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Montreal advocates want immediate moratorium on homeless encampment evictions
Montreal advocates want immediate moratorium on homeless encampment evictions

RAPSIM, a Montreal organization that defends the rights of people experiencing homelessness, and several other community organizations are denouncing Transport Quebec’s intention to evict the homeless...

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Montrealer experiencing homelessness preparing for eviction despite 10-day reprieve: ‘It’s a joke’
Montrealer experiencing homelessness preparing for eviction despite 10-day reprieve: ‘It’s a joke’

Devint says he hasn’t slept much since receiving an eviction notice. The Montrealer experiencing homelessness was told to leave his encampment on Notre-Dame Street East – in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve...

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Montreal international students protest permanent residency program closure
Montreal international students protest permanent residency program closure

International students in Montreal are speaking out against the Quebec government for closing the door to applications for permanent residency through the Quebec Experience program. The international students...
Homeless advocates criticize STM closure of Atwater metro station entrance
Homeless advocates criticize STM closure of Atwater metro station entrance

The STM has closed the Cabot Square entrance to the Atwater metro, and advocates for Montreal's homeless community are sounding the alarm as temperatures get colder. This entrance on the corner of Sainte-Catherine...
Montreal Mayor Plante urging Quebec, Canada to finalize $100M homelessness deal
Montreal Mayor Plante urging Quebec, Canada to finalize $100M homelessness deal

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is demanding the Quebec government step up and match a potential $50 million contribution from the federal government to address homelessness in the province. Should the...
Environmental groups call for free public transit in Quebec
Environmental groups call for free public transit in Quebec

Four environmental advocacy groups held a protest in Montreal on Friday demanding that public transit in Quebec be made more accessible, that its networks are extended and that it’s free of charge for...
$5.5M for Montreal’s nightlife revitalization project
$5.5M for Montreal’s nightlife revitalization project

The City of Montreal is allocating $5.5 million over three years towards its project of strengthening the city’s nightlife. The city says $3 million will be used to implement a variety of projects...
City of Montreal touts measures taken to tackle racism, promote diversity
City of Montreal touts measures taken to tackle racism, promote diversity

The City of Montreal is trumpeting measures it took this year to tackle racism and discrimination while promoting inclusion, diversity and representation. It’s part of the city’s annual accountability...
'Reported behaviour is just plain unacceptable': Union representing 11 teachers at Bedford elementary in Montreal
'Reported behaviour is just plain unacceptable': Union representing 11 teachers at Bedford elementary in Montreal

The union representing the 11 teachers at Bedford Elementary School -- who are under investigation by Quebec’s Ministry of Education after alleged physical and psychological violence towards students...