Update: REM service returns after another truck hit a viaduct
James Mennie, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - A similar incident at the same viaduct at Marcel-Laurin Blvd. disrupted REM service last November.
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‘Centralized monitoring’, ‘tolerance zones’: Montreal, Longueuil release new protocols for homeless encampments
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada and Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier announced new protocols for intervention homeless encampments including centralized monitoring, tolerance zones, perimeters and restrictions on belongings. At a press conference…
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Calgary to return to Stage 4 water restrictions for up to four weeks, starting March 9
Scott Strasser / calgaryherald - Nine sections of the Bearspaw South feeder main will be reinforced, requiring the twice-ruptured pipe to be shut down for much of March.
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Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case denied bail
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - An Ontario man accused of laundering millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail.
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Feds warn First Nations people to carry their passports when crossing US border
Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border.
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