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Montreal promises new approach to homeless with encampment ‘tolerance zones’The city said its new policy creates 'tolerance zones' on city-owned land, where encampments would be permitted if they meet certain safety rules.CanadaFeb 20
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Montreal’s $7.7B budget raises spending by 5.4 per cent, has money for homelessnessThe first budget since Martinez Ferrada won the November election raises spending by about 5.4 per cent, with last year's budget coming in at $7.3 billion.CanadaJan 12
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‘The low of the low’: Montreal charity targeted by scam speaks outIn their 2024 annual report, Montreal police states the number of fraud cases in its territory rose from 2,417 in 2019 to 11,617 in 2024.CanadaFeb 26
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New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concernsNew details are emerging about a homeless man with previous ties to al-Qaida who is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal.CrimeJan 8
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Inuit look to Greenland’s social model as Canada pursues military buildup in ArcticInuit leaders say Canada can learn from Greenland’s approach to health, housing and social services as Ottawa weighs greater investment in northern infrastructure.WorldFeb 14
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B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technologyTy Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.CanadaFeb 26
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Residents say owners knew of safety risks months before NDG evacuationAn engineering report commissioned by the owner and dated Nov. 3 described the building as critical and called for the immediate evacuation of all occupants.CanadaJan 24
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Alberta’s 2025 housing starts above national average of 5.6%Canada’s six largest markets recorded a combined 3.9 per cent year-over-year increase from 2024, driven by record annual starts in Calgary and Edmonton.EconomyJan 21
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Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused peopleMartinez Ferrada has promised to put an end to the homeless encampments that have cropped up across Montreal within four years by transitioning their occupants to housing.CanadaDec 1, 2025
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Montreal borough mayor calls destruction of homeless encampment a misunderstandingThe mayor of a Montreal borough says she has ordered an investigation after city workers destroyed a homeless encampment earlier this week.CanadaNov 28, 2025
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Montreal health-care program offers palliative care to the unhousedA compassionate team of health-care professionals is now bringing end-of-life care to people experiencing homelessness in Montreal.HealthNov 24, 2025
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Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistanceWhen community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name Jewish Montreal's "new patron saint," Maimie Pinzer was the winning choice.CanadaDec 1, 2025
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Alberta ERs seeing flood of influenza patients as cases jump 70% in a weekIn the first week of December, there was a 70 per cent jump in the number of lab-confirmed influenza cases in Alberta, along with 300 more hospitalizations and six more deaths.HealthDec 11, 2025
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Montreal clinic for vulnerable population faces closure amid Quebec’s controversial Bill 2Montreal’s Clinique L’Agora may close due to Bill 2, putting 6,000 vulnerable unhoused patients, LGBTQ2, and those with complex health needs at risk of losing critical careCanadaNov 21, 2025
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Former federal minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada elected mayor of MontrealMontreal's new mayor has pledged to tackle homelessness and to audit the city's bike paths, which have sparked a backlash from some drivers and business owners.CanadaNov 2, 2025
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Montreal’s mayoral election is about affordability and the homeless — and bike lanesA Segma research survey for Radio-Canada released Oct. 16 shows Martinez Ferrada leading in voting intentions with 26 per cent, ahead of Rabouin at 18 per cent.PoliticsOct 27, 2025
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Montreal’s staple Wing Noodles to closeWing Noodles, Quebec's largest manufacturer of Asian noodles, known for its fortune cookies, is preparing to shut its doors after almost 80 years of business.CanadaNov 17, 2025
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Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of MontrealMartinez Ferrada, who arrived in Canada as a child refugee from Chile in 1980, takes over from outgoing mayor Valérie Plante, who did not seek a third term.PoliticsNov 13, 2025
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Woman arrested in death of abandoned newborn had spent morning at homeless shelterA woman arrested in the death of a newborn found abandoned in a Montreal-area bus shelter on Monday had been at a homeless centre earlier that day.CrimeOct 28, 2025
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The municipal election is on across Quebec on Sunday. Here are a few things to knowQuebecers head to the polls Sunday to elect municipal leaders as key issues like housing, homelessness and affordability shape races across the province.PoliticsNov 1, 2025