4 d. ago Montreal to add 500 spots in warming centres, create crisis unit to fight homelessness

“We can’t think of doing anything else when people are sleeping in the street,” Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said of the winter measures.

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4 d. ago Montreal mayor announces crisis unit to help homeless population during winter

The mayor of Montreal is announcing new measures to help the city's homeless population survive the winter. 

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6 d. ago Russia Hammers Kyiv With Missiles as Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities

Russian forces strafed Ukraine’s capital with a major missile barrage overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as the US ramps up pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to concessions in the almost four-year-old war.

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9 d. ago Winter arrives with a vengeance in Alberta with more snow, cold in forecast

Just days after the first significant snowfall of the winter, there is another storm system bearing down on Alberta that will bring more snow and frigid temperatures.

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2 w. ago With winter arriving early, Québec solidaire wants 500 more emergency beds for unhoused Montrealers

"We absolutely must avoid people being turned away, being told no when they seek a warm place to stay this winter,” QS MNA Guillaume Cliche-Rivard says.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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