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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: December 23

A young Montrealer is appealing to Ellen DeGeneres to help Matthew Schreindorfer receive funding to get to Seattle for experimental cancer treatment, Monday, December 19, 2016. Anne Leclair/Global News

From a plea to Ellen DeGeneres to save Matthew Schreindorfer’s life to a provincial inquiry into how First Nations people are treated in Quebec, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

Click to play video: 'Barriers installed at Montreal’s Christmas market'
Barriers installed at Montreal’s Christmas market

No entry

“We suggested security measures and they took our suggestions.”

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Jersey barriers have been put up around Montreal’s Christmas market, this after a truck plowed through crowds at a Berlin Christmas market Monday, killing twelve.

READ THE STORY: Barriers installed at Montreal’s Christmas market after Berlin attack

Click to play video: 'Plea to Ellen DeGeneres to help save Matthew Schreindorfer'
Plea to Ellen DeGeneres to help save Matthew Schreindorfer

Call to Ellen

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“I have seen you turn people’s lives around, but most of all I have seen the hope that you have brought into the lives of the most deserving individuals.”

A 22-year-old Montrealer wrote a heartfelt appeal to Ellen DeGeneres, asking the television host for her help to save Matthew Schreindorfer‘s life.

READ THE STORY: Montrealer appeals to Ellen DeGeneres to help save Matthew Schreindorfer

Click to play video: 'An online poll seeking out the Habs ugliest girlfriend denounced'
An online poll seeking out the Habs ugliest girlfriend denounced

An ugly poll

“I was horrified when I saw that article. I think it’s a terrible question to put to the public.”

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A local hockey website took a poll among readers, choosing the ugliest girlfriend among Habs players.

READ THE STORY: ‘Ugliest Montreal Canadiens spouse’: popular hockey website runs offensive poll

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SPCA to reduce dog services

No more dogs

Montreal’s SPCA has given the city three-months notice that it will exclude dog services in its service contract with nine boroughs.

The SPCA said it won’t put down dogs rounded up as part of the pit bull bylaw the city passed.

READ THE STORY: Montreal SPCA puts city on notice regarding pit bulls

Click to play video: 'Quebec announces Val-d’Or public inquiry'
Quebec announces Val-d’Or public inquiry

First Nations inquiry

“No matter the colour of our skin, what we believe or who we love, no one deserves to be humiliated.”

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The Quebec government has announced there will be a public inquiry into how First Nations people are treated in the province.

READ THE STORY: Quebec announces public inquiry into treatment of First Nations people

rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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