Montreal Mayor

• ‘I just didn’t feel good’: Montreal mayor speaks about health scare, slowing down

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says her body was sending her a message to slow down after she had a brief health scare last week. She says she had to rest, but is feeling better.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
  
• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante ‘out of danger’ after collapsing at news conference

  The mayor's office confirmed the mayor suffered a medical issue during a press conference on Tuesday but that she is 'out of danger.'

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2023
  
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• Scenes from Remembrance Day: Legault, Plante honour veterans at Montreal ceremony

  Quebec Premier François Legault and Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante were among the many who honoured veterans at a Remembrance Day ceremony on Saturday.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2023
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• Backstreet Boy jokes he’ll run for Montreal mayor just to eradicate traffic cones

  In a social media video, AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys fame says as Montreal's mayor, he'll rid the streets of of orange construction cones and paint some pink.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
• Victims of racial discrimination deserve compensation, Montreal mayor testifies

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says victims of social and racial profiling have the right to compensation, but it needs to be awarded based on a defined process.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2023
• Montreal police investigate 35th homicide of 2021 after man gunned down Wednesday

  One man is fighting for his life after being shot several times in the upper body in Montreal's Ville-Marie district Wednesday night.

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2021
• Polls open in Montreal as Quebec municipal elections begin

  Elections officials are reminding residents that municipal elections affect the services they interact with daily, like police, housing, transit and more.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2021
• English media outlets to jointly produce Montreal mayoral candidates’ debate

  Several English media outlets will be producing a mayoral candidates' debate scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Leonardo Da Vinci Centre in Saint-Leonard.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2021
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• Plante pledges $110 million to tackle gun violence as Montreal police report 2 more homicides

  Plante's increase in police funding is criticized by activists and her opponent Balarama Holness, who support reallocating funds to vulnerable communities instead.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2021
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• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante invests $5.5 million to boost police resources to fight gun crime

  Plante said on Sunday alongside Montreal police Chief Sylvain Caron that the amount would be dedicated to the effort to eradicate criminal gangs.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2021