[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Fort Worth, Dundee, Shenzhen

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• The City of Montréal is now following Québec provincial laws on flag displays, requiring the Québec flag to be flown most prominently alongside the Canadian and Montréal flags. CTV News reports.


• Former Toronto city councilor Betty Disero is now mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Toronto Star reports.


• CityLab reports on how the famously conservative Texas city of Fort Worth is now learning towards the Democratic Party.


• VICE takes a look at the reasons for the very high overdose rate among users of illegal drugs in the Scottish city of Dundee.


• Guardian Cities has a nice photo essay looking at some of the new green roofs in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.