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Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a call was placed with the SPVM to inform them of a collision between a vehicle and pedestrian in Montreal on boulevard du Golf, near boulevard des Sciences.

The victim was a 49-year-old man who was unconscious when police arrived on the scene and then transported to the hospital.

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A large section of Autoroute 40 East in Montreal is set to close for the whole weekend.

In a press release , Transports Québec said that repair work on the pavement necessitates the complete closure of A-40 Est between exit 71 to boulevard Saint-Laurent / rue Saint-Denis and the entrance from boulevard Saint-Michel.

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If you're around the Olympic Stadium on Saturday — or you simply log into Facebook and watch the live feed — you'll see a huge crowd marching through the streets of Montreal in protest to express, as the Facebook event page puts it, " disagreement with health measures in Quebec ."

The march, dubbed "Québec Debout," is one of six protests happening "for freedom" across Quebec on May 1.

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Saint-Leonard's Le Boulevard shopping center — the third shopping centre to ever be built in Montreal — has announced that it's closing its doors after 68 years in business.

According to Retail Insider , the City of Montreal is taking over the rights to the property to expand the Société de transport de Montréal (STM)'s blue line .

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In an April 14 executive committee meeting , Mayor Valérie Plante confirmed that the City of Montreal would be investing $3.8 million to once again create, either partially or fully, pedestrian streets across Montreal for the summer.

The mayor announced 13 new projects to be unveiled across some of the city's 19 boroughs containing strips with shops, bars and restaurants .

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It's going to be 24 degrees in Montreal on Saturday, and since the weather is pretty much all that's going well for us during this stretch of the pandemic, we might as well get outside and breathe in that fresh smell of spring .

Nature trails in and around Montreal are the perfect places to do just that!

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Despite a relatively mild and slow start to this winter season, Montrealers are delighted to see their city finally covered in successive waves of freshly-fallen, silent shrouds of snow. But unlike Paul Simon, we are not rocks or islands, and we can't fight the urge to get out there and break the surface of this immaculate, powdery blanket as we roll around in it. After all, we northerners enjoy filling our lungs with fresh air, as much as filling our phone's memories.

But as we begin the new year with another quarantine, you might be wondering how you can take advantage of this most magical season and still follow restrictions.

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Grocery stores in Montréal , along with other essential Quebec businesses , will remain open this holiday season as part of Premier François Legault's two-week lockdown between December 25 and January 11.

According to Santé Montréal's data on COVID-19 outbreaks in Montréal, as of December 8, 38% of total outbreaks in the city were found in workplaces.

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Someone (or some people) has an axe to grind with Christmas trees on boulevard Saint-Laurent . According to a December 8 post by the Société de développement du boulevard Saint-Laurent (SDBSL), seven trees have been stolen from the street in the last two weeks.

The trees, paid for by local shop owners, were installed along the boulevard "to bring a little bit of sweetness and magic to Christmas during these difficult times," the SDBSL wrote.

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Since most of us spend all of our time at one of the many grocery stores in Montreal right now, MTL Blog thought it would be important to inform readers of which ones have had employees test positive for COVID-19 since November 17.

We chose this date as our point of reference with the necessary 14-day quarantine in mind.

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COVID-19 cases are on the rise, restrictions are in place and the government's asking Quebecers to reduce social contacts . But if there's one thing the virus hasn't taken from us, it's our ability to walk around our favourite Montreal neighbourhoods , discovering and admiring beautiful murals .

Being a world-renowned UNESCO City of Design , there's no shortage of multidisciplinary art that you can observe for free in this city.

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Got the red-zone blues? Yes, most venues are closed but it's also the perfect time to make the most of a good old-fashioned drive-thru.

Although road trips to remote locations in Quebec are mostly out of the question, there are plenty of scenic routes to take and simple activities you can do safely in — or very close to — Montreal from the comfort of your car.

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