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In brief: A selection of today's reports on montrealgazette.com Author of the article: Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Jan 19, 2021  •  January 19, 2021  •  3 minute read Teachers at Westmount High School were protesting by wearing black on Monday, the first day back in classrooms. They are mourning the…

By Matthew Lapierre, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterThe Gazette Mon., Jan. 18, 2021timer3 min. read The death of a homeless man overnight Saturday has spurred some advocates to call for more resources and has served as a reminder to others that too many people are still spending their nights on Montreal’s…

The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away sent a plume of smoke into the air and caused security concerns By ANDREW TAYLOR, COLLEEN LONG and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press January 19,…

A motorcyclist passes by collapsed shops in Mamuju on January 17, 2021, after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia´s Sulawesi island. — AFP/FirdausJAKARTA: The disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) on Sunday said that at least 73 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sulawesi province two days ago. International…

MAMUJU, Indonesia: Torrential monsoon rains hampered the hunt on Sunday (Jan 17) for anyone still buried alive under buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, after the huge tremor killed at least 81 and left thousands homeless. Excavators and cranes were deployed across the devastated seaside city of Mamuju,…

In life, Michael Byrne, known affectionately as “Old Man Belfield” for quietly roaming the UCD campus for three decades, had no home. In death, he is being gifted a “home from home.” The 71-year-old homeless man, who was found dead in a sleeping bag on the university’s grounds on Monday,…

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Date: Friday, January 15, 2021 WATCH: Clark County updates phase 1A vaccination plan ; Beaches restaurant owner wants businesses to re-open ; Neighbors sound off about proposed homeless shelter near Vancouver Mall ; Shanahan‘s Pub arsonist arrested ; WSU offers virtual workshop on paying for college. Clark County Public Health…

Howard Johnson Hotel, across the street from the mall, is being purchased and set to become a shelter Representatives of the Vancouver Housing Authority, the city of Vancouver, and Clark County held an online informational meeting Thursday night with business owners who work near where the VHA is planning to…

In Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, the late David Graeber laments the proliferation of meaningless sectors and jobs that are not productive but seem to exist solely to keep people working. Plenty of jobs have been automated out of existence, he argues, but rather than allowing us more leisure time, the…