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1 day ago · A 22-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Montreal on Saturday. At around 1:30 p.m., officers from the Montreal Police Service (SPVM) went to the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Bercy streets, in the Ville-Marie borough, after receiving a call from a passerby who had allegedly found the victim. The 22-year-old man was lying […]

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2 days ago · All three levels of government came together in Montreal for a collective $303-million investment on housing in the city and plans to create 889 new off-market units. These units, expected to accommodate over 570 households by the end of 2025, are part of a broader strategy to provide stable and affordable housing to Montreal’s most […]

2 days ago · A 20-year-old was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison in the killing of a 17-year-old in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in 2022. The decision was rendered at Montreal’s youth court on Friday — as the man was a minor at the time of the fatal shooting. Amir Benayad was shot in the chest on the evening […]

Oct 10, 2024 · SPVM police chief Fady Dagher wants to set the record straight and addressed Montrealers directly on Thursday afternoon to provide an update on criminal events in the city over the past few days – and extortion. This comes after several arsons on businesses and at least 19 shots being fired on the downtown office building […]

Oct 9, 2024 · City records show the building is owned by Emile Benamor, who also owns the buildings that burned Oct. 4 on Notre Dame Street East and March 2023 at Place d’Youville in Old Montreal.A total of nine people died in those fires. The building is also listed as Benamor’s law office with the Quebec Bar Association. “We can confirm the event regarding the office of my (client) this morning and ...

Nov 20, 2024 · The City of Montreal’s budget for 2025 is balanced and totals $7.28 billion. Mayor Valérie Plante presented the budget called “A Metropolis on a Human Scale” at City Hall on Wednesday. The City says the 2025 budget will allow the municipal administration to address their priorities including: organizational performance, housing, homelessness, downtown, infrastructure and the […]

Nov 27, 2024 · The City of Montreal is planning to build two pedestrian-only public squares downtown — turning parts of the metropolis’ most popular street car free. The future Place McGill, between Robert-Bourassa Boulevard and Mansfield Street, is being touted as a “must-see destination in the heart of the city” by Mayor Valérie Plante. Place Concordia, between Bishop […]

Aug 29, 2024 · The city of Montreal is conducting an emergency inspection of the water main pipe that burst open almost two weeks ago to determine the cause of the break and to inspect more of the pipe to evaluate its current state. “We’re inspecting right now 2.6 kilometers of the pipe that broke, including where it broke, […]