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Thu Jan 28 2021 | Matt Hamilton | College PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER This article appears in the January edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, available exclusively to US Lacrosse members. Join or renew today! Thank you for your support. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the alarm clock rings at 6 a.m. in Ross Dickerson’s off-campus apartment. He gets dressed, makes a cup of coffee and walks across West Kennedy Boulevard to Punch Boxing, a fitness studio focusing on boxing classes. There, he meets people from all walks of life — fellow college students and those in the working world — a...

  MONTREAL -- Quebec's homeless do not have to abide by the province's curfew, as it discriminates and disproportionately hurts them, a Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday. In her ruling, Judge Chantal Masse wrote that the curfew poses a threat to the health and safety of the homeless, as many hide from police to avoid fines during the hours the curfew is in effect and that many fear contracting COVID-19 in homeless shelters. On Wednesday morning, the Quebec government said they don't intend to challenge the ruling.  "We have taken note of the decision rendered last night and do not ...

  MONTREAL -- This week, amid an outcry over the policing of homeless Montrealers sparked by a man’s death, one of the city’s biggest day shelters laid off 11 of its front-line staff—then promptly hired some security guards. The guards aren’t meant to replace front-line workers, says the director of the Accueil Bonneau shelter. But the move, according to many in the sector, is part of a longer-term trend that has accelerated during the pandemic and won’t be going away afterwards, and it has many social workers worried. “This clientele often already has a bad relationship wit...

As Montreal's vaccination campaign for homeless people ramps up, questions remain about 2nd dose Hundreds of homeless people in Montreal are slated to receive their first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 in the coming days and weeks. But a key challenge, some say, will be to make sure they come back for the second dose. Social Sharing Staff at the city's shelters say they will do their best to ensure everyone gets both doses CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2021 3:18 PM ET | Last Updated: January 20 About 930 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were set aside for the first and second waves of Mon...

Two days after a homeless man died outside in Montreal, possibly while hiding from police during the COVID-19 curfew, the city's mayor asked the province to exempt the homeless from curfew. Premier Legault said no.