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Homeless encampments have become increasingly common in Montreal over the past five years, leading authorities to adopt a patchwork of approaches to monitor and address the problem, documents reveal. Records obtained by CBC News under access-to-information legislation show a sharp rise in encampments since the pandemic, both downtown and in …

Montreal police are carrying out an operation to dismantle sections of a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street East near the city’s downtown core. Last month, Quebec’s Transport Ministry issued eviction notices to the people who had been living in tents near Morgan Park in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. The Quebec government owns that …

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante condemned the actions of protesters and defended police after chaos broke out at a demonstration Friday evening against the NATO Parliamentary Assembly taking place in the city. Plante held a news conference Monday afternoon, saying Montreal police officers have attended nearly 500 protests since the war in …

The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers’ association, and a lockout at the facility is underway. A spokesperson for the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 per cent to reject the latest offer from the Maritime …

Last month, a Superior Court judge found the City of Montreal responsible for the “systemic” practice of racial profiling by its police officers. While the city agreed it should compensate victims, it still wanted to appeal the decision. Earlier this month, when the city announced its plan to appeal, CBC News …

Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court. An eight-week civil trial, slated to begin in Federal Court today, will revisit events that unfolded two decades ago against a backdrop of heightened vigilance against the …

A car was deliberately set on fire in a driveway in Montreal’s West Island early Thursday morning, and Radio-Canada is reporting that the home belongs to Émile Benamor, the landlord who owns two buildings in Old Montreal that were the site of two fatal fires.   According to Montreal police, officers responded …

A major fire burning in Old Montreal has left two people dead and one person in critical condition, according to Radio-Canada.  Montreal police have opened an investigation into the fire, which started around 2 a.m. in a three-storey building at the corner of Notre-Dame and Bonsecours streets.  Police say the fire …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2024 10:46 am Updated September 27, 2024 12:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal says work at two terminals could come to a standstill next week …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2024 9:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have approved a strike mandate after more than a year of contract negotiations. Longshore workers voted 97.9 per cent in favour of …