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A 'preventable' death: vigil for 18-year-old Zachary Laferté-Landry. The young man was fatally struck by a Montreal public transit bus on Tuesday, October 8, in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough at around 4:30 p.m. But his family doesn't want this to be the "end of Zachary's...
Five suspects arrested in connection with extortion in Montreal
16 hours ago · By The Canadian Press. Posted October 18, 2024 10:28 am. Montreal police (SPVM) arrested five suspects as part of two separate investigations involving crimes targeting a Verdun bar and a downtown restaurant. According to the SPVM, a suspect was arrested on Wednesday for an attempted arson attack on a bar on Wellington Street in Verdun on July 12.
2024 budget: Montreal residential property taxes increasing 4.9% ...
Nov 15, 2023 · The City of Montreal unveiled its 2024 budget on Wednesday morning, announcing a residential property tax increase of 4.9 per cent – the highest the city has seen in 13 years. Commercial building owners will also see their property taxes increase by 4.6 per cent. That represents commercial property taxes reaching 14.3 per cent in […]
Major water main break being investigated by city of Montreal ...
Aug 29, 2024 · On August 16th, a water main break occurred near the Jacques Cartier bridge east of downtown Montreal flooding the surrounding streets, homes, and businesses, and forcing a preventative boil water advisory for about 150,000 people. The emergency inspection of this water main is over three days. However, regular inspections of other water pipes ...
Montreal declares state of emergency, as cases of COVID-19 rise
Dec 21, 2021 · It’s the first time Plante has spoken to the media after she announced she tested positive for COVID-19. “The state of emergency is an additional tool that will allow us to face with agility this period of instability that affects vulnerable people, merchants, businesses, and Montreal families,” Plante said.
Montreal housing market in crisis: new study - CityNews Montreal
Last Updated July 10, 2024 6:45 pm. The housing market continues to worsen in Montreal, according to a new study commissioned by Vivre en Ville, conducted by Léger, in partnership with the City of Montreal. For the second year in a row, they are releasing data about the state of the rental market across Quebec, and are giving specifics about ...
Montreal says it will end state of emergency in place since start …
Aug 23, 2021 · Montreal is not renewing the state of emergency that has been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city said today in a news release that starting Friday, it will instead be in “alert mode.”
In Montreal's tight rematch for mayor, personality may count for …
Oct 11, 2021 · MONTREAL _ Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he doesn’t want the city’s upcoming municipal election to be a referendum on his personality, but it’s not clear if Montrealers will agree. The race to lead Canada’s second-biggest city pits Coderre, a former federal Liberal cabinet minister and one-time mayor, against the woman who defeated him […]
Montrealers react to new federal budget | CityNews Montreal
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s newest budget aims to appeal to young Canadians. The government is projecting $53 billion in new spending over the next five years, with higher capital gains taxes on high-earners and businesses, in an effort to promote generational fairness and to address the housing crisis.