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June will mark a very important moment for Info-Crime Montréal (ICM), since it will give place to the largest visibility campaign in its history.In fact, a partnership between the Montreal Transit Corporation (STM) and ICM will enable citizens to...

(PXN) The Montreal Police Department, in conjunction with the Laval and Longueuil police forces, announced earlier this week that they are working together on a new program called RADAR to detect and prevent sexual exploitation in areas where there...

Martin C. BarryDuring the May 7 public meeting of the Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension borough council, Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli read out a statement explaining her views on a number of current issues in the borough, including a pledge to introduce a wide-ranging action plan...

Martin C.BarryThe 19th annual fundraising dinner held on May 2 by the Centre d’activités récréatives et éducatives (C.A.R.E.) was the first ever to be held by the group at the Hellenic Community Centre in Côte des Neiges, while also possibly the beginning of...

(PXN) A human skull that was found last week among the belongings of a resident who was being evicted from his Wiseman Ave. dwelling because of a compulsive hoarding habit was apparently stolen from a cemetery three decades ago.Held in custodyThe resident, Michael...

After plunging to their lowest level since 2012, sales of Canadian homes have inched higher for the past two months and are now about four per cent higher than they were a year ago.The Canadian Real Estate Association said...

Martin C. BarryMore than 300 people from all over the Montreal region attended a candlelight memorial service in Park Extension’s Jarry Park last weekend to express their solidarity with victims of the terrorist bombings which took place in Sri Lanka on Easter...

Martin C. BarryAs a best practice, many large public transit agencies around the world make their performance indicators available to the public as it often leads to more informed debate on transit issues.For example, according to Montreal city councillor Marvin Rotrand, the...

Martin C. BarryCompared to past years, the annual “sugaring off” party staged in Park Extension’s Athena Park last Saturday was a fair bit on the wet side. It was the weekend, after all, when eastern Canada suffered some of the worst spring...

Martin C. BarryMore than four decades after the tragic loss of one of Park Extension’s treasured Greek Orthodox houses of worship, members of St. Sophie’s Church have announced that a new church building at the corner of Wiseman Ave. and Saint Roch...