Global News Montreal

• Why are fire-related deaths higher in Indigenous communities?

  A coalition of private and and Indigenous groups have launched a pilot project to distribute and install more than 6,000 smoke alarms for Indigenous families across the country.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2025
  
• Unhoused Montreal woman almost killed in ‘terrible’ attack, driver charged

  Housing rights advocates held a protest near the scene of the incident to denounce the alleged attack, with the victim now speaking out.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2025
  
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• ‘This can’t be a black hole’: What’s next for The Bay’s former flagship Montreal store

  Now that The Bay has closed, business owners worry what will become of the space just after the city spent millions of dollars revamping Phillips Square and St. Catherine Street.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2025
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• Milton-Parc citizens’ committee calls for more action on homelessness

  Group members say they deplore what they see as a lack of leadership among various levels of government and are urging decision-makers to take action.

  Canada

  May 28, 2025
• Montreal police will now tell people they’re free to leave during street checks

  Unless a person is being detained, Montreal police will now have to tell the person they stop that they have to right to leave and that they do not have to identify themselves.

  Canada

  May 27, 2025
• Quebec bill to regulate supervised drug consumption locations gets mixed reviews

  The debate around cohabitation continues following the tabling of Bill 103, which aims to limit the distance between supervised drug consumption sites from schools and daycares.

  Canada

  May 8, 2025
• Montreal family wants answers after loved one dies following police intervention

  The victim's family says they don't know who placed the call, why police arrived in such large numbers, and why officers were, in their view, overly aggressive.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2025
• 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, 2025
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• ‘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, 2025
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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, 2025