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:
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.
READ THE STORY: Dawson College to get much-awaited crosswalk on de Maisonneuve Boulevard
Pit bull mural
“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
Missing daycare toys
“I find it really hard to believe that someone would steal from the daycare.”
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
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
Dorval McMansions
“I’m personally concerned about finding more and bigger houses in the neighbourhood.”
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
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