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City of Montreal bans disposable plastic bags
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February 27, 2016
Sat, Feb 27: The city of Montreal is set to become the first major city in Canada to ban the use of disposable plastic bags. There would be some exceptions like the thin bags at the grocery store you use for vegetables. but the rest is being phased out. Toronto tried to go down the same road a couple of years ago, but backed down. Mike Armstrong reports.
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City of Montreal bans disposable plastic bags02:24 | February 27, 2016 -
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Montreal shooting suspect manifesto aligns with incel movement, experts say02:07 | June 23, 2026 -
Alberta man named as Montreal shooting suspect02:39 | June 23, 2026 -
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Record winter storm buries Eastern Canada02:15 | January 26, 2026 -
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Event marks 36 years since Polytechnique Montreal Massacre, honours 14 slain women01:59 | December 6, 2025 -
U.S. brewing school moving to Canada after 150 years02:04 | November 26, 2025
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City of Montreal bans disposable plastic bags02:24 | February 27, 2016
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Quebec-based aluminum company lands on Time’s best inventions list02:22 | October 24, 2026
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Montreal hosts ‘All In’ AI conference01:56 | September 16, 2026
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Celine Dion returns to the stage after 6 years at Paris residency: ‘I missed this’02:02 | September 13, 2026
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Montreal shooting suspect manifesto aligns with incel movement, experts say02:07 | June 23, 2026
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How the deadly Montreal shooting of a police officer unfolded02:12 | June 22, 2026
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Why Canada won’t take back a Montreal terror suspect02:12 | May 19, 2026
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What we know about 2 pilots killed in Air Canada plane crash at LaGuardia Airport02:13 | March 24, 2026
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Supreme Court hears arguments to overturn Quebec’s Bill 2101:55 | March 23, 2026
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Building owner charged in deadly 2023 Old Montreal fire02:03 | March 18, 2026
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Winter storm, strong winds knock out power in Quebec01:28 | March 17, 2026
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Parts of Ontario, Quebec digging out of severe snowstorm02:04 | January 15, 2026
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What does Legault’s departure mean for Quebec’s separatists?02:58 | January 14, 2026
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Winter storm smothers Ontario, Quebec02:15 | December 29, 2025
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‘Game changer’: 3D-printing breakthrough could transform chronic lung disease02:05 | December 11, 2025
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U.S. brewing school moving to Canada after 150 years02:04 | November 26, 2025
City of Montreal bans disposable plastic bags
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February 27, 2016
Sat, Feb 27: The city of Montreal is set to become the first major city in Canada to ban the use of disposable plastic bags. There would be some exceptions like the thin bags at the grocery store you use for vegetables. but the rest is being phased out. Toronto tried to go down the same road a couple of years ago, but backed down. Mike Armstrong reports.
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