5 Montreal stories you must read this week: June 24

MONTREAL – From a cute haircut for a humanitarian cause, to a disturbing story about razor-filled meatballs and vandalism at a Quebec City mosque, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

2:26 Royal Vale student, 6, shaves head for good cause

A six-year-old’s inspiring haircut

“People with cancer are going to feel happy that they have hair now, and they are going feel better.”

A first grade student from Royal Vale School is proving that patience truly is a virtue. Six-year-old Cameron Saibil has been waiting two years to cut his hair so that he could donate his locks to the Canadian Cancer Society.

READ THE STORY: Six-year-old boy spreading inspiration through humanitarian haircuts

2:01 Rosemont man upset after dog fed razor-filled meatballs

Dog eats razor-filled meatballs

A Rosemont resident said he had to take his dog into emergency surgery after it ate a meatball filled with razors. Pierre Szalowski was walking Molly last Friday when she ate a meatball of unknown origins in his own backyard.

READ THE STORY: Dog cut open after eating meatballs embedded with razor blades in Rosemont

2:08 Protest planned as Vimy Park name change debated by council

Vimy Park protest

“There was both French and English that fought in that war and lost their lives, so it doesn’t matter who it is. The island of Montreal is huge, find another park for Mr. Parizeau.”

Protesters demonstrated in front of Outremont town hall Monday to denounce council’s decision to rename Vimy Park in honour of former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau.

READ THE STORY: Renaming Vimy Park stirs controversy in Anglophone community

1:59 Longueuil says no to Canada Day speeches in Greenfield Park

Longueuil says no to traditional Canada Day speeches

“For some reason I feel like they are inciting a divisiveness in between the French and English here.”

Controversy is once again brewing between Greenfield Park and Longueuil after two borough councillors say they’ve been barred from speaking at their borough’s Canada Day festivities.

READ THE STORY: Greenfield Park borough councillors barred from speaking at Canada Day celebrations

1:50 Investigation launched after gift-wrapped pig head delivered to Islamic centre

Vandalism at Quebec City Islamic centre

“It’s something that should be condemned very, very strongly which I’m doing today. It’s despicable,” said Premier Philippe Couillard Monday in response to the vandalism.

Quebec’s premier has blasted the delivery of a gift-wrapped pig’s head to a Quebec City mosque over the weekend.

READ THE STORY: Quebec premier condemns culprits who left pig’s head at Islamic centre