Forty-two year-old Laval resident Jessie Putre isn’t shy about showing her mastectomy scar publicly because wants people to see what can happen if they delay getting […]
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Prevention programs key to tackling homelessness in Montreal, advocates say
Encampments and other issues related to homelessness continue to escalate in and around Montreal, as does debate on how to best to serve that population […]
More groups join fight against Quebec’s controversial secularism law
The CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims says Quebec’s secularism law is cruel and dehumanizing. “As a sixth-generation Afro-Canadian, I only need to […]
Quebec civil rights activist remembered as supporter of all marginalized communities
Family, friends, former colleagues, community leaders, even politicians, congregated Monday to remember the life of civil rights activist, Dan Philip. Those who showed up for […]
CAQ changes controversial plan to build 2 mini hospitals to focus on seniors
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government is changing its controversial plan to build two mini private hospitals by 2025. Instead of providing services to a […]
Food insecurity a growing problem in Montreal’s West Island
Montreal’s West Island is considered one of the more affluent areas of the city but a little-known secret is that pockets of poverty also exist. […]
Major ‘mixed community’ housing, economic project planned for Wellington Basin
A development plan is finally in the works for the Wellington Basin which has been largely abandoned in recent years. The area is former federal […]