Matt Gilmour

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Matt Gilmour

Residents of a Lachine condo building are filing a class action lawsuit after they say they haven’t been able to return to their homes for nearly two years because of two floods. The first hit in July 2023, when a massive rainstorm caused the sewer system to overflow. A river of water rushed from the street level into the building’s parking lot, breaking through the garage doors and flooding 12 basement apartments.

1 month ago | noovo.info | Matt Gilmour

Une famille originaire de Mexico, qui vit à Montréal depuis 2017, a trois semaines pour quitter le pays.

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Matt Gilmour

A family from Mexico City who has been living in Montreal since 2017 has been given three weeks to the leave the country. Armando Garcilazo Castillo explained that after settling in the city and finding work, his family had been waiting for their permanent residency applications to be processed. But on Friday, they learned their applications had been denied and they must leave by May 23. “We [did] everything right. We followed all the rules. We [didn’t do] anything.

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Matt Gilmour

Montreal’s Jewish community gathered in Côte-des-Neiges this morning to celebrate the 77th anniversary since the founding of Israel. They were met by pro-Palestinian protesters. Thousands marched through the streets waving Israeli flags. “We’re celebrating the 77th anniversary of the return of Jewish sovereignty to our ancestral homeland. It’s the largest such gathering outside of the state of Israel,” said Anthony Koch, a spokesperson for the event.

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Matt Gilmour |Erika Morris

The Châteauguay community on Montreal’s South Shore is mourning the death of a man who was hit by a truck last week. A memorial for Matthew Lamarre has been set up in the parking lot where he was killed – a single chair and a shopping cart covered with flowers and candles. Lamarre was homeless but well-known as someone who was gentle and friendly who brought joy to the community. Melanie Filion remembers the first time she met him.