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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: January 6

A daycare worker at Les Canaries 2 is seen on a surveillance video forcefully pushing a child's head against a table. Les Canaries 2

From an 11-year-old boxing champion to a daycare worker allegedly using aggressive force against children in her care, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

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Water problems in Ormstown

Ormstown boil water advisory

“It’s a public health issue and there is a risk you could be infected.”

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Residents in Ormstown have been under a boil water advisory for three months now, and the ban will likely continue until the spring.

READ THE STORY: Residents fed up as boil water advisory continues due to dangerous bacteria in Ormstown

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Montreal restaurant gives back

Feeding the hungry

“They want to eat, [we] give them the food. That’s it, that’s all.”

Marché Ferdous may long have gone unnoticed in Montreal, but a simple act of kindness is putting it on the map.

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READ THE STORY: Marché Ferdous program gives free food to hungry Montrealers

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Salvatore Rufolo: boxing champion

Boxing champion

“I always have that inner feeling. I mean that I can always do better in every single fight.”

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Salvatore Rufolo is not your average sixth grader – the 11-year-old from Rivière-des-Prairies is a champion Junior Division boxer.

READ THE STORY: 11-year-old boxing phenom from RDP talks boxing and future prospects

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Controversy over Saint-Henri snow contractors

Hasty snow removal

“Clearly people are upset, we’re upset.”

Residents in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough have a lot to complain about when it comes to snow removal.

READ THE STORY: Snow removal company under fire after causing damages in Saint-Henri

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Daycare worker allegedly abused child

Hurting children

“The supervisor entered and two of the children told her that the educator had slammed their heads against the table.”

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Parents are concerned after hearing that a daycare worker at Les Canaries 2 in LaSalle allegedly abused and hit some of the children in her care.

READ THE STORY: LaSalle daycare worker fired for allegedly using aggressive force on children

rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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