Erika Morris
Former CBC journalist
Erika Morris was a journalist for CBC Montreal from 2021 to 2024.
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CBC Investigates
Next to shiny Airbnbs, Montreal tenants face construction, mice and fire hazards
Tourists stayed in newly renovated short-term units in this Montreal apartment building while tenants dealt with poor living conditions and a landlord that continues to ask for rent increases.
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Collège de Valleyfield closed on Friday after employee attacked
The Collège de Valleyfield will be closed all day after an employee was attacked. Police arrested a suspect on the scene.
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Boaters have been stuck at a Quebec marina for 2 weeks due to canal repairs
Boaters have been trapped in a marina on the Chambly Canal — some for two weeks — after Parks Canada was forced to lower water levels to enact dike repairs, making it impossible to leave.
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Montreal-area family caught in police shootout say they are left in the dark
Three weeks after a family was caught in the crossfire between police officers and an armed suspect in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., — with father and son now in intensive care — the victims say they have been left to their own devices dealing with the aftermath.
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Northvolt's Swedish 'gigafactory' is its template for Quebec. Do regulations here need an update?
Concerns are again being raised over the environmental impact of Quebec's Northvolt plant being constructed near the Richelieu River following a report on the company's "gigafactory" in Sweden. This comes as Swedish media have reported on recent workplace incidents at the factory and as the company faces production delays.
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Quebec's new housing strategy slammed as having 'no vision'
Quebec's housing minister says the province will beef up its efforts to increase housing stock by 560,000 units in the province over the next 10 years — 115,000 more than its previous targets — but critics say the measures don't ensure affordability.
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Eastern Montreal boil-water advisory expected to last through the weekend after water main break
Things are returning to normal after a major water main break flooded parts of south-central Montreal near the Jacques-Cartier Bridge on Friday morning. But those whose homes and businesses were flooded are now dealing with the damage.
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Montreal to expand EMMIS social intervention squad to entire city
The city says EMMIS is necessary as it's made up of front-line social workers who provide immediate responses to non-urgent issues related to the sharing of public space and "allows police to concentrate on criminal and urgent situations."
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Montreal Pride parade interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters
Pro-Palestinian protesters halted Montreal's Pride parade for an hour on Sunday afternoon. A second protest was held by a contingent in the march.
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More Quebec landlords refusing tenants with any rental board record
Tenants' rights advocates say landlords openly using records from Quebec's housing tribunal against prospective renters is cause for concern. Though it's recommended landlords do background checks, advocates worry about discrimination.
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