From the passing of Leonard Cohen, a Montreal-born legend, to a family feeling forced to leave the province to access autism services, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:
Leonard Cohen
“We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries.”
Legendary Canadian singer, songwriter, author and poet Leonard Cohen has died. He was 82 years old.
READ THE STORY: Leonard Cohen, influential Canadian musician, dies at 82
Autism: Family to relocate to access services
“Families are feeling stressed and unsupported and they will do almost anything to find the support that they need and that includes moving from province to province,”
A family living in Rigaud, Que., says they’re being forced to move to Ontario to access specialized services for their four-year-old son who was diagnosed with autism in July 2015.
READ THE STORY: Montreal family feels forced to leave Quebec to access autism services
STM Commuter complaints
“I think somebody forgot to to look at the average people.”
There are now nine shiny, new Azur cars travelling the orange line of the Montreal metro, but as the number of cars grows, so does the number of complaints.
READ THE STORY: Too tall to handle: new Azur metro cars feature handles many can’t reach
Quebec politicians react to U.S. election results
“I think I can speak for the majority of Quebecers, that the type of politics we saw during the campaign is not the type of politics that we want to have in Quebec.”
Quebec’s leaders said they were “shocked” and “distressed” by Tuesday night’s U.S. election results that will propel Donald Trump into the White House.
READ THE STORY: ‘Shocked and distressed’: Quebec politicians react to Donald Trump winning U.S. election
P.K. Subban still inspiring local students
“I am proud of my students who are being physically active. It helps them be more attentive in class.”
Marie-Anne Portelance’s Grade 4 class at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Vaudreuil-Dorion is “running” 1,722 km to Nashville to “see” P.K. Subban.
READ THE STORY: EXCLUSIVE: Vaudreuil students ‘running’ to Nashville to see P.K. Subban