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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: January 26

Micah suffers from severe food allergies and can only eat peaches or a special food formula. Micah's FPIES Life

From a toddler that can only each peaches to an arrest that left a woman with a broken arm, here are the five biggest stories Global News covered in Montreal this week:

Ice, ice, baby

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Snow, freezing rain in Montreal

“We didn’t have time to plow the sidewalks carefully.”

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A wintry mix of snow and freezing rain prompted school closures across a wide swath of Quebec.

READ THE STORY: Snow, freezing rain result in school closures, driving woes in Quebec

Under arrest

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Montrealer who broke arm during arrest wants case reopened

“The judge deemed the arrest illegal.”

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Majiza Philip is asking the Quebec police ethics commissioner to reopen her case after contradictory police testimony about an arrest that left her with a broken arm.

READ THE STORY: Montrealer who broke arm during arrest wants complaint against police reopened

Helping Micah

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Montreal toddler can only eat peaches

“Since day one in the hospital, he had very bad food reactions — even through my milk.”

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Two-year-old Micah suffers from such severe food allergies that mean he can only eat peaches.

READ THE STORY: Montreal toddler can only eat peaches, family desperate for help

Unlicenced

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West Island roofing company faces more complaints

“This guy needs to stop and I don’t understand how the government’s not stopping him.”

More unhappy customers have come forward about a West Island roofing company operating without a licence.

READ THE STORY: Flood of customer complaints over unlicensed West Island roofing company

Daily daycare

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PQ reveals strategy for early childhood education

“We tend to forget that the services are provided for the benefit of the child.”

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The Parti Québécois is promising a return to a single daily rate for daycare if they’re elected in the 2018 provincial elections.

READ THE STORY: PQ proposes $8/day childcare

rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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