MONTREAL – From a heated language debate to construction and rallies in the street, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:
OQLF targets Emmagination Cupcakes
“It hurts my heart that this is even an issue. My husband is an Anglophone, my kids are bilingual.”
A small cupcake store in Montreal West has been put under the microscope of Quebec’s language police because of the writing on its blackboard.
READ THE STORY: Montreal West cupcake shop under the OQLF microscope
Sexual crimes in the metro
“About 80 per cent of the crimes are contact and touching.”
The number of sexual crimes committed in Montreal’s metro has been on the rise over the past two years.
READ THE STORY: Sexual crimes on the rise in Montreal’s metro
Sewage in the Saint-Lawrence River
“If our system were different, if we had several treatment plants then it would be possible to divert the flow and to pump it into another treatment plant.”
The City of Montreal is moving forward with its plan to dump eight billion litres of raw sewage into the Saint Lawrence River due to the demolition of the Bonaventure Expressway.
READ THE STORY: Montreal to dump 8 billion litres of raw sewage into Saint-Lawrence River
Saint-Anne exit re-opens
“I’m very pleased. It’s long waited and it’s certainly about time.”
The long wait is almost over for thousands of drivers who have been waiting to use the Boulevard des Anciens-Combattants exit off the A-40.
READ THE STORY: Long-awaited Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue intersection to finally open
Quebec teachers demonstrate
Thousands of teachers gathered for a big protest at Victoria Square as part of pressure tactics over contract negotiations.
In Montreal, all services were cancelled including classes, daycares, food services and buses.
READ THE STORY: Quebec teachers demonstrate in downtown Montreal
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