MONTREAL – From the shocking news that the Montreal Canadiens traded star defenceman P.K. Subban, and Lakeside Academy winning its fight to stay open, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:
Searching for family
“My father is not able to show me childhood pictures because he has none. My father has never had maternal loving and he has never had a true hug from his mother. My father will die without knowing who he is.”
Joseph Albert Gery is a victim of a decades old scandal in Quebec that refuses to go away.
READ THE STORY: Quebec government won’t help Duplessis orphan desperately looking for family
Bye, bye Subban
Star Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban has been traded to the Nashville Predators for Shea Weber.
READ THE STORY: P.K. Subban traded to Nashville Predators for Shea Weber
Tourist tickets
Tourists in Montreal owe $8.5 million worth of traffic tickets, according to city officials, but they won’t be collecting any time soon.
Once a tourist leaves the province, Montreal police can’t cross the border and collect the fines.
READ THE STORY: Montreal tourists owe $8.5M in unpaid traffic tickets
Lakeside stays open
“People feel that you can’t stand up and you can’t say what you really want and it amazed me that so many people came together and believed that we could do it.”
The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) voted unanimously to keep Lakeside Academy open indefinitely.
READ THE STORY: LBPSB votes to keep Lakeside Academy open
Quexit?
“What Brexit demonstrated is that a referendum is the best democratic tool that states have.”
Parti Québécois (PQ) leadership hopefuls are revving up their campaigning this summer and some say they’re reinvigorated about Quebec independence after the Brexit vote.
READ THE STORY: After Brexit vote, PQ hopefuls campaign around sovereignty referendum
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