[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Hamilton, Montréal, Québec City, Calgary, Vancouver

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• Hamilton City Centre, a large complex in the heart of downtown Hamilton housing shops and offices, is up for sale. Global News reports.


• CTV News reports on how some patients in Montréal can get free passes to local museums on the grounds of their positive health effects.


• There is ongoing controversy in Québec City regarding a proposal to build a 65-story tower in this old French colonial capital. Will it boost the city's development or detract from its prospects? Global News carries the article.


• The new Central Library in Calgary looks spectacular. Well done! CBC reports, with photos.


• The City of Vancouver, the mayor-elect notes, is not going to go to great lengths to close unlicensed marijuana shops. CBC reports.