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Habitat for Humanity unlocks doors to homeownership for 6 Quebec families
Habitat for Humanity Quebec offers affordable homeownership to low-income families living in precarious housing situations. Six families from the greater Montreal area will move into a newly constructed condo building in Lachine starting in summer 2024.
Worried someone you know is at risk of armed violence? Montreal wants you to call this hotline
The new hotline, dubbed RENFORT, is part of the city's attempt to reckon with a rise in shootings during the pandemic — many of them, according to Montreal police, involving young people.
After vandalism, firebombings and an extortion attempt, Laval restaurant clears out for good
Staff at a Lebanese restaurant in Laval, Que., cleared out furniture and decorations on Friday, the final step in a closure that its owners say is the result of repeated vandalsim and an extortion attempt.
Less Spanish, more French: CEGEP teachers decry loss of language courses under Bill 96
When the changes mandated by the bill, which is now known as Law 14, are fully in effect, students will have fewer options to pursue their interests at CEGEP and teachers who teach other languages, like Spanish or Mandarin, could lose their jobs, CEGEP staff at Vanier and Dawson Colleges told CBC news on Thursday.
Montreal's failed effort to expropriate land for downtown park cost taxpayers nearly $3M
A patch of land in the heart of downtown Montreal was slated to become a much-needed green space, but when the city tried to expropriate the land, the owner of three of the four parcels fought the plan in court and won.
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Meet one of the Pointe-Claire families on a mission to reduce their household waste
Pointe-Claire wants to help people reduce their waste, so it is reviving a project that was put on ice during the pandemic.
As face masks become commonplace, communicating becomes harder for those with hearing loss
One solution proposed by a group advocating for anglophones with hearing loss is equipping more people who work with the public with clear, plastic face shields.
What does a smaller Bombardier mean for aspiring aerospace engineers?
"We're in a nice aerospace ecosystem. It's evolving, it's natural," says one student who expects to get his master's in 2021.
Sun Youth still adapting after being forced to leave its home
After losing its location in 2018, Sun Youth co-founders are still dreaming of finding a permanent home where all their services can be found under one roof.
Playing Santa to a senior: Kirkland woman aims to make Christmas a little brighter for lonely shut-ins
Thanks to Alana Edwards' initiative, would-be Santas can pick an ornament from the tree at the Provigo in Pierrefonds. Attached to each ornament is the name of a senior and that person's holiday wish list.