Despite several twists and turns, dramas and upheavals on a planetary scale, life continued in 2024. Here is a series of photos representing scenes from daily life.
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PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESS
September 4. Some 10,000 animals reside at the Aquarium du Québec. Among them is the bear Humphrey, who is not a big fan of brushing his teeth, despite the efforts of his trainer, Lorrayne Gabrielle Dias Dantas.
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, LA PRESSE
November 8. Little patients at the Montreal Children’s Hospital were treated to quite a surprise when agents from the SPVM Tactical Intervention Group abseiled down the façade of the establishment to visit them.
PHOTO PATRICK SANFAÇON, THE PRESS
June 18. The first heatwave of the year hits the province, and Bertrand Tchouateu, a blue-collar worker in the City, has just installed a mister on the Francos de Montréal site.
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
February 29. The City of Montreal is lining a water pipe. This method requires the use of water vapor to harden a new plastic liner in an old pipe.
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, THE PRESS
April 13. Despite the rain, people shop on Rue Sainte-Catherine… with or without their pets.
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, THE PRESS
May 22. Summer is just around the corner in Montreal, with temperatures approaching 30°C. In town for a few days, Cathy Dorsett, from Manchester, England, enjoys the rays of the sun before her flight home, scheduled a few hours later.
PHOTO MARTIN CHAMBERLAND, THE PRESS
January 9. A couple kisses as a snowstorm sets in in Montreal. Finally, the metropolis will receive a weather cocktail that will give headaches to many motorists.
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
May 3. The spring sun illuminates Saint-Jacques Street, in Old Montreal.
PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
May 3. A passerby is having fun in the large hall of the Palais des congrès de Montréal, with the shadows and lights projected on the ground.
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, LA PRESS
March 26. The watchmaker of the National Assembly, André Viger, examines a 143-year-old mechanism. After 43 years of loyal service, he was preparing to retire.
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