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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: August 26

Pierrefonds-Roxboro residents gather toys to replace those that disappeared from Sunnyside Daycare, Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Global News Peterborough

From missing daycare toys to a pit bull mural sending a political message, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

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Dawson College get much-needed crosswalk

Dawson crosswalk

“It’s not safe but this has been the situation for decades.”

After years of waiting, pedestrians near Dawson College are finally getting a crosswalk on de Maisonneuve Boulevard.

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READ THE STORY: Dawson College to get much-awaited crosswalk on de Maisonneuve Boulevard

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Montreal pit bull mural

Pit bull mural

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“We cannot accept that this is happening now and that we’re fine with the notion that innocent individual beings will be put to death.”

Montreal-based artist Jean Labourdette created a mural to show pit bull in a positive light, and send a message to the provincial and municipal governments.

READ THE STORY: Montreal pit bull mural protests city’s proposed dog regulations

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Pierrefonds daycare toys disappear

Missing daycare toys

“I find it really hard to believe that someone would steal from the daycare.”

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Educators and families at Sunnyside Daycare in Pierrefonds-Roxboro are reeling after someone apparently stole all their outdoor toys.

READ THE STORY: Pierrefonds daycare in shock after outdoor toys disappear

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Richard Henry Bain guilty of second-degree murder

Richard Henry Bain found guilty

The jury in Richard Henry Bain’s trial has found him guilty of second-degree murder in the 2012 Quebec election-night shooting.

Bain has also been found guilty of three counts of attempted murder.

READ THE STORY: Richard Henry Bain trial: guilty of second-degree murder in Quebec election-night shooting

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Dorval demolition drama

Dorval McMansions

“I’m personally concerned about finding more and bigger houses in the neighbourhood.”

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Residents in Dorval are furious over residents who are buying homes, tearing them down and rebuilding houses that they say do not suit the landscape.

READ THE STORY: Dorval residents concerned about big new homes in their neighborhood

rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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