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A Montreal city councillor said he will introduce a motion next week to restrict the use of facial recognition and other "invasive" surveillance technologies by city police.

The mayors of Montreal, Quebec City and Gatineau are hailing a new federal-provincial deal-in-principle on affordable housing. Under the new deal, $1.4 billion will go to fund affordable housing in cities throughout the province of Quebec. 2

Montreal's downtown economy continues to suffer despite Mayor Valerie Plante's calls for workers to head back to the office with most buildings are reporting they are barely 10 per cent full. 2

Montreal public health authorities announced Wednesday that 30,668 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 on the island and 3,476 people have died due to the disease since the start of the health crisis. 2

Montreal public health officials are urging Montrealers to cut back on social gatherings and show more vigilance when they do take part in social activities, as the city moves into the "yellow" COVID-19 alert zone. 5

The mayor of Montreal is calling on employers to encourage workers to return to their offices. In a news conference Tuesday morning, Mayor Valerie Plante said a return to the office will help provide a boost to the downtown economy. 2

Ensemble Montreal Saint-Laurent Mayor Alan DeSousa is throwing his party’s weight behind the boaters in Lachine and is putting forward a motion at Monday's municipal council meeting to ask the City of Montreal to reconsider a decision to shutter the Lachine Marina to create a waterfront park. 2

A Montreal woman is fighting to keep her dog alive a year after the city ordered it euthanized because it bit two small dogs, killing one. 1

The City of Montreal renewed the state of emergency first issued March 27, as 36 more people test positive for COVID-19 and one person has died. 2

Quebec and Ottawa are teaming up to invest close to $320 million each in infrastructure projects in the province to improve its water. 1

The City of Montreal is continuing to redevelop Sainte-Catherine St. West, and announced Thursday that it is awarding a $20 million contract to Ceveco Inc. to complete the construction work at Phillips Square. 1

Montreal public health officials announced that 29,397 people have tested positive for COVID-19 on the island since the start of the pandemic and 3,463 people have died due to the virus. 2

The number of tents in Montreal has risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic as homeless people look for a place to sleep that is safe and secure. City officials know that solutions are needed soon as the summer nights grow shorter 3

Montreal's official opposition party is set to table a motion asking the city to ban its police force from using intervention methods that could lead to strangulation.

Montreal public health authorities announced Friday that 29,133 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. 1

A new Montreal ombudsman report says there have been 150 complaints about pedestrian and bike-only streets.

Montreal public health authorities are reporting 180 new COVID-19 cases since Friday for a total of 28,520 cases. There have been no new deaths since Friday, and so the total remains at 3,434.

Major changes to Quebec immigration are set to come into effect this week, and protesters against the controversial reform to the popular Quebec Experience Program took to the streets in downtown Montreal for the eighth week in a row. 2

Public health officials on the Island of Montreal reported 76 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 27,863 since the start of the pandemic. 1

La Ronde will soon be reopening in accordance with public health rules, after some other Six Flags parks reopened in the U.S.