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COVID-19 Update, -N.D.G. Mayor Sue Montgomery Charged with Ethics Violation, Northwest Territories and Indigenous Services Canada Deal

April 1 2020 // News
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Anchor Luca Caruso-Moro

Stories Hadassah Alencar

 

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COVID-19 Update

Ottawa will spend $2 billion dollars on protective personal equipment to cope with the health crisis.

The critical medical supplies will be made in Canada. 

COVID-19 Quebec Updates, Canadian Military Steps In, COVID-19 Weekly International Updates

March 30 2020 // Sasha Teman // News
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Sasha Teman

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COVID-19 Quebec Updates

Detainees launch hunger strike, Kahnawake no longer selling tobacco, China closes boarders

March 28 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Reporter: Shanellie Marie

Stories: Luca Caruso-Moro

 

Detainees launch hunger strike

Ten people detained in the Laval Immigration Detention Centre have launched a hunger strike.

COVID-19 update, small business owners, homeless housed in hotels

March 26 2020 // News
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Hadassah Alencar

 

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COVID-19 update

Ottawa has announced a 2000 dollar per month payment for Canadians who have been let go of their jobs due to the coronavirus.

Those who have suffered a drastic decrease in their salary but are still employed, can also apply.

Thousands screen for COVID-19, China lifts lockdown, Canadiens lay offs

March 26 2020 // News
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Anchor: Luca Caruso-Moro

Writer: Hadassah Alencar

 

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Thousands screen for COVID-19

On its opening day, the first coronavirus screening center in Montreal tested over 2,000 people.

COVID-19 Cases Spike in Quebec, Virus Layoffs Grow, Olympics Postponed

March 23 2020 // Sasha Teman // News
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Sasha Teman

Maya Lach-Adelbaum

 

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COVID-19 Cases Spike in Quebec

Quebec has now reported a jump in its number of probable COVID-19 cases, now placing it at 628 cases. 

Students pushed out of residence, EI applications boom, Feds announce virus response for First Nations

March 21 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Stories: Luca Caruso-Moro

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

 

 

 

STUDENTS PUSHED OUT OF RESIDENCES

Students in Concordia’s residencies are being pushed out of their dorms in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19.

On March 18, students were given 4 days notice to pack up and leave.

Increase in blood donations, COVID-19 sparks fears of racist attacks, Concordia residence evictions

March 19 2020 // News
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Hadassah Alencar

 

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Increase in blood donations during virus pandemic

Legault asked Quebecers to donate blood on the COVID-19 update on Monday

A spokesperson for Héma-Québec said the number of daily blood donations decreased 75 per cent after people were asked to stay home last week.

Divided NDG council, Montreal manhood, Trudeau COVID-19

March 12 2020 // Hadassah Alencar // News
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Hadassah Alencar
Maya Lach Adelbaum

 

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NDG borough meeting 

There were several hot issues discussed at Wednesday’s NDG council meeting:

Councillors voted to close down police station 11 on Somerled and Kensington Avenue. 

Information Meeting On Plan To Merge Stations 9 and 11, Canada's $1.1B COVID-19 Response Fund, Harvey Weinstein Sentenced

March 11 2020 // News
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NDG

Montreal police announced that a public meeting will be held on Monday March 16th to provide the public with information on the plan to merge Station 11 on Somerled in NDG and Station 9 in neighbouring Cote St. Luc.

News on the merger has sparked opposition in both boroughs. NDG borough mayor and Côte-Saint-Luc mayor are calling for public consultations on the issue rather than an information meeting.

Kahnawake Mohawk protestors lifted the rail barricades, Earthquake in Montreal, COVID-19 case in Quebec

March 6 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Stories by: Luca Caruso-Moro

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INDIGENOUS 

Kahnawake Mohawk protestors lifted the rail barricades on their territory on Thursday.

General Hospital prepares for COVID-19, Quebec's new dangerous dog law, Quebecers support Indigenous causes

March 5 2020 // Hadassah Alencar // News
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Hadassah Alencar

 

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Special COVID-19 training for General Hospital 

The Jewish General Hospital has been designated as a treatment centre for Coronavirus.

It is one of four Quebec hospitals assigned by the province to handle the outbreak.

Bill 101 affecting businesses, English education in Montreal, Mass teacher protests

February 21 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Stories by: Hadassah Alencar and Luca Caruso-Moro

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

 

QUEBEC

Bill 101 will now affect small and medium sized businesses.

Closure Of NDG's Station 9, Divest McGill Blocks Entrances To James Administration Building

February 19 2020 // News
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Maya Lach-Aidelbaum

 

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NDG

Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough residents will lose an essential service after Montreal police announced that station 11 in NDG will close and integrate into station 9 in neighbouring Côte Saint-Luc.

According to the SPVM, the integration of both police stations is for operational purposes, since the goal is to form a greater “critical mass.”

Wet'suwet'en territory continue to fight the construction of pipeline, Canadian data breaches according to new report by the House of Commons

February 14 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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WET’SUWET’EN 

VIA Rail has cancelled most of its routes as protests in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs continue.

It’s an expansion of earlier train closures between Toronto and Montreal after Tyendinaga protestors barricaded rail passage.       

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