The year started off in tragedy as six men were gunned down at a mosque in Quebec City.
Following that, thousands of Montrealers were left stranded on Highway 13 when a massive snowstorm hit the city, there was provincewide flooding, a historic municipal election and a huge influx of asylum seekers across the Lacolle border.
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Girl power
“Ultimately, what I want for my kids is what I want for Montrealers.”
Valérie Plante made history when she was named Montreal’s first female mayor.
READ THE STORY: Valérie Plante elected first female mayor of Montreal
Devastating floods
“I thought everything would have been done by now and that we would be back living our lives.”
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The Quebec government is admitting its response system during the spring floods was not perfect, and it promises to do better in the future.
READ THE STORY: Quebec hit by intense spring flooding
Night of terror
“Why is this happening here? This is barbaric.”
Six people were killed during a shooting at a Quebec City mosque; police and public officials are treating the incident as an act of terrorism.
READ THE STORY: Quebec City terrorist attack on mosque kills 6, injures 8
Stranded in the snow
“It took a day and a half for my system to come back to normal.”
About 300 motorists were stranded after a major snowstorm on the autoroute — some of them were stuck for over 12 hours in 40 centimetres of snow.
READ THE STORY: Massive pileup on Highway 13 strands hundreds of drivers overnight
Searching for home
“When the peak of the crisis was in effect, there were a lot of people crossing over — from a trickle to basically a wave.”
Thousands of asylum seekers have crossed the border in recent months — almost 3,000 people in July alone.
READ THE STORY: Lacolle border agents, RCMP to stay another year amid spike of asylum seekers
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