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As the City of Montreal of Montreal prepares to roll out its cold weather plans, the #NoOneLeftBehind Collective fears the services proposed by the City neglect a large portion of the homeless population who do not or cannot access the shelter system.

The Montreal aerospace industry is calling on the Canadian government to act now so it can emerge from the health crisis stronger.

Don't derail your retirement plans just yet, CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her column for CTVNews.ca.

An open letter signed by some of the major players in the food and restaurant industry is calling on Premier Francois Legault to allow restaurants to open and ease the suffering of those struggling with isolation and lockdown measures. 1

Reading Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) President Geoffrey Chambers' Sept. 10 CTV commentary supporting an updating of the Official Languages Act, one is reminded that Quebec's francophones and anglophones have had a difficult time finding common ground collectively that can reflect a mutual sense of common Quebec identity.

The prime minister made an attempt to force an election that shows he's a master of parliamentary manipulation, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca. 28

François Legault is wasting opportunities to take action to minimise the adverse impact of the pandemic on women, writes a union leader. Unsurprisingly, his plan for economic recovery focuses on infrastructure and will largely benefit men.

The reality is households are bruised financially and while they plan to spend this holiday season, the plan is to spend 18 per cent less, according to Deloitte 2020 Holiday Retail Outlook Report, CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her weekly column for CTVNews.ca. 2

As researchers, members of organizations and as Indigenous youth, we are connected by a deep sense of outrage and anger towards the systems and institutions that accept discriminatory and violent acts through their silence or inaction. 4

Without the data to show how, where and why infections spots are going hot, hitting hospitality, sports and fitness sectors with widespread clampdowns are a lazy, ineffective and irresponsible response, Don Martin writes in his weekly column for CTVNews.ca. 5

An open letter calls on the governments in Canada to start putting in place the recommendations of multiple reports analyzing the systemic racism in the country.

After all that we have shared, as Canadians, I believe it is time that we put aside the animosity that characterized the linguistic debates of the last century in favour of a dialogue over how each Canadian can find his place in our society.

An open letter to Premier Francois Legault signed by almost 500 academics and professionals is demanding the premier admit to the province's systemic racism. 1

Respect for diversity is not just an American challenge. It exists in Canada too, according to a diverse group working for equality.

Pandemic gardening is clearly a thing, according to a new study by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. For this Thanksgiving, plenty of us will be celebrating our own harvest, and that’s a good thing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled science into the headlines, and for good reason. Here and around the world, science has been—and remains—among our best allies to tackle this major health crisis.

Last July 8, we were surprised to find out that the Lachine Marina belonged to the City of Montreal. Up until recently, the majority of Lachine residents had thought that the Marina was a private club. We would watch from the opposite shore the hundreds of motorized boats anchored at the small jetty, where we have had no access.

An orphaned five-year-old Canadian girl known as Amira has been rescued after being stranded in a crowded Syrian refugee camp. Her family lawyer Lawrence Greenspon believes Amira’s rescue is a breakthrough. Canada, he says, can no longer claim it’s too dangerous to send diplomats into northern Syria. 4

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, non-profit organizations supporting cancer patients across Quebec are faced with their greatest financial crisis to date.

COVID-19 has not been kind to restaurants, as we know. But for Subway restaurants, the problems are continuing. Ireland's Supreme Court ruled this week that rolls made by Subway contain too much sugar to be legally considered bread. 1