A brightly coloured advertising campaign is turning heads — and being condemned by the city of Montreal.
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Montreal police are searching for the driver of a black SUV that officers say fled the scene of a hit-and-run late Wednesday.
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The number of patients who leave emergency rooms before being treated is increasing in Quebec, according to the results of a study by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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The Montreal SPCA is investigating after a disturbing discovery of a dog found dead and abandoned in an Anjou shopping centre parking lot last month.
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Left with a shattered front door, the Verdun bar located on Wellington Street was the target of an attempted arson for the second time in less than a week.
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Despite the flames being tamed by firefighters and the wreckage towed away, the highway was closed for 10 hours, snarling the morning rush hour.
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A 27-year-old man was fatally gunned down on a Lachine basketball court Wednesday night. The suspect approached the victim and shot them in front of a crowd, police say.
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The site of the former Oscar motel in Longueuil will be cleared of its mountain of debris after being left unattended for over nine months.
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To the frustration of daily users, 30 bins were removed in April. The month-long pilot project raised quite the stink among Sud-Ouest residents and borough officials.