Phil Carpenter
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Montreal steps up safety in school zones as pedestrian deaths increaseThe City of Montreal has announced plans to speed up the implementation of safety measures in school zones as part of its school safety program.CanadaSep 5, 2023
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Montreal-area students face housing crunchAs students get set to return to school in Montreal, a study released Wednesday shows that they are facing more challenges than ever to get housing.CanadaAug 16, 2023
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Closure of Chinatown shelter seen as opportunity to revive Montreal neighbourhoodNews that a shelter for the unhoused at the Guy Favreau complex was set to close this fall, thrilled Montreal's Chinatown community which says, it desperately needs the spaceCanadaAug 15, 2023
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City meets with Chinatown merchants, residents, announcing shelter closure"They feel a little frustrated, if not angry, about the lack of adequate response from the city or from the police in dealing with crime, with disorder," said CRARR's Fo Niemi.CanadaAug 10, 2023
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‘Horrifying’ conditions of Montreal building renewing concerns over safety in ChinatownPeople in Montreal's Chinatown are speaking out again about security, this time about a residential building they believe is the focal point for illegal drug use and prostitution.CrimeAug 10, 2023
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Elderly couple fear deportation to India, supporters protest outside federal minister’s Montreal officeProtesters converged in front of the federal immigration minister Marc Miller's Montreal office with a plea on behalf of Rajvinder Kaur and Randhir Singh, an elderly Sikh couple.CanadaAug 7, 2023
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Montreal’s Highland Games are back in celebration of Scottish cultureSunday's event, held at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, was the 47th Montreal Highland Games - the successor to the Caledonia Games which started in 1855.CanadaAug 6, 2023
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Couple starts campaign after losing dog to mushroom toxicityMobile veterinarian Dr. Abbas Fotovati said the best way to protect pets is to get rid of all mushrooms in the backyard because it can be hard to tell which one is poisonous.CanadaAug 6, 2023
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Canada’s ‘the queen of tap’ now living on in her students after her passingEthel introduced tap dancing to many in Montreal after arriving from Harlem, New York in 1953 for a dancing gig. She ended up staying and began teaching tap dancing in the 1960's.CanadaJul 31, 2023
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Montreal Chinatown merchants calling on city to clean up drug use in neighbourhoodMontreal police raided an encampment in Montreal's Chinatown Friday, a site that business owners and residents describe as one of the most dangerous places in the neighbourhood.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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