Refugees and asylum seekers: An unprecedented surge
Every day around the world, people leave their homes and countries with the hope of finding a better and safer life. More and more are crossing the borders of Canada and Quebec. Between January and November 2022, the Quebec offices of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) processed the claims of 45,250 asylum seekers from...
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Neighbourhood Tour – Longueuil
A brief history In 1657, Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, a merchant from Ville-Marie (now Montreal), was...
Neighbourhood Tour – Laval
A brief history With an estimated population of 437,413 in 2017, Laval is the third most populated city in Quebec,...
Neighbourhood Tour – Lachine
A brief history Founded in 1667 Lachine, is one of the first three parishes on the Island of Montreal. Its...
Neighbourhood Tour – Côte-des-Neiges
A brief history During the first two centuries of its history, Côte-des-Neiges was a small, slow-growing village of tanners and...