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Have you ever walked across a Montreal intersection so dreadfully planned and absolutely terrifying that you think every step you take will be your last? Welcome to Quebec!

Unfortunately, confusing, even dangerous, pedestrian crossings are a recurring theme on our city's many roads and avenues.

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If you enjoy working with children and are looking for a job that pays well but is not a 9 to 5, then how about becoming a school crossing guard for the Montreal police service? 

The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) is doing another round of hiring right now to create a bank of applicants they can call on to fill temporary or occasional positions.

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In July, nearly 3,000 asylum seekers from the US walked across the border into Quebec, and in the first two weeks of August, nearly 4,000 did the same thing. 

Prime minster Trudeau even has to issue a statement to warn Americans that the same rules will apply to  everyone and that crossing the border illegally will not speed up the process of obtaining refugee status.  

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