4 d. ago Soraya Martinez Ferrada calls for unity as she's sworn in as Montreal's new mayor

The Ensemble Montréal leader promises to govern for all Montrealers and tackle the homeless crisis head-on.

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4 d. ago Soraya Martinez Ferrada to be sworn in Thursday as mayor of Montreal

Montreal's new mayor will formally assume the city's top role today during a swearing-in ceremony.

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5 d. ago Montreal commuters breathe sigh of relief as STM service resumes

Mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada is now urging bus and métro operators to call off their planned weekend walkout.

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5 d. ago From elites to immigrants: Martinez Ferrada reflects modern Montreal

When sworn in on Thursday, the Chilean-born mayor will reflect the city’s modern reality: multilingual, diverse and shaped by immigration.

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5 d. ago A trilingual immigrant: Martinez Ferrada reflects modern Montreal

When sworn in on Thursday, the Chilean-born mayor will reflect the city’s modern reality: multilingual, diverse and shaped by immigration.

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6 d. ago ‘It’s about all of us’: Armed Forces, veterans gather for Remembrance Day in Montreal

Under heavy snowfall, dignitaries including mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada and member of Parliament Marc Miller, who is a former infantry commander.

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6 d. ago Winter's early arrival ramps up pressure on Montreal's homeless shelters

Mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada says she's concerned by the snowfall and working to bolster services for unhoused Montrealers.

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1 week ago Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor

After meeting with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the outgoing mayor spoke with media for a final time before she steps away from the role she has held since 2017.

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1 week ago Pratte: To fix Montreal, look beyond first 100 days of new regime

Mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada has ambitious plans. She will need time to deliver them.

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2 w. ago A child refugee, a cabinet minister, a Montreal mayor: Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?

She may not be well known to most Montrealers, but she is a political veteran who won her first election in 2005 as a city councillor for the St-Michel district and more recently served two terms with the Trudeau government in Ottawa.

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2 w. ago New mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada leads Ensemble Montréal out of the wilderness

From the beginning of Sunday night, as early results began to arrive from advance polls, Martinez Ferrada took the lead and remained ahead as the count continued.

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2 w. ago Former federal minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada elected mayor of Montreal

With half of polling stations reporting results by 10 p.m. Sunday, television networks in Quebec projected Martinez Ferrada had defeated Projet Montréal Leader Luc Rabouin.

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2 w. ago Montreal bylaw pushed homebuilding out of the city, Martinez Ferrada claims. The numbers tell a different story

Since the 20-20-20 bylaw came into force, the construction of new homes has slowed in Montreal but its suburbs have seen even bigger declines.

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2 w. ago Prominent Montreal business leaders endorse Soraya Martinez Ferrada for mayor

Among the signatories are former Quebec finance ministers Monique Jérôme-Forget and Raymond Bachand, who served in the Liberal government of Jean Charest.

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2 w. ago Montreal election: Martinez Ferrada sees lead grow in latest poll

The number of undecideds are shrinking as Ensemble Montréal's lead grows, a Pallas Data poll shows.

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2 w. ago Montreal election: Voters are starkly divided by age and language, poll suggests

Soraya Martinez Ferrada and Luc Rabouin are in a statistical dead heat among francophone voters

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2 w. ago Rabouin stands by pitch to be 'mayor of the 514' despite criticism from Martinez Ferrada

"Why would a candidate for mayor of Montreal be reluctant to say he works for Montrealers?” says the Projet Montréal mayoral candidate.

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3 w. ago Martinez Ferrada says attacks on her suburban ties show Rabouin won't work with neighbours

The Ensemble Montréal leader took issue with Rabouin's quip that he'll be "mayor of the 514, not the 450," an apparent reference to Martinez Ferrada's previous home in Longueuil.

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3 w. ago Montreal municipal election: Rabouin and Martinez Ferrada release financial plans, detail expenses

Parties cite new revenues, savings and job cuts to help pay for their campaign promises.

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3 w. ago Former head of Montreal chamber of commerce endorses Martinez Ferrada for mayor

Michel Leblanc says the city's business community needs "a change of attitude" at city hall.

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