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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: December 25

Jason de Belle with his mother, Debi Oswald, and father, Phil de Belle. Debi Oswald/Facebook

MONTREAL – It’s the holidays – and though weather-wise it doesn’t quite feel like winter, it seems Montrealers are really feeling the Christmas spirit.

Here are five of the biggest stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

End to a landscaping nightmare

“I hate people getting taken advantage of, especially in our business.”

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Donna Riley has a lot to smile about after Steven Miller Landscaping allegedly skipped out on her contract without fixing her lawn.

READ THE STORY: A fairytale ending after a landscaping nightmare

Pincourt secret Santa

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“You bring an immense amount of joy to the neighbourhood. Thank you for all your Christmas lights.”

As Debbie Seminick-Hurst walked out the front door, surrounded by her Christmas lights, a small holiday card with a touching message caught her eye.

READ THE STORY: Secret Santa thanks neighbour for bringing joy to Pincourt

Simple acts of kindness

“We wanted to find more meaning in Christmas for us, for my kids.”

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One Pierrefonds family is taking random acts of kindness to another level – all in the name of learning a valuable lesson.

READ THE STORY: Pierrefonds family continues random acts of Christmas kindness

Madrid accident hits home

“He was struck in the chest and broke some ribs, which perforated his lungs.”

Montrealers are raising money to get Jason de Belle’s family to Madrid after he was hit by a metro.

READ THE STORY: Montrealers raise money to get family to Madrid after son hit by metro

Assisted-dying

Quebec can proceed with its dying with dignity law because the Criminal Code provisions banning assisted suicide are invalid, the province’s top court ruled.

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The Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision aimed at suspending implementation of the province’s assisted-dying legislation.

READ THE STORY: Quebec’s top court upholds province’s assisted-dying law

rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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