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Globe and Mail
11-08-2025
- Globe and Mail
Police arrest suspect in alleged attack on Jewish father in Montreal
Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with an alleged assault on a Jewish father in a park on Friday. They say the suspect was arrested Monday and was being met by investigators. Police say the alleged assault happened Friday afternoon when the 32-year-old father was with his young children at a splash pad in a park in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. Montreal police investigate after Jewish man assaulted in front of his children The suspect allegedly sprayed the man with the contents of his water bottle before pushing him to the ground and punching and kneeing him. The alleged incident, which was partly captured on video, was widely condemned by members of the political class including Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier François Legault. Police say they will submit their investigation report to the Crown prosecutor's office, which is responsible for laying charges.
CBC
11-08-2025
- Business
- CBC
Montreal court case sheds light on Quebec's 10-year property occupancy rule
The City of Montreal bought a site in the Villeray neighbourhood in 2019, hoping to transform it into social housing. But the company that owns the building next door says it's maintained part of the site for three decades, without any opposition. That's bringing attention to an old Quebec law that gives people using and taking care of a piece of land for at least a decade certain rights.
Daily Mail
10-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Jewish dad savagely beaten in front of his kids by attacker who tossed his yarmulke
A Jewish father was brutally attacked in front of his two young children on a Montreal street in a vicious assault that was caught on video. Horror footage of the attack on Friday afternoon saw the 32-year-old victim, who has not been named, sprawled out on the sidewalk as a man rained down punches to his head and body. One of the victim's children could be seen clinging to his father, crying out for help as he tried to shielded them both from the blows. The beating unfolded in broad daylight in the Montreal borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. Once the assault was over, the attacker cooly stood up to gather their belongings and placed them into a red shopping bag. A second child can be seen rushing into view to help their father, while in a final act of contempt, the assailant hurls the victim's yarmulke into a nearby fountain. It's not clear what sparked the attack, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney leading condemnations of the 'appalling act of violence' against the Jewish father. Police say they responded to a 911 call at 2:45pm but the attacker had fled before officers arrived. Const. Caroline Chèvrefils, the police chief for the province, confirmed the authenticity of the footage and said the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 'The reason for the assault is not yet known,' Chèvrefils said. Carney took to X as footage of the attack swept social media, writing: 'Everyone in Canada has an inalienable right to live in safety. 'My thoughts are with the victim and his family as they recover, and my support is with law enforcement as they work to bring the perpetrator to justice.' Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante described the attack as 'troubling', while Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi, who posted the video online, went further issuing a blistering statement. 'This is beyond deplorable - it is an outrage against basic human decency. In the heart of Montreal, a Jewish father is savagely beaten in front of his children. 'This is the Canada that Mark Carney has allowed to fester - a place where weakness in leadership has emboldened brutality. Hampstead made a different choice long ago. 'We refused to bow to complacency. We increased our Public Security budget by 50%, ensuring we are ready, capable, and unwilling to depend on politicians who lack the courage to protect their own citizens. We will defend our people - every time, without apology.' The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs echoed those concerns, calling on authorities 'to hold the attacker accountable' and warning leaders at all levels to 'confront this dangerous escalation.'
CBC
09-08-2025
- CBC
Montreal police investigate after Jewish man with young children attacked, beaten
Montreal police are investigating after a 32-year-old Jewish man, with his young children at his side, was attacked Friday afternoon in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. Police spokesperson Const. Caroline Chèvrefils said officers responded to a 911 call about an altercation at the corner of l'Épée and Beaumont avenues at 2:45 p.m. ET. Chèvrefils confirmed that a video, which is circulating online, shows part of the attack. The 28-second video does not show what led up to it, but begins with the assailant straddling and striking the victim, who is on the ground, several times. The victim, who appears to be dressed in traditional Jewish attire, gets up on his knees and one of at least two children clings to him. The attacker picks up some belongings in a grocery bag, and then tosses what appears to be a kippah, a head covering worn by Jewish men and boys, into a wet, splash pad area. Police say the victim was struck several times and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The assailant then fled before offiCers arrived and has not been arrested. The reason for the assault is not yet known, Chèvrefils said. Jeremy Levi, the mayor of Hampstead, a municipality within Montreal, posted the video on X that afternoon, calling it "beyond deplorable" and "outrage against basic human decency." "In the heart of Montreal, a Jewish father is savagely beaten in front of his children," Levi said. "We will defend our people — every time, without apology," he said.
CBC
05-08-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Girls play baseball at this Montreal park. The city wants to turn it into a library
The City of Montreal plans to turn one of the baseball fields in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough into a library. Parents and coaches say that will make it harder for young players, especially girls, to practise the sport.
