[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Hamilton, Montréal, Ottawa, Québec City, Los Angeles

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• Hamilton, Ontario, leads the country in reports of hate crimes. The National Post reports.


• Cyclists are 42 times as likely to be ticketed for traffic violations in Montréal than in Toronto. CTV News reports.


• CBC considers if the city of Ottawa loosened unduly its requirements for its new light rail networks.


• A new report suggests that economics of a central Canadian high-frequency rail route would work better if Québec City was not included. CTV reports.


• CityLab looks at nostalgia in Los Angeles for that city's old comprehensive paper map, the Thomas Guide.