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Côte St. Luc Mayor Mitchell Brownstein announced at the Aug. 9 council meeting that, as a means to reduce traffic on Vézina eastbound to Décarie Blvd, residents of Vézina will

Côte St. LucCSL PROPERTY OWNER ASKS FOR HALT TO ZONING REQUEST: Holand Real Estate Group, which owns 5571-5479 Westminster Ave., has asked Côte St. Luc council to defer a rezoning

His slate is called Équipe Team Tordjman (ETT). “This is a diverse group of voices bringing fresh and welcomed perspectives to the council table, but united with the singular objective of making our community greater, for everyone." Tordjman stated. “Côte St. Luc has so many strengths of which we are all proud, yet we must never rest on our laurels and there is so much potential for growth and improvement." He added that "now is the time for CSL citizens to move forward together...

"From two in the morning to five in the morning, sometimes its just back to back and its driving people nuts."

A dramatic number of anti-Semitic incidents and threats took place in the past week paralleling and following Palestinian protests leading to significantly increased police presence in many areas of the city.The threats came during and following anti-Israel protests and riots led by Palestinian supporters some of which included incidences of violence against individuals and property. Quebec Anti-Racism Minister Benoit Charette wrote,”In no way can we tolerate that a foreign conflict takes ...

  MONTREAL -- Long-time Bnai Brith Quebec regional director and spokesperson for the Jewish community in the province Harvey Levine has died. The Jewish service organization announced Saturday that Levine died in the morning after battling cancer. “Harvey was passionate in his love for the Jewish community and for Israel,” said Bnai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn in a news release. “For decades, during the Chanukah holiday, Harvey was always so proud to lead a group of volunteers, in...

Article content Threats against Montreal’s Jewish community, including online posts threatening attacks on neighbourhoods with significant Jewish populations, are being taken “extremely seriously” by community leaders and by Montreal police. The Montreal police department is “well aware of the threats now circulating against the Jewish community,” the SPVM said Thursday in a statement. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Threats to Montrea...

An initial Justice Department analysis concluded Quebec can go ahead with the changes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Tuesday. But experts disagree, saying constitutional tweaks to language use require a parliamentary green light. They also warn against treating the pair of provisions as symbolic baubles on an unchanged Charter of Rights and Freedoms, highlighting potential legal implications from the Constitution on down. Federal parties that run candidates across the country are...

Montreal-area mayor calls on municipal leaders to condemn recent antisemitic acts by The Canadian Press Last Updated May 20, 2021 at 3:14 pm EDT MONTREAL — The mayor of a Montreal suburb is calling for other municipal leaders to denounce antisemitism after several recent anti-Jewish incidents in the region. Mitchell Brownstein, mayor of Côte-Saint-Luc, which has a large Jewish community, says he met with Montreal police today. He says police told him they believe the threat of anti-Jewish at...

The mayor of a Montreal suburb is calling for other municipal leaders to denounce anti-Semitism after several recent anti-Jewish incidents in the region.