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Montreal’s homicide rate dipped in 2019, but more violent crimes reported
The Montreal police filed its annual report with statistics indicating the violent crime rate in the city increased 15 per cent last year, but much of the increase can be attributed to a change in how some crimes are recorded. Inspector Sébastien de Montigny, head of communications for the Montreal police, conceded that some numbers leap out of the 2019 annual report — which was filed very late to city hall this year because of the pandemic — but he also explained some of the increases reported in violent crime can be attributed to paperwork. Read more.
As few as 247 travellers brought coronavirus to Quebec: study
The coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 70,000 people in Quebec was brought into the province by as few as 247 travellers, mostly via Europe and the Americas. The first case is believed to have entered Quebec City as early as Jan. 30 from someone travelling from the United Kingdom. But it was spring break travellers who initiated the major outbreak, new research suggests. Read more.
