The Montreal subreddit recently had a story about a man spotted at a Plateau gym wearing Nazi symbols, and brushing off a challenge from the original poster. In the story, the gym did not respond to the OP’s complaint, but CTV now reports that the gym has condemned antisemitism on social media. There’s some discussion in this piece about an impending law against hate symbols, yet how difficult it can be to act on them.
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Kate
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Kate
Police handed out a lot of tickets last year to drivers in “igloos” – cars blanketed in uncleared snow – and to drivers in cars without properly de‑iced windows.
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Kate
A detachment of blue collar workers entered city hall Wednesday after holding a demo outside with protest signs. The union is not happy with the new city budget, which was to be adopted in the council session under way at the time.
I wonder whether the snow removal no parking sign shown in the La Presse photo was already there, or was added by the workers.
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Kate
Two of the men convicted in the plot to murder Anthony Gallo in 2023 – but in which they killed his wife Claudia Iacono by mistake – were sentenced to 18 years each this week. The actual shooter is still to face trial.
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Kate
The SPVM must be trained to deal with autistic people who may be in crisis and unable to express themselves verbally, says police chief Fady Dagher in the Le Devoir piece, later picked up by Radio‑Canada. A pilot project is starting in which police will learn about the different approach needed when dealing with the neurodivergent.
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Kate
Projet’s finance critic Véronique Fournier criticizes Ensemble’s first budget, finding it making unwise sacrifices in terms of city infrastructure to pay off debts.
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Kate
The REM was slowed down Wednesday morning, and service at its Édouard‑Montpetit station is suspended, although this very brief item doesn’t say why. CBC says it’s elevator problems.
La Presse says REM service has been disrupted more than one day in two, this January.
As of 4 pm news, the REM and its elevators are now working properly.
Uatu
Yesterday afternoon the delay had a crowd 10 people deep at central station waiting for the train. I had to wait for 3 trains to pass before I got on. This morning there was a 40min delay and the platform at Panama was completely full of people waiting. They had to reverse the train from downtown to Panama because of the backlog. What was really annoying was being crammed Tokyo subway style into the train and then looking at the bridge which had no traffic on it at all. The REM really wants me to drive again.
jaddle
Looks like the elevators are broken. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rem-elevators-edouard-montpetit-9.7064756
Kate
Thanks jaddle. I spotted the link and added it, then saw you’d done the same.
Nicholas
Maybe La Presse is reading this blog. The article DeWolf mentions there notes that people understood a shutdown on the first day of the metro sixty years ago, and people will understand the same for the REM, but if it keeps going on month after month that’ll be a problem. Well.
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Kate
Radio-Canada anchor Patrice Roy talked to members of a snow removal crew about what it’s like, while a TVA journalist talked to a blue collar worker about the variety of tasks he’s assigned.
jeather 08:55 on 2026-01-29 Permalink
I have to say that the whistle was so dog I had never heard of it as a Nazi phrase. (Not the image, just the phrase.)
But also “please don’t wear Nazi shirts when you return to our gym, which you are welcome to do at any time” is not the strongest condemnation.
Kate 10:07 on 2026-01-30 Permalink
Friday morning, CTV says the gym has cancelled the membership of the Nazi.
jeather 15:03 on 2026-01-30 Permalink
Guess there were some other people complaining, more publicly than I did.