Montreal to get hundreds of new affordable housing units for families, homeless youth
The 12 projects approved in a call for tenders will cost about $310 million. They include hundreds of dwellings for a variety of people, including families and seniors.
Canada
Apr 12
Montreal mobile health clinic helps get homeless people out of tents, into apartments
Old Brewery Mission says its mobile health clinic has intervened 2,691 times to help homeless people in the community in its first year.
Canada
Apr 15
Future of Montreal’s Hôtel-Dieu homeless shelter up in the air
The Hôtel-Dieu site will no long serve the unhoused in the downtown east population, leaving users of the more than 100 shelter beds in limbo.
Politics
Feb 16
Some improvement to Montreal Village but troubles persist, community members say
The city launched a strategy to revitalize the historic LGBTQ district after locals raised concerns amid intersecting homelessness, drug use and mental health issues in the area.
Canada
Apr 21
Montreal metro gets new security plan amid rise in safety concerns
Montreal's transit authority is deploying special constables and other safety employees in teams of four to monitor the 10 stations where riders have most reported feeling unsafe.
Canada
Apr 10
Contentious day centre, supervised injection site opens in Montreal neighbourhood
Measures to appease the fears of Saint-Henri residents, who have been vocal surrounding the supervised injection site, were visible on its first day of opening.
Health
Apr 15
Controversial Saint-Henri safe drug consumption site set to open
A transitional housing project and safe drug consumption site will open near a school in the Saint-Henri borough. While officials welcome the project, residents are resisting it.
Canada
Apr 11
Officials seek to reassure neighbours of new Montreal supervised injection site
Residents say a new supervised-injection site in Montreal's Saint-Henri neighbourhood is making the area unsafe. Officials say efforts are underway to deal with concerns.
Canada
6 hours
Montreal metro riders raise safety concerns as complaints to STM transit agency triple
In 2023, more than 1,300 complaints were made by users of Montreal's STM metro system. That number is triple the annual average of 377.
Cannabis
Mar 22
Quebec teen sells eclipse glasses to help people in need
Logan Laguë has been selling eclipse glasses all over the Eastern Townships. With the proceeds, he helps the homeless population, youth shelters and families in need.
Canada
Mar 30
Peterborough restaurant provides free meals on Easter for less fortunate
On Easter Sunday, the Original Spaghetti House Restaurant served hundreds of free meals to individuals in need. The meals are provided each Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving.
Canada
Apr 1
Quebec’s top court upholds requirement for minors seeking sex designation change
The ruling overturns a 2021 decision by a lower court judge who concluded the requirement violates the dignity and equality rights of transgender and non-binary teenagers.
Canada
Mar 21
Here’s why you are seeing more homeless encampments in Montreal’s suburbs
"I was helping someone who has been living in the streets but then, I myself ended up here," Bryan Asbil said as he paused to contain his emotions.
Canada
Jan 10
Accueil Bonneau inaugurates new 114-unit long-term housing centre
The fully-furnished rooms will be available for low-cost rent to both men and women including, students, seniors and couples in serious financial straits.
Politics
Feb 5
‘Pure nightmare’: Montreal-based musician wins $1.5 million in defamation lawsuit
Montreal musician Frédérik Durand, who performs under the name Snails, has been awarded $1.5 million in a defamation lawsuit against a California Instagrammer.
Crime
Mar 12
How does Putin stay in power?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sweep to power in another illegitimate election. How does he maintain his grip and what does it mean for Ukraine and NATO?
World
Mar 15
Quebec lawsuit could limit dismantling of homeless camps in the province
At issue are a collection of municipal bylaws that ban the erection of non-recreational tents or other informal structures in public spaces without approval from the town.
Canada
Jan 28
Asylum seekers coming through Montreal airport in record numbers
Roxham Road, an unofficial border crossing, might be closed but asylum seekers have found another way to enter Canada in record numbers: Montreal's Trudeau Airport.
Politics
Feb 1
Couple expecting baby in Rafah plea to Canada for help as Israel plans next move
A family member in Montreal has applied for a temporary visa on behalf of the couple, who remain stuck in Rafah with mere days before their second child is due for delivery.
World
Feb 11
In Canada’s capital, an opioid epidemic and housing crisis collide
Global News accompanied an Ottawa police officer during a patrol of the city's downtown, an area where the opioid epidemic and housing crisis are colliding.
Canada
Jan 20