A man who walked into Quebec to seek asylum is set to be deported on Monday to what his lawyer calls just about certain death, at the hands of his own father, because he s gay.
MONTREAL Some tenants living in Montreal s Plateau borough may have to find a new place to live come July after receiving a letter to vacate the building in three months. It s a 90-unit apartment building dating back to Expo 67, and many of its tenants have been living there for a long time. When I saw the paper when I went to bed I start crying I was looking at my apartment it’s like they were taking my life away, said Ginette Giguere, who received on of the eviction letters that advised her she would need to leave by June 30 as major repairs are needed.
MONTREAL Nearly 130 employees at Alstom s La Pocatiere plant will be laid off because parts were stolen from a plant in Mexico. The French multinational confirmed to The Canadian Press that 70 employees at the Lower St. Lawrence plant have been laid off for more than six months. Alstom estimates that another 50 employees could be affected by the backlash over the next few months. While many of these layoffs had been announced for later in 2021, a theft of parts specific to the manufacture of the Azur cars for the Montreal metro precipitated matters for many employees who lost their jobs on Friday.
MONTREAL As Quebec s premier urges citizens to practice a sober holiday weekend, police continue to break up gatherings and the majority of Canadians in a survey said they feel it s unsafe to gather. PREMIER URGES CITIZENS TO AVOID GATHERING Premier Francois Legault posted a thought for the cities and regions his government imposed lockdown measures on in his weekly Facebook post, but added that the measures were necessary and will come for any city or region where COVID-19 variant numbers spike. I have a thought for the world of Quebec-Levis and Gatineau, he wrote. I know the vast majority have been following the rules for a year. Obviously, there are the recalcitrants that cause outbreaks and damage that affect the whole community. But it s more than that.