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By Dimitris Ilias — Park Extension NewsThe Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension has tabled its 2026 Operating Budget and its 10-year Capital Works Program (PDI), laying out an ambitious roadmap touching nearly every aspect of daily life in our neighbourhoods, from...

In a neighbourhood like Park Extension, where life is packed into every street and every storefront window, it is rarely the loudest voices that keep things moving. It is the volunteer who organizes food boxes quietly behind a curtain...

Residents of Parc Extension will soon have the chance to explore two striking photographic universes under one roof. From December 3 to January 25, the Maison de la culture de Parc-Extension will present Six Steps and The Show Must...

Proposed Quebec constitution law would prioritize French, secularism and collective rightsAfter reading and analyzing the Legault government’s Bill 1, the Task Force on Linguistic Policy has concluded the proposed constitution legislation “is a threat to the 1.25 million English...

But not everything is covered, Marjorie Michel admits after announcing additional fundingWhile acknowledging that Ottawa’s Canadian Dental Care Plan may be leaving some users with a relatively small sum to pay off whenever they go to the dentist, Health...

Park Extension’s commercial arteries, Jean-Talon, Ogilvy, Querbes and Beaumont, have long been defined by immigrant-owned small businesses: South Asian grocers, Greek bakeries, textile shops, halal butchers, cafés, repair shops and family restaurants that open early and close late. Together,...

A renewed wave of concern is rippling through Montreal this week after confirmation that the Quebec government has continued selling parcels of public land despite the province’s ongoing housing crisis. While none of the recent transactions occurred in Park...

Using QPP funds for political purposes would override CDPQ’s neutrality, says MEI analystThe Montreal Economic Institute is sounding the alarm over what it says is a plan by Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government to use the more...

‘Missed opportunity to provide meaningful tax relief,’ says group’s Dan KellyAccording to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, small business owners across Canada were looking to the 2025 budget to provide critical cost relief and to improve Canada’s tax...

Unionists pleased with Ottawa’s investments, while seniors complain they were left outFrom labour unions, to associations representing the interests of senior citizens, to trade groups and special interest lobbyists, the overall response to the federal budget tabled by Liberal...