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Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against pesticides in Montreal

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Laplante, C. (2026, October 31). Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against pesticides in Montreal. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/quebec/protesters-stage-die-in-against-pesticides-in-montreal/article_61b747f2-cf1f-5e33-8434-fa25be91b306.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-31 · by Coralie Laplante

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Protesters staged a "die-in" demonstration against pesticide use in Montreal on Saturday. The event, which coincided with Halloween, featured participants dressed in costumes to emphasize their message that pesticides are harmful. The protest took place outside Health Canada's offices in the city's downtown area.
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📰 Protesters Stage Die-In Against Pesticides
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Who wrote this

Coralie Laplante
1 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Health Canada’s MONTREAL

Subjects

MONTREAL GPE · 2× Health Canada’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

Attendees, many in costume for Halloween, sought to drive home the message that “pesticides kill” with an event in front of Health Canada’s offices downtown on Saturday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
2026-10-31 · Toronto Star
Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against pesticides in Montreal · assertive framing

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MONTREAL - Demonstrators are rallying against pesticides with a “die-in” protest in Montreal. asserted
Demonstrators → rally → Montreal
Attendees, many in costume for Halloween, sought to drive home the message that “pesticides kill” with an event in front of Health Canada’s offices downtown on Saturday. asserted
pesticides → seek → Saturday
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