrictions
By Phil Carpenter Photojournalist
People wanting to use the Verdun beach to cool off this summer are now finally allowed to use it with all security services in place. Continue reading
Efforts heat up to change some of Quebec’s racially offensive location names
A West Island woman is putting pressure on the Quebec government to change all place names in the province that have a racially offensive word. Continue reading
Black Montreal officers react to union’s claim there is no systemic racism in the force
A group of Black officers in the Montreal Police Service is urging their union to acknowledge that systemic racism exists in the force. Continue reading
Black Montreal high school graduate speaks out about racist text in yearbook
A graduating student from Lindsay Place High School in Pointe-Claire is speaking out about text that was printed next to his yearbook photo. Continue reading
Mother of Montreal teen allegedly targeted in racist video speaks out
The family of the alleged target of a blackface video in Montreal is seeking to file a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission. Continue reading
Residents at Maimonide in Côte Saint-Luc are suffering through the heat, families say
Maimonedes Geriatric Centre in Côte-Saint-Luc family members say many rooms are still without air conditioning. Continue reading
Racist video sparks condemnation, questions about racism in Montreal’s West Island
The video is under investigation by Montreal police. Continue reading
West Island community comes together to speak out against racism
Hundreds of West Island residents converged on Valois Park in Pointe Claire Sunday, to take a knee and speak out against racism. Continue reading
St. Hubert high school holds graduation parade amid COVID-19 restrictions
“We wanted to do something special for our kids,” principal Sujata Saha told Global News. “We are so lucky to spend five years with them, share so many great moments with them.” 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
West Island mayors asked to address racism in their communities amid growing calls for change
Members of the Black community in the West Island are angry at what they see as a failure by municipal officials to speak out against anti-Black racism. Continue reading
Pointe Claire, Que., residents furious about anti-Black graffiti: ‘I’ve never seen it like this’
The graffiti also drew the ire of Kemba Mitchell head of the West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA), Continue reading
Coronavirus: It’s back to school for some Montreal-area students
Classes resumed at the MacKay Centre and Philip E. Layton Schools Monday, the first two special-needs facilities in the EMSB to do so. Continue reading
Beaconsfield boaters upset over restricted access to launch ramps
The two locations had been used for decades, and some pleasure craft owners can’t understand why it’s suddenly a problem. Continue reading
Asylum seekers confused by Quebec government’s messages on immigration
“My biggest concern you know, after the COVID-19 if they reject my claim and I have to go back to Haiti.” Continue reading