[URBAN NOTE] Five cities links: Hamilton, Oshawa, Vancouver, New York City, Fall River

• Le Devoir features an article pointing its readers to the many and verifiable attractions of the Ontario city of Hamilton.
• The closure of the GM plant in Oshawa hits employment across a frighteningly large chunk of the Canadian automotive sector. Global News reports.
• In Metro Vancouver, legislation aiming at preventing “monster home” construction on farmland is encountering opposition among farmers. Global News reports.
• Alex Carp at the NYR Daily takes a look at the new role of Ariel Palitz, effective mayor of nightlife in New York City.
• Le Devoir notes the impending closure of Saint Anne’s Church, Église Sainte-Anne, in the New England town of Fall River, no longer a centerpiece of Franco-American community life.