[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Oshawa, Montréal, London, Madrid, Accra

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• The closure of the GM plant in Oshawa will hurt local charities. Global News reports.


• MTL Blog notes that for a variety of factors, including affordability and attractiveness, Montréal is the best city in Canada in which to rent an apartment.


• Guardian Cities reports on a project mapping reported violent crimes in early 14th century London.


• Guardian Cities reports on how the city of Madrid has today banned polluting vehicles from its downtown.


• A high rate of deadly car accidents has led, Guardian Cities reports, to mass protests in the Ghana capital of Accra.