Spacing presents an interesting image of the buildings planned for the redesign of the Bonaventure Autoroute rethink, with news about the public consultations under way.
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The Olympic torch will pass through Montreal December 9 and 10 and there’s supposed to be a big party in Old Montreal.
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Yesterday was the busiest vaccination day so far in Quebec; 2.3 million Quebecers have had the shot so far.
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An Italian establishment on Fleury escaped damage today although a Molotov cocktail was found on its terrasse. This makes 13 Italian cafés targeted in two months. And now two suspects have been named in connection with the Café Bar Ferrari bombing earlier this week.
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STM transit cops have been tightening up on ticketing infractions, helped by the new technology used for paying fares. If you can’t produce a valid Opus or ticket card, you can face a hefty fine.
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Cinéma l’Amour, the Plateau’s last porn cinema, will soon celebrate 40 years, although the building it’s in is much older, dating back to 1914. I’ve never seen the interior, but arguably porn has preserved it; another of the Plateau’s vintage cinemas, later a palais de porn, was gutted to turn into the Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui on Saint-Denis.
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The Grey Cup game traditionally leads to silly bets between the mayors of the participating cities, and now also a wager between navy ships named after the cities as well.
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La Presse made a deal with its distribution workers, the last of its unions holding out for a new contract, meaning that the city’s best daily will not have to shut down as threatened.
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More today on the launch of this year’s État d’Urgence and the right to sleep in Place Émilie-Gamelin for the duration.
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Boroughs want more money for snow removal.
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The experimental recycling bac-sac isn’t holding up too well to use, and hasn’t even faced winter conditions yet. The quest for a recycling container light enough to carry but resistant to wind may have to resume.
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Police busted a ring of identity forgers yesterday here and elsewhere and arrested 30 people. Notoriously, some of the work was done in daycare centres in off hours.