Article content Montreal police say they have arrested five people, including three minors, who were found with incendiary material early Wednesday morning and are investigating whether their motive may have been linked…
Tag: People
At a Montreal barbecue, Indigenous people say there's more truth now, but much more left to reconcile
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News The director of the First Nation Justice Centre struck an optimistic note but says systemic issues still need to be addressed. Published Sep 27, 2024 • Last…
Allison Hanes: Vulnerable people are caught between hyperbole and dismissed concerns
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Pierre Poilievre’s polarizing rhetoric will do nothing to improve cohabitation with the vulnerable in Montreal. But downplaying citizens concerns as Mayor Valérie Plante’s administration has been doing…
Encampments are tolerated for protesters, but not for unhoused people: Plante
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News “There is a strange discrepancy there, because people living in encampments are protesting in their own way the lack of housing,” says founder of Resilience Montreal….
'On high alert': Intervention workers step up patrols to help unhoused people during heat wave
Breadcrumb Trail Links Quebec News Local News Authorities are urging tolerance toward unhoused people and co-operation from libraries, businesses and métro station employees. Author of the article: Jesse Feith • Montreal Gazette…
Josh Freed: I got a close-up view of the ingenuity of unhoused people
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists The inhabitants of an encampment on my street proudly kept to themselves and asked nothing of us but space — before police made them leave. Author of…
Truck driver found guilty of fatal collision in Laval that killed four people
Article content Jagmeet Grewal, the truck driver who caused a fiery crash in Laval that killed four people in 2019, was found guilty Friday on all eight of the criminal charges he…
Juhl: Many kids aren't morning people, so why does school start so early?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Parenting Family & Child Columnists Science agrees teenagers need more sleep. Giving them extra time in the morning could literally change their lives. Author of the article: Hayley Juhl…
'A feeling of insecurity' keeping people from downtown, Montreal businesses say
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Local Business The rise of homelessness and an impression of a deteriorating social climate are keeping workers from returning, according to the business community. Author of the…
Opinion: Our food bank is forced to turn people away. We're not alone
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Local News Community organizations cannot bear the brunt of the affordability crisis without sustained government support and structural solutions. Author of the article: Tasha Lackman • Special to…