By Murray Sherriffs
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20-year-old Montrealer Heberth Gudiel Martinez Ramirez has been charged with murdering his 18-year-old girlfriend in her apartment in St. Michel.
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The federal government has made an about face and has come up with $125 million dollars for organizations who deal with homeless people in Canada, $15 million of which will come to Montreal.
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There will be a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of five homeless people in Montreal between last September and last month and follows what Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada urged last week: That governments on all levels, “need to do better.”
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Health Minister Sonia Bélanger may ban the sale of energy drinks to young people under the age of 16, following urgings from the parents of 15-year-old Zachary Miron, who died when the combination of Red Bull and the medications he took for ADHD ended his life.
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Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says that Quebec’s proposed constitution will recognize the English community’s enshrined rights and will not stop public organizations from using taxpayer money to finance legal fights against Quebec laws.
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The head of the English Montreal School Board, Joe Ortona, says that the government is “…loosening the chokehold, I guess is one way of putting it” and that others in the community want more.
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The Quebec government has addressed the 110% increase in the number of reports to the Youth Protection system, launching a $34 million dollar child well-being strategy—Growing Up with Confidence—in reaction to the Laurent Commission, which looked at children’s rights and youth protection.
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In the CAQ leadership race, candidate Bernard Drainville has accused rival Christine Fréchette of talking the “…opposite of the truth” regarding the number of permanent residents that she would allow into Quebec.
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Montreal police are asking for the public’s help to identify other potential victims of 35-year-old Jorge Luis Marin Lotfe, who has been accused of sexual assault, as he offered online therapeutic care services to residents of Montreal North.
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Montreal police have arrested four people in connection with online posts that offered criminal acts of violence for money, and brings to 20 the number of arrests made under Project Aurora, launched two months ago.
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Obstetrics and gynecology clinics are closing in Quebec, because there is no agreement between specialist physicians and the Quebec government that would deal with a 15-year underfunding of office expenses.
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Motorists! Heads up! Montreal’s seasonal street parking regulations are back.
As of yesterday, alternating parking means you can park on one side on certain days and if you screw up because you forget or you can’t keep up, you get fined.
Schedules differ street by street.
Look for arrows; one directing you to when the restriction begins while another points to the sidewalk at the end.
Always make sure that you purchase a residential parking permit and don’t park in a restricted zone.
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Habs / Rangers 7 p.m.
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Sun / cloud 7º today
Rain / 19º tomorrow
