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‘I can’t breathe, guys’: Ontario man accuses police in Quebec of using excessive forceVideos of an arrest by police in Laval, Que., of a Toronto tourist have surfaced on social media, with police saying that the officers were following protocol.CrimeSep 11
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Quebec parents file $1.6M suit after teacher allegedly puts students’ art for sale onlineThe lawsuit alleges the students at Westwood Junior High School found out in February that the teacher was selling their artwork online without their consent.Mar 25
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‘Stunned’ parents take legal action after students’ artwork allegedly put up for saleThe parents of two Montreal-area junior high school students claim their children's teacher allegedly listed their artwork for sale without their consent.CanadaFeb 14
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Family says police slow to investigate alleged racial attack near MontrealThree women aged 18 and under say a man verbally assaulted them with racial slurs and then attacked their car with an axe while they were sitting in a driveway.CanadaDec 27, 2023
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South Shore man claims he was a victim of racial profilingA South Shore man claims he was the victim of racial profiling at the hands of the Longueuil police department, which has faced accusations of racial profiling before.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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‘Gross incompetence:’ Man ticketed for contraband cigarettes says he was racially profiledVideo of the incident shows part of the exchange between the man and local Quebec police, who fined him over $1,100 for obstructing an officer, possession of contraband and more.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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Quebec invests $900,000 to train police to avoid racial profilingThe Quebec government plans to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars to train police officers how to avoid racial and social profilingCanadaDec 7, 2021
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Man seeks $30,000 in damages in ‘racial profiling’ complaintThe driver was a black man with a "Quebecois name." That's one of the reasons a Longueuil police officer gave for pulling over Joel Debellefeuille.Jul 29, 2010
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City of Longueuil, Que. gets postponement of contempt of court chargesThe City of Longueuil argued for a postponement of its hearing in front of the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal related to contempt of court charges it could faceCanadaMar 23, 2023
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Greenfield Park man says police profiled him for third timeA Greenfield Park man says Longueuil Police have pulled him over for the third time for "driving while black," and race relations advocates are demanding a full inquiry into the department's behavior.CanadaOct 28, 2015
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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: October 30From rotating strikes and massive bailouts, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.Oct 30, 2015
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Local Montreal play carries on despite upset over controversial puppetA puppet featured in the play, which is a caricature of the artist, has caused a lot of controversy among Black community members.CanadaFeb 26, 2023
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Lobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man’s jail deathNicous D'Andre Spring, 21, was illegally detained at Bordeaux jail on Dec. 24 when guards fitted his head with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed him twice. He died later in hospital.CanadaJan 7, 2023
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Justin Trudeau among 313 Canadians banned from RussiaThe news came shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Canada's House of Commons, during which he repeated his call for a NATO-led no-fly zone over Ukraine.CanadaMar 15, 2022
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Montreal-area father calls daughter’s homework assignment racist, ‘in shock’ over itGeorge Stetka said the students were asked to describe two cartoon-like depictions of gangsters. One included a Black woman, the other a racialized man.CanadaFeb 2, 2022
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Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiryNicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed twice by jail guards the day after he should have been released from detention.CrimeJan 5, 2023
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Longueuil man’s racial profiling case heads to Human Rights TribunalThe case of Joel Debellefeuille is heading to the Human Rights Tribunal after the City of Longueuil refused to compensate him for $12,000 in damages and comply with other recommendations made by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.CanadaApr 29, 2018
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Quebec tribunal orders Montreal suburb of Longueuil to pay $12,000 in racial profiling caseJudge Christian Brunelle found that the officer's actions could only be "rationally explained by the prejudices he maintained, whether consciously or not, towards a Black man driving a luxury car.''CanadaNov 22, 2020
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Quebec sisters afraid to go school, say racism complaints ignoredA Black student and her mother claim she has endured racist incidents at her private school for years and the school has ignored the complaints.CanadaFeb 1, 2023
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Another win for Longueuil man who accused police of racial profilingLongueuil resident Joel DeBellefeuille has won another victory in his discrimination case against the Longueuil police.CanadaApr 24, 2018