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Montreal Police Investigating After A Woman Was Found Dead In Montreal-Nord Apartment

The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) is currently investigating a "suspicious death" after a 42-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment building in Montreal-Nord.

Jean-Pierre Brabant, a spokesperson for the SPVM, stated that the Montreal police received a phone call at around 9:30 a.m. Friday and immediately responded to the apartment complex, which is located on boulevard Lacordaire, near rue Charleroi. The woman was found by a friend who hadn't heard from her in a while. Upon checking up on the 42-year-old, she was found unconscious in the apartment.

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Montreal Police Say A Woman Died After A Stabbing In A Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Apartment

A 34-year-old woman died last night after being stabbed in Montreal's Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area.

The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) stated that they had received a call on Friday night around 7 p.m. pertaining to a confirmed conflict in a Montreal apartment on Aylwin Street.

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A Man Died In Montreal After Falling From A High-Rise Building Near The Bell Centre

Early Sunday morning, just before 6 a.m., Montreal police received a 911 call about an individual who had fallen from a high-rise building in the city.

According to SPVM spokesperson Véronique Comtois, the person fell off a residential building on rue Saint-Antoine near rue Jean d'Estrées, which is right around the Bell Centre.

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A Homeless Montreal Woman Died In The Cold Near Berri-UQAM

An unhoused Montreal woman died near Berri-UQAM metro station early on Thursday morning, marking the second death of a homeless Montrealer in the last 10 days.

Urgences-santé spokesperson Sébastien Coulombe said 911 received a phone call at 1:20 a.m regarding a woman, who he said was in her 60s, requiring medical attention on the corner of boulevard de Maisonneuve and rue Saint-Denis.

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A Woman Died In A Crash That Propelled A Car Onto Montreal's Lachine Canal

Montreal police are reporting that a woman in her 70s has died after a crash threw a car onto the ice of Montreal's Lachine Canal.

According to information from SPVM spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron, the incident began with a collision between a truck and an SUV at the intersection of avenue Dollard and rue Saint-Patrick in the borough of LaSalle at around 9:30 a.m. Monday morning.

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What Is 'Scoring'? The SPVM Says Police Are Seeing 'More & More' Of This Violent Trend

According to SPVM Deputy Director Vincent Richer, social media "scoring" has become a driver of violent crime and the police want to do something about it.

But what exactly is scoring and why are the Montreal police concerned about it?

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Montreal Police Found 2 People Dead In A Plateau Apartment Building

At around 3:15 a.m. on Friday morning, Montreal police received a call about an unconscious person in an apartment building on rue Saint-Urbain and avenue Fairmount. When officers arrived, they found two people dead.

According to SPVM spokesperson Véronique Comtois, the individuals exhibited signs of violence.

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