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A light display adorning the exterior of the Open Door shelter in Montreal this weekend honours the memory of Raphael Napa Andre, a man who was well-loved and died tragically in the cold in January when he couldn't find a warm place to sleep for the night. 4

With the approach of another construction season that promises many residential renovations in Quebec, a survey carried out last month of contractors suggests other material supply problems that could cause significant price increases for consumers.

The death of two young workers working for youth protection in Montreal earlier this week has hit the staff of the institution hard. 1

Putting a definitive end to any speculation that he might seek the top job at the City of Montreal, former Quebec Liberal MNA David Heurtel said he will not run for mayor in 2021.

A small vigil was held in Montreal Friday for Raphael Andre, the same day his family hosted a funeral in his home community of Matimekush-Lac John in Quebec's Cote-Nord region. 2

The wild turkey named Butters, who delighted residents of Montreal's NDG borough for two years and became a beacon of light during the pandemic, has died after being struck by a car Thursday night. 1

The City of Montreal is pushing ahead with plans to install protective side guards installed on snow removal trucks.

A formerly homeless Montreal man has taken to YouTube to draw attention to how the city's most vulnerable population is often treated. 2

Municipal, provincial and federal officials held a virtual news conference Thursday to announce a dozen social housing projects in Montreal scheduled to be completed by spring 2022. 1

The City of Montreal announced Thursday that it will shell out an additional $50 million for medium and small businesses struggling to survive during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A motion introduced at city council calls on Mayor Valerie Plante to join other Canadian cities in asking the federal government to decriminalize simple drug possession for personal use. 1

Montreal's fire department has a much bigger job than it used to, and now it has a new chief to do that job: Richard Liebmann, who began as an EMT in Cote-St-Luc and is the first English-speaker to hold the job since the 1930s. 1

Support organizations in Montreal are mobilizing to respond to a major outbreak of COVID-19 that they have seen among Indigenous people experiencing homelessness. 1

More than 45 years after it was built, the Ville-Marie tunnel (A-720 East) will now undergo major renovations along with the neighbouring Viger Tunnel (A-720 West), built in 1986; it's a 10-year project and a total cost of $2 billion. 1

Workers will soon complete the construction of migratory corridors for fish in the St. Lawrence River as dismantling work on the old Champlain Bridge between Montreal and the South Shore continues.

Part of the idle and unused old Berri bus station is now being put to full use, as it has become a major hub for bike couriers. 1

Montreal's blue collar workers have reached a new collective agreement in principle with the city, three years after the last one expired.

The Bloc Quebecois offered a suggestion for Montreal store clerks accustomed to greeting customers with 'Bonjour-Hi!' The Bloc is suggesting the more festive and less English 'Bonjour-Ho!' 1

Resilience Montreal, a day centre close to Cabot Square, has less than four months to find a permanent address for a space intended for homeless people, many of whom are Inuit, in an area of ​​downtown Montreal that is gentrifying rapidly. Quebec announced it would provide $600,000 to help. 1

A quarter of the 200 sugar shacks in Quebec that serve traditional Quebecois meals are no longer in business and another quarter of these establishments have changed their facilities forever to produce syrup only, a new study revealed. 1