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Members from Montreal's Chinese and Indigenous communities came together as part of the Lunar New Year festivities. For the event's organizer, it was a step toward decolonizing Chinatown.

The independent inquiry into foreign electoral interference is officially underway. Over the next year, the commission will dip in and out of the public eye as it tries to get to the bottom of what happened in the past two federal elections and whether Ottawa has a handle on the issue. Here's a look at the key players.

Two centres say they have lost Quebec and federal funding since the RCMP announced the probe in March

A recent report says racialized immigrants have a harder time finding work and that the unemployment rate is the highest among visible minorities whose first language is English.

A recent preservation project promises a new chapter for Chinatown’s community and landscape.

Ronny Kay was considered an important figure in Montreal’s Chinese community. He was a businessman, a part-time actor, and his friends and family say he was active in his neighbourhood.

News that a shelter for the unhoused at the Guy Favreau complex was set to close this fall, thrilled Montreal’s Chinatown community which says, it desperately needs the space

News that a shelter for the unhoused at the Guy Favreau complex was set to close this fall, thrilled Montreal's Chinatown community which says, it desperately needs the space

The City of Montreal says a homeless shelter in Chinatown will close, creating concerns about what will happen next. For years, Chinatown residents say their neighbourhood was like a sanctuary just steps from downtown.

"They feel a little frustrated, if not angry, about the lack of adequate response from the city or from the police in dealing with crime, with disorder," said CRARR's Fo Niemi.